Thanks for the tips. Sounds just like one of my Morning Glory vines. I had to ask because one of my Morning Glory vines NEVER has any pods that I have ever been able to find, yet my other two have them all of the time when the plant dries out. How I got to be 'Mangomoon'. While the mango is one of my most favorite fruits, I collect Aloha wear, (Hawaiian dresses), that I enjoy wearing during the Summer months. Most Hawaiian wear has lots of orange in the fabric...sooooo, I was looking for a boutique name that I could use to sell and collect these dresses. FIRST, I came upon the name of mango princess, and sold under that name, then I did some research and found out that the only association with mango princess, is a book on brain injury. One of my buyers asked me if I had read the book, because of my user ID name, (she was a school teacher and had used the book in a lesson, if I recall). I then explained my Aloha collection to her, the vibrant colors, and she soon realized why I chose the name. Almost immediately I decided to find another name, so I changed it to 'Mango Moon'. I no longer sell on eBay (competition got tough, hard to make $$ nothing like the original days of eBay where it was easy to make money). I highly recommend people research names before they use them. A friend of mine wanted to name her child this pretty name, only to find out that it meant snake in another language - LOL

Hi Lime and all, I'd suggest California poppies, (Eschcsholzia californica) as something to sprinkle on your daffodil growing areas. The flowers are really pretty and the ferny leaves are quite attractive. They can bloom for months without water if they're started early (fall sown or very early spring sown). Unlike the lovely Shirley poppies, they don't totally die after blooming and setting seed, so they keep going through most of the summer and look pretty good, especially if given a bit of grooming. I grow and adore Shirley poppies and other annual types, but they always die and turn to brown haystacks when they finish blooming and set seeds. AND California poppies come in several colors too. The wild type is a nice bright orange and often found as part of wildflower seed mixes (but easily purchased as pure seed), but other colors have been developed from red through pinks almost-purples, and cream or yellow. Thompson and Morgan seed company has a nice selection of the different colors, but they're easily found at most large seed racks. Just a thought. I'm sure others will have great suggestions too. Sweet alyssum comes to mind as well as it has shallow roots like the California poppies. Let us know what you try and how it works out. And definitely send in some narcissus pics this spring! :) Take care, Grant Here is a link that might be useful: wild-type of CA poppies

Hi Maureen, Beautiful Larkspur! I wish it would grow like that for me. Anyway, it is always best to hold out as long as possible when collecting seeds of any plant. It ensures you will collect seed with a high rate of viability. The pods will be completely brown and start to crack open at the ends. This is the time to get the seed which will look like little black chips. Remy

you harvest the annuals/biennials .... .. and store them in regular envelops... in a cool place ..... and sow them in spring.. where you want them ... in other words.. harvest them, instead of dispersing them.. and hoping for the best ... by this time of year.. its getting to time to be done with the annuals anyway ... harvest and start your fall clean up early ... ken