KMS,,, i tried posting several times the other night but my server was messed up i guess, my messages seemed to go out into cyber space somewhere but they aren't here on the board.... your reply scared me. lol, you said you could use an arm since you have ......bla ,.bla....anyways, i sat here thinking, "did i offend them, is that i disability, disease,,,,then i looked it up to find that it is a beautiful cactus. whew, that was a relief...... but for that cactus i'll give you any of the seeds that i have, that you want.....email me and i'll send you my list. I would love some of your escobaria vivipara . could you email me privately at pssedg@peoplepc.com so we can work out the trade and address details. thanks bunches !! miss daisy

Thought I'd check in and report on my garden...it just boggles my mind how these plants can survive and even thrive in this heat! Being relatively new to gardening, it's so thrilling to have some success! 1)Red and pink Celosias: seemingly can't get enough of the heat. Love the whole spear-shaped 'flowers'...so unique. And how the red ones have red leaves, and red stems. Soooo cool! 2)Dark pink Vincas with white 'eyes': The hotter it gets, the happier they seem. They're blooming like crazy and I love the intense, deep green leaves...real champs they are. They are bordered by Dusty Millers which also seem to be doing well...the little monsters: I had to trim them back because they were starting to take over my sidewalk! But despite being a bit unruly, their silver leaves make such a great contrast against bright colored flowering plants. 3)Madagascar Palm: seems quite happy; it has a gorgeous shape right now with perfect green leaves. Hard to believe it was just a mere prickly stump 6 months ago. My only fear is, he is growing and someday I'm going to have to figure out how to transplant him! Slow down little fella, slow down! 4)Purple Leaf Plum: looks good, but I kind of wonder if I need to paint its bark to protect it as the summer wears on? I haven't noticed other Plum trees with bark painted, but maybe that's just me. Anyhow, my mom says hers is producing fruit right now, but she lives up in Cottonwood so who knows? Maybe it's just as well that mine doesn't produce fruit? Shrubs: The African Boxwood shrubs are doing much better than I ever expected...and they've been verdant in both winter and summer. I highly recommend them (so far). I think it's because, being close to the house porch, they get a few hours of shade that suit them well. I've also got some Ilex V. (Stoke's Dwarf) that are healthy-looking, but haven't grown one lick since the 8 months I've had them! I guess when they call it 'dwarf' they weren't kidding. Oh well, less trimming to do. 6) Chinese Pistache tree: tips of some of the leaves on the lower part of the tree are brown and crispy. I think I might need to do a deep watering? 7) Sunflowers: some of you may recall I bought a cheap package several weeks ago and just threw them in the border area next to my sidewalk. Already 15 inches! So cute how, even though they don't have flowers yet, their bodies are turning to the sun. Wish I could provide picks, but my old non-digital Canon EOS has finally given up the ghost. I might just have to stop being such a luddite and go digital. You all have such beautiful photos...I wonder if any of you are using special lenses? (I've got a Tokina 50-200 zoom...nothing special but it's functional most of the time!).

Hi I wish so much I could have any of what you are looking for. I have never grown cactus/agaves from seed. It seems almost unbelievable. I do have a Hens and Chicks that get seven inches wide when mature. Do you think you might be interested in that? Thanks

I have Joshua Tree seeds collected last week from my childhood home in the CA High Desert. I also have an envelope of California poppy seeds and a few offshoots (Yucca Whipplei, and Agave Americana Marginata.) I am looking for cactus and other succulent seed, or cool clippings. I would like Blue Agave (Agave Americana) seeds Epiphytic Cactus Seeds or clippings Mammillaria seeds Silver Torch Cacti ( Cleistocactus strausii ) If you donÂt have any of these, but are interested in my seeds let me know what you do have to trade. Thanks T