I was in the same boat a few years ago. I wish I could remember the nursery name but it was in Tennessee. What I did then, and you can do now, is email the Clemson prof who developed "Guardian" (GL Reighard) and ask him what nurseries were licensed to receive "Guardian" seed. The one I dealt with was wholesale only except for right about now in the season: he would sell small quantities of his remainders to individuals. They were excellent plants and reasonable. I bought five selections. Don't delay.

Try these for starters: Holly Ridge Nursery, 5925 South Ridge Road West, Geneva, Ohio, (800) 465-5901 Western Maine Nursery, 4 Nursery Lane - P.O.BOX 250 Fryeburg, ME 04037, (800)447.4745 Email: info@westernmainenurseries.com A. Waldbart & Sons Nursery, 5517 N. Hwy. 67, Florissant, MO 63034; 314-741-3121 Charles J. Fiore Company Inc. 16606 W. Hwy 22, Prairie View, IL 60069; (847) 913-9690 D & T Wholesale Nursery Altamont, TN - 866.526.4527 toll free Tennessee Wholesale Nursery Altamont, TN - 931-692-4252 George Johnson Nursery Forest Hill, LA - 318/748-6715 Jeff Tuley Farms Murchison, Texas - 1-800-950-7115 Senter's Nursery Whitehouse, TX - 903-839-2626 Songbird Gardens, Inc Forest Hill, LA - 318 748-7102 Office The Better Plant Broker Glenmora, LA - 318 792-4294 Woodlands Tree Farm Tomball, TX - 281-351-1006 Bushman Plant Farm Cleveland, TX - Tel: (281)592-7482 3 Am Growers Tallassee, AL - 800/892-4326 DB Tree Farm Tomball, TX - 281-351-5522 Lowrey Nursery Montgomery, TX - Tel: (936)449-4040 Norman Hill Nursery Arp, TX - 903-566-1525 Pine Mill Nursery Paris, TX - TX 800/784-4945 TreeXchange Atlanta, GA - 727-492-0746 Joe

Hi Betty, Welcome to the area ! There are actually two plant swaps in East TN, the Knoxville swap and the East TN Plant swap which is going to be held up closer to the mountains. By attending both you'll get a wide variety of plants and helpful tips I'm sure, and you'll probably meet and see some of the same people at both. We're working on a website right now so if you'll email me I'll send you all the information. Oh and the West TN plant swap is awesome, I will be there this spring, and it's well worth the drive. Cheryl

Stay away from Tn Wholesale Nursery in Altamont Tennessee. (An online nursery). They sent me dead shrubs and they have terrible BBB reviews with lots of complaints of sending out dead plants.