Karia, I would second motion of possibly canceling your order- those are not rare plants you ordered and their deal is not "a deal" Waiting for clearance sale at Bluestone perennials last weekend of May will get you much better selection at similar prices which sends very healthy plants and stands behind 100% on all their seedlings. RE: plant swap that my neighbor and I host in Skokie does not have any special rules as it is open for all kinds of gardeners- "newbies" who only starting and "oldies" who has plants coming out of their ears ;) in a couple of weeks I will post info on Winter Sowing forum about what I have to offer and other people who coming will join in- this way people can prearrange their exchanges as many of gardeners might have plenty of something but do not want to go into trouble of digging it up if there is not much interest in it. All based on being fair basis there is no rule one plant for another plant of same size etc,. Newbies, who very new and have no plants to share might want to bring a plate of cookies or give couple $$ donation to the cause if they feel like "they can't come empty handed" we also have separate table for anything garden related- old magazines, pots, tools, etc. people bring divisions, seedlings, cuttings, veggies, perennials and annuals. Usually we have crowd about 50 people or so. Preference is for plants to be clearly labeled and possibly potted few days earlier so they have time to adjust to transplant shock but sometimes things happen. I could recognize majority of plants even if they not labeled. ;)

Sabji : do you have any fenugreek seeds? I have some variegated basil if you are interested Magick: Re you still looking for Stella d oro lily? Would like your white rebloom azalea. Or maybe you would like a variegated basil? Gail, I am jealous! Get something awesome! I will be joining everyone next year for that event. Camelialover: I have set aside purple balloon flower seeds, yellow iris, and Persian shield for your thalictrum, agapanthus, and spirea

I also keep checking back to this thread. I figure ... If I can't grow some things, at least I can admire them in your gardens. Indian Pipe.... wow! Thanks, Steve. I haven't seen that in a long time but used to find it growing in the woods in front of my old house. Your lilies are opening and the yellow one looks like one of mine, which are all done for this year. (I just cut back all their seed pods.) Yes, I miss their scent which even reached up onto the back deck. And I also enjoy seeing so many of the things I've lost over the years. Kind of the Ghost of Gardens Past thread, for me. Susan, your Stokesia is gorgeous.... that's one plant that I miss. I tried two of them and then gave up. The Veronicastrum that nekobus grows... loved those white spears. That's one of the reasons why I planted H. 'Light the Way', which is still showing well in our yard. White kind of sparkles in the garden, I think. Of course, the David Austin roses and especially the Lace Cap hydrangeas. Well, in all honesty, I haven't grown the Lace Caps because there just isn't any room in our small yard. I miss my Monarda, but it took up too much space. And the space that some of you have! That I admire. Sped your contrasts of orange/blues and purples just stand out against all of those green fields. Nhbabs... the way that you contrast colors and textures make your gardens so much fun to look at. So keep posting. This thread is my garden tour. Molie

If the weather isn't too cool and/or wet, your other toms may not get infected. I was at a community garden this evening and observed 2 caged tomato plants, about 3 feet apart from each other. The one plant was fairly healthy looking, with very few if any symptoms of late blight. The other plant was just about dead, with only the main stems still green and blotched with brown lesions and covered in rotten fruit. Sadly, this community garden has been loaded with late-blight infected tomatoes (most likely thanks to Bonnie). It's the first year for this community garden, and there are many beginners and most of them who grew tomatoes planted Bonnie transplants. When this season is over, we're planning on having everything pulled up and burned (not composted) and that will hopefully help to eliminate late blight for next year. I will be growing stuff in the garden next year, and will also be growing lots of extra seedlings to give away to others who will be growing them in the garden as well. I haven't seen much variety of tomatoes (most of them are limited to whatever Bonnie plants the local Lowe's or Walmart had in stock) so next year, I hope to introduce a bunch of good heirloom and maybe one or two hybrid varieties to show people that they can actually grow a tomato that doesn't start with "early" and end with "girl". ;)