I did hit Bremerton today in the course of my travels and checked out the eucryphia. You can see the top of it over the buildings and did look like it was lacking leaves. But I did get the head of facilities to get me into the area - the Child Development Center is naturally very restricted access and they are putting in a new parking lot in front so not an easy site to get close to. Up close it looks much better. It obviously has lost a lot of foliage since I last saw it as well but mostly on the top, most exposed portion. Down lower there are many more leaves. Not the best photo as I was looking up in to the tree (you can't get far enough away to get a clear shot overall) but you can see the leaves present. And this one is more of a close up of the lower branches but still not the best shot. Leaves much more apparent. It's definitely taken a hit. I am assuming the leaf drop was due to winter conditions. Bremerton had a couple of pretty sharp cold snaps and a whole lot more snow than we saw on Bainbridge. btw, the Umbellularia was another tree they had asked me about (and that was 2015, not last year as I had thought) and I had made mention in my report that it looked unthrifty at that time. It doesn't look any better now. Drainage in that area is not wonderful and it was pretty squishy after our endless months of rain so that may be a factor.

I recommend Johnny's Select Seeds. I remember seeing wildflowers and mixes on their website in 1, 2 and 5-pound bags. Not sure what they have available now, but their quality is outstanding.

cultivar colors will NOT come true from seed ... so you are left with zen's suggestion of species ... MOST mums you see in fall... are rooted cuttings... they root ridiculously fast .. and easily.. and since you cut back more plants 2 or 3 times for the fall bloom.. you could probably have a couple thousand plants by fall ... so.. if all else fails.. buy one in fall.. make sure it survives winter.. and propagate your brains out next season ... https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=mum+propagatio&iax=videos&ia=videos al\so.. per zen.. mums is a rather common name meaning a bunch of different plants.. so if you are not talking about the ones i replied about.. well;.. dont use the common name ... or explain better ... ken

My cabinet maker purchased seed glass from a local supplier. It is very light seed - really almost transparent. Any recommendations for ordering online? I want a heavier seed look that will give a distorted view.