cheerpeople: I looked at the June Album example, some very nice pictures. I keep an album and a Garden Journal to keep track of plants. I noticed you have an unamed Bellflower I have that plant and I believe it is Adenophora confusa "Ladybells". My neighbor gave it to me over 30 years ago and it still is growing. Pat

Kate - I agree deadheading religiously can extend their lives. I've had some McKanna Giants for longer than I can remember. Cassiope - I too have the problem with leafminers on all my columbine. I think there is a way to treat them, but I've never bothered. Even the ones mentioned above get them and still have managed to survive for many, many years. Kevin

Amserelda: I'd like some hens and chicks, please, to add to my collection. I'm not picky -- anything will do! Serpent Moon and I appreciate the Crown of Thorns cuttings -- she has already requested it for us. Would you like a cutting of Euphorbia trigona? Skybird: We already have some sedums from you, from the fall swap. I'm not sure what Serpent Moon has requested, but I'm fine with you giving some of them to others who request them. ---------- The tomatoes I planted a few weeks ago are still sprouting. I take back whatever I said about the potentially low germination of the Costoluto Fiorentino tomato seeds. Even though I saved the seeds over a decade ago, they are still in good shape. I have 3-4 seedlings per pot, of the 3-4 seeds planted per pot. If you are careful, you might be able to separate out the seedlings and pot them up separately. I don't think any have their first set of true leaves yet. If anyone wants seeds for them, please let me know and I'll package up some for you. Ditto for the seeds from the cherry tomatoes I grew last year from Plant Swap plants -- Black Cherry, Sun Cherry, and Riesentraub. All seem to be germinating well this spring. Costoluto Fiorentino looks a lot like Costoluto Genovese, for those who are wondering. It's a medium to large sized tomato with lots of ribs, rather like an accordion. They're a booger to peel if you're making sauce. The flavor is quite reasonable, and they grew well in my Oregon garden (coolish dry summers, fairly short season). The original seed came from Sementi, a gift from a friend who had visited Italy. I'll go through the thread this evening to write down names of people who've requested specific things. I'll make coleus and geranium cuttings tomorrow, plus maybe a few Euphorbia trigona cuttings in case anyone wants a thorny but vigorous succulent as a houseplant. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!

Ok, guys! I was planning to do this earlier and just didnt have time! No guarantees on this, but if I can find the time Ill bring seeds for anyone who wants some. I usually try to find time to post a full description with any plants or seeds I have available, but this time itll just be a list! This is all collected seed -- no commercial seed! Some of these seeds are 2 or 3 years old (but so are half the seeds you PAY for!), but to the best of my knowledge theyre all still perfectly useableand youre not paying for them! If you want more info about somethingI dont have time to replyBUTif you search for HiAlts old Seed Exchange threads, you can probably find where Ive previously posted the information! Just be sure you use the search box on the bottom of RMG (next to "todays birthdays") so youre only searching RMG and not all of GW! I just checked and all three seed exchange threads will come up, and even the 08 one where I posted pics of a bunch of them. AND REMEMBER those threads are no longer active, so just use them for my plant descriptions and NOT to request seeds from somebody else! You can also find pictures and additional information for most of these if you search just RMG for the Latin name of each. Most of them Ive posted picture(s) of over the years! If you want some of the seeds, please tell me what you want IN A LIST form, rather than in a sentence! Its quicker for me to go down a list than it is to pick individual items out of a sentence! Heres the list! Perennials: ~ Alcea rosea - mixed colors - single hollyhock ~ Alcea rosea Nigra, single black hollyhock (this is '05 seed--after that I had other colors, so I wasn't able to get new seed since they cross, but I'm virtually certain this seed is still viable) ~ Aquilegia chrysantha, Columbine, VERY fragrant yellow flowers ~ Armeria pseudarmeria ~ Aruncus dioicus ~ Belamcanda chinensis, Blackberry Lily ~ Callirhoe involucrata, Wine cup, Poppy mallow, seed germination VERY irregular - may take months cold stratification MAY help some, seed scarification may help too. This one's a "tough nut to crack!" ~ Crocosmia Lucifer ~ Cyclamen hederifolium, hardy cyclamen, white ~ Dianthus barbatus, mixed, tall (18") Sweet William ~ Heracluim lehmannianum, Mongolian Cow Parsnip ~ Hibiscus moscheutos Disco Belle Pink ~ Lavandula angustifolia, English Lavender, Munstead or Hidcote ~ Papaver somniferum, mixed, Opium poppies, Breadseed poppies ~ Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm ~ Penstemon strictus, Rocky Mountain Penstemon ~ Thalictrum aquilegiafolium HERBS: ~ Agastache foeniculum, Anise hyssop, Licorice mint ~ Foeniculum vulgare 'Rubrum', bronze fennel (was grown near dill, and apparently they cross!) ~ Common dill! ~ Garlic chives ANNUALS: (but reseed prolifically!) ~ Snapdragons, Mixed colors, 12-24" high ~ Nicandra - 2007 seed No promisesbut Ill try! Skybird P.S. I have you down for the lavender seed, Misty!