Donna. thanks but there is a problem with its blooms, which is that the rod does not grow high enough. Dan I would love to have that kind, in fact most of the hippe I have are from seed, grow it is very nice from the beginning. I have several species but few pictures of flowers, here are some. crinum

Hello..I believe you did one for me years ago and it was beautiful but I moved and lost this and that along the way..now I have come back to garden web and have a million things going on at once..this exchange place, ebay sales, and I am planning a vow renewal ceremoney late this summer, my husband and I are renewing our vows after 15 yrs. together..We are planning an outdoor wedding, victorian style and I have been in search of specific display items and garden flowers for this occurance...I have TONS of seed trays if you would be interested..I have sizes 26,36,51,72,84,102,105,288 and 512. These are professional grower trays in black durable plastic. I would like to trade either some of these, or possibly some other items I have here..gardening books, catalogs, greenhouse publications, small selection of garden seeds for a web page design for my wedding ceremony. I want to have a page online where I can send friends and family to see how the plans are coming for the weeding, and to also send ebay sellers to look at pictures of items I am either searching for or have recently purchased and wouldlike to find similar items for table displays and so on...Please let me know if this is something you could do or would be interested in..Thank You Sincerely, Lisa

Carol: Yes, I need zinnias...and more daylilies & salvias, if I can find a spot with enough sun. I do throw a lot of cosmos seed out, but they don't bloom for me till August. Thanks, Annette! Most of my pathways aren't visible from the street, but I've had walkers say that they like the beds they can see. One even brought me some of her extra ferns and daylilies. Nell: Of what you listed, I've got the V. bonariensis, which doesn't ever reseed for some reason. A friend keeps giving me clumps of hers. Also have S. farinacea, which never looks happy. Don't know why as other salvias do fine here. Have a purple leaf vitex (pretty leaves but only tiny flowers) & lots of Katie ruellia--never heard of the Brazilian. Nicotiana is something I've always wanted, but don't think of when I'm anywhere I could purchase it. I love plants that smell good. Will have to look up the rest...except Esperanza which I know of but is a color I try to avoid. bekcgarden: Thank you for the recommendation. I've heard of High Country Gardens but have never ordered from them. Will have to take a look at what they sell. Thanks all for responding. I'm definitely going to focus this year on breaking up the sea of green that I have until the plumbago starts blooming.

Hello, All! Hope everyone had a nice holiday season! Like Rosey, I managed to suck up all the local germs while visiting my kids and grandkids... the younger of which are walking virus factories interacting daily with all manner of other neighborhood children and schoolmates... and came home with a nasty chest cold/flu combination. The old guy and I are both sick. I'm glad for things like Vick's VapoRub and antibiotics! I'm a believer in modern pharmaceuticals, as long as I know what they contain and how they work, and whether or not there are more side effects than good effects! My grandson was full blown sick while we were there, complete with fever that makes your ears red and hot, a horrid cough from a tight chest with infection, packed sinuses, runny nose, chapped lips, the whole nine yards. It's the kind of sick that makes your skin hurt! You know you need to eat, but you can't stomach anything. We felt so bad for the poor little guy... and now that we have it, we know what a trooper he was! I'm off to a bad start with the new year... my monitor burnt up, I got sick, and to top everything off, I managed to leave my camera behind when we packed up to come home. I think I did, anyway... I can't find it. On the positive side, H. "Minerva" has kindly waited for me, and is just now starting to open her large buds! And nothing died while we were gone, meaning that my orchids hung in there with the watering I gave them before we left for Christmas. I also have a Gloriosa vine growing tall and looking to bloom, I think. I had thought the corm died in the pot, but when I gave it a small drink to moisten the medium a bit, it began to grow! It will be interesting to see if it does bloom, as it's growing in an east facing window. Nice photos, everyone! Josh, that is such a wonderful Catt! Well... trying to get caught up with reading and posting, taking my time through this cold. I sure hope no one else gets it... it's a nasty one! Talk at ya all later!