Here's an example 'sign-up: Name: Will Username: firefightergardener Conifers I like(and that do well here): Firs, Spruce, Pines, Cedars, Hemlock. Conifers I don't care for: Chamaecyparis, Thuja, Juniper. Cultivars I've been dying to have: Abies procera 'Glauca', Cedrus deodara 'Snow Sprite', Cedrus deodara 'Pendula', Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula', Picea glauca 'Pixie', Pinus contorta 'Chief Joseph', Pinus parviflora 'Glauca', Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White', Metas. glyp. 'Gold Rush', Picea abies 'Little Gem', Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns'.(feel free to list as many plants here as you want/can. It will make it much easier for people to find a plant you'll love). Zone: 7(Mild, wet Winters, mild, dry Summers). Finally after signing up I will need everyone to email me some information about themselves so that I can send their Secret Swap member their address. Hopefully we can get 10+ excited folks here for the swap! -Will

Dax, Cedrus brevifolia 'Bodrog' was made of seed of the Turkish Forest Service, dont know which elevation comes from. Clément, maybe you are right, but I dont know exactly. This one stands in semishadow, and I didnt start debate with the owner. But yours looks very good. Edwin, thanks, Berrima is really not flecked. Zsolt Some more pines: Picea koyamai Tenno Photo author Picea koyamai Tenno Photo author Pinus brutia Photo author Pinus ayacahuite Photo author Pinus ayacahuite Photo author Pinus ayacahuite Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos' and Maria cones Photo author Pinus greggii Mex Photo author Pinus glabra Woodland Photo author Pinus glabra Woodland Photo author Pinus gerardiana Yogi Photo author Pinus gerardiana Yogi Photo author Pinus coulteri Maria Photo author Pinus pinaster Blondy Screw Photo author Pinus peuce Photo author Pinus nigra salzmannii Photo author Pinus luchuensis - Ryukyu tablepine Photo author Pinus luchuensis Photo author Pinus luchuensis Photo author Pinus luchuensis Photo author Pinus jeffreyi Joppi Photo author Pinus jeffreyi Photo author Pinus jeffreyi Photo author Pinus greggii Mex Photo author Pinus tabuliformis Photo author Pinus tabuliformis Photo author Pinus sabiniana Photo author Pinus sabiniana Photo author Pinus rudis Photo author Pinus ponderosa arizonica Photo author Pinus pinea Hunnia Photo author Pinus pinea Hunnia Photo author Pinus pinaster Blondy Screw Photo author Platycladus orientalis Nepalensis Photo author Platycladus orientalis Nepalensis Photo author Platycladus orientalis Nepalensis Photo author

That is a metal head of a season lady. I forget what you call them. I had a book as a child that had pictures for woman representing Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. She has grapes for hair. I wired her on a Linden tree that was dying. For a while I thought of carving the tree but it was too hard and required skill. You have a good camera like Glenda; I can't get that close to birds. You got the texture of the snow. The area around my bird feeder is nasty and would not look good if I could get a picture. I am on my last bag of sunflowers seeds. They have gone through lots of seed and suet.

So fun to hear from so many of you! tj, I adore that tree….. it is so graceful and dignified. Wish I had room for one, but my yard is more suited for that little tiny picea glauga(that’s misspelled I’m sure, also called a blue spruce if I recall. I was looking for them this fall at Minor’s but no luck. Would it best be ordered online? Bill you have so many conifers! I love that you have dug seedlings from forests and planted them. It gives you so much variety. rosaprimula, thanks for that info on what’s happening weather wise in Europe. I had not been following that storm. It’s always sad to hear deaths associated with weather events. Unfortunately, with climate change we will be facing more extreme weather events as time goes on. PLEASE show us pictures of your kitchen project when you’re ready. New kitchen design is always fun! Saija, your snow picture is beautiful….. Like others report, I had the very cold and snowy weather and two days later it’s back to unseasonably warm again. Husband has plans to golf on Sunday, temps expected to be in the low 50’s F. debra