Margaret & Vlado, I too still have signs of life in the garden -- lots of raspberries, even some Alsatian strawberries with flower blooms! There are plenty of roses (without too much foliage, in some cases), the last clematis dropped its petals today, and both the pelagoniums (geraniums) and the Astrid Thomas asters are happily blooming in spite of the 34* nights .... It's wonderful fun to go exploring for a few minutes every day..! Penny, NY zone 6 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]