Favorite Plants??
 

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L

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If you're an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic do you lay
awake at night wondering if there is a dog?
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LeeAnne wrote:

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

I absolutely cannot limit it to one plant, but if I have to narrow it down,
I'd say I can't live without my trees. They cannot be rivaled for adding
structure to my garden, not to mention grace and beauty through form, foliage
color and flowers. If I had to pick a favorite among them, it would be a toss
up between the Stewartia and one of the Japanese maples. And I can't forget
the Robinia 'Frisia' or the weeping Katsura. Or the dogwood......see, this is
tough!!

pam - gardengal

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"LeeAnne" wrote in message

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Sorry, can't do just one. Mine would be our pink Dogwood and our Bamboo.

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

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Thyme, love the form, the flowers and the culinary use of it. Second
place is a tie between Marjoram and Oregano with Parsley and Basil
running close behind and Lavender just "There". Then again there is
that stand of Bronze Fennel the Swallowtails love so much....


Dave Fouchey
Sterling Heights, MI


On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:18:23 -0500, "LeeAnne"
wrote:

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L

Favorite Plants??
 

I love my hellebores.
Carolyn
"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
...
Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you
not
live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Favorite Plants??
 

Wow, nice tree.
I can't decide which is my favoriet either. I love my lilac trees, my
dogwood and forsythia shrubs. I couldn't be without lavender and those
bleeding hearts in the late spring. Just reading these posts makes me
yearn for this winter to be over.
Regards to all,
Jan
(in southern Ontario where we have had six straight weeks of below
freezing temps and are now experiencing a little lake effect blizzard.
(not as bad as some of you folks have put up with though.)

Tom Jaszewski wrote:

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:18:23 -0500, "LeeAnne"
wrote:

pick one . . .

Bursera microphylla, the windblown prostrate form especially.
http://www.swsbm.com/Images/B/Bursera_microphylla-1.jpg
http://lsvl.la.asu.edu/herbarium/tre...ts/burmic.html
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrol...icrophylla.htm

Regards,

tomj

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"LeeAnne" wrote in message ...



Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)



Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .



Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . ..arrrgghhh, even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years ago.



L

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If you're an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic do you lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog?

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you're right. it's hard. I would have to cheat and say "composite flowers"........G which ones? All of 'em

madgardener who loved everyone from Asters to Zinnia haageana angustifolia's

Southeastern TN, Zone 6b, Sunset zone 36

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Iris Cohen wrote:

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Amazing the various likes and dislikes.....this is one plant I would NOT have
in my garden. :-))

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Wow! What a great question and I love reading everyone's answers. Especially
since today is a rainy/sleety cold miserable day!

I couldn't live without my....irises! I just love my purple bearded irises
and my deep purple Siberian irises.

Hope everyone is safe and warm, wherever you are.

loony

"LeeAnne" wrote in message
...
Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L

--
------
If you're an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic do you lay
awake at night wondering if there is a dog?
-----

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"LeeAnne" wrote in message

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . .

Our shading Vine Maple is one of my absolute faves. It's not rare or
anything, it's a regular local native tree, but of unusually fine
appearance, & I don't think there are many rare pricey special Japanese
maple cultivars that would exceed its beauty.

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/

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In article ,
(Iris Cohen) wrote:

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Iris

Could you go into detail on why this one? I have Grace Ward & love the
bright blue blooms, but it has tended to turn black in the middle after a
couple years, & after two attempts to get it to be a really good low
shrub, I about half gave up. I ended up weeding most of it out, leaving
enough to crawl around amidst taller things. But the attempt to make it a
stand-alone groundcover failed because it got homely at the heart too
easily. Perhaps it just rains too much for it here. I still like it but
difficult to imagine it a number one favorite unless it behaves quite
differently for others.

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/

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"Pam" wrote in message

Iris Cohen wrote:

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you
not live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Amazing the various likes and dislikes.....this is one plant I would NOT
have in my garden. :-))

Why?

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

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On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:16:42 GMT, "Mark or Travis"
wrote:

I presumed it was asking about the favorite plant growing in my yard. Not
my favorite plant growing somewhere on the planet.


You are a presumptuous twit.... this one IS in my yard, actually in my
entry garden along with numerous African and Baja species.



Regards,

tomj

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On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 02:42:52 GMT, "Mark or Travis"
wrote:

Show us
the entry garden including the entry.


Us? you're the only twit whinnying!



Regards,

tomj

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Easy - parsley. Easy to grow, durable, low maintenance, makes a very
attractive border plant/groundcover, essential to cooking every day,
highly nutritious, can be used in many ways. If only it was perenial
.....

David


"Dave Fouchey" wrote in message
...
It self seeds quite nicely David, as do most of the umbilifers..


Dave


True. However with heavy mulching such seeds often don't start well on
their owna nd you still have bald spots etc between generations.

David

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On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:18:23 -0500, "LeeAnne"
wrote:

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L

After giving it much thought, it would have to be my roses. They have
a sweet citrus smell that can't be beat or explained.

·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:-
¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
jammer
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸

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LeeAnne said:

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Tomatoes. Followed by peppers and sweet corn.

But I take it you mean ornamentals?

Perennials:
Spring: Salvia 'May Night'
Summer: Asclepias tuberosa
Fall: New England aster 'Purple Dome'

Shade tree: sugar maple

Ornamental tree: Cornus florida (plain white flowering dogwood)

Huge shrub/small tree: Amelanchier x 'Autumn Brilliance' (or any other
Amelanchier).

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

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"Mark or Travis" expounded:

The links you provided look like plants out in the wild not plants in your
yard. Additionally the URL's you provided look like
educational/commercial/nonprofit sites not your personal web page. Show us
the entry garden including the entry. Then you may call me anything you
like.

Perhaps Tom doesn't have a picture of the plant in his garden.....so
what? The question was what was the favorite plant in your garden,
Tom's was Bursera microphylla, and he provided a picture. So a
favorite plant isn't valid without a picture in your own garden?

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

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Mark or Travis wrote:

"Pam" wrote in message

Iris Cohen wrote:

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you
not live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Amazing the various likes and dislikes.....this is one plant I would NOT
have in my garden. :-))

Why?

For similar reasons paghat mentioned - it may be our damp winters, but it does
die out in the center despite how well it is sheared back, leaving a donut of
foliage around a black center. I find the blue flowers garish and the plant
overused in our area - every rockery (and there are scores in the
Ballard/Phinney/Queen Anne area) has at least one screaming blue lithodora
spilling over it. There are so many superior groundcover and rockery plants
available here - I wish folks would use a little more creativity. My fellow
nursery workers consider it a bit of a joke plant.........

Iris, this is not intended to be a slam of your choice - just my personal
feelings for the plant. Hopefully lithodora responds more favorably in your
climate and I realize that in your zone you do not have the range of options
we do here.

pam - gardengal

Favorite Plants??
 

Favorite Plants??
 

Hmm...I think my absolute favorite would have to be my blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium montanum, especially when the buds are just about to open, and
they really do remind me of a little blue eye, peaking out from between the
blade-like leaves. I think I especially like them because very few people
notice them when they visit my garden...they are like my own little secret.

....of course, this time of year, the first plants that popped into my head
when I read your question were daffodils and crocuses. I'm just so sick of
the cold and snow I'd give about anything to see them poking up out ground!

"LeeAnne" wrote in message
...
Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L

--
------
If you're an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic do you lay
awake at night wondering if there is a dog?
-----

Favorite Plants??
 

In article , "Shelly"
wrote:

Hmm...I think my absolute favorite would have to be my blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium montanum, especially when the buds are just about to open, and
they really do remind me of a little blue eye, peaking out from between the
blade-like leaves. I think I especially like them because very few people
notice them when they visit my garden...they are like my own little secret.

I have Sisyrinchium californicum, Yellow-eyed Grass, shown he
http://www.paghat.com/yelloweyed.html
and Olysnium douglasi, Blue-eyed grass, shown he
http://www.paghat.com/widowgrass.html
The blue-eyed is especially pleasing. If I spot S. montanum offered
locally, I'll likely add it to the array. This is all cool stuff. One
reason I don't understand the relatively recent fad for grass clumps as
decorative plants is because the same turf effects can be made had with
things like evergreen blue-eyed grass but with the addition of bright
flowers & not so quick to wear out in the center.

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/

Favorite Plants??
 

I love the wildflowers too, Columbine and Black eyed Susan's are a close second
and third.
Colleen

i have some white liatris seed that arent particularly attractive,
imo. Would you like to have them?

·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:-
¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
jammer
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸

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Favorite Plants??
 

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:18:23 -0500, "LeeAnne"
wrote:

Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L


Not very exotic, but from the number I have purchased and planted over
the years, I guess it would be impatiens.

Or maybe grass.


_

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

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simy1 said:

(Pat Kiewicz) wrote in message


Shade tree: sugar maple

Chestnut or linden, both having beatiful vase shape, and both
providing edibles.

I'd put linden on my list, too, but I was feeling loyal to the sugar maple
in the back yard. My brother has a lovely old linden at his house. Fills
up with bees and butterflies when in bloom.

Maple syrup is edible too -- just not practical to make at home! Though you
can break the tips off a branch when the sap is running and get a sweet
drink, or sometimes even a sap-sicle, if it freezes overnight.


Huge shrub/small tree: Amelanchier x 'Autumn Brilliance' (or any other
Amelanchier).

does it produce berries in abundance? Where can one get one?

Yes, indeed -- and the birds love to gobble them up just before they
are dead ripe. They are widely available at nurseries (sold as ornamentals).


--
Pat in Plymouth MI

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

Favorite Plants??
 

Shelly said:

Hmm...I think my absolute favorite would have to be my blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium montanum, especially when the buds are just about to open, and
they really do remind me of a little blue eye, peaking out from between the
blade-like leaves. I think I especially like them because very few people
notice them when they visit my garden...they are like my own little secret.

They are very subtle. Love my patch!

...of course, this time of year, the first plants that popped into my head
when I read your question were daffodils and crocuses. I'm just so sick of
the cold and snow I'd give about anything to see them poking up out ground!

Snowdrops and scilla! I have two varieties of snowdrops, one larger and
showier, the other small -- but fragrant.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

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On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 02:37:00 GMT, Tom Jaszewski
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:54:04 GMT, animaux
wrote:

I would love to see your garden.
Not this week...it's all getting torn up AGAIN. A new garden shed
this time stucco and tile to match the house. The last of the lawn is
coming out in the front yard and I've decided to put in an aloe garden
in it's place. The rear flower garden will become an herb garden. The
guys that stucco coated the walls pretty much destroyed the back. I
post some pictures in the fall when it's back in shape!

Oh, so you mean you're like the rest of us who are never happy with their garden
and decide to rip it up almost yearly to move things here and there? This will
be my first year I don' t do that. I have to move the American beautyberry
and a few other plants not in the correct lighting, but save that, it is going
to stay the same this year.


Did you get the tape I sent?
Yes, thank you, I apologize for not saying thank you sooner, I've been
preoccupied with starting my new compost tea organic fertilizer
company and have let some social graces slip. Again thanks it was a
good tape!!

Glad you heard it. What's this organic fertilizer company you're setting up?

v

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I believe a common name is "lenten rose" not Christmal rose.


On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:29:30 +0900, "Ono" wrote:

"Carolyn LeCrone" wrote in message
...
I love my hellebores.

Which term do u often used to call that plant - hellebores or Christmal
rose?
Or can't we use these terms interchangeably?
Thanks in advance.

- Ono (a Asian gardener who aren't clear about plant names in english)

Carolyn
"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
...
Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you
not
live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the
oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Favorite Plants??
 

Actually "Lenten or Christmas rose" refers to Helleborus niger specifically - the
rest are simply referred to as hellebores.

animaux wrote:

I believe a common name is "lenten rose" not Christmal rose.

On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:29:30 +0900, "Ono" wrote:

"Carolyn LeCrone" wrote in message
...
I love my hellebores.

Which term do u often used to call that plant - hellebores or Christmal
rose?
Or can't we use these terms interchangeably?
Thanks in advance.

- Ono (a Asian gardener who aren't clear about plant names in english)

Carolyn
"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
...
Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you
not
live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the
oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Favorite Plants??
 

Not here. All hellebores are called lenten roses. Common names. You know how
that goes.

On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:03:36 GMT, Pam wrote:

Actually "Lenten or Christmas rose" refers to Helleborus niger specifically - the
rest are simply referred to as hellebores.

animaux wrote:

I believe a common name is "lenten rose" not Christmal rose.

On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:29:30 +0900, "Ono" wrote:

"Carolyn LeCrone" wrote in message
...
I love my hellebores.

Which term do u often used to call that plant - hellebores or Christmal
rose?
Or can't we use these terms interchangeably?
Thanks in advance.

- Ono (a Asian gardener who aren't clear about plant names in english)

Carolyn
"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
...
Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you
not
live without?

Lithodora 'Grace Ward.'

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the
oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Favorite Plants??
 

Favorite Plants??
 

"LeeAnne" wrote in message ...
Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L
Mine wouldn't technically be a garden plant - certainly not here in
Scotland, but if someone sprayed my chilli plants - ooooh, there'd be
trouble. So that would be mine, and you can eat them too!

Favorite Plants??
 

On 23 Feb 2003 14:21:04 -0800, (Dave Chalton)
wrote:

"LeeAnne" wrote in message ...
Hi all gardening buds (pun intended, lol)

Of all the things you have growing in your garden(s) which could you not
live without? I know it's a toughie, but pick one . . .

Mine would probably be the purple coneflower . . . or sunflowers, wait, no
it's the sweet peas, ack no change that it's the columbine . . .arrrgghhh,
even I can't do it!! If I lived where I could grow them, it would be the
bird of paradise plant that I saw everywhere in San Diego a couple years
ago.

L
Mine wouldn't technically be a garden plant - certainly not here in
Scotland, but if someone sprayed my chilli plants - ooooh, there'd be
trouble. So that would be mine, and you can eat them too!

I just ordered a disgusting amount of chile plants from Cross Country
Nursery. I don't know much about edibles but if they come true from
seed would you like me to send some to you at the end of season if
Scotland allows for seed import.

zhan

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Hey Zhan,
That would be cool - what varieties did you get?
I'm currently kinda restricted for space, as I'm growing in a window,
but I hope to have a greenhouse by the end of the year, so next season
should have plenty space.
As far as I'm aware, there are no problems with posting seed -
certainly mail order stuff comes through ok, and I've bought from
within the uk, South Africa and Australia (though the cheapest by far
was Mr Fothergills seed catalogue, in the UK).
Most of the plants I got just now are from seeds saved from last year,
and I hope to do the same next year, so we could do a swap, although
to be honest, the ones I'm growing right now are kinda anonymous,
being from parrot feed and bought chiles. We could sort something out
I'm sure.


zhanataya wrote in message . ..
I just ordered a disgusting amount of chile plants from Cross Country
Nursery. I don't know much about edibles but if they come true from
seed would you like me to send some to you at the end of season if
Scotland allows for seed import.

zhan