Christine, if Zee's tulip poplar doesn't make it (and Suja decides to stay where she is instead of moving closer in), there is a source in Bowie as well. I got one last fall that did well after transplant but didn't make it through the winter. The person I got them from has many more seedlings/saplings, and I'm sure we could go get one if we ask. You can come dig my spirea (and some hosta) whenever you like. There is a big spirea that has your name on it now. (Sigh of relief!) I'll bring some parts of smaller ones to the swap though, in case anyone else wants some. And I'll try to remember the fork, but if I forget it you can have it when you come get the spirea..oh, wait, maybe I should hold the fork hostage, and you can use it to dig up the spirea.. =) Lynne

Trades are getting slimmer. I've been weeding out the plants I don't want over the past few years and haven't got enough of the plants I like to be able to divide much. Hope that changes in a year or two! I can bring: My seed stash 1 black walnut seedling Daylilies (unknown type but definitely not ditch lilies) Mums (yellow) Black eyed susans Grape hyacinth bulbs Lycoris bulbs Small flowered coreopsis seedlings Russian sage cuttings (roots easily in water during the spring) Star of Bethlehem bulbs (can be VERY invasive and is very poisonous to dogs and cats but perhaps in a pot it wouldn't be too bad) Hyacinthoides (wood hyacinth)-white I may not get to dig all of these (time is getting short), so let me know if you want something and I'll make sure I bring it. Diana Lynn

Hi Robin! Oh boy, I guess I'd better take extra good care of this one! I'll keep you updated. Here was the description and photos: "Salvia sessilifolia, a remarkable sage from Madagascar available here for the first time anywhere. There are a handful of salvias in Madagascar; as far as I know this is the only one in cultivation. In its disjunct distribution it is something of a counterpart to Pelargonium caylae, also from southern montane Madagascar. This is a full and leafy shrubby plant about 3ft tall that branches from the base. It enjoys full sun and grows well outdoors in the Los Angeles area. Note the rugose venation (intricately sunken veins) and white-woolly undersides of the leaves, indicating an adaptation to a dry environment. This is a mountain dweller in habitat and not a hot growing tropical species. Sale item (photos 4-5) is a rooted cutting that will be shipped in its pot. Originally gathered in Madagascar near Itremo, Lavranos 31926." Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Mellon--Lovely, lovely package. So generous and thoughtful!! She sent me a ton of stuff. My friend Mare is visiting and she remarked "It's just like Christmas!!". Oh, yah. She's been helping me get my dahlias in the ground because I have an injured left wing. Mellon gifted me with TWO hostas 'Chinese Sunrise' & 'Plantangea'. Heucherra 'Can Can'; Daylily 'Erin Leah'; Wigalea 'Ruby Glow'; and a big fat bulb of lilia 'Black Beauty'. Love, love, love it all. Everything was well wrapped and packaged. Thank you very much, it was a wonderful package. Oh wait, and a hilarious (and oh-so- true) card with a nice note inside.