Thanks Lynn, I am ordering only relatively new/rare varieties online. I hope I will be able to find common ones locally. IMHO, nursery prices are very high. For example, I often prefer ordering online over buying plants for the full price at Behnke's. I bought some shrubs there (again, on sale), but their perennials are way too expensive. I do not mind waiting for smaller plants bought online to grow - part of fun for me. And I will definitely not go to Richmond VA for plants :-( Thanksgiving Farm is not that far, thanks for the link! Could you tell me how I can find out about local plant sales? According to Gary (owner of Naylor Creek) there is only one "everbloomer" for them: E. rhizomatosum Flowers are large, bright yellow in color and borne in a compound infloresence numbering 40+. Has proven to bloom steadily from April to October in the Northwest. I got an impression that this one is a prolific bloomer all season long. I am ordering it, so I will share my experience with it. Anyway, a plant that will grow in dry shade is a winner for me. I am sick of looking at huge bald spots under my Maples. I do not expect that Epimediums will thrive close to Maples' bases, but if they will grow within a drip line I'll be happy.

Yes, I too have a few "extra" birds this year. I have 2 pair of gray gnatchatchers - I've never seen these before and had to look them up - they are quite charming little birds - kinda like wrens but even smaller, and we have several red winged blackbirds that are hanging around our feeders and birdbaths - we usually only see them around the ponds and marshy areas

Cockatiel or Cockatoo? Are you raising parrots? Carla

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