Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all !! Thanks to anyone that shared a bit of their garden with me this past year...I have learned sooo much and cant wait to get wintersowing !!!!! Angie..thanks for the great card ! Bea...I heard from wenders !! I sent her a card, and heard back from her... Enjoy your holiday !

BrunildaFl Thanks for your reply and kind offer. I read your Trade list and will think about Desert Rose or a lily. I live in a very windy place, especially in the spring when I would be planting, so it would probably have to be a plant rather than seed. Also, would have to be ok in a relatively desert environment. Will follow up in spring when the plants are bigger and can let you know what I have. Joanne

No, not a mix-up. My Pink Impression come out coral instead of bubblegum pink and my Christmas Dream comes out deep coral instead of a rich pink. Two different varieties, two different Distributors and two very different store locations. I'm thinking there is something about my soil that makes them the wrong colour.

Of course, I have my Holy Mole in a container, but I know you have PLANS for that boy to grace the bed between house and fence. Halcyon is a lovely thing in a container. I'd also consider ONE of the Royal Standards in a pot. Even though it is green as can be, it is pretty. And definitely Satisfaction works beautifully in a pot. Mine shot up last spring very early, and again this year was one of the first to fill out the pot and look good. It bloomed early last year as well, but everything was early last year. My S&S is potted, but oh mercy, I see a whiskey barrel in that hosta's future. And it will be located somewhere that needs NO MOVING. It is in a fairly large square pot now, and it is piling new leaves all over itself. Is this what is meant by LEAPING? I went outside with my smarty phone to take photos of the pots and wound up taking more than pots. I'll be browsing the pot source given by Paula. The cheap pots from WalMart with saucers built onto the bottom are not meant for hosta. I drilled holes in all the saucers to improve drainage. They still don't work quite right. But Lowes now sells a smooth sided nursery pot with holes on the sides that works great too. Very sturdy. But black only.