Hi Everyone! Stressed to the max here and going crazy as always! My sister is stabilized and she has convinced them to let her go home!!! Crazy girl! anyway seems like things may be calming down and I can get ready for my 'regular' summer excursions! I got a big box from Brecks yesterday and am trying to get my head around all of these new bulbs. I bought a 'grabbag' last year and most of the plants didn't do well in the dry heat, so they replaced it. WOW did they replace it!!!! I don't mind telling you I would pay a little extra for Brecks bulbs every day of the week! Their perennials not so much, but their bulbs are OUTSTANDING! Trying to figure out where to plant all of these beauties!!! (pineapple lily, peruvian daffodil, lily trees, aaaahhhh, so many flowers so little space) Who knew bulbs sould be so big!!! Look forward to some of these for Barb's fall/winter swap! Tammy, Side Swap box is any trade arranged outside of the organized/assigned swap. :) more goodies to share! Seemed appropriate for a 'surplus' swap! Chell flower what a wonderful box! to send and to recieve!!! Bigmama, I wish I could swap with you, but these coleus have just arrived! I am just rooting them now, but I will probably be looking for homes for the whole plants when fall comes, (I can't keep them over winter) perhaps we can do a trade then or for cuttings when they get a little bigger! Amy what a wonderful box!!! I'd like to get a peak at Chellflower's garden wouldn't you? Well I'd better get to work! I think this swap is now complete! I had a wonderful time everyone, I have enjoyed getting to know you all a little better and learning about your gardens! I hope you will all stay in touch. I definatley think we should do this again next spring! Have a wonderful day! Frances

These are the Manila mango fruits from June of 2006,and just starting to going through it's first flushes after the winter of 06. These might be the worst photos I took!..but with thousands of images..These are the ones I memorized where and in what file. The others if I run across are of flowering,pea sized fruit and ripe cut open fruit of a 9',then 5 year old potted tree. Potted up by me after a few years in an extra SANDY soil like it came in. I curse the winter of 2007. btw, A second Manila was thriving and growing fast in a pot...did well for a short time in ground,went through a winter fine...then in late spring of 08..died Just shriveled up. Could have been root virus or Gophers.

wow wax jambu has large leaves. i have malay apple, which fruits look very similar but apparently has completely different foliage. i wonder what the growth habit is? my malay apple has a christmas tree like cylindrical growth habit. that was a few months ago

Hello Tric and other rose bloomers. Have they really cleared away all those horrible adds? I hope so. As you will know, I haven't visited in quite awhile now, partly because of the adds but also for other reasons: my computer completely crashed and I had to get a new one; winter jobs preparing gardens; and I've just spent heaps of time setting up an on-line family photo gallery, mostly in connection with my other pursuit, genealogy. Also, I have just undergone a TURP medical procedure (won't go into that) and am having a problem or two recovering. And I'm also awaiting advice on about a half dozen roses I (mail) ordered about 2 months ago which haven't arrived, fortunately I haven't paid for, but thought I might have heard by now. Doesn't look like they are going to come this season. Anyway, just thought I'd drop by. Hope all are well. Regards Bill