My husband just gave me this picture---from NY Times photos..
He just helped me get my soy chip eating hare on here, and just found this monster bunny pic. So here it is!

It is truly a monster bunny!

The photo of the bunny eating that chip is awesome!!!!!!!!
we use to have wild bunnies around here, but i haven't seen any in several months.... I'm assuming the owls or coytoes got them. We have this one coyote who hangs around our neighborhood quite a bit. i haven't seen him either though in probally 3 or 4 months....

i can't wait for grandmonkey to see this in the morning!! how cute!

No way! A hare that big!!!??? I WANT IT!!!

Mrs. D, I truly enjoyed looking at your pictures. I love Oreo, and those petunias on the beach are a wonderful idea. I am a total failure at growing petunias, I just gave up even trying.

I am so envious of your lovely summer home.

I find that very puzzling about the toonies...

I personally have huge trouble with lobelia. I saw the most lovely lobelia in
Maine when I went there for 2 summers long before my son was born. The
window boxes were beautiful with it. But alas, it dies every time for me!

I think petunias are heavy feeders. What I do now when I do my containers
up there, is to mix in a pellet form fertilizer into the soil mix. I also mix in
SoilMoist granules, which provide more even watering. The toonies in
the picture on Flickr were in 1/2 day sun. All my toonies are mostly 1/2 sun since I have alot of shade. Toonies can take cooler temps, and it is possible they don't do well in heat. We don't have heat up there. They will mildew in
high humidity. I have failed with marigolds up there too. But the toonies
like it.

In general I have learned that container gardening gives more success. That is what I do up there now. (except for the wildflowers I put out from seed).

You know I have had petunias self seed even. The multiflora types with smaller flowers and more of them are easier than the grandiflora ones.
Perhaps you were using granifloras. This year I used a lemon yellow multiflora in my window box planters on the porch. These were really nice..so I don't miss the lobelia much!

It is best to pinch off the seed heads, which come even with the hybrids now.
If you don't pinch the seed heads off they will stop blooming. There was a place next to a gas station here that sold "sale" plants in late June, early July, for very low prices. I found the lemon yellow toonies there for a song!

When I lived here previously, I had the most beautiful purple and white petunias. There were so hardy. One year in Houston I had great petunias, but since those two instances, I just haven't had luck with them. I need to have a hardier kind I guess. Mine this year, too hot and didn't thrive. I'm hoping this spring will be better.

I'm glad i found this post on the toonie's..LOL
Thanks for the info MrsD.
I just love petunia's also..But couldn't get mine to get going
this year for some reason
I will def try your tricks!!
I also always make sure to deadhead mine and they usually spread about
real nicely..Since i have mostly full sun in the backyard.I am guessing they got too much last year...
I even saved seeds 2 years ago and regrew new ones the following year from them!
I have a ton from my moms yard for this season.All different kinds too.It should be very beautifulI will be sure and take a pic to share
I am looking frwd to sewing those in empty egg crates,then transplanting
when they are big enough.
Oh and by the way..That pic of the bunny is just awesome~

Well, thank you Mrs. D! Actually, petunias abound here in Iowa. Everyone plants them! ... but me. And it gets hot hot hot here. I'll have to try your suggestions in container gardens. Your's are very beautiful!

I love the way they look but they haven't liked me.

here is a new one from alffe

Oh, oh, oh, a fawn !! So very beautiful, so very cute. When was this taken?
Is this you present church deer? How very wonderful.
Thank you, curious and thank you, Alffe