Hi VLRON.... I know it's been awhile since you have posted this thread on Garden Web but I thought I'd give you a try. I did a search on "sweet shrub" which is how your post came to the top. A few years ago I moved from Florida (one too many hurricane) and just settled in Missouri. In my Florida gardens I had a sweet shrub growing which I loved. I haven't been able to find any sweet shrubs here locally. Any chance you would part with a few little starts or maybe cuttings that I could possibly root? I would be more than happy to pay postage for them or trade. Don't have a whole lot to offer at the moment other than lots of Christmas cactus cuttings in red and pink/white, and/or rootings from a plant that I don't know the name of....it's a tropical and when you run it through you hand or brush up against it has a pleasant cinnamon type scent. This is a plant however that would have to be brought in during the winter but looks great in a pot as it has alot of foliage. Great for shade patio or decks. If this is something you are interested in by all means shoot me an email. If not, no need to reply...totally understand as your post is from last year. Happy Gardening, Pam pamcrews@yahoo.com

I have lots of the white poppy and would love to trade for the white columbine, if you are willing. Check out my list to see if there might be others you'd like. :) ~Tina Marie Here is a link that might be useful: my page

Would you just glue a sheet vinyl right on top of the other vinyl or would I need some type of underlayment? We have a wetsaw and regular old saw so I thought the Durastone type "tiles" would be easier to fit into corners and such....one wrong cut with the vinyl sheet and there's no mercy for me...smaller tiles don't intimidate me, a big sheet of vinyl sure does! :) Tara

Yes crabapples can and are used to pollinate apple trees. The resulting fruit will always be the same variety as the mother tree and the seeds will actually be a hybrid of the two parents. Since we do not eat the seeds this works perfectly fine. Many large scale commercial orchards have used crabapples in the past to pollinate large fields of a single apple variety . Many commercial apple tree sources still grow and offer some ornamental crabs for this purpose. The home grower can use them too for pollination if needed assuming the crabapple bloom overlaps enough with the apple variety you are growing for good pollination (usually they do). Most crabs on the market are ornamental (have small fruit) but some really good larger fruited crabs do exist (Whitney, Centennial, Chestnut ect). My experience with large fruited crabapples is that they do not store well and get soft quickly. They can be excellent to eat fresh when picked at the peak of perfection. I canned many a jar of pickled whitney crabapples in my youth. The sweetest crab I have ever eaten is Trail which is yellow fruited. Very popular in the Dakotas and Northern Minnesota. Almost too sweet but definitely delicious.