Alata, sylvestris -- pretty much any scented Nicotiana! I will pay portage or trade: cypress vine, morning glories, moonvine, sunflower, cosmos, zinnia, fivespot, purple hyacinth bean, penstamon "Huskers red."

I'm looking to trade for some Pelargonium (scented geranium) seeds -- any kind except for nutmeg, lemon and rose (which are the ones that I already have). If you don't see what you want on my trade list, please ask. I've only listed varieties where I have at least ten seeds of it -- there are many others (leftover from my indoor winter planting) where I didn't think there was enough left to list them.

This may not be true for your zone: if you have overwintered your geraniums then they may be getting old and need renewal. In addition to the new leaves, are they also producing new sideshoots? If they are, long and vigorous or small sidegrowths at the ends of the main stalks? If you're in love with the colour, or they have sentimental value, take some cuttings. They can root both in water and in a damp sandy mix. If you do the sandy mix let the cuttings dry for a couple of days to form a callus over the cut. They are less likely to rot. When they're happy in a mix geraniums have an extensive root system. It may be worth removing one of the plants and seeing just what is happening in the tub. One possibility is that the water you add just isn't soaking through - or is whizzing by so fast that it's leaving a big ball of dry stuff around the roots. Some potting mixes are really bad for this. You might need to add a wetting agent to your watering process to ensure that the mix really is getting wet. If your tubs are up on feet - water until there's a flow from the hole. Go away for fifteen minutes - and come back to water again. It can take that much time for a dry mix to rehydrate. Once it has soaked up a reservoir of water then , depending on your local climate, you only need to water once a week to ensure there's enough damp to keep growth going without flooding/drowning the roots. Geraniums like plenty of air to go with their water.

Dear Jacqie, My name is Hernan and I live in the Netherlands. I am looking for fragant flowers seeds, any. I do have many plants for trade. I do have many double helleboruses plants that I bought troughtout the years from Ashwood nurseries in the UK: http://www.ashwoodnurseries.com/shop/catalogsearch/result/index/?aspect=39&cat=110&q=helleborus Some of my plants are 5 to 7 years old and I could always split them and give you some if you want. I also have a larga plant of calycanthus floridus that gives nice red fragrant flowers. Please let me know if you want to trade something. I am also looking for cuttings of any fragant brunfelsia. Regards, Hernan Gomez