Believe me I wish someone would take over maintenance. When I planted it last spring I had one Master gardener's help. It was my project long before becoming a Master Gardener. I supplied the perennials when I first planted it and most of the annuals myself since. I get very little donated plants and almost nil labor. The other Mg's that raised their plants kept all of there funds themselves, so at least mine went to anothe non-profit. It does seem reasonable that the growers should at least recoup their expenses. We purchase pots, labels, potting soil and seeds ourselves, not the organization. We do not have a greenhouse to use and my grow light electricty is expensive, so where do you draw the line? None of us are wealthy. Do we hold a separate sale as non Master Gardeners to recoup our losses? I am meeting with one of the other ladies who has the same vision as I to offer unusual plants not offered anywhere else locally. We will probably end up with enough plants to hold a very small MG sale. I did not want to deal with 2 sales, but maybe that is what it will become.

Would you believe I forgot all about the sale! I did get some good weeding done and more mulching......and, I repeat, I do not need any more plants. Helen, epimediums are supposed to do well in dry, shady spots and compete with tree roots....sound like a good plant. Christie, I think the hirta is different from Golsturm which is a rudbeckia fulgida and is perennial. Hirtas aren't but are supposed to self-seed well. I have one that does. I think you will find them different. I keep getting heliopsis and rudbeckias confused in my beds,but I think it is rudbeckias that something is eating the heck out of....last year it was a tiny fuzzy black worm. I don't see the worms this year but the leaves are holey....also my one remaining echinacea is threadbare. At least you all had a great sale day. I was afraid it would be raining. Helen, you may have to invest in a large Rubbermaid tub with a lid.....a couple of rocks would hold it down. I want to see everyone's plants when they get them planted.

Tomatoes anyone? Humpty Dumpty House in Loma Linda, California is hosting the Master Gardeners tomato and bell pepper plant sale this Sunday April 19. Noon 'till 2pm. Lots of varieties including Paul Robeson, Cherokee Chocolate, Sungold, Carbon, Sweet 100, Mortgage Lifter, Pink Brandywine, Yellow Pearl, Chocolate Beauty, Black Cherry, and many, many others. $3 each. Benefits the University of California San Bernardino/Riverside Master Gardeners. Corner of University and Evans, across from Loma Linda University Medical Center. Our picturesque gardens are closed for renovation/repairs, but I'll give limited tours on request. For further info, contact us thru Facebook or our website: https://www.facebook.com/HumptyDumptyHouse

Tomatoes anyone? Humpty Dumpty House in Loma Linda, California is hosting the Master Gardeners tomato and bell pepper plant sale this Sunday April 19. Noon 'till 2pm. Lots of varieties including Paul Robeson, Cherokee Chocolate, Sungold, Carbon, Sweet 100, Mortgage Lifter, Pink Brandywine, Yellow Pearl, Chocolate Beauty, Black Cherry, and many, many others, some suitable for containers. $3 each. Benefits the University of California San Bernardino/Riverside Master Gardeners. Corner of University and Evans, across from Loma Linda University Medical Center. Our picturesque gardens are closed for renovation/repairs, but I'll give limited tours on request. For further info, contact us thru Facebook or our website: https://www.facebook.com/HumptyDumptyHouse