I believe a caonopy absorbs much more UV than clouds. No one ever got a sunburn while sitting under a shady tree. There is tremendous growth in a rainforest during weather with almost constant cloud cover. In my zone I've found enough overlap between earliest and latest varieties that I don't even worry about the issue anymore. The further south you go the less overlap and the longer the overall blooming period. Scott mentions Roxbury Russet, which is another interesting cooking variety originating in the northeast. Also very good eating. It is a very reliable cropper (in the sunny conditions I've always grown it) and somehow less attractive to coddling moth and wasps than other Russets like Golden and Hudson's Golden Gem. That is in my area- who knows about how these pests act elsewhere? I have a client couple that makes huge quantities of apple sauce that considers RR inexpendable in their blend that also includes Spy and Baldwin. Not sure if the texture holds up real well, though. My memory suggests pretty well.

There is a Canadian source that I'd love to be able to have access to because of the varieties they have (Paradiso and Fiorone di Ruvo for starters). They won't ship to the US. I don't know anything about the quality of their trees, or care taken in keeping their varieties tagged correctly. I'm absolutely not saying that there is a problem - I just don't know anything about them beyond what's on their web site - so this is more information than endorsement. The web address is: adrianosfigtrees.com They could probably tell you what figs are best for your area - it's important to get suitable varieties. We can't bring in plant material from other countries to the US without all kinds of paper work, that make it so difficult, that it's not feasible. Probably why Adriano's won't ship here. I don't know whether you would have the same problem getting stuff into Canada from here - but it's very likely - so I won't give you any US suppliers. Another great resource is: figs4fun.com It gives info and pictures on a huge number of varieties. Good luck

I'll be negative help. Do you have a master list of what is supposed to be there? The last one isn't a gallica, but looks like some sort of rugosa hybrid. I also don't think the next to last one is Darlow's Enigma. The growth habit looks all wrong to me, since DE isn't really a climber, but an extremely awkward shrub. It also has some of the most vicious thorns I've run into in the sense that is captures its prey and doesn't let go, rather like recurved shark teeth. Somewhere around here is a tutorial on how to take pictures for rose IDs. In general, photos of thorns, leaves, petioles and peduncles are more informative than flower pictures. Is it possible the second rose is a Morden? It doesn't look or sound like an Alba to me.

Of course, keep in mind that 0.01% is still about 10 seeds per thousand square foot, and that's just what went down from the bag. And trust me, for some reason, even if the grass seed does not germinate, somehow every one of those 10 seeds will manage. Ask me how I know... Your soil had a seed bank in it from what was already there, and what blew in during the process and germinated...which is usually quite considerable in and of itself. Nature is, fortunately, not a sterile environment. What you're showing, however, isn't a problem from what I can see, either. It's just immature and hasn't attained its adult color yet. That's normal. But it can be hard to tell with the tips cut off. Some color variance is normal, particularly with seed that's not all that well-matched (cough-Scott's-cough). But it will get better as the grass ages. Some of us do object to the normal color variance in mismatched seed, but it's a personal preference. Let's put it this way--if the colors "Hooker's Green" and "Sap Green" mean something to you and seeing them close together is bothersome, then you're probably going to dislike the color variance in the lawn you just planted. If not, then no, you won't even notice it.