Hi Linda, I have Impatiens balfourii and would be very interested in trading for your: Leycesteria formosa Browallia americana Salvia "Purple Volcano" My Trade List Thanks for looking, Susan

Adele - I swear that you guys offered I. balfourii years ago (before you worked there)! I can walk to the corner of the greenhouse and point to the bench it was on. If it wasn't balfourii it was a small flowered Imp that looked very similar. It wasn't offered in small pots, only in large plants. This summer and last summer have been brutal on my sensitive tropicals - too hot and too dry, so I can see his hesitation. I don't know how he chooses what he offers now, it all seems like a cr@pshoot, there is no way to know what will sell. I do like flashy blooming or flashy foliage plants. I don't care if they are perennial or not. I overwinter certain things but let the rest of them compost into the ground. My perennial and shrub areas are pretty full so I don't need much, it's colorful potted plants that really make me pull out my wallet. I love Annies Annuals, I think it is the best put-together printed catalog on the market (I work in publishing) and she seems drawn to the same types of plants that I admire. But I hesitate to shop from the west coast, most of my failures have come from far away whereas most of my successes have been either local or grown from seed. No matter what, I can always find something to buy when I visit your workplace. Just keep doin whatcher doin and I'll keep a shoppin

Thanks, I think I'm getting some in the mail through a trade. Jim

I have some of those in my garden for couple of years already! They really do self-sow and look very pretty and delicate! I always want to collect those seeds, but always a step too late! Karen