That's a neat website, maeve, but it surprises me that they no longer will ship live plants for this season. There are a lot of places out here in the West which are just barely getting started with growing season and might want to order. I know they have to be careful when it gets very hot, but it still surprises me before the end of May. Neat stuff they've got, though!

Also, you all mention putting down cardboard, mulch, etc. Around here, even a day or two of cardboard and water and you can have a gazillion nasty bugs underneath, including earwigs/pincher bugs. I wouldn't want to encourage them nor have them in my flower beds, so how do you all get around that? Or, am I misunderstanding?