Hi, I have 3 kinds of perennial salvias - salvia verticillata "Purple Rain," salvia transylvanica and salvia regeliana. I also have a few varieties of bearded iris (can provide pics. E-mail me if you are interested. Becky ramazz

Hi Kenny I have something called Starry False Solomon's Seal . Very pretty ( smaller than solomon's seal ) if it interests you . could put some in with the chinese lantern roots if you like Here is a link to show what it looks like .Very pretty plant : http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/herbs/maianthemumstel.html Signet

hey bruce ... you are working awful hard on what i call my native SS ... in my hosta beds.. they self seed.. and ramble around the area ... its that easy ... so the easiest thing i might suggest that you get rid of the grass.. and make a bed of compost around that tree ... and let it do its own thing .... including simply letting it seed itself ... i dont know if any of that is expert advice .. just what happens in my hosta beds ... its native habitat is under the trees, in the forest, in full shade ... and under tress in the forest the soil ... is light leaf mold.. and that is what you should shoot for ... you can tell .. by looking at yours ... its an old grass patch.. which is not fluffy or 'light' .. and that might be why it wont self seed ... ken ps: i also have a cool 12 inch dwarf that is going on a 6 foot wide area .. and a variegated one ... so if you make the bed .. there are others you could collect ... Here is a link that might be useful: flip to the SEARCH side for info

I live on the inside of a developement where all the lots are 2-3 acres. The development is surrounded by farmers fields. We are in the woods the farmers did not bother trying to clear. Deer are seldom seen on the outside of the circle. With the roaming dogs we have, etc. it is not deer. Besides the SS is "extra" in my hosta garden. Not one of the hosta has been snacked on. If I lived on tbe outside of the circle I would believe it.