Hi. Looking to trade for some good divisions. I have not updated my plant trade list but I have lots of stuff to trade. Maybe we can work something out. Thanks, Dawn

Want to try growing pink muhly grass from seed or plugs. Willing to do SASE or trade. Check out my list; have lots of tomato varieties, Bhut Jolokia hot pepper (limited), Asian veggies such as daikon, turnips, shishito peppers. Thanks for looking.

I have 2 that came up volunteer that are about the size yours are this year and have that same upright appearance (upright now anyway). I'd mistaken the identity thinking they were Indian Rice Grass where I'd sown seeds. I'd leave them where they are because they have nice late afternoon sun nicely showing off the pink but....they get so large they will be too big for the spots so I am moving them next spring while they are still a moveable size (gallon sized). Too bad because currently they look great and I wish they'd stay that size. A mature plant gets 3 feet, forming a very thick, dense tussock that forms a perfect half circle shape (no longer the upright look) that is just as tall & really takes up a big space, its more like a specimen grass which I hadn't expected. They are a bear to trim down in spring. I took one out this spring to open up some space and in its spot there are now 6 bluestem plants with room to spare. I had no idea they got that big. Peren.all, you would probably be able to grow Muhlenbergia riverchonii, its often sold under the name 'Undaunted'. Its a lot more cold hardy and personally I like it better. Even if you could grow the Gulf Muhly you might never get the blooms because the Gulf M. blooms so late in the season, my big guy is just now starting to put up a only few blooms even though the two volunteers bloomed earlier and are in full bloom. The M. riverchonni starts to open in July and is in full glory by mid August, then it looses the color but stays nice and hazy looking until its cut back in late winter. It is more subtle in color---kind of a dusky pinkish purple color + its a smaller, lower growing grass with leaves that are just as fine but more grayish green. I think the Gulf M. looks more 'tropical' because its so garishly pink with brighter green leaves.

Probable star jasmine (Trachelospermum) already needs a bigger surface to climb on - you could install additional framework to the left and right of the existing section and fill the whole vertical space just with that one planting. Which would be good because then it would be a uniform backdrop that eliminated being able to seen beyond the bed and into the void beneath the house. And with the dark green climber already there any plantings of purple-leaved or otherwise additionally dark plants might not be the best direction to go in. You might also like to coordinate with the vine when it is in flower, for instance planting something that is yellow at the same time as its white flowers are present. Maybe start by taking a sprig of the vine to some garden centers and holding it up against other plants, seeing what looks good, then building from there. Also what you are able to find for sale in your area at the time you are working on this will determine what you end up using. Unless you order from outside of the area, for home delivery. Otherwise this Clemson page on Loropetalum is pretty good. They also say the 'Darkfire' grows only 5-6 ft. tall but they may just be repeating what commercial sources have been saying (see the Clemson paragraph on size of the species in general). With nursery depictions of the "mature" size talking about what has been seen with examples only 10 years old. Or is being assumed plants of that age will become: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/loropetalum/