Dizz... how about these for favorite host plants?
(most butterflies are named for their favorite host plant, or so I read)

MONARCHS love MILKWEED the most
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL love FENNEL the most
CLOUDLESS SULPHUR love SENNA the most
GIANT SWALLOWTAIL love HOP TREE the most
ZEBRA SWALLOWTAIL love PAWPAW the most
ORANGE SULPHUR love ALFALFA the most
PIPE VINE SWALLOWTAIL love PIPE VINE the most
SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL love SPICEBUSH the most
RED SPOTTED PURPLE love WILLOW the most
ZEBRA LONGWING love PASSIONFLOWER the most
TAWNY EMPEROR love HACKBERRY the most
RED ADMIRAL love NETTLE the most
ORANGE TIP love MUSTARD the most
PECK'S SLIPPER love GRASSES the most
PEARL CRESCENT love ASTER the most
NORTHERN CLOUDLYWING love LEGUMES the most
MILBERT'S TORTOISESHELL love NETTLE the most
FRITILLARIES love VIOLET the most
FIERY SKIPPER love GRASSES the most
LEAST SKIPPER love GRASSES the most
LITTLE WOOD SATYR love GRASSES the most
CHECKERED WHITE love MUSTARD the most
CHECKERED SKIPPER love HOLLYHOCK the most
GORGONE CHECKERSPOT love SUNFLOWERS the most
WOOD NYMPH love GRASSES the most

klick-

Gilbert H. Wild has the daylilies, and Dollar Plants has perennials.

Gilbert Wild is a good 'starter' place for DL lovers, so I'm told. Fans are smaller than you'd receive directly from a hybridizer, but a good buy, nonetheless. I shopped in the 'Hobbyist' section for the better deals, but if you don't see a picture, use the search box because they have the same DL listed in several places on the site, and at different prices. Several different sales going on. The Hobbyist section doesn't have many pictures, but seems to have the best sale prices.

Dollarplants.com is a decent buy for your buck. Plants ARE small, but they did well last year for me. Make sure you have them ship as soon as you can possibly get them, as I waited til Mid-May last year here in Z5 for shipping, and several items were cramped into the flower-box that they use for shipping. I bumped my ship-time up to a month earlier this year so my plants aren't squashed in shipping.

beth b or anyone else familiar with maryland - i need some information, please. the area is brooklandville md - specifically the castle at maryvale. i really just need to know some towns surrounding brooklandville so we can look into some hotels. my niece is getting married and found only one hotel and believe me - no good rate for everyone that will be making a weekend out of this.

thanks
maryanne

ps - hope everyone is well :-)

Good Evening All,

I just returned home, I was with my niece yesterday when she had her hysterectomy. Her mother/my sister who passed away in 1999 would have haunted me if I was not with her. She has been having trouble the last 6 months and her OBGYN thought it would be best to do it.

Beth, thanks for the compliment and feel the same about you. Im glad you liked your package, and I will give you a heads up when I send your hosta package.

Dizzy you have done a fantastic job of hosting this month and have made it fun for all.

It was nice out today with temps in the 70s and raining, but my hosta will love the moisture.

I will check in later, time for a nice hot shower and a good cup of coffee.

I hope I didnt miss anyone
LIFE IS GOOD,
Annie

Let's see, you already won the marker set, so - we still have veeja11 & Giverny4me who haven't received a prize - what would you like to send to who? Choices are - Woman's Day Gardening & Deck design magazine, 12 pak of color sharpie markers, 70 pc travel 1st aid kit, Aureomarginata Hosta start!!

I hope everyone has been having a good time - sure looks like some great boxes - Mine sure was!!!

Maryanne, I have not been up that way in years. Last time I stayed at HuntValley CC but my employer selected and paid for the place. There must be some Super 8's or Best Western or something of that sort within 15 or 20 miles. That area has built up so much now that it is not the beautiful open farm country that I remember. Everything around Baltimore is high but check Timonium. that is easy to get to.
The Castle is beautiful and sounds like a lovely spot for a wedding.

Yowsa! Got my box from Elizabeth/ZABECC yesterday! What a great selection of useful items! Thank you so much!

Note pad & Thank you cards!
Seeds & new pretty packets to use (and a GREAT box, too! Was that one of the handmade items? Excellent!)
Butterfly window planter
Hummingbird feeder & food
Plumeria Lotions & body wash (my favorite, actually- how'd you know?!)
2-year calendar/planner
Peat pots
Racecar scrubbie-sponge
New Gloves!
Chocolate Bunnies!
Plant markers
Candle with a pretty votive holder
Lovely schmelly sachet
handy-dandy reference lists for Hummers & B-Flies

Thank you, Elizabeth!

mmqchdygg: Yay, I'm so glad you liked the package. Yes, the homemade items were the seed packets, the plant markers and the box. It actually took me a while to make that box for you because I wanted to put only daylilies on it (since they're your favorite) and I had a hard time finding enough pics of them, haha. And the plumeria... that was just luck... but I'm seriously SO happy that you enjoy everything!

dizz: Did you like my list? hehe :) Why don't you send the package to Giverny... and let her pick whatever she wants :)

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got my replacement package for February's swap!! Thank you so much Susie... that was TOO nice of you!
It wad some wonderful galdiolus and iris bulbs, a garden flag, some recipe cards, gardening gloves, two gardening magazines (!), a very thoughtful binder handmade by susie to keep track of my plants, and a hosta plant!! Which I'm afraid might die cause our ground is till frozen! Can I just plant it and keep it inside until the last frost passes?
Thanks again Susie!!
-Elizabeth

Your welcome

your Hosta will be just fine in a cool place & watering now and again :) maybe put in a pot with dirt till you can dig in the ground .
It should do fine :)) just happy it arrived safly.

happy gardening ladies
susie

SUSIE, I AM SENDING YOUR PACKAGE OUT TOMORROW AND WILL SEND SEEDS AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE. I ORDERED SOME FROM SPECIALTY PERENNIALS FROM YOUR WISH LIST. THEY MUST BE SUPER SLOW IN SHIPPING. DIZZY, I AM ALSO SENDING YOUR HOSTESS GIFT OUT TOMORROW. TAKE CARE, AMY

I didn't win anything this month, oh well, glad the rest of ya did, great job dizzy. I am late on your hostess gift but it will go out soon, I am getting my house ready to sell, lots of work, back is sore. hugs carol

I received a wonderful box from zabecc today!! The cutest little daffodil & butterfly box, daffodil notepad, hello kitty tissues, a sachet of good smelly stuff, seed packets & PLANT MARKERS!! Elizabeth, thank you - I've been trying to decide what to use in the new beds I have going as they will have some things I would like to be able to easily id the cultivar!! This was such a nice surprise, I REALLY appreciate it!

Carol, we are not done with March yet! You still have time to play and win a special "Dizzy treat". Gotta play!

This has been SO MUCH fun!!! I sure hope you all are having as good a time as I have been! Amy, you are still under the wire - our send by date is the 23rd (tomorrow), so you've got just enough time. You can always send Susie a "gift certificate" for the seeds. ;)
Has anyone heard from Kimberly since she posted on the 19th?

1. What is the Greek meaning of "Hemerocallis"?
2. From approximately __ species of daylilies over 45,000 varieties of daylily hybrids have been developed.
3. Give 2 common names for Hemerocallis fulva.
4. Name the nocturnal bloomer of hemerocallis?

OK I will take a crack at this..
1.Daylilies belong to the genus Hemerocallis. Hemerocallis is a Greek word, hemera; meaning day and kallos; meaning beauty. Hence the term "beauty for a day."
2.There are over thirty-five thousand named and registered daylilies
3.Hemerocallis fulva Tiger Lily, Ditch Lily
4.H. citrina

Am I right?huh?...huh?...huh?...LOL

Nancy

Ahhh I need to change one of my answers in the quiz
2.should be 20 species!!!

And the crowd goes wild!!!...I hope anyway : ))

Congrats Nancy!! As you changed your answer to 20 - YOU WIN!!! Can y'all believe that?! All the different daylillies we have today came from about 20 !!!
And Nancy, who would you like the prize for this one to go to???? Huh, huh, huh? LOL!!!
Winner has a choice of: BH&G Country Garden magazine, 70 pc 1st aid kit, Catherine Woodbury daylily, Dearly Depotted plant sitter, butterfly plant sitter, Auremarginata hosta. Let me know!

I just saw the Promo stuff on the usps website as I was checking to see if my pkg to Michelle had gotten very far yet...
It seems the USPS is putting out R2D2 mailboxes next Weds.

Woo Hoo...Dizzy,I had trouble sleeping last night so I checked the forum and saw the quiz and the rest is history.I must think better when I am dead tired and can't sleep! LOL I learned all sorts of things I never did about daylillies before.Makes me love them even more : ) I won twice already(so hard for me to believe) so send the prize to someone who hasn't received one this month.Just put the names in a cup..close your eyes..and pick one..LOL : )
Well its going to be another nice weather day here today so I am off to plant my peas...right after another cup of coffee.
Have a Great Day Ladies : )
Nancy

Yes, that would be correct. Pea comes after coffee.

LOL Now thats funny!! I never even gave that a thought..I guess it does at that.hee hee Ok now I will be giggling the rest of the day.: )

1 pee, 2 pees, 3 pees, 4 pees...Nancy, how many? Lol Couldn't resist. Mellen who has come out of her cave.

- your choice - compliments of Nancy!!!
Choice of: BH&G Country Garden magazine, 70 pc 1st aid kit, Catherine Woodbury daylily, Dearly Depotted plant sitter, butterfly plant sitter, Auremarginata hosta
Let me know!

Hey mellen, what'cha been up to? Guess how many pees "depends" on how much coffee! LOL!

- your choice - compliments of Nancy!!!
Choice of: BH&G Country Garden magazine, 70 pc 1st aid kit, Catherine Woodbury daylily, Dearly Depotted plant sitter, butterfly plant sitter, Auremarginata hosta
Let me know!

Hey mellen, what'cha been up to? Guess how many pees "depends" on how much coffee! LOL!

Oooops!

Sue Skohler, your package went out today conf# 0305271000115768051. Guess what, right when I got home the seeds came in the mail. It figures right! I will send them also, I know they are some you are looking for. Take care, Amy

Dizzy, your hostess gift is on the way! Have a wonderful weekend. Amy

Thankyou Nancy and dizzy the hosta sounds good,Diene, sorry if I sounded blunt, it seems that you meet our qualifications, if you e-mail me so I can send you our rules and see if you agree to them you can be one of us. I need an e-mail so I have an addy to send rules to,sorry if I seemed blunt. hugs carol

Hi All,
I hope everyone's been well! I haven't posted in like over a week. I see lots of great contests have happened. Susann, you are crazy to do them all, good crazy that is : )
I had a very interesting day today. I went to the local garden show. The flowers aren't as nice as the one an hour away that I went to last week, but it is still nice. The hardscape is better at the local show, weird. I talked to a few people at the show and I got info from a couple invisible dog fence places. I think that maybe the best thing for Sammie. Anyone know anyone who has a system?
When I leave the show, I think I must stop at the mechanic's on the way home because the truck started to make a weird noise a couple days ago. Well, I'm on the thruway along the river with the high wall side and the truck starts to die! There is like just enough room on the side next to the wall for the truck to park. Thankfully, I did get pulled over and parked ok. I didn't have my cell phone so I had to sit there. I did make a sign on with my lipstick, lol, that said "Please call 911". Well a female trooper was going the other way and yelled over traffic to me. I told her I need help and she called the tow truck. So I was there for about an hour, but at least it was beautiful out today. If it was still freezing out, I don't know what I would of done. When we got to the mechanic's, he was pretty funny coming out to greet me wanting to know what the special occasion was, lol. I told him what happened and he knew right away. The timing some thing or other went : ( So I'm truckless for a few days.
Of course I was very late getting home. So we ordered Chinese. I went to pick it up and what is on the door of the restaurant? A decoration of a festive pig!
Maryanne,
Gung Hay Fat Choy!! lol.

Oh, and my Grandma was suppose to go home tomorrow, but she is going on Monday. She is still pretty unsure of herself and my brother who she lives with is in Florida until Sunday so that is why she is staying a couple extra days. But all in all she is doing good.
Ok, I got to go check out the new month's swap,
Remy

Oh Carol, Moving is such a bummer. It will sure mess up your gardening too. Well, best of luck with all that
We have had a few days this week that actually felt like spring. So much to do here it makes my head spin. A new yard/garden the size of this one, especially one that has been an overgrown jungle for years is quite a task for one old lady.OK Carol,my back hurts too. Lets have tea and relax a while.
Diene is terrific and will be a great addition to this group. Has someone offered to sponsor her yet?
Bethb

Hi Everyone! Long time no post, lol. Weather is absolutely beautiful, butterflies and birds out in force today.

Micke, I received your box yesterday, Micke sent some beautiful gladiolus 'Harmony' a dark pink color with a touch of yellow at the throat, will be beautiful in my hibiscus bed, a lovely beige shawl/scarf, a bronze butterly wind chime, a cute straw springtime purse with a butterfly on it! Inside the purse were seeds--achillea, milkweed, aster, coneflower purple and white swan, rose campion, salvia, snowball marigold,columbine and lupine! And the best was a beautiful picture of a butterfly colored by Coleton! Yea! Thanks so much for this box Micke, and tell Coleton I love my picture. I hope to see you around GW, don't forget us now....

Susann thanks for hostessing, I mailed your pkg. on Friday.
Hope you all can get out and garden soon if not today..../Susan-Giverny

Amy that is how it aways goes after all the wait & I would not have minded. if you had waited till monday:)
but I will be on the watch :) thank you .

weather is still very nice but cool out today to wet from the rains last night but the sun is bright.
my 100 some tulips are up about 2-3 inches & they say chance of snow next week:( my crocus are just popping out also .

carol are you looking for more land or bigger home ???
country or town ???

well dj things he wants to go out so will take him to the deck :)
chat later
susie

Thank you Micke!! I got such a neat hostess box from Michelle today! There's a small wooden birdhouse, a butterfly "welcome" windchime and gardening gloves with butterflies all over them AND lilac seed and fushcia rose of sharon!!! Thank you Michelle, this was a lovely surprise!

Giverny4me -Susan, you need to read up - you were awarded a contest prize courtesy of zabecc but I need to know what to send you!!!!!!!
Carol, your hosta will go out Monday. Sorry, just couldn't get it done before the mail ran this morning.

Nah Remy, not crazy, just Dizzy! LOL! Sorry you had vehicle trouble, but glad you got help okay.

Carol, where ya movin to?

It was great outside Saturday & supposed to be 69 today. wooo-hooo!! DH & I worked our butts off, stained the front fencing & got our new shade bed almost complete - it's 24" x 22' right along a front fence - lot of work digging out & getting the grass out of there. He wants to get the little walkway lights installed before we do any planting, but we got it completely amended with peat moss & perlite & it's ready to finish. Still have to be careful what I put out as it's still wintery here - going down to 17 next week. Brrr! And we got a good start on another bed at the side of the house - it'll be mostly sunny. We'll have 2 there about 24" wide, this first one is 18 feet & the second will be 24 feet.
Couldn't sleep and have so much to get done today - more gardening, some HD shopping (garden goodies!!) and have a baby shower for a friend to attend as well. At 39-40 & single again, I would have been horrified to find myself expecting, but she seems happy about it - her 2 older girls are 13 & 15. Heck, I barely have enough stamina to keep up with DH's grands when we get to see them, much less chase a new one full time. Makes me hurt to just to think of it - then again, that could just be from working on the flower beds all day? *ouch* ~sore muscles~

I have tulips & daffs popping up everywhere, but only the daffs at back of the house have started blooming - back has the morning sun. Lots of little green shoots peeping through the mulch - crocus, hosta, veronica, daylillies, phlox, iris - some stuff I'll have to wait & see what made it through the winter.
I better try to get a couple more hours of sleep before dawn breaks.
Later!

Howdy all,

It's still March and I think we are still waiting on some packages to arrive, but all should be sent by now.
If anyone has not sent or received their March swap, please post here so we can finish our month and not confuse anyone in Amy's April thread.

April looks like it's going to be FUN with Amy! Easter & lillies - great ideas!
Hey y'all, we've got 2 more birthdays coming up QUICKLY - one on Thursday and one on Sunday.

Susan~Giverny4me, your brother Mike & family are all in my prayers, and you too for strength & faith.

And we have Melinda to welcome back now too!

Hi all well I received my very nice March box from
amy today I just got home & really have not had a chance to go through it all but will try to remember ,
there were peep's marshmallow chicks , very nice oven mitt,bar of very nice smelling soap , reeses piece's ,
mrs fields dark chocolate , A box of vanilla Hazelnut tea , A Book of 100 flowers & how they got their names
that should make some good reading , & oh there was a Angel plant stake love it also was a note saying she has some special seeds to share with me & they will be on the way soon . thank you amy for a very nice box .
almost forgot the most important item was a hummingbird feeder for my window here & humming bird food .
thank you amy

dizzy maybe you can post one last list as to who has or has not received yet .

well news be on soon going to lay back 11pm :))
thank you Dizzy for a swap well done .

susie

I received a stuffed box from lil green thumb today, Lots of goodies, I will post a list tomorrow I am worn out today from getting house ready for sale scrubbbing, painting ect. Thankyou greenie I love it all hugs carol

WOW! Susan!!
I got a neat hostess gift package from Susan today! $5 in McD's gift certificates (breakfast here I come!!) some extra stamps - always a great thing! Sour Lemon drops AND -- TWO packs of BLUE FESCUE grass seed, which has been on my want list almost forever!!!
Susan, thank you, this was very thoughtful of you and I appreciate it, esp now when you are worrying about Michael. When you get back home, you can let me know which prize you would like from the contests.

Update: After keeping a list & checking it twice....
Only Michelle/Micke is still waiting on her box to arrive, but mmqchdygg did post sent on 3/21 & provide confirmation, but the PO is not showing it scanned until the 24th.

FYI to add some details to the above post...the pkg was sent Parcel Post on March 20th. Here's what the PO has for details:

Label/Receipt Number: 0306 1070 0001 0080 5793
Detailed Results:

Enroute, March 24, 2007, 11:03 pm, KANSAS CITY, KS 66106
Enroute, March 22, 2007, 7:53 pm, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Acceptance, March 20, 2007, 2:08 pm, CONCORD, NH 03301

So it's getting there, slow but sure.

Just a "Thank you!" for my Little Women Daylily prize from the UFO contest.

As soon as I think of something clever (not often, I'm afraid), I'll put up a fun contest for everyone.

Susie, Your seeds were mailed out today. I am glad that you liked your box. Take care, Amy

I got my box today, thank you Tina. I actually have been so busy I totally forgot I was even suppose to be getting a box, so it was a very nice surprise:)
I got a pretty windchime:) a begoinia (something I always intend to get and never do!) a weigela bush (so pretty, and it is a different kind from the one I have, how cool!)
and then lots of seeds,M.G brighteyed girl, Salvia, Bee Balm, Hummer and butterfly mix, Zinnias, pinwheel mix, Rose Pinwheel and giant flowered.
thank you so much, you really brightned my day:)
micke
Thank you all for having me in the group, I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed getting to know you all, I will miss you.

Thank you Amy! Got the neatest book from Amy today - "Bear With One Another with Love" and several packets of seeds - coleus, red poppy, aster & zinnia!!! Thank you Amy! Sure appreciate your thoughtfulness!

One last thing -!!!

to on MARCH 29th!!!

With Micke's package arriving today, that closes out our March thread.

Thank you all for playing and participating with me this month! I sure have enjoyed our month together!

is now closed.

Susann,
You did a great job on the swap!

Michelle,
So sorry you are leaving. I hope you can come back and join us again! We will miss you.
Remy

I am getting ready to go to work, but I wanted to let you know Tina, that is the coolest windchime DH and I have ever seen! It has a little glass bumblebee at the top. I didn't notice it until I pulled it all the way out of the box. Hopefully the neighborhood kids will keep their sticky little mitts off it, I didn't think about it until my son mentioned his friend wanting the 'jewels' off of it. He better just keep his hands away from it!
thank you again:)

Hooray! Glad it arrived safely; enjoy your season, everyone!

CAROL.... GLAD IT ARRIVED SAFELY

DIZZY.... JUST REALIZED I FORGOT UR HOSTESS BOX! LOL
WILL GET IT OUT TO YOU FIRST OF THE WEEK!

DIZZY AND CEDARNEST! TY FOR LETTING ME WIN A PRIZE! GOT IT THE OTHER DAY! ADORABLE BUTTERFLY POTSITTER, SEEDS, AND SOME CUTE SUCKERS!

HOPE ALL IS WELL!
IM SOOOOOOOO FAR BEHIND ON POSTS. ITS BEEN IN THE 80S HERE TIL YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND ITS IN THE UPPER 60S. BEEN OUTSIDE ALLLLLLLLLLL WEEK. TRYIN TO GET BEDS PLANNED AND STARTED AND CLEANED OUT!!!

Thanks for the happy birthday wishes, dizzydaffodil. I had a nice day, but a busy one. We went out to eat in the evening so that was nice. Now if only we could get a bit more rain. The pollen is just horrible these last few weeks.

Amy just wanted to Say WOW & thank you ever so much for all the great AGASTACHE'S & SO MUCH MORE . CAN HARDLY WAIT TO PLANT THEM :)
AMY SENT ME .
ARABIS X ARENDSII ROSEA
ASPHODELINE LIBURNICA
RUDBECKIA BECKY FORMULA MIX
RUDBECKIA 'GOLDILOCKS'
AMARANTHUS VELVET CURTAINS":)))
AGASTACHE NAVAJO SUNSET :))
AGASTACHE BLUE LICORICE
AGASTACHE WHITE SPIKE
ALL FROM HARDYPLANT.COM WHAT WOUNDERFULL GIFT AMY & i WILL BE SURE TO SHARE ANY OF THEM WITH YOU :))

JUST LET ME KNOW ;)))
SUSIE

Jeanne, thank you for the cute bunny card & bunny food seeds! LOL! That sure made me smile.
Susann