I woke up this morning with my head bursting with ideas for messages to the various plant lists and material for my garden blog. I got the blog piece written and posted, and one list message posted. Then seven decades of Christmases set in; and most of the ideas evaporated, probably in the steam from my morning mug of hot tea. I do want to wish everyone on this fine list the best of holiday seasons, and a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year. May your gardens and pots be filled with new and wonderful bulbs. May the anticipation of tomorrow's flowers always drown out yesterday's regrets. I'm trying to grow more Arisaema from seed, and trying to find some more that will survive, or even thrive, in my garden here. What new bulbs would you like to add to your collection in the coming year? Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA