Hi Barb I'd like to trade for several things on your seed list - Sunrise Serenade Morning glory Calendula Solar Flashback Checkered lily Fritillaria Meleagris Catchfly Angel Blue I have several hardy geraniums, oriental poppies, and a few others from your list. Also have some gaillardias and agastaches in bloom now (cana, apricot sprite, apache sunset). I might even have a few bloodroot from spring, etc. LMK if you'd like to trade. (Sorry, but my trade page is totally out of date, so will have to see what is available) Here is a link that might be useful: my trade page

Kathi you sound like my one friend. When I told her in an email that I was having tea and pie, she said "Having tea are you? Well I just got home from Home Depot and have all these flowers and shrubs to plant!". lol So I hurried and snapped a pic of the tea tray with the pie to send to her just to be mischievious, came in to insert the camera card into the computer to transfer the photo but - here I'd forgotten to put the media card back in the camera in the first place! So no photo to post for you either :( ha. Yes, the pie was good but not enough rhubarb in it like Mom used to make. At least it wasn't Ruhbarb Custard pie, I don't care for that at all.

Linda - The shredded flowers can sometimes have reduced pollination due to the fact that the usual 'landing pad' for the bees has been reduced making it more difficult for the bees to land on the flowers and the more open structure of the shredded flower resultsa in a lesser tendency of the bees or stamens to brush up against the stigma... Shortly after fertilization the pedicel (the stem of the flower and the seedpod) will reflex (bend ) to face the ground... Look at the pedicels and if they are pointing towards the ground,like in the photo link I am adding,then the seeds are in the process of developing... Here is a link that might be useful: Ipomoea purpurea seedpod pedicel bent (reflexed) to face downward...

Wow...Those are just beautiful...I love being up with the sun...Wish I had a body of water close by, too! Juanita