Hey guys! A girlfriend and I are planning on joining y'all:) Just want to make sure no plans have changed... will there be a rain date or are we gonna have it regardless of weather since we have the pavilion? Here's my tentative list, but feel free to check my *extensive* exchange page; I'll be happy to pot up from that list for a special swap:) Mahonia seedlings Tradescantia seedlings, pink and lavender Hellebore seedlings Nigella damascena, white and blue Mexican Bamboo 'Crimson Beauty' seedlings Marjoram, green or gold Angelina sedum Hardy mum, pale pink to lavender Iris, german - Two toned purple with gold throat Iris, german - Pure white, or with gold throat Jerusalem artichokes - very tasty! White evening primrose, oenothera In smaller quantities, for special swaps: Becky shasta daisy Walkers Low Catmint Amsonia tabernaemontana seedlings Raspberry Latham Red everbearing Clove currant, ribes odoratum Asparagus, Purple Passion seedlings Pussy willow cuttings Blue Rose cuttings In the meantime, happy gardening! ~Heather Ps: I think stanreese needs to come down with some sort of mysterious morning illness;) Here is a link that might be useful: exchange page

Thanks for the welcome yall.....I'll call around and find some wax myrtles. Thanks for the contacts. As for my bamboo, I grow the following: Vivax Grey Henon Henon (Black) MOSO Robert Young ALLGOLD Red Margin and a few others...... I also have a few banana trees, elephant ears, cantilillies, fig trees, etc... The question is, what DOESN'T my family grown in Plantersville.....Seriously, they have just about anything you could want. Paul....You're welcome to call ALLEN BEARDEN about getting your plants at wholesale. I'm sure he can accomdate you. They are just now wrapping up their shipping season and getting ready to throw a lot of plants away....Its amazing how much they throw away. PH #: 334-366-4004BTW, I have a Myspace page dedicated to Bamboo.....Here is the link: http://www.myspace.com/bamabamboo Thanks again for the warm welcome..... Cyrus

Tom, I grew up down in Lee Co., AL. The native red mulberry, M.rubra, is quite common there, and I've selected and grafted one M.rubra selection from Lee Co., which I'm now growing up here in KY, due to its heavy production of large, tasty fruits. Dr. A.J.Bullard, of Mt. Olive NC, the long-time chairman of the NAFEX Southern Mulberry Interest group ranked available(and some not all that readily available) mulberries in this manner, for the Southeast: M.nigra - generally agreed to be top-quality, but temperature fluctuations, humidity, and fungal leaf & twig problems preclude successfully growing & fruiting it in the Southeast. M.albaXrubra hybrids - Silk Hope, Sullivan, Illinois Everbearing, Wellington. (In my plantings, IE is the gold standard - large berries, good flavor, bears over a 4-6 week period; Wellington(selected in Geneva NY) is a piece of crap here; I've had no personal experience with Silk Hope or Sullivan, though I've seen good reviews for SH). M.rubra - (Carlton)English and (Janie)Watts M.alba - Shangri-La, Pakistan In his estimation, it's a toss-up between the top M.rubras and M.albas, with the rubras heavier on the acid component of flavor, and the albas not having quite enough acid. They are fast-growing trees. Most of mine have been purchased as bareroot graftlings, or I've transplanted M.alba seedlings and grafted named varieties onto them. I have purchased a couple of potted varieties from EL, but the bareroots have performed as well or better than the potted ones. For other potential sources, have a look at the nursery/supplier list at the NAFEX website. Here is a link that might be useful: NAFEX

Sorry I didn't respond til now, I was going there this past weekend and wanted to make sure my response is right. Leaves are still on and show no signs of turning more purple. I haven't identified it yet. Nothing in any of the pictures matches just right. Either the leaves don't match, or the bark on the larger ones don't match. maybe it isn't native, as I'm looking through native plant books/sites. I'll keep an eye on it to see if it produces any flowers, I don't remember any last year though. I do have another tree that I'll post pictures of when it does flower in the spring, I haven't been able to id it either. Ron