Listed by preference, 1. "Auguste Renoir" very nice rich shade of medium pink, very fragrant, of old rose. 2. for bloom form and fragrance, "Liv Tyler" (actress who played Arwen,in Lord of the Rings) syn. "Comtesse de Province", I treasure every single bloom. An uncommon shade of peach-pink bright but not oversaturated. Nice fragrance, of sun ripened peaches. Stingy bloomer but each rose is very pretty. 3. . Yves Piaget. It is too hot in Oakland California to grow peonies, so I console myself with the blooms of Y.P. 4. "Rouge Royale" I much prefer this rose over our "Mr. Lincoln" for a fragrant red, as it is much more productive of bloom. with reservations, even in Calfornia, doesn't open well, 3. "Betty White" Meilland, released by Star roses, I feel this should be on Romantica list. LIke a shrub rose on steroids. 6 months after being planted she is a tall giantess,with towerlike columns of 2 canes with 14-16 blooms on each,and a good number of blooms elsewhere for something that has such big blooms, huge glossy leaves, gigantic blooms, nearly baseball sized, of creamy white and pale pink. very fragrant of old rose and rose cologne. Here it only opens well when we have 4-5 days of 80 degrees plus weather, otherwise the buds rot in the morning sea mist. Haven't done a petal count yet. 5. Toulouse Latrec, fully 1/3rd of the blooms of our plant have vegetal centers, which makes me wonder why Meilland put it on the market, I've seen this trait appear in several T-L"s for sale. "Polka" is nice in arrangements but requires immediate deadheading to bloom well. Thank you Meilland for a modern alternative to H.T.s. Luxrosa

Hi! I have quite a few named daylilies and your perennials sound exactly what I'm looking for. I also have lots of shade plants, many natives and rare. I'll attach my list here; have a look and let's see if we can trade. I also have madonna lilies, chinese trumpet species, etc. If you don't see it, just ask. Happy Spring! Lily Seeds I have to trade: Canna edulis Canna, others Roses, too many to list here Other seeds - hundreds; too many to list, just ask Seeds I am looking for: Coffea sp. Dahlias Plants I have to trade: Very large variety of Cacti & other Succulents Jack-in-the-Pulpit, native variety Dutchmen's Breeches, pink and white flowered Maidenhair Fern Male Fern mosses Trout lily: white with pale pink flowers and heavily purple mottled foliage Solomon's Seal Variagated Solomon's Seal Sedum tel. "Black Jack" very black foliage Sedum "Angelina" Agave pups, 3-4 types More cacti & other succulents than I know what to do with! Hatiora & Rhipsalis' Peonies; too many to list Mayapples Purple Sessile Trillium Purle foliaged clover, hardy to zone 5 ****Terrestrial Orchid, Aplectrum hyemale. Very rare. Native. Easy to care for. Will only trade a few to maintain the balance in my woodland habitat. and only for a really special trade. Gooseneck Loosestrife Heirloom Daffodil, 1620, N. telemonius plenus. naturalizes well and each bulb mutates at will. All are very double; some are all yellow, some look like peonies on a bad hair day with white, green and yellow petals. Heirloom Daffodil N. actaea. Orig. "Poets' Daffodil. Bluebells, Virginia - Mertensis virginica gentain blue native fragrant woodland phlox. 18 in. tall. Bamboo, Yellow-groove Native red & yellow columbine groundnut - Apios americana - few trades Cinnamon Vine - few trades - Dioscorea batatas Variety german bearded Iris Lime Balm - yes LIME Catnip Daylilies: species H. fulva Autumn Red Catherine Woodbury Coryton Pink Fairy Tale Pink Joan Senior Ruffled Apricot Honey Redhead Currant Red Bells of Gold Peach Blow Pink charm Big Kiss Miss Jessie Open Hearth Strawberry Candy Regency Summer Bamboo Blackie My Ruffled Jewel Emma's Pastel Ruffles Lady Neva Orchid Corsage Memphis Knight Elfin Illusion Hostas: Spilt Milk Sun Power Aphrodite Sum & Substance Blue Angel So Sweet Patriot many more... Lg. variety ornamental grasses Cannas: Cleopatra, Black Knight, Journey's End, Bengal Tiger, few trades of each Saffron Crocus-limited number French Shallot bulblets Plume Poppy - Macleaya cordata Lemon balm Surprize Lily - Lycoris sqamigera Giant Butterbur - Petasites japonica var. 'Gigantia' Garlic Mustard aka Jack by the Hedge - Alliaria sp. Several types of Cryptanthus Hoya, Mexican rope Osmanthus longistylus - rarer native form of Sweet Cicely. tastes the same; easier to care for. Looks similar. Angelica atropurpurea Seneca Black Snakeroot Roses: Here's the list of roses available & the list of ones I can offer cuttings from: Species: R.x hibernica - Wild Irish Rose R. woodsii R. rugosa typica R. rugosa alba R. davidii R. pomifera (alpine rose) R. foliolosa R. harrisonii R. nitida Others: Ballerina Sir Thomas Lipton Rosarie L'Häye Hansa Therese Bugnet Cuttings: Old Blush Narrow Water Scot's Briar - R. spinosissima Stanwell Perpetual The Gift Zepherine Druhin Veilchenblau R. xanthina Blanc Double de Coubert R. alba semi-plena - White Rose of York R. damscena officinalis - Apothecary or Red Rose of Lancaster Kazanlik R. moschata Commandante Beaurepaire Don Juan R. mulliganii Moonlight R. acicularis Betty Prior Dorothy Perkins R. pendulina R. eglanteria - apple-scented foliaged Eglantine rose of Shakespeare Carefree Delight R. glauca Many more; too many to list; just ask! I also have over 300 plants from which I can trade cuttings, such as: Arctic Kiwi male & female, Viburnum opulus var. rosea, Red twig dogwood, 15 or so different varieties of Elderberry and the same number varieties of willows; etc. Plants I am looking for: Sedum roseum aka Rhodiola rosa - will make a trade for this very worth your time!!! Thalia sp, fragrant Amer. Water Lily Clubmoss Trillium grandiflorum Azolla Bananas; any variety Kaffir Lime Fairy Moss; floating Water lettuce other trilliums Dahlias: purples, cactus forms, tempt me. Cattail Agapanthus, any blue variety Bald Cypress seedlings water lilies, minis - hardy Lotus, hardy Wild blueberries Wild strawberries Wintergreen Wild ginger, European - Asarum europeum Grecian Foxglove - Digitalis lanata water hyacinth BULBS! Tempt me! Crinums Hardy water plants: scouring rush, water fern (floating), Pickerel weed Bog Plants Woodland plants Canna 'Stuttgart' Canna 'Australia' Lavenders- ANY! but, stoechas, any others Rosemary - any form; upright or prostrate Lady's Slipper Orchids Thymes Species roses, such as: Rosa carolina, R. palustris, R. arkansana, R. californica, R. primula, R. virginica, R. ecae, R. moyesii, R. canina Other roses: The Fairy, Little White Pet, Lavander Pinocchio, Cafe Ole, Basye's Purple, miniatures, purples, multicolors for hobby hybridizing.

Goodmorning Everybody ! :) I heard from my swappers last night...:))) Mariann I have a couple of surprizes for you...We love putting surprizes in our boxes Regina started it.. Chell you are so creative and your writing is so much fun to read... I bet the boys loved playing pirate.. I can see their smiling faces now...What a great idea to make a hideout.. They will always remeber their hideout mom made for them... Norma I havent traded with you but I am sure you went way above in sending her nice cuttings..I seen pics of what you send...They are awesome boxes..:)) Please dont be sad..:)) Regina howdy :) I am so sorry about Mark having to have surgery and the heart condition would just send me into heaven.. Wow I am so glad to read it all went well...Shooo My heart sank for a minute...He will be all healed for college this fall..:)) You empty nester dont go through what I went through...Stay busy and call them alot... I miss my kids so much it hurts sometimes... Dogs are okay but they cant replace our true babies...I love reading about chell and her boys... It makes me smile so much... Frances lol You poor gardener..ahhah You need a break from mother nature..Really..:)) Oh big snakes yucky... I would be screaming... I love chippies...They are so cute...Havent had many around with a cat now...Kiki has brought home two gardener snakes...He was very proud of himself... Yesterday I was getting ready to go out and play in the dirt...The crows or blackbirds were screaming...It just like a scene in the movie the "birds"... It creeped me out really bad...I couldnt see what they were yelling at.. I watched tv...Than got bored and went coleus shopping..lol The master gardener sale for the next county over is tommorow... I cant wait to see what they are going to be offering..I have never been to this one...Oh I almost forgot..I heard from the master gardener I met...Looks like we are building another gh..lol She wants to do it closer to fall since everyone is busy with their gardens...I am glad we could help her..They are a pain to build.. well I gabbed enough lol must be the strong coffee and I got a lot of sleep...:)) Have a good day everybody..Barb

Barb...both happy and sad....Happy he is moving forward with his life. Knowing he will go far as long as he stays focused on his studies, and learns to quit being so wasteful. Sad because he is moving on and we will be seeing very little of him in the next 4 years or so. We havent made any new life adventures yet. House needs some TLC. I suppose first we will get used to having a home with just us and the critters and go from there. Chell I used to be a dog and cat groomer. I loved it too. But my employer was a deedeedee. Never had the money to pay me each week and always "owed" me. And she never gave me my tips either.Then at the end of the year she reported more earnings for me than what I had really made.Fortunitly I kept records and proved my case and won, so make sure you don't let the same happen to you. I have kept my clippers, blades and accessories and still will do a neighbors dog or two once in awhile to keep my skills up.....but don't miss the hair stuck in places I did'nt know existed....lol. Love all the pictures the everyone post. Always enjoy seeing ya'lls babies. Regina