Thank you MayBee (and everyone else) Actually, I could use some landscaping advice Here is a picture a bit further back, which gives a better sense of the small little space I have. The garden "strip" (for lack of a better term) wraps around the side of my end-unit townhome. Most of this is in the shade (faces north), but the front edge is a small raised bed which gets sun all afternoon. Originally, it had three ugly old azealeas (sorry azealea lovers, I find them to be very boring bushes!!). So I was just going to replace them with three roses (Iceberg is what I was originally thinking). Well, that was 4 years ago...Let's just say I have "grown" as a garderner I wound up extending the raised bed a bit, it was about 10 feet long by 4 feet wide, now it is 15 feet long. But I cannot extend it any further. I have a lovely maple at the end of that bed, and I am already planting a bit too close to that tree as it is. Across the sidewalk from the raised bed is a small "island", which is community property...it has the fire hydrant and the light post. Because of Jude's popularity, I got the blessing of my neighbors to pull the ugly juniper ground cover and put in roses. I have 3 Lavagluts in there (one on lifesupport, after some bad transplant shock), and now have added 3 Souvenir de la Malmaison. I have ringed all 6 of the roses with dwarf lavendar, which should fill in nicely as the summer progresses. The full list of roses is as follows (16 in all): Jude the Obscure: In the corner closest to the steps. He is my first rose purchase, and first love - now 4 years old. It just keeps getting better Molineux (3 of them) They sit next to Jude. I planted them last year, they didn't do much last year, but this year I have gotten a good spring flush and they are starting to grow a bit. They have a nice tea fragrance Jardins de Bagatelle (2 of them, view obscured by red Lavaglut roses growing in the island): These are new this year. Not much yet, but pretty blooms on the baby plants with a nice fragrance. I wanted 3, to replace 3 Ducher (China) roses, which were perfectly fine rose bushes (bullet proof), but didn't really put out nice flowers for cutting. I have a small garden, I decided I wanted more cutting roses. I could only get 2 JdB this year (Roses Unlimited), so I am holding a spot for one more of these guys for next, assuming they perform well Crimson Bouquet (1, behind Molineux). It's 3 years old now. No fragrance, but lovely bloom, long lasting, great for cutting, and it repeats really well over the summer. Maggie (1, next to Crimson Bouquet on the pillar trellis). This is brand new (Antique Rose Emporium), just a baby, and not really visible. It replaced a hybrid tea (Beloved) that was constantly getting blackspot. I have high hopes for this one...already putting out new growth. Pickerings 4 Seasons Rose - in a pot, not in the picture (further up the steps). Doing ok, but not as nice a rose as Rose du Roi. Blooms are pretty, not a heavy bloomer, but it is still young. A very lanky plant though!! Rose du Roi (1, in a pot, next to Jude). I acquired as a happy accident last year, an apology gift from Rogue Valley Roses for sending me the wrong rose. I didn't have space, so he went in a pot. This rose is really growing on me. It produced a great, very fragrant flush last fall. That damask scent was just WONDERFUL!!!! This spring's flush has been very nice, and he is starting to fill in a bit. I may try and squeeze him in at the end of the garden later this summer, just past the space for Jardin des Bagatelles, roughly where the little white sign sits (I would have to fill in some dirt) I don't want to run a big "pot ghetto" Souvenir de la Malmaison (3 of these on the "island" next to the light pole, on the right) - What more can I say. They are brand new, and I am already very impressed. Patrick & Lori who live in my area, love this rose. I find the fragrance subtle, soft, not a strong as Jude or Rose du Roi, but nice. The flower form cannot be beat. They seem very happy in their new bed! Lavaglut (2 1/2, on the left side of the lightpole): They are only 1 year old, but are already 3 1/2 feet tall. They bloom non-stop all summer, and stand up INCREDIBLY well to the heat (and we have HOT, humid summers!!!). Blooms are long lasting (great cut flowers, but no fragrance), and a pretty deep red. Disease free foliage. I wrote off one of these (now a 1/2 rose, sitting, partially obscured by the fire hydrant) that I had transplanted (to make room for SDLM). But I looked last night, and it is showing signs of life (2 live canes, and a bunch of dead ones). I will look again at him tonight, and trim the dead canes. Should I keep him or pull him? If I pull him, I could conceivably buy & plant 2 more SDLM (on either side of the fire hydrant) and have 5 of those ringing the 2 remaining Lavagluts (and all framed by the new lavendar plants I put in). Or.... I could try and put in 2 of the SDLM sport, Capitaine Dyel de Graville (if I can find it!), to get a somewhat darker shade of pink. Oh the choices one has to make with a small garden!! I appreciate hearing everyone's thoughts (since I am still very much a novice!!) Basil

Hello! I have some "mystery lily" seeds (given to me by a friend but she isn't sure exactly what it's called), some stock seeds, I have an extra sunflower seedling, about a foot tall(whoops, I planted the rest of them!), I have lots of gourd and pumpkin seedlings that are about a foot tall...have some morning glory seedlngs...some bleeding hearts seeds...also have several dames rocket and stock seedlings, they're about 2 inches high...I have a little mint...I have never traded plants for a book before so I'm not sure how much/what you are looking for. Let me know if you're interested! I wish I had more but I planted a lot of perennials last year and didn't start as much from seed.

I posted this notice on the Indy Craig's List, farm and garden section, so hopefully that will draw more people. My contribution is down this year -- I had a plant sale where I sold a lot of plants, plus, my parents moved in with us last month, and settling-in time took away from my gardening time. I'm looking for: stevia (sent a message to Katie) fennel margoram rosemary terragon garlic I plan to bring to trade: Roma and Super Beefsteak tomatoes mixed hot peppers canterbury bells Lamium -- common silver False Lamium "Herman's Pride" ventricosa hosta Stella d Oro daylily Sedum "Autumn Joy" Obedient Plant Thyme "Aphrodite" amaryllis Aloe vera Variegated Scented (citrus) Geranium I have available to trade, but won't dig up unless I get a request for it: Siberian Iris "Caesar's Brother" Hosta ...Francis William ...Green Gold ...Honeybells ...Autumn Moon ...Tiara Gold Daylily ...Canadian Border Patrol ...Caphis Robes ...Hot Pepper ...Chorus Line Purple Coneflower Coreopsis "Moonbeam" Common Lambs Ear Rudbekia (Black-eyed Susans)"Goldstrum" Lamium "Golden Anniversary" Indyrose

I am interested in locating a group of plant swappers in the Lafayette region. I recently moved to this area from Northtwestern Indiana. I just found out about the gardenweb forum. I've been a flower gardener for years. I would like to thin out several of my perrenials so that I may add different varieties. My plants are very healthy. I know of at least one other gardener in my area who might be interested in participating in such an exchange club. She, too, is new to the Lafayette area. She is also a "Master Gardener". I participate in a "gardener's road trip" up into Michigan yearly. It is set for the 15th of this month-May. There are at least thirty in our group. We drive empty pick-ups and vans up to Michigan and bring them back home full of store purchases. Afterwards we have a cook-out. I hope to find people who are interested in swapping plants within my area and possibly taking a yearly road trip. I know of a "plant swap day" in Flora, but it is much too far of a drive. Thanks!