One last annecdote about this year's garden ... before the snows come (we're expecting a chilly -2C (28F) and -10C (18F) with the windshield factor tonight).
Earlier last week I got a pleasant little surprise.
I planted seeds some time last June (July?), including some old
twinkle flox Bryan had bought for me years ago, cause ya can't find em in the plant stores anymore. Mom use to grow them in the garden when I was a kid and I use to collect their seeds and was able to replant em the following year.
That was decades ago ...
We did come across them in the stores once - some 8 years ago. The seeds I planted were at least 3 years old this year.
As I said, got a little surprise last week. One of the plants produced one flower. I brought it in the house (it was still in it's original pot) and (finally) took a picture of it today. They come in a variety of colour and shape schemes but I'm still glad to have gotten this one.