Hey I'm glad you replied quickly I have spring fever don't you? I know exactly where my inamitable is cause its right on the end and my little wine cup is by the back door and so are my dianthus I have 3 patches of mixed dianthus but the other 2 are not going to found until they bloom how about your bulbs how soon and easy are they to find and how many bulbs round about do you figure you can trade we might can do this pretty soon and actually see their blooms this year that would be good but I would protect my daylily through the rough winter maybe in a pot then plant it in spring or we can wait until spring to dig your choice.gotto go to work hope to hear back soon susan

I have Flying Dragon seeds to trade. Also look at my trade list to see if there's anything else interesting. I'm interested in lilies: Tom Pouce, Aubade, Casablanca. Also interested in some of your variegated hostas with light green or white coloring. LMK. Thanks!

Miriam, I've had good luck and bad luck with orientals. I think it's due to the warming climate that the last couple of winters, I've had luck with orientals 'Expressions' and 'Casablanca' coming back well. I've also had a few orientals a few years back, and they did grow the next year, but were weak and spindly and never did bloom, and then the next year didn't show up at all. Now, with that being said, some research that I've found on the net, that I'm really starting to take to heart, is that the oriental bulbs will survive our winters fine, but it is the length of the fall that we have in a particular year that depends if the bulb will do well the following year. Because orientals bloom so much later, towards the middle and end of August, an early fall freeze can kill off the tops too early for the bulb to store the required amount of energy it needs to come up and flower well the next season. So I think that orientals will do better if you have a protected spot that doesn't freeze as early as the rest of your yard, therefore they will have a little bit more time to mature before frost. So, yes, do give them a couple more weeks, you may be pleasantly surprised, and if you have a sunnier, warmer location, you may consider moving them there. Hope this helps, Laurie

I, too, bought Stargazers at the super market at 50% off after last Easter. I planted them in the garden after they bloomed but had to dig them up when I had to have work done on the irrigation system. They're now back in pots and acting like it's spring. And we have some cold weather coming. Here in Jacksonville, it CAN get cold enough for lillies, but it can also be too warm or cold at all the wrong times. To date, most of the bulbs of any kind that I've planted have grown like crazy but very few have bloomed. This could be a fertilizer/food problem and I'm open to suggestions. But finding room in the 'fridge for bulbs at my house would be a major accomplishment! cora