Good seeing you here RiverNymph...impressive list, hope we can trade, if you'd check my list and let me know. Btw, very first post in Seed Exchange : Sticky:Read before Posting by GWTamara has links to basics such as where to edit Members Page and Seed Exchange list, besides these are among other helpful sites at the bottom of the page. Happy trades, Bea

Oh WOW, I know just how you feel our winter was so long this year. I'm a little achy right now but it's a good achy knowing we got something accomplished today. We finally got outside this afternoon although it was still a bit breezy, this morning there was a real north wind blowing and although the sun was shining it was too cold to stay out. This afternoon with DH's help I got the first real bit of spring clean up done, pruned back the Buddleias, we took the electric hedger to the Russian Lace Vine, gave the winter flowering jasmine a butch haircut and pruned all the dieback off my one of my Hydrangeas. I noticed the double flowering Lily of the Valley pips I brought home last summer are up where I heeled them in so I'd better get the lead out and move them before they get much bigger. Anyone else love this flower? I also have the pink ones but mine are a muddy pink, I had the ones with variegated leaves too but they reverted to plain green so I ripped them out. I don't find Lily of the Valley too invasive in my garden, I love their scent. The weatherman says we're back to rain tomorrow and the next few days but I'll take that over snow any day. Hope your snow disappears quickly and warm sunny days are on the horizon. Annette

in ground freeze areas.. the roots will become totally dormant upon ground freeze.. they do NOT need water at this point ... insure moisture at depth late into fall ... but do NOT freeze the roots into an ice cube ... and check deep moisture from thaw thru all of next year ... never forget ... a little surface water means nothing regarding the roots a foot down... water the complete root mass.. and then let them NEARLY dry.. before you water deeply again .. a good blanket of mulch will really help and.. NEVER FORGET.. roots need air as much as water.. so dumping water in winter.. freezing the roots into an ice cube.. will not be helpful .... ken ps: i warmer zones.. without ground freeze.. in theory .... the roots can keep growing.. all winter long.. and the tree will need the water you read about ... when you research.. try to find sources closer to your zone ... and you will get more appropriate info ...

thank you Slow, I was quite pleased with this,,, until my daughter did a painting for hers and totally showed me up! KIDS! she calls it 50 Shades of Chrome This post was edited by nicethyme on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 15:43