Hi there! I dont have many wants for Wg plants however here are a few im looking for= ~~~W.G. PLANTS~~~ * bog bean * Sagittaria Japonica 'Flore pleno' (double flowers) * Elocharis Dulcis (E. Tuberosa, Chinese water chestnut) * Hardy bog orchids (Z5) * Hottonia Palustris( water violet) * Iris Laevigata 'Albopurpurea Colchesterensis' * Iris Laevigata 'Albopurpurea Monstrosa' * Purple touch me nots * Ranunculus Aquatilis (water crow foot) * Upright 4 leaf water clover I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR LOUISIANA AND JAPANESE IRIS, HOWEVER THEY MUST BE NAMED VARIETIES. I have a few of my own however i am looking for more! I also have many more wants listed on my list. I must tell you that i trade decent sized plants and i hope that whom ever trades with me does the same, or i will never trade with you again. HERES WHAT I HAVE AT THE MOMENT: 1 black magic taro ( for nice trade) 1 green elephants ear (colocasia esculenta) 1 giant umbrella palm 3 trades of Pink obediant plant 5 trades, variegated grasses Chameleon flower LA. iris black gamecock Iris pseudacorus( tons)(will send 3 to 1) Iris versicolor salvinia green water celery Penny wort alisma awesome unknown grass( have pic) purple pickerel rush water forget me nots Im sure there are more that im forgetting, see my trade page. I also have some perennials ide like to find homes. these are plants that i have started from seeds and they are of good size, unless posted. Coronaria, rose champion Viola sororia 'freckles Mint Pineapple mint Viola labridorica ( these are small) Also..... Wild daisy variegated grass Fox glove,strawberry purple cone flower pink obediant plant valisneria( wht) yarrow ( light yellow or cream wht.) Golden creeping jenny Northern sea oats iris siberica, purple ( tons) Ok thats all i can think ofright now,lol. OH! ide like some bamboo too! please see list!

I don't have as much trouble with it since I have a Mac now, but GW is still pretty much the slowest site I go to! Have you tried installing AdBlock, which stops all the "commercials" from loading, so giving your computer a lot less to try to deal with? It's free--well--depending on which browser you use! I think there may be a small charge for IE, but it's free for Firefox and some others. I haven't used it myself--yet, but I have a good friend who uses it on a Mac with Firefox and she loves it. If you google for it there are other ad-stopping things you can get too, some of them free, but I believe AdBlock is the most frequently used one. Also, do you clear your cache regularly to get rid of junk, and have you defragged recently, which can help *some* too. When I had a PC and used AOL, there was a way I could block "animated media," but now with the Mac and Safari there isn't, and I am planning to try AdBlock at some point. Still gearing up slowly from the hard drive crash, and a little bit scared to do anything but a little bit of surfing and emailing! One thing I've done a few times recently on RMG when I'm looking at a thread with a lot of pics--that I've already looked at, is to wait for the "text" to load and then hit "stop" so the pictures stop loading and I can just read the most recent post. That seems to speed things up a little bit from a reading point of view! Don't know if it would help at all with the "CPU overload" on a PC or not! Hang in there, Kenny! We don't want you to disappear around here! Skybird

boop, Thanks; that print is similar. I checked at Calico Corners' website but didn't see it. The nearest CC is an hour away, but I plan to do some shopping over there soon. spring-meadow, That one is similar, but I don't *think* it's the same one. I don't believe any reference was made w/in the post to the fabric, just a picture was shown, so I don't think I'll be able to do a search for it. Thanks so much for trying! I do like that one; I need to see if it comes in any other colorways, in the event I can't find the one I'm searching for. jillinnj, That one is beautiful, too; I will check it out as an alternative, also. Thanks I can't believe I didn't save the link, at the least. I typically try to be very careful to save any pictures or links that I see b/c this website is so tough to do a search on. Love, love Gardenweb, but wow, it's finicky in terms of reliable searches.

I didn't take any photos, but in honor of ElizPiz and the lovely group I will share my favorite dessert recipe. Eliz gave us all one of her faves! It was adapted from two different recipes. (all art is derivative). Very yummy and impressive. Hope it doesn't get weird when I cut and paste .... Pear Quince Tarts with Salted Caramelized Pistachio Brittle Yield: Serves 12 Ingredients 1 sheet (about 10 by 12 in.) frozen puff pastry (14-oz. package), thawed (I use DuFour) 3-5 ripe yet not mushy pears, I prefer Bartlett About 1/3-1/2 cup quince paste 1 large egg, beaten About 2 tbsp. raw sugar 1/2 pint whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 375. Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets. On a floured surface with a floured rolling pin, roll out pastry to 16 by 18 in. Cut pastry in thirds lengthwise and in half crosswise. Cut in half again crosswise. With a wide spatula, transfer the 12 rectangles to baking sheets. 2. Core pears and cut into ~1/4" thick slices; do not peel. Arrange, slightly overlapping, on pastry rectangles, leaving a ~1/2" border bare (angle slices if necessary). Use at least 1/4 pear for each tart, or as much as half a pear. Warm the quince paste (carefully and briefly on a low setting) in a microwave oven to melt, then brush over pears. Fold border over edge of pears, stretching slightly and pressing down to hold. Brush edges with egg, then sprinkle sugar over tarts, especially pastry edges. 3. Bake until pastries are browned, 25 to 30 minutes. 4. Whip 1/2 pint of fresh whipping cream and 1t vanilla extract, just until stiff peaks form. 5. Serve tarts warm or room temp with pistachio brittle (see below) on the top, and whipped cream on the side. Salted Caramelized Pistachio Brittle Servings: Yields 2 cups Ingredients 1 cup salted whole roasted shelled pistachios 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt (very important to the flavor) Directions 1. Line a baking sheet with foil or waxed paper. Butter the foil or waxed paper. 2. Microwave the nuts on high for 1 minute so they will be warm when you add them to the caramel. 3. Pour 1/2 cup water into a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Pour the sugar and salt in the center of the pan and pat it down just until evenly moistened (there should be clear water all around the sugar). Cover the pan and cook over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves, 2 to 4 minutes. Uncover and cook without stirring until the syrup begins to color slightly, about 3-5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, swirling the pot gently if the syrup colors unevenly. 4. When the caramel is a pale to medium yellow, about 3 minutes more, add the warm nuts. With a heatproof silicone spatula, stir gently and slowly to coat the nuts with caramel. Continue to cook until a bead of caramel dribbled onto a white plate is reddish amber, about 3 minutes more. Immediately scrape the mixture onto the baking sheet and spread it as thin as you can before it hardens. When the caramel is slightly cooled but still warm, slide the foil or wax paper with the caramel nuts into a zip-top plastic bag and seal the bag. Cool completely. Chop or crush. NOTE The the timing to make this varies widely with the btu of your burner, gas vs electric, etc. Hang in there if it takes longer. Watch it like a hawk in case it takes less.