I have some small seedling white swan & sundown echinacea (not quite ready to ship) and an agastache that lost it's tag also grown from seed, it is in a 4 inch pot now. I would love your pink phlox. It would take a few weeks for these echinacea to be ready but I would love to set up a trade. Thank you.

Interesting, Lilsprout. Re division: The size of the garden aside, I certainly agree with "the larger" ---"the more beautiful", as long as it stays healthy. It always irritates me that there is no Forum devoted to garden phlox on GW (or any other major North American gardening site, to my knowledge). After all, phlox have been tauted as the single most prominent garden perennial over first four decades of the 20th century. And they've made a big come-back since the 1980s. It would be so nice for serious phlox gardeners to be able to compare their experiences within a Phlox Forum. For instance, re your/my experience with plant division: are the particular cultivars a relevant factor? I've had 'Blue Boy' longer than 'Peppermint Twist'. The latter, in my experience, is far more vigorous than the former. I've never divided my several 'Blue Boy' phlox. One impetus I have in dividing 'Peppermint Twist' (which I love, reversion and all) is the need to get rid of some of it. This post was edited by SunnyBorders on Thu, Jul 3, 14 at 22:01

Hi There I had a great time at my first swap last year - thanks to Christine! I am hoping someone may have some of the following : Japanese Anemone (varieties other than Honorine Jobert or Max Vogel) Wood Hyacinth Geranium - perennials (not annual pelargoniums) - any type Dogwoods (babies are fine) Ferns (Maidenhair or Lady would be great) - any other is fine Variegated hosta - any type except those with curled edges Monkshood Epimedium - white or other other unusual varieties (I have sulphureum and rubrum) Trillium Witchhazel Autumn Clematis Veggies - we're going to try a veggie patch this year: Leeks broccoli zucchini cherry tomato plants Lettuce basil parsley thyme spinach cabbage Thanks and look forward to seeing everyone next week. Mary Jane

I have tons of garden wants, but here's what's been on my mind lately (greatly influenced by what I saw on your "Have" lists): Cranesbill/hardy geranium (anything other than the terribly strong, citronella-smelling kind--I have that one) Black raspberry cane Sweet woodruff Hellebore (to replace the trades I killed last year) Burgundy hellebore Lemon balm More snow drops (love these!!) Crocus Winter aconite Japanese anemone Digitalis (foxglove) Another Japanese fern Peony, white Cutting from a yellow climbing rose that will climb 10 feet or more Cutting from any fragrant or high-climbing rose Melampodium Sanvitalia (creeping zinnia) Stock Eupatorium coelestinum (hardy ageratum/mist flower) Symphytum (comphrey) Thalictrum (meadow rue) Tiarella (false mitrewort) Trillium (wake-robin) Trollium (globe flower) Viola odorata Arisaema (jack in the pulpit) Aruncus (goat's beard) Dictamus (gas plant) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot), especially "Multiplex" Heuchera (coralbells) Iris cristata Chrysogonum virginianum (goldenstar) Eustoma grandiflorum (lisianthus) - pink, double petalled variety Irish moss Any moss Primrose Asparagus Watercress French tarragon Any interesting hosta (suggest one and I'll look it up) Whoa! I think I got carried away!