Cindi - Every year is a salvia year. I love the fact that they're SOOOOOOOOOO carefree. They grow, survive my neglect, bloom like mad, spread like weeds.. they're wonderful! I think I'm gonna get more of the May Night & Rose Sensation.. a mixture of those two just looks stunning IMO. And yes, evergreens are at their weakest in the early spring because they're waking up and need the moisture more than ever to pump out those wonderful pollens to make our noses run & our eyes itch. Which evergreens did you lose? I'm guessing arborvitaes. They're the worst when it comes to being fried by the wind. And I love the fact that my one neighbor has a small patch of grass about 12x16 and spends about $50+ more a month in watering than I do my entire yard! My irises are finally starting to send up some stalks here & there.. but I think this is gonna be a good year for the lilacs, that's for sure! I have a number of them in bloom right now, Common Purple, Dappled Dawn, Beauty of Moscow, Miss Ellen Willmott, Mount Baker, Ludwig Spaeth, & Charles Joly.. waiting on Sensation, Primrose, President Grevy, President Lincoln, James MacFarland, Saugeana,... I think a few more but can't remember off the top of my head. And I also love spiderwort. Another carefree plant. I think I'll get more of those. Doesn't seem to matter the variety, they all seem to do well for me! Sweet Kate, Concorde Grape, Blueberry Sundae are the types I have right now.
