The $112 (per person) price quoted on their color brochure is for only ONE night's stay at the Inn(double occupancy) and is totally misleading. The package price for the 2 day program, which includes 2 nights at the Inn, meals(some box lunches), the Friday night reception(cash bar) is $299 based on double occupancy of the room. There are 3 Optional workshops on Friday(chose one) that cost an additional $75. You apparently cannot choose to stay at a nearby Hotel/Motel at a much cheaper rate and register for only the lectures, as you once could. I refuse to be forced to accept their vastly overpriced accomodations. Sorry, but it's a pass for me.

Is the plant swap still on for tomorrow? The weather forecast doesn't look too promising. I attended the swap last June, and really enjoyed it. Here is a list of some of the plants I will be bringing. Please feel free to make suggestions or requests. *Yellow raspberries ("Fall Gold" I think--two crops per year) *hostas (both solid green and variegated--white and green) *Jack-in-the pulpit--I have a lot of these *spirea (pink) I have a lot of these as well *a few pachysandra *lupine (mostly blue/purple) *echinacea (mostly pink, but some white as well) *columbine (white) *artensis? (small green & yellow variegated plant) *mint? (very invasive) *chives? (you can't kill them) *forsythia *a small sedum with a yellow flower *bamboo (green, running, but only if someone wants it) *bleeding heart (tall variety) *siberian irises *strawberries (could be June-bearing, or everbearing) *mums (not sure about color) *large ferns *Soloman seal *Globe thistle *I have a lot of a plant that might be butterfly bush, but it might be a weed as well. I can bring a few of these. I hope the weather holds out. I hope to see everyone again. Peter (coming from Milford, MA)

It's not going to rain before Saturday afternoon ( last weather forecast) My yard has recovered just fine,and should it get messed up a bit again who cares!!!I live on a farm!! I have forgotten who wanted the sunflower seeds last fall but( whoever) I have a big bunch of sunflowers that reseeded in my vegetable garden and because I can't bare to pull up plants I left them. The result is I have very few veggies but lots of sunflowers so you are all welcome to go gather seeds.

Well rats, I meant to put this in the Georgia Gardener forum. Sorry.