Welcome to the Tennessee Forum! Hope you are coming to the East Tennessee / Knoxville Spring Plant Swap! It's a great place to get all kinds of neat free plants, get rid of some of the plants you're tired of, learn about plants you may never have heard of before, meet fellow local gardeners from this part of the state, and enjoy a great potluck meal.

I was so impressed by all the cultivars and wonderful characteristics of Bignonia capreolata (cross vine), that Marty was talking about above, that I did a little looking to see where they can be found. Some of the better sources I could find (due to price, selection, etc.) are: * Sunlight Gardens (about 20 miles from Knoxville) - http://www.sunlightgardens.com/index.html * TyTy Nursery - http://www.tytyga.com/ * Logee's - http://www.logees.com/default.asp * Fantastic Plants (mail order in West TN) - http://fantasticplants.com/ Does anyone know of sources of other varieties besides 'Tangerine Beauty', var. atrosanguinea, and 'Jekyll'?

Pomegranates are pretty easy to propagate. Here are my recommendations. Take 8" to 12" long cuttings in winter from one-year old wood. Remove any tender tips and leaves. Treat the cuttings with rooting hormone (optional) and plant them about two-thirds deep into a damp (not wet) soilless potting mix of about 60% pearlite and 40% peat or peat based potting mix. A plant-grade (rinsed) coir would probably be an even better substitute for the peat. Cover with clear plastic to conserve moisture. Place them in light shade to keep them from cooking inside the plastic cover. You can use bottom heat (70 to 80 degrees) to increase root development. Planting them in a clear plastic container helps you to see root development. If you do use a clear potting container, make sure it has drainage holes and cover it with a paper wrap to eliminate light reaching the soil which can increase mold development.

Here is the URL for the Poland Creek Nursery: http://www.polandcreeknursery.com/ The URL gives verbal directions and a map. I don't think the map is very good; I would put their address in Mapquest.com and print out what I wanted. If you choose to go there via Alcoa Hwy. and Topside, you will pass within 100 yards of Honey Rock Herb Farm; start looking for it on the left after you make the right at the Louisville Post Office. It is across from the big Marina which you will pass by. Poland is mainly a tree and shrub Nursery, but OH WHAT BEAUTIFUL AND UNUSUAL STUFF THEY HAVE! Worth the trouble.....PS... the last 1/2 mile to Poland is a gravel road.