On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:38:25 EDT, "D Kat" wrote:

there is much i miss about the west - one of the things is sand and
drainage. i do like my hostas and rhodies though which we didn't have in
the southwest. washington and oregon are really beautiful - the best of
both worlds as far as i can tell. donna

Yes, as long as they're shaded from noon on the rhodies & hostas do well
here.... assuming one puts down the deadline. ~ jan
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