But at least with the cool-ish weather the flowers are lasting - those that don't get beaten up by the rain. Magnolias lasted about a day this year. But the azaleas and rhodies are coming along slowly and hopefully will have a long season. Some of the seedlings I planted last year are just starting to break leaf buds....I only need a few to survive to have made a "profit" over buying locally -
SOMETHING has been eating the rhodies....but only the younger ones - they have ignored the larger bushes.
My bayberry bushes survived! It took me YEARS to find someone who had them for sale. Hopefully I got both male and female.