I thought I checked the box sending replies to my email, but I guess I didn't. So sorry to be late in responding to some of you. The bananas are High Color Mini. They are not cold hardy. Irises are tall bearded in many different colors. I've lost the drawing I made of where everything is, so I can't vouch for colors or names. I will say, however, that they are all gorgeous and traffic-stoppers when they bloom. The lilies are Stargazer, Starfighter, Casablanca, and Aubade. I have no idea what a firehouse lily is!! I'll keep checking back here to see if there are other responses. You may contact me directly, if you like. VirginiaHBurton(at)aol(dot)com Ginny

I was in a bad place that year. My Mom was very sick and she passed the following year. When I got the second gift certificate as a sympathy gift from a friend I wanted to cry again. But I did post a negative on Garden Watchdog and they contacted me and are making it good. So their customer service was good. I have been gardening and ordering for 30 years and I have never had such a bad experience. Even with plants from Michigan Bulb and you know how bad they are. lol You said they were small this year, I am wondering if the positive was before the economy went down the toilet and they are rushing plants out the door before their time. I just feel they are one of the most expensive online nursery they should be larger and better plants. My order is coming in next week I will post pics. If they are going to start to send smaller plants they are going to lose good people like you.

thx mar .... got to entertain myself.. so may as well entertain you all .. lol ... actually i am very shy at parties ... anyway .. i cant keep track of every poster.. my first inclination is to shy newbies away from chemicals ... i once read the homeowner is the greatest polluter on earth.. using more chemicals per acre.. than a good farmer will use on 100 acres ... if the plant a few bucks.. why go nuclear ??? on the other hand.. as a guy who used to pay $250 for a hosta ... aka a hardcore collector.. i fully understand that there are many others of us ... that work in realm that includes the nuclear option.. but we tend to PROPERLY ID our nemesis's ... work on a preventive basis .. and use all cures properly and according to labeled instruction ... but i still stand by my statement.. that if it is rot.. odds are low for recovery ... but i didnt know about the evil weevil.. hmmmm .. regardless.. something is happening to the roots that is interfering in water movement to the upper plant ... and you wont know.. until you dig it up ... rot has a significant olfactory aroma .... you will now.. when you smell it ... think diaper .. lol .. ken

I've had good luck with one I bought recently - Heuchera 'Key Lime Pie' - a gorgeous chartreuse. I loosened the soil away from the crown and pulled off small divisions right at the crown (they didn't have any roots attached) - actually the correct term would be basal cuttings, I guess. Anyway, I trimmed each cutting down to just a couple of the smaller, new leaves. I stuck them just deep enough to stand up in a peat:perlite mix and rooted them under intermittent mist, though you could probably use a plastic cover in the shade - anything to keep them moist. Mine took about 3 weeks to root - I got eleven out of the twelve I stuck. I will plant them out in the garden next spring. The mother plant has now grown back to about the same size it was before I took the cuttings, so am going to do some more. Heuchera Palace Purple is one that will come true from seed - you might try collecting seed.