Here's some good flowering perennials for the Valley: Acanthus mollis (shade) ACANTHUS Achillea Moonshine MOONSHINE YARROW Achillea fillipendulina GOLDEN YARROW Achillea x hybrids HYBRID YARROWS Agapanthus LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agastache aurantiaca ORANGE HYSSOP Agastache hybrids (many) HYBRID HYSSOP-MINTS Agastache rupestris SUNSET HYSSOP Alstroemeria (shade) PERUVIAN LILY Anemone x hybrida (shade) JAPANESE ANEMONE Aster x frikartii ITALIAN ASTER Bergenia cordifolia (shade) BERGENIA Bergenia crassifolia (shade) WINTER BERGENIA Centranthus ruber JUPITERÂS BEARD Convolvulus sabatius GROUND MORNING GLORY Dietes FORTNIGHT LILY Eriogonum umbellatum RED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEAT Eryngium amethystinum BLUE SEA HOLLY Eryngium variifolium MOROCCAN SEA HOLLY Euphorbia characias wulfenii CHARTREUSE EUPHORBIA Euphorbia myrsinites BLUE EUPHORBIA Euphorbia rigida MEDITERRANEAN EUPHORBIA Euphorbia x martinii RED EUPHORBIA Festuca californica CALIFORNIA BLUE FESCUE Francoa ramosa (shade) BRIDAL WREATH Francoa sonchifolia (shade) PINK BRIDAL WREATH Gaillardia x grandiflora BLANKET FLOWER Gaura ÂSiskiyou Pink PINK GAURA Gaura lindheimeri GAURA Helleborus argutifolius (shade) CORSICAN HELLEBORE Helleborus x stearnii (shade) HYBRID HELLEBORE Hemerocallis DAYLILIES Hesperaloe campanulatus PINK TEXAS YUCCA Hesperaloe parviflora RED YUCCA Heuchera hybrids (shade) CORAL BELLS Iris Louisiana Hybrids LOUISIANA IRIS Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids (shade) PCH IRIS Iris Siberian Hybrids SIBERIAN IRIS Iris Spuria Hybrids SPURIA IRIS Kniphofia hybrids RED-HOT POKER, TORCH LILY Leucanthemum x superbum SHASTA DAISY Mimulus cardinalis (shade) SCARLET MONKEYFLOWER Nepeta x faassenii CATMINT Nepeta racemosa ÂWalkerÂs Low CATMINT Nepeta ÂSix Hills Giant GIANT CATMINT Oenothera caespitosa TUFTED EVENING PRIMROSE Opuntia microdasys RABBIT EARS Opuntia violacea santa-rita BLUE-BLADE Penstemon barbatus BEARD TONGUE Penstemon eatonii FIRECRACKER PENSTEMON Penstemon x gloxinioides (many) HYBRID PENSTEMONS Penstemon x mexicali RED ROCKS PENSTEMON Penstemon pseudospectabilis DESERT BEARDTONGUE Penstemon strictus ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEARDTONGUE Penstemon superbus SHOWY PENSTEMON Phygelius (shade) CAPE FUCHSIA Pyrethropsis hosmariense MOROCCAN DAISY Ruellia brittoniana MEXICAN BLUEBELL, DESERT PETUNIA Salvia chamaedryoides GERMANDER SAGE Salvia daghestanica DWARF SILVER-LEAF SAGE Salvia dorrii PURPLE DESERT SAGE Salvia ÂRaspberry Delight RASPBERRY DELIGHT BUSH SAGE Salvia reptans TEXAS GRASS SAGE Scabiosa caucasica PINCUSHION FLOWER Scabiosa columbariae PINCUSHION FLOWER Scabiosa ochroleuca YELLOW PINCUSHION Sisyrinchium striatum SATIN FLOWER Stachys albotomentosa HIDALGO Stachys coccinea HEDGENETTLE Stachys macrantha ÂRobustaÂ, ÂSuperba BIG BETONY Stokesia laevis STOKES ASTER Tricyrtis (many; shade) TOAD LILIES Verbena bipinnatifida SPLIT-LEAF VERBENA Verbena bonariensis BUTTERFLY VERBENA Verbena hybrids (many) HYBRID VERBENA Verbena rigida SANDPAPER VERBENA Verbena tenuisecta MOSS VERBENA Joe

Here is a list of screen names of all whom have contacted me...PLEASE CHECK AND MAKE SURE I HAVE YOU LISTED. Flwrs4ever sueirish poisondartfrog flwrs1 ishareflowers highalttransplant kamiljablo spookycharles wishdesign danette1980 stpehiinalta cottageflowers lhmkc grannieb vikingkirken candycow aproditelaughs riley17 daffodilady booberry85 nikkineel daisy_lee medontdo msmacgyver playintheyard greenthumbgrows peaches20 wenders67 carolynp micyrey carolinam quiltingfox mommyto2 ncgardengirl dirt_under_my_nails anadarko_rose dimples31312 nuthatch_mo ggwrn luvgardening2 dirtdiggin lisa627_ohio_z6 kimsgarden hmle2217 ptp813 nogmo jaleeeisa botanicalboi plant-one-on-me chellflower divahethr markcase1964 crisann margarita10 kiddo proudgm_03 debdov colcol wipe_yo_feet pumkingal scooter_wv puffie sheriannricherson velsgarden chitownladyd wind_red wishdesign danette1980 stephiinalta cottageflowers nlb52 threas zena2008 vic_zn5 michiganmama pife sunset_in rbrady spacetomato suze62 stevenwayne kerai mao_tse_mom isamae carol57078 seiko mpmom ilovefarac dirtduchess misskimmie dirtygert paulan70 vikingkirken dawnbrn intelkid appaloosa909 lindalana andreaz6wv kellycomposter plantman50 sybilkrizinski keeversgirl gimpytwice soonergrandmom retsec angelady christieb199 agirlsgirl greenbug fcofill james-in-lapine seedmama pseudacris_crucifer justonemorehosta louisianagirl patrushka daisy_lee dan_the_mail_man goldfishliberator princess_ariel thinking_stomach taz56 votetrapper shropshire_lad elf7 w9yards november_sky lois ohsillyme godsgardener morguegirl dancinginthegarden girlgarden2007 gmom2_6 boys pufftrinket crafting4goddess tergov erin_2009 piksi_hk hummy1 auntnawnee ak110682 chemocurl jworth gammy2 maemae0312 bonechickchris jas_il deeS perennialfan273 diggingdevil GROVESPIRIT PLEASE DO NOT POST ON THIS THREAD ANYMORE, GO TO THREAD 3...AND POST WHEN YOU MAIL, OR RECEIVE, AND KEEP CHECKING IN, WE WILL BE PLAYING SOME GAMES !!!!!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

proudgm....she is SOOO adorable, I would be bragging about her too...awwww ! Thanks for sharing the pictures. I recd a very sad email today, and just dont feel too much in the Spirit of the holday anymore...Dan the mailman was in a car accident today, and he lost his SO..So would you all please keep Dan in your thoughts and prayers, he will need the strength to get thru the next few weeks. Divahethr...we have thread 4 started, so I think it will be more then 5.. OK, PLEASE POST ON THE NEW THREAD ***********

I just got home from a VERY stressful day at school. That is saying it mildly. Several issues with students and I am wrung out. Yes, it is 10:00 PM. I announce the basketball games and both games went into overtime. The kids played hard and the visiting team was a bit unruly. Well.... I get home and waiting on my table, my kids left me a pile of mail: junk, bills and sitting on top were the following cards! Kiddo sent me apple gourds and wants to trade! Cool and yes! misskimmie sent me pepper: corno di toro. msmacgyver sent me Hawaiian chili peppers! poisondartfrog sent me rhubarb (never grew it from seed!), lemon drop pepper and Pimente Cambuci edible and ornamental peppers in these really cool hand made envelopes! I really, really needed something like this today. Thank you so much.