Rolling Green is one of my very favorites! The grounds are lovely, the stock is well organized, the staff has been there for years and is pleasant. If I'm looking for something particular in a shrub/tree I go there or to O'Donal's in Gorham, Me.; I live roughly halfway between the two. I haven't been to Garden of Eve's in some years now. But perhaps I will stop in... they had pretty nearly everything I can buy for the helpmeet's employee discount at a closer place. I rarely go to Exeter unless I'm hunting for fabric... but Churchill's sounds like a good excuse to preview what's "hot" in fabrics for the fall season... (next time go to Wentworth's in Dover, NH; this place is really making a name for itself with water gardening! and stop at Salmon Falls Nursery in So. Berwick, ME.. I will be honest, though... SF isn't what it used to be. But the statuary is about the best in the area and the shrubs are always lovely... even if the selection has been reduced in the past few years.)

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Here in Tassie there is a tradition not to plant out anything fragile until after Rememberance Day - 11th November. Mind you we once had snow in December! I am definitely going to try the slips idea, even in a colder climate. It will be interesting to see how we all go with this in different locations. Cheers Linda

Selling the wood is a good idea. Don't know how useful it would be for firewood tho, lots of sap. Moving the garden is, unfortunately, not an option; small lot with pool & lots of patio, other areas almost all in shade. I also think the roots are the main problem, sucking all the moisture & nutrients from the soil. I am using grow boxes in the area for snow peas, lettuce & basil and those are doing ok, not exactly thriving, but growing & producing in spite of the shade. I may have to just settle for a grow box garden. Thanks to y'all for the good advice!