Welcome to the forum, and to seed saving... I think you'll find, as I do, that it can become a bit of a "problem", lol. I do believe my boyfriend is planning an intervention for me any day now. For the seeds I believe the standard count is 24 per trade unless it is something particularly rare, in which case it is 5. You can always trade smaller quantities but simply have to state so (i.e. "half pack" or whatever. Also use your commonsense... I tend to put more of things where the whole plant IS the veggie (such as beets, carrots, lettuce, etc.) as opposed to "renewable" plants that keep producing, like toms, cukes, squash etc. I do believe I can help you out in the beet and carrot department, I have several varieties of each including an awesome round carrot variety I loved last year (though no differently colored carrots I'm afraid). I also have several heirloom vegetables. Check out my list. Let me know if you'd like to set up a trade, wouldn't mind some Mortgage Lifter, Hungarian-Italian Paste, Fortin's Family. The latter especially... are you a fellow Quebecer? I ask because the breed was originally preserved by a Quebec family (and I see that you're 5a, and I'm in Mtl and am 5a too). Also let me know when you find out about those flower seeds, I could be interested.

Thanks Debra!! It is one of my favorite Reds. Julia, the story on the unknown orange is I had purchased Diamonds and Pearls late one year and the next spring I recvd a very nice letter from the daylily farm apologizing for sending me the wrong daylily. They refunded the purchase of Diamonds and Pearls and said to keep and enjoy the flower I received. Still it is not what they thought. So it is just a beautiful blessing each time it blooms!

Hi renee, That's Prince Billy, the first fledgling out of the box from nest #1... I'm glad you like the picture. Of course you may use it as a desktop for your PC if you wish. All the photos in our gallery are freely downloadable at screen resolution, and we are delighted for anyone to use them for any personal or educational (non-commercial) purpose. We invite everybody to visit our gallery and hope others will enjoy our birds as much as we do. Kenn :)

Welcome Dee to our little corner of the Garden Web! You'll find lots of talented enablers here. Love the panel! I agree that less is more in this case. I would outline the hills in the top left design, maybe quilt a sun in the sky too. The others simply need some quilting up the birdhouse poles, outline the birdhouses, and the sunflowers. I'd probably do a free flowing vine of leaves in the border. Teresa