The prices for the Convention plants has not been set yet. But I'm sure it will be reasonable and not outlandish. As soon as I hear the price for sure, I'll post it here. Answers to other questions I saw on this thread: Â You can attend the vending, hosta show and auction without registering. Â You don't have to be member of a hosta society (or the AHS) to register and attend the convention. We want first timers! But be warned, that's how we catch you! LOL! I found out the other day, that Nick Carter, the current President of the Indianapolis Hosta Society, came to the 1997 Convention in Indy as a visitor, immediately joined the organization and now look at him. Â Registration for Indy will be limited and yes, most conventions have had to turn away the latecomers. This is because there is usually only a limited number that can be seated in the banquet rooms and on the buses - which have to be pre-reserved for the tours. Â The early registration deadline is fast approaching. Get it postmarked by April 30th to save yourself money. Two months, one week and counting! 8-) Shadz (one of the Indy team)

Happy May!!!! I'm 38 weeks and soooooo happy Talon decided to wait until May. Yippee!!!! Barb, sorry I can't help. I do a small amount of selling, but not enough for a store quite yet. But I know we have a couple of pro's here that may be able to assist....MamaG?? Angie?? Who else?? Marea?? I'm still sifting through my email messages trying to find out who sent me a guess for Talon's birthday. Here's two more for Shirley to add to the list: Maryanne - Cinco de Mayo Cody - April 29 If you emailed me with a guess and I haven't posted it, plase let me know. I see Shirley picked May 7th....that's the day I was hoping for. It's DH's birthday. : ) Hi MaryS! Great to hear from you. I can certainly attest to the hard work it takes to keep 2 places going. We haven't cut grass at the new house yet....it will have to wait. I'd love to see some updated pics from the lake house when things start to bloom. I lost a few Hosta too. It was mostly my fault. I wasn't able to take care of things like I normally would have last Fall. But that's okay. It was worth it. : ) Nancy, I love Tradescantia. It blooms so long and seems to be a pretty fast multiplier, but never really gets out of control. Jo, how are ya'? I took a walk up by the pond yesterday and saw that I've got tons of plume poppy coming up. Maybe I can send some your way after Talon arrives?? Will you be ready for some? DH finished installing our 2nd skylight yesterday (they are in the 2 upstairs bathrooms) and he's ready to complete the shingles. He's got almost 2/3 done at this point. If it wasn't for last Saturday's rain he'd probably be done. He will be finished by this weekend for sure. Our weather forecast is beeeuuuuttteeeeful! I have the feeling he is going to dance the jig when he is nailing the last one on. We are going to be calling in an electrician and plumber soon. I insisted. I know DH would prefer to do the work, but i'd like to move in before Talon turns five, lol. Plus, he's got plenty of other things to do. He needs to start work on the septic system. So with that in mind, I will need to start getting my final plans for the kitchen & bathrooms done so I have the info. for the electrician & plumber. I've been looking forward to this part. Time for another rest.... Happy, happy May!! ~Dawn (mamabirrd) PS: Anyone watch the NFL draft? I'm pretty excited about our picks.

Good Morning All, May I be the third in line to say a huge THANK YOU to our Ms. Shirley and to sing her praises? I received a GREAT last minute daylily/hosta swap box from her! I think she miscounted a little on the 6 only items and enclosed a note saying she hoped she wasn't in trouble with Cindy for over packing! Here's what she sent me: Daylilies: American Eagle Angelic Messenger (Ooooohhhhhh!!) Ballyhoo Double Breakthrough Frilly Bliss (Spider -Love this one!) Lavender Bonanza Spacecoast Sweet Eye (!) String Bikini (Another awesome spider) Louisiana Iris (Think these have become my favorite of the irises): Mr. Man (a pass on from our dearly missed Joey's garden) Voodoo Magic Canna 'Florence Vaughn' Hosta: 'Little Sunspot' (Almost just bought this last week! Very pretty!) 'Sitting pretty' Crocosmia 'Norwich Canary' (Love!) Iris 'Champagne Elegance' (2 fans) Shirley, Thanks again for always blessing your swap partner with a most awesome packed full box. Always love my trades with you! Cindy, GREAT box from Shirley! I agree with her- you are a special angel among us and so deserving to be honored with that! Always love your pictures, your shared wisdom, sense of humor and ofcourse your great daylilies! Marea, I agree with Sherri on the prolif info. I just snap mine off the scape and put it in just a very small amount of water - about 1/4" - just enough so the tip of the crown is sitting in. It will begin to grow roots in a matter of a few days. Very easy! Hope the move is going well for you - know you must be getting there! Diann, speaking of baby Ben - how about an updated picture? He must be growing like a weed since his newborn picture you posted. Debbie, please post and let us know how you're doing - it's been way too long. Have been wide awake since 2:00 a.m. so I guess I'd better go accomplish something constructive before work today. Hope you all have a good one! MaryB

So beautiful and rich, That’s why I love my reds so much. Most bloom like there’s no tomorrow even my 2 little MOTHs. Mine just don’t seem to like my winters being so cold. My other reds recover well from loosing all of their cane to winter.