You might also check out the link below for free local plants. Here is a link that might be useful: Freecycle Mercer County NJ

First off, silly me responded by e-mail to several of these and then realized that they were likely never received. SOrry if you have been standing around wondering why the world has become such a rude place. My apologies! It seems we have had a very bad year this go around...no pawpaws to be found save for one small patch and I am leaving those few for the animals. THe news gets worse...I have been asking around and so far no one in my couty that I have spoken to has found a SINGLE hickory nut. Not one. There are acorns, but they are small and many are very maggoty. THe animals are going to have a rough winter if the weather goes badly. But to make a short story short, I am sorry but there are no seeds this year. Surely there are others who had better results? Cross your fingers for next year's pawpaws! take care, Dirtgirl/wendy

Check on craigslist or freecycle - there's frequently plants available through these sources. But there's also a timing factor involved.......late June is NOT an ideal time to be digging/dividing or transplanting plants and you can easily risk transplant shock by doing so. And that can be pretty discouraging to a new gardener to start out with stressed/failing plants. You'd have better luck if you waited until fall. You could take the time now to do some research into the type of plants you think you might like to try and/or improve your soil and planting areas in preparation. And it's not too late to try some fast growing annuals, like sunflowers, from seed.

sorry.. been out landscaping all week... forgot to check mail... if anyone is interested in some plants or whatever email me at avalonweddingsbcs@yahoo.com