Oh, I might be interested. I just discovered Gollum and they look really neat. I have a small cutting that I am trying to root, but would prefer a more sizeable cutting. Do you have any pictures? I really don't have much to offer by way of trade, but will cash do?

Thanks Erica!! Jades weren't always the top of my priority in my collection, but once they are established, they are very beautiful and faithful growers. Unyieldingly showing great colors and shapes. The variegated breeds are much more tender, I still keep them under lights. When they burn, they really sulk for months. All the photos were taken this past weekend, so to answer your question, these are all their current state now. I believe the 'Red Horn Tree' can get even redder with colder temps and higher light. I think mine has quite a while to go.. This is how mine looks during the winter when I first got it. What is your more moisture retentive mix? I have a similar issue with my 'Skinny Finger' jade and my 'Break Dancer' jade. Now I lose the bark, and I replace it with rich loam, pumice and growstones. So my mix comprises of Turface, Grit, Pumice, Growstones and Loam (I love the fox farm ones). If I want it to retain more moisture, I just add more loam and turface. Almost immediately I see the jades react faster and hold tighter in the new mix. In the winter, since most of my plants were under lights, I kept them in nursery trays, and I water the tray every few days when its bone dry - because we usually have the heater on. The bottom watering method works really well on cuttings as it encourages the roots to dig deeper, and at the same time it doesn't wet the surface soil causing rot at the stem. If you have some budget, try investing in a seedling mat and do the bottom watering method - give bright filtered light (aka behind a window is good enough). My cuttings grow relatively well when all these conditions are ideal. btw - I went to theBrooklyn Botanical Garden Sale, it was MAYHEM! Even on the members day. There weren't much C&S in general, but if you love plants, there were an array of collections. My highlight was seeing a couple drag home the massive $40 jade plant and a couple of giant cacti.

The plant in the first photo is dead. The plant in the last photo looks okay. It needs to be in a very small (3") pot until it grows bigger. It needs a gritty cactus and succulent potting media with pumice or perlite added (because cactus mix never has enough pumice/perlite in it). It needs to be in a very sunny place, though it should be introduced very gradually to intense sunlight. Start with that. Proceed to the Cactus and Succulent forum where there is more info on Jade plants than you can imagine. Good luck! This is a common and easily available plant, so you can always get a new plant if need be.

How about this... This is similar to one of my favorite homes, actually my first home and I loved it. It has influenced my opinion of every home since. It moves the dressing area vanity nearer to closet and out of the steamy and sometimes offensive bathroom. You can close off the pocket door between the bedroom and the dressing area to have a self contained area for getting dressed that isn't dressing in the bathroom that you just finished showering in. The vanity is actually larger than the one you currently have drawn in your bath but only has one sink since you have a second sink in the bathroom. You can obviously put in two or you can do a desk area if you prefer to sit. The bathroom vanity just serves as a hand washing station and storage for towels and other bath and shower staples. With this plan there really is no need for a second entrance to the closet, but you can stick one in if you want.