my seed list was last updated 12/7/14. some seeds have been traded/used since then. but I have not found the magic link to update my list. can email current list to anyone interested.

I've been giving this subject some thot lately as I'm planning my new garden. Right now I have a small herb garden near the patio, an unfinished shade garden, a bird garden with feeder, birdbath, and perennials I allow to go to seed, an overgrown rockery that started as a (mostly) dry garden, and I had a wildflower garden but many in the mix were annual and didn't come back so I've added other plants. I love the idea of a lamb garden as we used to raise sheep. Have to give that more thot - it could have a lot of lamb's ears in it! Maybe it could also have mostly white with some black flowers as we had both colors of sheep. I have a cute terracotta lamb to put there. Thanks for that idea Mickie! As much as I like the idea of theme gardens I also want continuity so right now I'm planning meandering paths which I'll edge with (probably) alyssum leading to each area. I will have a labyrinth and am planning a bed encircling it, but not sure what to plant there. Something not too tall, perennial, and that doesn't attract bees. The bees can stay in the rest of my garden but I don't want to think about them when walking the labyrinth! I'm definitely doing a wildflower area, continue to improve my shade garden which will probably also have the fairy garden in it under the trees (last year my fairy garden was in a vintage tin bathtub), and an area with drought tolerant plants (furthest from the house and source of water). I'll continue to have herbs near the patio (and kitchen) and increase this, maybe add some decorative veggies such as rainbow swiss chard, mesclun mix, scarlet runners, and edible flowers such as pansies and nasturtiums. Might even move my rhubarb there. Many of the perennials I have in the mixed borders are herbals from centuries ago so I could include them (yarrow, Lady's Mantle, rue, feverfew, mallow) and call it a Healing Garden. I recently found a pic of a slope with many types and colors of alpine flowers and thyme which was lovely and I'd love to do that on our back slope. Link below - if you click on the second pic it will enlarge. One theme I'm seriously planning is "deer-resistant borders" around the entire garden perimeter. Hoping it will help keep them out of the fenced house yard if they smell plants they don't like on the perimeter. At least I'll keep the plants they like best closest to the house where I can chase them away. So my theme gardens might be: ~ No-deer ~ Labyrinth ~ Shade/fairy ~ Bird friendly ~ Desert/xeriscaping ~ Wildflower ~ Pretty healing garden ~ Alpine/Thyme/Rock garden Thanks for this thread, it's helping with my planning! And making me realize I either need to set goals for about the next 5 years or find staff! LOL Here is a link that might be useful: alpine/thyme garden

Jim, what is the date of the GE fall trade? The Seattle Tree Fruit Society has a show November 1st I want to attend (I have an apple I need to ID). If the dates don't conflice, I probably have some cedar seedlings and seeds for yellow Zucchini (gold rush) and green zucchini as well. I'd be interested in your Ligularia dentate and the Chinese lantern flowers...no dahlias available until Spring. Christine

I should have these have these, mostly in small quantities. Geranium 'Biokovo' divisions, 2-quart pots Blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis), quart pots Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus)--small 2d year seedlings; parents bloom in white, rose, and purple shades Salvia darcyiii, good-sized seedlings, 4" pots Nandina domestica seedlings (about 12" high, parent plants are about 4' tall) Basil (genovese) plants Coleus (very dark red solid and mottled green, red, and white) Salvia guaranitica, divisions, quart pots Aster 'Raydon's Favorite', divisions, quart pots Tatarian aster (Aster tataricus), divisions Heuchera, small divisions, noid, some green with nice pink blooms, some ruffly purple, 4" pots Will dig on request: Sedum 'Autumn Joy' and 'Blue Spruce' Garlic chives Steven