Marcia & Sharon - you girls are too funny! You give me too much credit to have purposely been alphabetical. I do agree that it would be just like Marcia to notice and sow them that way... :) Thanks again to you guys and all the other traders here on GW. I sowed a lot of seeds today from trades and I am as excited this year as I was last year as a first timer to see what interesting plants I can grow. Here is what I sowed: Columbine, Woodside Variegated (Aquilegia vulgaris) 100. Prairie Clover, White (Petalostemum candidum) 101. Prairie Clover, Purple (Petalostemum purpureum) 102. Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) 103. Rudbeckia hirta 'Sputnik' 104. Columbine - Unknown Blue Tall 105. Lily, Asiatic 'Angels Touch' x 'Fire Mountain' 106. Lily, Asiatic 'Connecticut King' x 'Fire Mountain' 107. Lily, Asiatic 'Fire Mountain' x ? 108. Scabiosa 'Blue Bonnet' 109. Phlox paniculata 110. Northern Catalpa 111. Coreopsis 'Tequila Sunrise' 112. Echinacea pallida? 113. Dendranthemum rubrum 114. Dragon's Head (Dracocephalum moldavicum) 115. Mistflower (Eupatorium dahurica) 116. Shepherds Scabiosa (Jasione Laevis) 117. Clematis ligustifolia 118. Gentiana andrewsii 119. Bird's Eye (Gilia tricolor) 120. Poppy 'Danish Flag' (Papaver somniferum) 121. Poppy, Deep Purple (double) 122. Quaking Grass (Briza maxima) I am trying to cut back on indoor sowing because I just don't have the space so I am anxious to get sowing more annuals soon. Susan

I am growing several of the Golden Full Moon Maples, Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum', that I purchased as one year old grafts. They are easy to grow and very hardy, but need acidic soil, sun to partial shade and the patience of Jobe!, as they are an extremely slow growing tree. It will require many years for it to attain a mature stature of 12-15 ft. Since they are a Maple, they are also thirsty, but don't overwater them. Rb

Karen, Are you interested in swapping any plants? I would love to try growing some (or one) of your full moon seedlings. I don't have any JM seedlings, but have some sugar maples as well as lots of hostas, ornamental grasses and various perennials to trade.

I have several different varieties of Acer japonicum and Acer shirasawanum that some would refer to as Full Moon Maples. I will take some pictures of individual leaves this weekend and post them on the gallery forum for you to see. They can be quite different. As was mentioned above one has to know the cultivar name to have any good idea of what tree they are looking at. It all can be very confusing at times especially when it is a common name someone is using. Unfortunately some trees have the wrong cultivar names on them also. Keep checking back on the gallery until I get them posted. All of these trees have had a awsome spring and look great. Kent