Lou, thanks! I'm glad easy does it works as I'd never have been able to do that all in one shot. Wanda, thank you. I'm glad you like it. Susie, no sprinkler. I had just watered the things I planted this morning. But everything should end up being drought tolerant, so that eventually I won't have to worry about water unless it is an unusual dry spell. That red flower is a Red Rocket crape myrtle. It was just planted last fall so it is very small still. I just love the red color of the flowers. It was the inspiration for the entire area. The plants are: red rocket crape myrtle gold mound duranta purple fountain grass (had a really late trim as I'm still learning) gold mound lantana Mexican petunia African bush daisy variegated liriope agapanthus (lying down after being divided and planted today) Mexican heather carnival lantana dwarf allamanda bush I still intend to get some of the chartreuse colored sedum as well as another gold mound lantana for the front and a little more liriope. Hopefully the poor agapanthus will survive. It looks so fallen over and defeated today.

I see that no one has tackled this question to date. The problem is that yellow leaves is a symptom for several problems. In this case, it could be lower humidity in a heated house, lower light levels, exposure to a bit of cold before you took it in, a single incident of the potting soil drying out, too much water or a combination of all of the above. If the stems are still healthy and you take good care of it, the plant should leaf back out. It may even recover from dying back to the ground. In north Florida, bush allamanda dies back to the ground in the winter cold and recovers in spring.

Okay, I FINALLY got my lists together! Sorry for the wait folks, but things have been soo busy these last few weeks! Here's what I have for the swap: Plants: *Apple Red Delicious seedling: Perennial, FS & WD soil. *Canna "Yellow King Humbert/Robert Wallace(these got mixed up & cant tell apart until bloom time):Perennial, FS & moist. Yellow & red blooms. *Castor Bean -Red(R. communis 'Carmencita' ): Per. in zones 8-11, FS & WD. Grows fast, red blooms. *Seeds are poisonous. *Coleus (C. blumei) seedlings: Annual/Tender Perennial or houseplant. PS & moist, WD soil. *Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia Milii): Perennial succulent zone 9-11 or houseplant. F/P sun & moderate water. Red blooms. *Daylily (Hemerocallis): Perennial-all zones, F/P sun & moist, WD soil. Orange blooms. *Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) seedlings-Pink: Perennial succulent zone 9-10, or houseplant. FS & moderate water. *Hosta T-Rex: Perennial zone 3-9, Part/morning sun & moist, WD soil. To 30" high. *Hoya Fungii: Perennial houseplant. PS, WD soil. White bloom w/burgundy throat. Fragrant. Hanging basket. *Hibiscus Sunset seedling: Perennial zone 9-10, FS & WD soil. Red & gold bloom. *Paperwhite/Chinese Sacred Lily (Narcissus): Perennial zone 8-11, F/P sun & WD soil. *Plumeria (P. rubra) seedling: Perennial, small succulent tree or container plant. zone 9-11, FS & dry soil. *Spider Plant Variegated (Chlorophytum comosum): Perennial. Houseplant or outdoors in Part sun. White blooms. Cuttings: *Purple Queen (Tradescantia pallida): Perennial zone 8-11, F/P sun, moist -dry. Pink blooms, groundcover or hanging basket. *Purple Jew (Zebrina pendula): Perennial, Part/morning sun. Hanging basket/houseplant. Bulbs/Tubers: *Air Potato Vine(Dioscorea bulbifera): Perennial zone 9-11, F/P sun, drought tolerant. Native to Asia & Africa. ...for my wants, please see my trade list. It was completely updated yesterday.... Here are my answers to the questionaire... About my Garden: a Which of these best describes your DREAM garden: All of the above (including 'Much larger!, LOL) b Which of these describes your REAL garden Chaotic c. What is your garden colour scape All of the above d. My biggest challenge in the garden is: All of the above e. My garden is Non of the above- sunny & tree roots! f. I know I am a plant-aholic because...... I get dirtier than the kids when we go outside to 'play' and if weather's bad/cold, I bring the dirt indoors! Thanks Frances for being patient with me, and thanks for hosting this swap! Here is a link that might be useful: Chellflower's Trade Lists

Looks like they reckon everyone on the planet lives in the U.S. of A. Excuse me looking at your 'page' Inga but I didn't notice any notation as to your gender. I've always had the opinion you're female; didn't know you're retired though (as I, too, am). Tropic (excuse abbreviation) your gender isn't mentioned either, I'm of the opinion you're a bloke like meself! Guess it doesn't really matter where they reckon we all live, we know we all don't speak with a 'Yankee' drawl (No offence intended to the yanks). B.