Chris - I still have No Boys Allowed in a pot, but I'm planning to put it right next to Morticia. I think they look great together too. Ngraham - Maybe all the heat has faded your Chartered Course blooms. Mine only started looking right after the rain this week. Christine - I love the shape of Asterisk. I have another unusual form spatulate like that named Dancing Summerbird. Mantis - I hadn't noticed Zuzu was in the Sphinx pose until you mentioned it. The comment made me smile. Celestialrose - It sounds like Cowgirl and Zeus have a lot in common, including the turkey and roast beef treats. I'm so grateful that she adjusted so well to living inside. Kay - Cowgirl spends a lot of time in that particular window. On the days I'm at work, she sits there in the afternoon watching for my car to come up the driveway. Thanks to everyone else who liked the cat photo. I passed your comments on to my husband, who took that photo. Debra

True_blue, 'John Davis' will bloom again on new wood, though the second "flush" generally isn't very significant. In order to climb, this rose NEEDS deeply dug fertile soil and feeding, otherwise you'll just end up with a shrub, but an attractive one at that. 'JD' can take zone 3 cold, but the biggest challenge is dealing with winter desiccation drying up the stems. Alberta (central Alberta included) will at times experience amazingly BALMY winter temps and the reflected heat from buildings will only further intensify and desiccate this rose. So, I water deeply prior to freeze up and attempt to lean 'JD' away from the house ... it's a challenge to get almost any rose to climb in our cold prairie climate. 'Olds Collage Rose' looks especially nice, thanks for posting vstapes :)

Hi all, I just sent out the email with my address and directions to everyone who's sent me their email address. If it doesn't show up in your inbox (or your spam box!) soon, let me know and I'll try again. Here's the list of people who should be receiving it: aloha2009 autodidact b2alicia billie ladybug catnohat chcolatecat gardenfiend gjmancini jclepine juletee kvenkat lattefairy (+ gardendreamer) laura 42 lindy loo (+ 1) mayberrygardener milehighgirl mstywoods petuniamel polygonum provogirl pumpkin2010 redley_gardener serpentmoon singcharlene sorie6 (+ 1 or 2) sugaralice tobaira tommysmommy treebarb (+ 1) TVo Woliver ***** I STILL NEED EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR THESE THREE PEOPLE. ***** If you still want to come to the swap, Private Message your address to me by going to "my page" and click on "send me a message." We'd all love to have you come, but I need a way to contact you! dsieber lealeigh ragrif A couple reminders! Please be sure to bring a serving spoon if your dish will need one, and please be sure there's some way to keep your dish covered. If you'll need to reheat something when you arrive, the microwave/stove/oven will be available for your use! With any plants you bring, please be sure they're labeled some way\-\-\-more info about labeling in my very first post at the top of this thread. And please be sure your plants are watered the day before the swap\-\-so they're not too wet to transport, but so they won't be wilting during the swap. If you haven't already read all the Swap FAQ's at the top of this thread, especially if this is your first swap, I recommend you look them over so you'll have some idea of how we do it! It's fun to see several new people coming to this swap! For the demonstration, in addition to the propagation info, I'm planning to include some basic info on soil (gonna show you all why I say never, never use Hyponex soil!), on shopping for perennials, planting them, caring for them, and some other miscellaneous stuff! This is going to be an "interactive" demonstration, and I'll keep talking and answering questions as long as people are willing to listen\-\-and participate! I mentioned this on one of the other threads, but, again, if the weather is nice, as NOAA is now predicting it's gonna be, you'll be in the sun for at least part of the day\-\-\-so don't forget the sun screen if you'll need it! I still have several private emails that I was hoping to be able to respond to individually, but I may not have enough time to do it! If you emailed me and I have your name on the list above, and you got MY\-\-just sent\-\-address email, you're all set. I apologize if I don't get around to a private reply! If you have any general swap questions, please post them here, rather than emailing them to me, so possibly somebody else can help to answer them. At least a couple of you have emailed that you're not going to be able to make it by 11:00. That works just fine too, and we'll hold off on the eating until at least noon or a little bit later so most people are here before we start. And if people are spread out a little bit it'll probably work out better anyway since the walk into my backyard is only "one\-person wide!" So we'll see you all when you get here! ******* THE SWAP IS SUNDAY, MAY 22, STARTING AT 11:00 A.M. ******* If you're just seeing this for the first time, it's not too late to decide to come! As long as there's time to get your email address to me, and for me to send you the address and directions, everyone is still invited to come! The more the merrier! See you all next Sunday, Skybird P.S. LatteFairy, it was JUST sent, and I haven't gotten anything back from MailerDaemon, so wait a couple more hours to see if it arrives (be sure to check your spam box), and let me know if you still don't get it by morning. (I got your email and it's one of the ones I haven't had time to respond to privately\-\-but I have you and GardenDreamer down\-\-don't have an address for GardenDreamer, so you're the only one getting the email.)

Here's a list of plants which are said to do well in low light levels, and might be happier in the short days of a Melbourne winter than some others. The asterisks mark the ones which are best at the low light thing. They are all rather undemanding about water, and grow well in "dry" rainforests, so score well on "waterwise" listings. Acronychia oblongifolia Alchornea ilicifolia Alectryon tomentosus Alyxia ruscifolia* Arytera distylis Auranticarpa rhombifolia Baloghia inophylla Canthium buxifolium Cordyline species Croton insularis Cryptocarya microneura * Elattostachys xylocarpa Ficus coronata * Ficus rubiginosa * Flindersia species Glochidion fernandi* Harpullia species Homalanthus nutans Melicope micrococca Neolitsea dealbata Auranticarpa rhombifolia Psychotria loniceroides * Rapanea variabilis Almost all of these are either small trees or shrubs. Ficus coronata is a non-strangling fig which is said have the best flavoured fruits of all the natives, as well as being small enough to grow in a suburban garden. F.rubiginosa is a small strangler - one of those things that is good in a pot and you can do arty things with the lovely snakey roots, but you wouldn't actually want it in the ground near any foundations. (I imagine all the potted figs would do really well in the situation you are proposing). Best of luck. Trish.