I have quince shrubs and I am interested in your trade; however, I find them incredibly difficult to dig with good roots. Let me try to dig an offset and see if it is fit to send to you.

I have used Black & Blue salvia a number of times in a large pot on my patio, but I never tried to overwinter it. I would be inclined to try a cutting to overwinter and then a fresh cutting from the first cutting in the early spring of next year. (Mainly because of their size) I use three in a 24 inch wide pot. They get bushy, about 3 foot tall, and fill the pot completely. They are erect and do not flop or open in the center at all for me. However, they do not bloom until fairly late into the summer, but stay nice quite late into our short season. The proportion of flower to foliage is on the low side, but the sprays of 2-color flowers appear striking & unusual to most Michiganders, more used to Petunias & Marigolds. Black & Blue looks smashing right next to my Black Magic Elephant Ears. These I do save from year to year and overwinter.

token and trowelgal, thank you so much, saved token's instructions. I'll try to do with the stubble that remains as trowelgal suggested, don't have paving stones but some bricks or glass blocks over cardboard might do along with plenty of leaves I have. I hate to buy new, too, but maintaining plants over the winter is getting to be a chore, still don't want to give it up. I grew Salvia Sangria from T&M from seeds a few years back, started too early in my sr, got crooked. So I tied them to little stakes. When I set them out, they straightened up, are interesting plants, and that was the only one of my flowers I saw a pair of hummingbirds go for. My neighbor tells me he had scads of them on his hisbiscus on his deck. The following year I tried a mix Salvia Salsa and added a purple. Those didn't do so well in back. Neither did the Blue Ribbon (looked pretty blue in the photo but more purple) ones I planted where I had had the Sangria the year before. They were disappointing. All annuals. I don't think I have any perennial ones although there are some for my zone. Burpee has what looks to be a beautiful Cathedral Mix, but they're pricey and you only get three plants, so I passed on those. Would love to try some of those from seeds though if they ever become available or may splurge next year if I don't have to buy more of the black and white. Thanks for posting the photos, enjoyed them. They never appealed to me but have grown on me.

I recommend going over to the salvia forum on this one. B&Bs do make seeds but not many and bees puncture the calyxes, which prevents the seeds from forming. Now is probably not the best time for cuttings, either. The important thing is to keep the roots from freezing - it will overwinter in my zone, where it dies back but returns from the roots. Could you dig one up and put it somewhere that it would be somewhat protected? Becky