Hi all, what I great night out!!! I had so much fun and what a perfect end to a wonderful day. I can't thank all of you enough for the plants. I hope everyone got a chance to pilfer from my seed box!! Since I didn't have a chance to dig the "promised" plants, I will be happy to mail things out to anyone interested. Here's what I have: primroses - your average, everyday kind but have been growing in my gardens for at least 10 years so they're really hardy to this area. columbine - on Thurs. I noticed probably 50 babies under one plant that happens to be a native columbine. These could be very interesteing crosses since there is a hyrid plant just behind this one. Campanula punctata 'Cherry Bells' - this plant seems to act as a biennial and reseed for me. I had no blooms or growth last year but a 3' wide area of small plants. They are back this year and I am assuming they will be blooming since they are already taller than last year. Cenetaurea montana - in full bloom right now! I have multiple large plants that need spliting plus some random babies. These grow large in full sun or can be kept smaller in part shade. Also, since I am in the process of moving my herb garden I have a few extras of: Lemon Balm, oregano, strawberries and possibly some tarragon. I have 2 very large ground clematis ('Mrs Rober Brydon') that I will be moving soon to their permanent home in the woodlands edge beds. At that time I will be doing some cuttings so let me know if you're interested in these as well. So e-mail me from my page with your address and I'll be most happy to send you plants. Since we all live fairly close it shouldn't be a problem. Many thanks to all of you for your plants!!! I also have some that I have no idea what they are so I'll be looking forward to the picture post! Till we meet again, Cheryl ::]

Marietta's has some good prices, it depends on what your looking for! Maryotts also offers nice plants at great prices. You could not go wrong with either of those mail order companies. I know Marietta lists prices for double fans, Ive always got three or more fans from them, and they have all bloomed true to name. I would also suggest Woodside nursery, they are only accepting orders through the end of July, cause the nursery is being sold. But my order earlier this yr. was huge plants with large amount of roots. You could also check out the Lily Auction, its like E-bay but for Daylilies, and recently people have been auctioning off Iris too at great prices. Oakes daylilies sends HUGE plants, but any of the newer varietys are very expensive. You never get less than three big fans from those people. Hope this helps, I think you'll find that once you start looking it will be hard to choose just a few, there are so many beautiful daylilies out there. Hope this helps, think you'll be back chatting soon its easy to get addicted to DL's . Happy Hem hunting - Jessica

Hi everyone! Well the garden tour was Wednesday and last evening we got to tour all the other gardens on the tour. It was alot of fun once the major work was done! My DH said my gardens had never looked so good! I admit I did stress a little over the weeds! Now I can relax a little and enjoy the rest of summer! My DLs were just starting to bloom but the Asiatic and Oriental lilies were really putting on a show! I will post some pics of the tour soon. Shirley, I am glad to see the trade is still on and I am now ready! Melinda, I will be out of town starting on Friday, July 18-22 so lets just wait till after then to ship my trade, OK... unless it will get here before the 18th??? Ellen are you going to be away anytime? I am so ready to trade again!I have not done any this summer D/T the garden tour. Marea, I will email you soon about our pending hosta trade! Annette, Hope we can finish our Valentines trade now, too. We are going to the Lakehouse either today later or tomorrow. It is a nice get-away! I hate to complain but we could really use a good rain. Our corner of the state is about the only place in Iowa that was not hit with the flooding. Well back outside to pick out some plants to send to Ellen! Mary

Happy New Year + 1 day everyone. I had to work yesterday. Usually New Years day is slow ... it's the eve that tends to get busy, but we were busy busy busy. Marea, keeping my fingers crossed that you find a job now that it is 2009. Dianne, I can't see the picture this morning, maybe it will show up later for me. We had some sick ones in my house this week. DD was sick Mon, tue , got better just in time to celibrate new years eve. Then hubby got it. Both kids were out for the new years eve and I was hoping for a nice romantic hot tub with him ... not to be. I spent New years eve taking care of him. :o) We got a new camera for Christmas, the old one is literally falling apart. Now I have to figure the new one out. Karen, so exciting you have a plant trying to bloom ... seems like a little miracle! Shirley, I love the leaves of the arum italicum. I tried growing it one year since they say it can withstand zone 5, but I think it is too cold here for it. Sadly it lasted 2 years and then withered away. We don't get much snow here, so lots of freezing and thawing going on. Paul, Fantastic that your Dolphins are in the playoffs. I'm hoping for a turn around like that for our Lions. My hubby plays the fantasy football too. He says he ended up 7-6 ... won $2.00. LOL Oh, and the people that own the dog we are watching for 2 years are back for a month, so my baby is going away for a while. sad sharon