About five or six years ago, I planted gooseneck loosestrife in two very different beds, one at home and one at work. Both patches get bigger each year, but I just pull out the few plants I don't want. Funny, though, I thought I planted the Beaujolais gooseneck loosestrife (purple flowers) at the office, and they all came up white. Either the plant was mislabeled or they reverted back to the white form somehow. I planted September Charm at the office at about the same time, and it has taken up half the bed, which is exactly what I wanted. It, too, can spread a lot where it is happy. I don't care, though, because it is so beautful. Some plants that are invasive for some are not for others. It does bear mentioning on both of them... You got yourself some great plants. Life's best roadways always pass by a nursery or two, don't you think? Pat

Wow, that's a lot of plants! I don't have a list of what I'm growing in my little gardens -- sometimes it takes me a couple of weeks in the spring to realize that that weird looking weed in the corner is something I've had for years. I just assume that more plants than not will grow in this area! One of the more unusual plants I grow is agapanthus. Not a particularly hardy variety, this was simply a florists' plant my mother gave me four years ago. But it's come up reliably every year for the past three seasons in Central Ohio. It's planted against a south-facing brick wall with excellent drainage, and apparently doesn't realize it's not in zone 8+ anymore! One of my mother's more spectacular plants is a 15 year old calamondin orange that arrived as a little "get-well" houseplant. It spends the winter on the unheated glassed in back porch in Cincinnati, and now stands over 6' tall in the pot, and is nearly 4' around. It always has flowers and fruit on it, and we've picked 200 ripe fruits at one time.

I love your bouquet, you did a superb job with all the colors and different textures, really just BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for sharing. Harold

hello i am interested in your seeds: thalictrum rochebrunianum scabiosa caucasica blue perfection sanguisorba tenuifolia albiflora hebe? (could not find pics. of the one you have - maybe the spelling!) baptisia australis... is it possible to have cuttings or roots of the ones you can divide like this? (like the hebe and the baptisia? or maybe others???) i have these seeds: lychnis coronaria - 3 p nicandra physaloides 'splash of cream' - 5 p primula denticulata alba - 2 p calendula officinalis - 1 p digitalis alba - 2 p echinacea purpurea - 1 p angelicas (alba) - many p's sisyrinchium striatum - 4 p lychnis 'rose campion' (possibly lychnis coronaria!) - 3 p cynara cardunculus - 1 p dianthus - dark red rudbeckia amplexicaulis - 1 p (30 s) viburnum rhytidophillum - 2 p lychnis chalcedonica - 3 p mirabilis magenta - 1 p physostegia virginiana - alba - 3 p angelica gigas - 2 p centaurea 'bella rosa' - 1 p delphinium 'volkerfrienden' - 1 p (20 s) tweedia caerulea - 1 p (10 s) abutilon theophrasti - 2 p phlomis russelliana - 1 p (25 s) cytisus scoparius - 1 p (10 s) delphinium grandiflorum 'delfix blue' - 1 p (20 s) aquilegia 'nora barlow' (pink, purple, light blue - mix) - 5 p hot chilli - makes thin, long-ish dark purple almost black peppers turning red when ripe p = packet s = seeds, if big and count-able :) i hope we can come to a.... trade :) CALIN... in Romania