>The only belle that I have is the original (Annabelle)<
Yes we got the original many years ago--a real thug but when all of them bloom together as a mass it's a superb site to behold--my wife sometimes wants to kill them but I refuse to let her do so--we each have veto power in the garden.
> I am tempted to get Little Lime too because it is small and space is at a premium in my home. Where did you get it at?<
For years we had thirsted for them--I believe they were first offered by Wayside but when we ordered a few they sent us substitutes claiming they had run out of the little limes--they did this without telling us about the change and we demanded a refund--which they gave us. Last season we cleared out a big junky garden mound of dead branches, leaves, etc--this freed up a new area to plant a bed--we were going to Rarefind for other things and there we saw the limes--we just had to have 2--we did this planting around late August into Sept--they look just great in with a series of hosta, rhodos, azaleas and other fairly shady perrenials along with 2 new Japanese Maples. Rarefind is on the internet and is about an hour and a half from where we live--it's collection of Japanese Maples is just the greatest.
>About when do hydrangeas tend to leaf out where you live in NJ? April-ish?<
Unfortunately more like May--we're out in the boonies! And the oakleafs are even later.

Regards, Len