Hello all, I started out with a rock garden so that I could grow rosemary outside year-round(it lived for 3 yrs!)I started adding things like crocus and iris and allium, then calochortus and dichelostemma and brodiea, a few species tulips, more crocus and iris and allium. Then I found out about zephyranthes and crinum and South Africans of all sorts. Oh dear. Right now, my primary bulbous interests are Crocus, Allium, Zephyranthes and Crinum. I enjoy testing the hardiness of different bulbs, and I love seed! I plant more narcissus and lilies every year, plus lots of perennials and woodies. 6 years ago, my husband and I bought a small house on 3 acres(climate info in my signature). The property was about evenly divided between grass/weeds and oak-hickery-honeysuckle woods. There is plenty of room both for plants and for the 2 young boys that have the run of the place. It has north, south and east facing slopes and a fenced area for the dogs (4). The property also came with 1 cat, a second arrived this winter, and there have always been 2 in the house. The house cats do not approve of house plants, so I don't have many winter groweres. However, I've been steadily killing the grass/weeds and the honeysuckle and one of these days I'll have a cool greenhouse, too, so I've got to keep planting those seeds. Dell, you've got a volunteer for seed-packing, if you need one. Lisa Lisa Flaum Waterloo, SW Illinois, USA Min -10F Max 105F (-24C to 40C) Wet winter, dry summer punctuated by gully washers, high humidity, unreliable snow cover, clay soil Member NARGS, IBS, SRGC, AHS, RHS, APS