Thanks for the name (& the link), Jeff. Between Fairy Lantern & Globe Lily, I guess you can get Fairy Lily...which Zephyranthes is called too. :) Why I was confused. ~Rosemarie

Potato plants are supposed to die back a few weeks after flowering. Once the foliage is dead you dig them up. That part sounds normal even though the foliage die off in a few weeks time can be troubling to those who haven't grown potatoes in the past. The scab showing on yours does not make them unsafe to eat: it mainly just looks ugly. Using certified seed potatoes at planting, having a lower soil pH, planting in areas that haven't recently grown potatoes or other scab carrying crops, and having adequate moisture throughout the growing season can minimize problems in the future.

These are all such good ideas. Wanted to suggest too that once your photos are taken of your house, overlay with tracing paper and roughly sketch in sun/shade areas and then some plantings, shrubs and small tree(s). Fun to play around with various shapes and forms...tall/narrow or low/rounded, etc. I'm going to disagree a little with Rhizo's statement, "No plants should visually or physically 'barricade' the front entrance of the home, or any part of the front." I'd agree generally but prefer to plan our garden for our specific needs/privacy. For example at our former home, a 1950's ranch house set far back on a wooded lot, the huge front 'picture window' and the screened porch on one end of house were too open to passersby (I don't like window coverings in daytime). I planted a small grove of dogwoods to shield the left-hand portion of our house and tie in better with the side yard filled with mature trees. Didn't cut us off completely but gave a sheltered feeling we liked to our main living space. (Plus we preferred looking at our Dogwoods to looking at cars going by and houses across the street.) This was in an older neighborhood of huge lots...wouldn't work in so many other locations, nor suit other folks perhaps~~smile. Just mentioned this to suggest that you consider your views from inside the house as well as street view and to plan your garden for your specific house. No one plan fits all. Another suggestion...visit nurseries now when they aren't too busy and look for plants with good winter color, branch structure, berries, etc. for winter interest. Plus the staff have more time now to answer your questions. Good luck...I envy you a little starting fresh...josh

Hi, Cindy, I got the seeds from cookooznest on ebay. It's called mermaid gem. It's hot pink with a yellow center. Seeds tend to differ from the parent plant though. I think that's the thrill about growing from seeds. You may get a dull plant or an explosive beauty out of them. Time will tell. lol Ruthann, I think a crested plumeria is actually a mutant. lol I hope someone will come in and let me know for sure if it is a crested or not. I'm curious to find out if the crested bloom or not. I do think they are rare. Crafty