kek, Glad to hear that you also ordered seeds from Prairie Moon. I think the Karner Blue needs some people pulling for it. I hate to see creaturs lose their habitats and it upsets me that we keep losing species...there are just so many people that I think it's pretty inevitable unless we somehow control the people population. It only makes sense that the more people there are the more land that will be dug up and paved over for more houses, malls, factories, stores, and other businesses. So nature ends up losing more and more. :( Anyway...I'd really be hopeful about getting the Karner Blue if I were you and had a sanctuary that close to me. I know, it's not like it's next door but still, I think 10 miles is pretty close and I would certainly be optimistic about getting them there someday. I would think that they're bound to find a person who is in the area, huh? I, on the other hand, am probably at least 100 miles from the nearest ones in my state, but I will still plant the lupines and cross my fingers. It's not like nothing else will use the lupines, and I think they'll be real pretty. I suppose I stand a chance of getting Karner Blues even if it is a kind of remote chance. After all, it's not like I'm planting a Eucalyptus tree to attract a koala bear. :-D About your garden design...I think that should turn out looking great and I love that color combination. I was thinking about getting a trumpet vine sometime because I'm also interested in hummingbirds. I got Cardinal Flower seeds and foxglove seeds just recently and winter sowed them and I hope that the hummingbirds will like them. Some people talk about getting a dozen or more hummingbirds, but I only ever see three here, probably the mom, the dad, and the baby. Brandy, Sorry for the misunderstanding. I went back and read it again and yeah, now it makes sense to me what you said and that you mean the KB Butterfly Garden that they're offering. lol I can be a dee dee dee sometimes. Ha. Anyway, yeah, I agree with you and looked and can't afford it either and that's why I bought a pack of lupine seeds and will plant those outside once April comes around. With these low temps we're having (right now it's 14 deg. here), I'm starting to wonder if spring will ever get here. Brrr, I can hardly stand to be outside for more than a couple minutes and that's it. Yes, you are cheating by getting plants. That's not allowed! ;-) I'm curious now if I'll have any luck growing the lupines since you said you had trouble with starting them from seed. I did try to start other lupines here last year and I didn't have any luck with them. I might end up buying some plants too if I can't start any either from seed. I wish I'd have the bed ready for the wild lupines but I don't. If it would be, I'd have considered sowing the seeds directly into the ground. Several people have said that they're fussy when it comes to being transplanted. I did wintersow my wild lupines just recently but they're in a container and will still have to be transplanted so I'll kind of be on pins and needles wondering if they'll "take". I will be extra careful transplanting them. I hope you have good luck with your plants. Oh, I wish I wouldn't have to wait until next year to see what mine will look like (assuming they'll grow this year). Uh oh, I bought sweet pea seeds and now am wondering if I'm going to have a problem with them taking over. Are they an invasive plant? Maybe I should have done more studying up on all of these plants that I'm going to have here. One that has me a little concerned in the Passiflora incarnata.

Hi Laine2 Welcome to the very busy swap page! Looking forward to meeting you .I have some monarda that I can share ...and might have one small fan of a mini white iris that you can have ( no trade necessary for this one) I am always up for daylilies so I would be interested in one or 2 and your ground cover anemone sounds very interesting . What would you like from my list in trade other than the monarda ? Here is my list: TRADELIST UPDATE PERENNIALS _______________ Ladybells - adenophora Violets - purple Violets - White with purple Violets - yellow Violet " Freckles" Forgetmenots Lungwort ( 2 different varieties) Evening Primrose Yarrow - white Obedience plant (pink) sedum - Autumn Joy , Frosty morn , acre , bull's blood Rose Campion Feverfew double Rudibeckia Lancifolia Heliopsis Creeping buttercup Vinca - 2 different colors Plume Poppy Chinese lanterns Lily of the valley Lamium White Nancy Echinacea ( Art's Pride -from seed but dont know if it will come true) Brugmansia Hosta ( various) Poppy - red perennial Dame's Rocket Lemon Balm Hops Herb Robert Centaurea Montana Commelina Veronica Touch me nots Lamium maculatum 'Chequers'(pink flower) Anthemis tinctoria Shasta Daisy Lemon Balm Small lilac bushes Ajuga - 2 different varieties Creeping Jenny (lemonlime color) Echinacea doppleganger- couple of small pots Japanese Knotweed Pink Crosswort ( ground cover very pretty) Peppermint Centaurea Dealbata ( pink) One small rooted Wegeila plant (Bristol Ruby I believe - cant remember - getting old! ) Ribbon Grass 1 pot of Giant Reed grass ( this one grows big - 6ft tall + Pussywillows ( potting up rooted cuttings today) IRIS ________ Light Mauve Tall bearded Purple and yellow tall bearded Iris Pseudocorus CANNA ___________ Only one type survived the winter BURGUNDY LEAVES RED BLOOMS BULBS ____________ Snowdrops Poet's Original Narcissus Allium Purple Sensation Grape Hyacinth Star of Bethlehem Fruit ________ Strawberry Currant Thornless Blackberry Daylilies __________ Autumn Red Siloam Uri Winniford Frans Hal Sammy Russell Summer Wine Lemon Lily Grasses ------------ Ribbon Grass Giant Reed grass ( 1 pot) have 3 single fans of a mini white iris ( so three people can get a chance to grab one ) I have 3 single fans of a mini yellow iris (so three people can get a chance to grab one ) I have 3 single fans of a mini rusty pinky color iris ( so three people can get a chance to grab one) single division of an unusual burgundy euphorbia single division of a lemon lime euphorbia 3 small divisions of Elephant grass Good to hear from you ! Signet

No, I just "converse" via the forum. Perhaps so, but I was a bit upset when she was kind of chiding us the other day for discussing changes in the zoning map, etc. People are concerned and I think it IS an appropriate place to discuss those concerns. What and where else? I felt like she was being a bit "controlling"? I really would like to see Paul James take her on his show, though. Poor Annie. You need to get some big strong help like I'm going to do. I just can't do that heavy stuff anymore. Plus, I have a disease called alacka. I lack the talent to work with fencing, posts, hammers, nails, boards, etc. Do you know that I saw Ralph Waldo Emerson's house in Massachusetts near Concord? And his garden? I went to see a lot of the writer's homes - Thoreau, Longfellow, Louisa Mae Alcott, Dickinson, etc. It is so beautiful there in the spring. Also saw Walden's Pond. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Gardens and flowers and trees are just stunning up there. They can grow hydrangeas much better than I. The Cape is lovely - we had breakfast at a little coastal breakfast inn - blueberry scones! Saw the sun set on Race Point (furthest point you can go on the Cape). Ferried over to both islands. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Saw the famous Merrimack, House of Seven Gables, Salem, North Church, loved Boston, seafood (can't eat it here anymore), great great great. I was lucky. I got to go with my job, so all expenses paid. Otherwise, I would never have had the opportunity. Winter is like Currier & Ives. But long, very, very long. Roads are never a problem there, though. Susan

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