I was going to say good morning but somehow it's already after 1pm so Good Afternoon, I've been on a cleaning frenzy. It started in the basement and will probably continue through the weekend. I have a cold, but strangely it's more annoying than anything. I really don't feel bad, just a sore throat when I wake up in the morning, and periodic coughing jags. I've been working on my coleus order and finally sent it out this morning. Skip this next section of my post if you're not a coleus fanatic... Deanne, you asked what coleus I'm getting so here's the list. Disclaimer: Remember I had to toss all of mine so this is starting from scratch to get back to where I was after collecting them for the last 4 years. First my absolute favorites: Alabama Sunset Back Lace Chocolate Drop Flirtin Skirts Glennis Gold Brocade Goldfinch Jingles Lavender Lace Raspberry Ruffles Sizzler Strawberry Drop Then a few other favorites I'd picked up because of Idyll recommendations: Blackberry Waffles Eclipse Felix Sedona Then I had to replace my originals: Butter Kutter Darth Vader Freckles Kiwi Fern Mr. Wonderful Rustic Orange Saturn Schizophrenia The Line Tilt-a-whirl Trailing Garnet Robe Then I added others I'd gotten last year that I liked too much to give up: Buttercreme Candy Store Christmas Candy Coloring Book Doctor Wu El Brighto Kaleidoscope Othello Peter Wonder, though I have my doubts about him, he didn't grow much for my last year but I liked him enough to give him another chance Plum Frost Stained Glass Then I had to add a few new ones: Bipolar By Golly Elfers Illumination Lemon Meringue Mocha Mint Pineapple Prince Religious Radish- a Deanne recommendation Religious Rutabaga Saturns Rings Trailing Green Olives The only one I really wanted that I couldn't find was Dipt in Wine, one of my favorites. Maybe I can find it locally later this spring. Anyway that's the order I ended up with. Deanne, I don't start my caladiums until mid to late April. They won't really sprout well unless they get temps in the high 70s-80. I start them under lights but they don't really start taking off until it gets pretty warm outside. They are definitely a summer plant only, not good in spring or fall in my experience. Where did you order your fuschias from? Did I tell you I went a little fuschia crazy a few weeks ago and ordered too many from a place called Fuschialand? I'll have tell you about my Brent and Becky's order later. I haven't quite pared it down yet... Taryn, loved the pictures. You've got quite a seed production going there. Very impressive. V, I'm glad everything went well and sounds like you had a nice day. Don't get sick now! Sue, great picture of your garden. I don't remember seeing your cersis when I was there either. Hi Charlotte, great picture but the next one I want to see is of you standing in GREEN GRASS ok? Marie, so you're still at the painting huh? Enjoy your visit with your brother and spoil those 2 poor kitty babies of yours for the next few days until they're feeling better. Hi T, I haven't had time to veiw you juggler link yet but it's on my list. Hi to everyone else. Gotta go get a few more things scratched off my list before Bella gets here around 4. TTYL, Eden

Yeah, don't mind me. I've got my own agenda and style and it's different from his. I just don't want to be asked how many of something he has to sell. That's up to him. He knows what's going on with me and I'm sure he'll hold back when he needs to. The GW has been very good for his business and I know he's happy about that, so don't feel like you can't contact him. All I'll say is that you won't see anything of mine showing up on the registry that he hasn't gotten at least one of. The exception may be the Crypts since Larry Giroux is handling that. I haven't submitted any of the Bills yet, but I will start as soon as the Aussie inundation lets up!

Gonzer, I think you are further advanced than me at raising Bils from seeds. There is definately some motivating posts from Lisa, Winterlager, Avane yourself and others that make me want to have a go. Lisa, I don't know if my pollination took place, some of the stigmas had the little drop that you where talking about others looked like they might work, I tried over 5 nights using Hallelujah pollen on a what I think was a Strawberry Cream and vice versa. I have a couple of plants covered in cable ties and will hope for a miracle. I will try and pollinate around 9-10am next time. I have frozen some of the Hallelujah pollen and hope to use that on a Bil. FredRed that has a flower starting to emerge. I couldn't find any crosses with Bil. FredRed on FSBS so it either won't work or I am a trailblazer. Rick

BTW, my La Noche seed pods are turning a very light green, maybe they'll go yellow or something when ripe.