Hi Larry, Well-Sweep Herb Farm is a nursery with many native plants in Warren County, NJ. I hear good things about them. They raise their plants with minimal pesticides and chemicals and such. I'm sure you could find some of the plants you are looking for here. http://www.wellsweep.com/home/catalog/ Here is a link for a native plant nursery in Frenchtown, NJ. This should be somewhat near you. They have quite a selection, and maybe you can find some of the plants you're looking for here. http://www.pwsteinbeiser.com/native-plant-nursery/ Also, the NJ Audubon society has a native plant sale every year at their Scherman-Hoffman center in Bernardsville. I don't know if you are looking for native plants specifically, but native plant sales are some of the best places I know of to find hummingbird plants. I've attached the link with the information for the sale below. You'll see the link for the list of plants at the top of the page. I have not seen any hummers yet either, but the only thing blooming in my yard right now is Lonicera sempervirens. http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionScherman/NativePlantSale.aspx

When I moved here from Texas five years ago, I really missed the beautiful crepe myrtles. While shopping at my local HD I found a couple of white ones on clearance. White is not my favorite color but I figured for 20 bucks, I would try them. They have done very well and I live farther north than you. The are slow to bud and the bloom season is much shorter than Texas, but I love them! My variety is Natchez. According to the tag they should reach 20 feet. Not true! Mine have been in the ground 4 years and are only about 6 feet tall. (they were 4 feet when planted) I doubt they will ever reach 20 feet in this climate.....too short of a growing period....so take that into consideration. Good luck!

Thanks, Evan - I put out lots of tender plants today. Time to get the row cover.

I am looking to continue growing my house plant collection and looking for other plant enthusiast who would like to trade.