Hi Becky, I have something that you waaaant! Check your mail. :O) Lynn

Hi chuck, I haven't been in this forum for awhile and saw your post. I grow lots of blue fescue (60 plants this year) from seed every year with no problems. I don't bother with the light system, they don't seem to need it. I just sow in plastic dixie cups in a west facing window in February bottom water and plastic cover over them till they germinate. I am planning on sowing some soon because I get so busy doing other sowings in the spring. My plan for sowing now is to do the same method, but place the containers in filtered light, not the hot summer light.

kimberely, I have both. Don't cut either one down at all. They need a great deal of water, if you have sandy soil, i am not sure what your soil is like. You might want to put down a drip hose to make sure they get enough water. My blue fescue really never did very well. It is still alive, it is a cool season grass, which means it loves the cooler weather in the winter. I personally wouldn't plant it in the front of my house, but see if it turns blue this winter and if you like the look of it. I wasn't impressed with the pink muhly grass, but that is just my opinion. I planted red head grass, it is awesome. I also planted silver Miscanthus grass, also awesome, and I water the silver grass constantly in the heat. I also planted Mondo grass, which was a dud. i think a small little bit is still alive, but don't buy it. I gave it 4 years, and it is almost gone. I love grasses, but some grasses really need alot of water, and some are quite drought resistant. Hit or miss.

I hope these still might be available. I'm not an iris person, (so don't have any to trade) but I started a blue and yellow garden this year and iris are blue... Having grown in in Michigan, 'Great Lakes' appeals to me. :) I have a dwarf crape myrtle that's a nice dark pink. It's 2' x 2' right now and shouldn't get much bigger. I have no idea what is or isn't deer proof, but can offer some other sun things: I have a ton of ornamental grasses, both really tall switch grass types and round-habited miscanthus type. I have nandina, Compacta, Domestica, and Dwarf Harbor types that have put out suckers. They'd be around 1' tall right now. They don't seem to like Monarda, and I have red Jacob Cline, gorgeous magenta Raspberry Wine and Mahogany, and a light lavender that was supposed to be red. The latter is smaller, only having reached about 2' tall this year. I have a gudzillion ditch lilies, several liriope varieties, etc. Hope this helps!? Thanks, Christine