I'd be interested in a few items from your list. You can find mine at the following link and--if you see anything you'd like--you can e-mail me from my member page. Thanks! Here is a link that might be useful: Audrey's Trade List

We have built a small apple tree and blueberry garden from a terraced area and dh built an arbor for me at the top of the steps into it. The roses are very young so aren't visible yet. There are also roses planted behind the small apple trees, and I hope this winter to clean out some more of the ferns and underbrush and put in a wire and post fence to plant some ramblers along. Not so much built as rebuilt from an old junk shop door and a $5 window from Lowe's, I'm trying to build a garden around the backside of our old garage so it looks like an entry garden. It still looks fake and sure hasn't fooled the UPS man yet. Maybe when the plants grow larger it will look more "natural" or "real." There's a small black paper cat and a curtain of some plastic fabric in the window, along with some shutters made from old boards. It has Christmas lights and a wreath right now on the door and the path is made from old concrete pavers dug out from an old patio. Gean

I think the book is written from a slightly "northerly" perspective in that respect. On the other hand, due to the close planting, and the shade often provided by bigger plants like (bush) beans, it is possible to plant and keep lettuce and spinach much later into the season than I ever did with a conventional garden. I found this to be quite helpful, as the otherwise "bad" shade from the beans allowed me to keep things growing well past the point where they would normally have bolted to uselessness even in a Maine summer.

Regina, I will have to check the label on my systemic and post the name later. It is a granule that I get at Mayos, plus I have used one of the Ortho systemic liquids. Brugs - - I take my versi's inside once the night-time temps drop into the mid 40's (I store my dormant). Since I don't know exactly which one your unnamed Peach is - - hard to tell if it can be left out longer. There isn't much you can do to encourage these to grow taller (except plant them in the ground). If you take cuttings, you may or may not get a larger plant next year. However, if you plant these in the ground next year (mature root balls!), chances are you will start to get some ground level suckers that will grow taller. But I will tell you that my inground brugs (mature or this year's cuttings) are all huge. Some are more bush like, while others are standards. I store my versi's inside a closet in the basement (temps above 50). Caladiums - if in pots, bring inside once the foliage starts to die down. If you are having to lift the corms, I recommend you do it BEFORE the foliage dies down or you will have a hard time finding the corms. Important - store in darkness above 50 degrees. If storing lifted corms, put in peat moss to keep them from drying out. DO NOT WATER. Variegated (Tropical) hibiscus - bring inside once night time temps go below 40 degrees. Can be brought in sooner, but be sure to not let it get cooler than 40 degrees. Tropical hibiscus either need to be kept growing at temps about 65 with LIGHT, or in a semi dormant state above 50 degrees. NOTE - most but not all will come back from being stored semi dormant. EE's - should be safe to let light frost kill foliage. I usually take my ears in before then - - just because it's easier for me to! Store in dry, cool place. Magilla Perilla - - self seeds and comes back for me Clero Thompsoniae - - I take mine inside right before the first frost. Cuttings taken now should do ok if kept warm. I keep my mature plant in the garage at temps above 40 degrees. It does go dormant but leafs back out in the spring. Angel Wing Begonia - - I take mine inside right before the first frost. VERY prone to fungus - keep on the dry side. I usually try to keep mine growing in the garage under lights, but will cut them back in mid to late winter if fungus takes over. They DO come back from being cut back. Hardy begonia - - are hardy here if planted in the ground. If in a pot, just stick them in a cool, dry place. Ginger from the East Tn Swap - - I am presuming this is a Hedychium like Butterfly. Can be hardy here if mulched (if planted in a place with good drainage). I lift mine and put them in huge pots (cut back the foliage to ground level). They can be stored in a cool, dry place dormant, or given a LITTLE water and moderate light for them to resprout. Regina, these need a long growing season, and consistent watering all summer to bloom late in our summer. Mine are gorgeous now and smell wonderful!