When it comes to gardening it's all in the details. The fact this was really a WATER GARDENING question is light years different from PERENNIAL GARDENING where we're talking about plants growing on mostly dry land not in standing water 24/7. My original post to your question was a complete waste of time and of no use to you what-so-ever because I was missing that little detail about the iris growing in a pond not on dry land. Once again, an example: I post the question: "How do I grow lilies in my garden?" Because people out here are extremely helpful, they start sharing their knowledge of lily culture: Asiatic, species, Orientals and all the rest. Because I know some people are really lily enthusiasts, they will probably go into a lot of detail and give me tons of wonderful info.because they're always anxious to welcome new lily enthusiasts to their group. After a lot of people have taken a lot of time to type a lot of great information, I suddenly announce: "Oh, I'm talking about growing a water lily in a pond in my garden." All that great lily information given is suddenly of no use what-so-ever. Creativity?? Think outside the box? Seriously? I can think outside the box just fine, I'm rather known for that, but I still need all the facts. That was a big, missing fact. Kevin This post was edited by aachenelf on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 16:14

Dinnerpl8... wondering about the Ostrich Ferns ? and Peonies? Reviewing my trade list : Lots of garlic starts ( named variety but not sure from which variety LOL ! ) Korean Purple Garlic (gone ) Leningrad Garlic 2 pots African Daisy orange bloom 3 small pots medium purple Mums Yvonne's Salvia (supposed to grow to 5 feet tall????) Kiss me over the Garden Gate *( just starting to germinate and show their heads) All Star lilium ( small bulbs ,,,) Iris - intermediate deep purple Virginia bluebells Double yellow Daffodils 2 small pots of mini yellow daffodils 2 pots of White with peach color trumpets daffodils Husky Red Tomatoes(great flavor)and don't seem to succumb to regular tomato diseases Feverfew single bloom lemony green foliage not as prolific as the double . Chamomile Haskap starts (this is tentative..... waiting for germination in greenhouse if we ever see the sun this year ) Crocosmia ( same deal as Haskap) Hige Shakori flaked Morning Glory Goji Berry Pennyroyal Nettle Chocolate Mint Plumeria Purple Monarda Creeping Buttercup Grape Tomatoes ( small plants ) Red Pixie Lily August Crocus Daylily Ruby Stella Saskatoon Berry bushes New: Hope Grey Squash ( rare to find) Lemon Balm Regular double Feverfew Dame's Rocket yellow zucchini ( 2) Blue Pumpkin (2) not sure if it will come true as I got seeds in a trade here on gardenweb but if true should be quite interesting Northern Catalpa tree starts ( seedlings) (2) Echinacea daylily Bonanza more new : Mauve Lilac 3 ft tall with blooms True Tiger lilies - maybe orange or yellow Daylily - Night Beacon - Bitsy - Pink Damask Ladybells (can be invasive if not deadheaded when seed pods present) Lily of the Valley Hosta - Golden Tiara - Lancefolia - Aurea varigata Primula - bright pink with yellow/orange centers Thanks Signet

Hi Signet, I've potted up an alcea rugosa (?) butter yellow hollyhock with fig leaves for you. My downy wood mint seems to have disappeared too. I'm half way through potting things up :-p I've been potting up other stuff for my plant sale the following week. Thank goodness for my new potting bench that Matt finished on Saturday!! Now I can do 30 pots in the time it used to take to do 10 _and_ still be able to stand up straight! Thankfully the next half of the potting up is the easy stuff. The 17 small plants from cuttings which won't take long once I get my kitchen back. Looks like it won't be so crazy hot tomorrow, and even a bit cloudy, so I can send the houseplants outside for their summer vacations! Because of the fear of lily beetles, I'll just bag the lilies the day before the swap with no dirt attached. I had hoped to get the cannas and dahlias planted this weekend, but it was too hot, and the weeds in that section of the front yard have gone nuts. WMC1 & NavyGirl01 - is their anything on my list that you would trade for a green or a non pink echinacea? I just found a Stokes blue aster as I was weeding & digging up the Yellow toadflax for Lilac.

Hello all, Thanks for a fabulous swap. I owe Matt a special dinner or three for loading the truck and staking out the spot! I am so excited about all my swaps, and the great scores from the Gambler's Circle. I am such a plant-a-holic! Even after the swap, a great visit with Sean & Bev - who gave me a bounty of plants, (I'm her backup / insurance garden) I was still sorely tempted to stop on the way home from Vienna at a roadside plant sale of fabulous blooming sweet williams... Matt saved me from that danger, but only just. I think I may need to get a fourth arbour to hold all the climbing vines from last year and this year :-) This is the first time I've smelled my vining honeysuckle from a trade a couple years ago, it's is the middle of the Friendship garden out front, and is usually tough to get to for all the tall plants. There aren't as many self seeded sunflowers this year, so I was able to tiptoe over there. My garden is so much richer and fuller for all the trades and happy memories of friends who have given them to me. Thanks again, like Ross I am already looking forward to next year's swap. But I am rather daunted at the task ahead of planting all my bounty! Thank goodness a large number of boring iris and black eyed susans are getting torn out this year, that'll make some easy room for newbies. Cheers, Heather / BlueIris3 Hope to see you all at Signet's picnic in daylily season.