Hi okiegarden, Welcome to The Plant Exchange I thought you might like to know there is no email link on your member page, thus no way to email you. Please see addressing newbie and newer member issues for instructions on getting your Member Page email link set up along with a location in your profile. hth. Sue...chemocurl

One year old seed grown seedlings: paw-paws and lindera benzoin for rooted native azalea most especially honeysuckle azalea/azalea viscosum. No cuttings please. I don't have any luck rooting azalea cuttings. Trades only. Post here only. Peggy

Thanks for your encouragement everyone. It was a lot of digging and swinging a pick, but the the results are worth it. I feel like my garden is starting to have good bones in terms of the layout, hardscape, and foundation plantings. I'm really excited about the fun part- filling it with wonderful plants! Floridarose, we did rent a Dingo one day, but that was mostly to move some boulders. I would say that 90% of the soil was moved the old fashioned way, with a shovel and wheelbarrow. It's a heck of a lot cheaper, and more satisfying than a gym membership. Jeri, I messaged you. I would love to share this with others.

Gee Mara, I wish I had some jobs in like that. I'm jealous (boo hoo). The joys of being self employed, up and down, feast or famine. "Stay calm..." Mexican Orchid trees are pretty. There are several small trees that grow "down there" I wish I could grow if I had a larger piece of property. Jay, A few years ago, I stumbled across a variety of Missouri Primrose with much bluer leaves than than the species and the flowers are a bit lighter and softer yellow. I got a seed pod to start my own and really like it better in all respects: form, size, color. I was considering the tall annual Diamond Primrose Oenothera I mentioned for that very dry spot on the difficult west side I am constantly experimenting with. Out front I imagine it would be too wide and take too much space. I wouldn't mind tall but I don't want wide. The Rayless Gaillardia is easy from seed but not the prolific seeder like annual gaillardia. Now that I'm growing it, I notice them here and there along the roadsides in spring---red balls sitting on top of tall stiff stems, hard to miss but not overly common on my routes. A cute thing about them is the way they turn toward the sun during the day, like little heads. Its charming and has personality. My patch is slowly getting larger although I read it is a short lived perennial. Its an evergreen mat in winter or when not blooming if you cut the stalks. Time will tell if its short lived, this was the third year for the original patch. They don't seem to self sow much and mine are in a good spot for self sowing--gravel on sand, most seeds seem to love that. I planted G. aestivalis and love it but I've only ended up with a couple plants each year so far by direct sowing. Its very delicate and subtle.