Hi kelley4180, Please see the link below for getting your Member Page email link enabled so that you can easily be reached for trading. hth. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: This form allows you to set various preferences for your GardenWeb membership.

I've moved painted ferns at different times of the year and in some cases they split apart on their own. All parts survived and prosper. I don't have any maidenhair ferns growing now. Tried once, drowned it and never bought again. I should try it again. Re: Cyrtomium. I've read somewhere that they are easy from seeds indoor. Maybe instead of dividing it you want to try it from seeds which holly ferns produce in abundance. Just a thought.

Jacqui My daughter just moved into a new house with nothing in her yard except grass and bark and a few homedepot cheapo inappropriato plantos, so I would love to trade some of my plants for yours for her. I'm interested in both some of the the blue fescues and the ferns and from your trade list maybe the lavender (what type is it?)....... From your want list I have some plants that i can dig/divide and get ready for you: anemones (white)--'Whirlwind' and 'Honorine Jobert' varigated sweet flag shamrock euphorbia characias and amydaloides salvia forskoahlei creeping phlox tall phlox--light purple and maybe white Please let me know but if possible please respond to my old regular email: jbracik (at) msn.com thanks PNW Judy now aka 'plantknitter'

I see that censorship is alive and well on the Gardenweb. I've seen a lot of Japanese maples in my life and I've seen many with multiple branches low on the trunk but never one that has several trunks coming out of the ground like in the photos that Dave posted. It truly does look like a shrub. That look is not my cup of tea for a Japanese maple. If I want something that looks like a lilic then I'll go buy the lilac. IMHO, the Burgandy Lace was not pruned properly when it was younger although that it strictly from a viewpoint of aesthetics and not structural abnormalities. Looking at it's branching structure, I don't see any branches that resemble the acute angle on the maple in this thread. I still maintain that the latter needs a pruning job to correct for a structural defect. A tree that gets this large is going to act like a sail. Consequently, the wind is going to get leverage on any tall trunks that branch low on the tree. I am not saying that a Japanese maple needs to be pruned to look like an oak tree or any other really large tree. What I am saying is that sound pruning practices are applicable for any plants above a certain size. It is irresponsible and amateurish to suggest otherwise. It is also hypocritical to suggest this for some trees but not others not to mention confusing for anyone new to the Gardenweb. I must respond to one of the deleted posts. Basically, it was stated that this tree will not recover and fill out from pruning off the second leader. K4 hit the nail on the head in his response which was that the tree will throw out a lot of new growth next year after this leader is pruned off. This new growth will provide plenty of opportunity to shape the tree into a far better look than it has now. Without question, the tree will quickly fill out and I question the practical experience of anyone who states otherwise.