Narcissus

you're right, Paul, that scent lifts my spirits every time. It's so welcome after a long winter.

I agree, how cold does it get there in winter? I'm jealous of all the plants you can grow that far south but would miss being able to grow some of the conifers.

Hi Robert! Or are you Paul? Lol.
This is extraordinary arrangement. It gives to the Narcissus more charm. Beautiful. Is it your idea?

RK - it actually gets colder than you'd think. We are in the hills of northwest Georgia. I've been here for 7 years (originally from NJ) and I was shocked at the cold my first winter. With the exception of waaaaay less snow and ice and a shorter cold season, sometimes there's not a whole lot of difference. We had a nice winter this year but the last one was bad. But it's all relative because usually it doesn't get much lower than the 20s. Unfortunately the summer heat prevents me from growing many of the native plants I'd like to have - by June it'll be in the 90s and will stay in the 90s EVERY DAY thru September.
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We had a very warm winter this year too, the past few weeks have been mostly 70's and 80's. I know the summer heat is bad down there and humid too! It's a beautiful state though.

Katarina- yes it is Robert/Bob haha. I didn't see that originally. Thank you, I like planting in front of rocks. I liked how it looked with my daphnes and tried a number of other bulbs and perennials with rocks too. You can never have too many rocks :)

Exactly. I wish to have some more in my garden, but stones and rocks are extremely expensive. Sometimes it is more prfitable to buy sculpture then ordinary stone or rock. Wish to live closer to mountains.

All the rocks I have came from around my house. There are a lot of farms around me and the farmers dump rocks into the hedgerows. A lot of farmers clear rocks out of their fields in Spring and they usually load my truck up for me. It would be nicer if I could get them from mountains, I wouldn't have to deal with the manure smell all the time haha.

That´s good to have so many rocks around. From our point of view, you are a rich man :)

That's funny, a lot of people from nearby cities tell me they pay $3 for softball sized rocks. I guess it could work for everyone, the farmers want the rocks out the fields and the city people will pay for rocks in their yards.

I've found some good rocks digging in the garden but some of them are so huge there's no getting them up - they're practically boulders. Home Depot now sells large rocks - a big box for $100 - which would be great if I weren't unemployed and could afford to waste $100 on stones. I was lucky 2 years ago, a coworker was doing some landscaping and brought me a pickup truck full of them.

I just can't see spending that kind of money on something that is literally everywhere. Maybe it would make more sense if I weren't surrounded by them. If you ever find yourself in Michigan with a full size pickup, let me know and I'll get you all the rocks you need haha.

Everyone wants to keep their rocks! They all use them in their gardens! Once in a while someone offers rocks on Freecycle but I never respond in time. They're a hot commodity around here. And I refuse to take them from the woods.....they're habitat for so many little creatures.

Do you live by any farms down there? If you know some farmers who pick up rocks in their fields, a lot of the time they just want them out of the way and will give them to you.