Hi, Do you have 'Issai' kiwi? Have you ever looked at the Annie's Annuals and Perennials catalog only to find that shipping is $27.95 for the first plant (I'm not joking) and that the plants themselves are not cheap. If you've gotten that far, though, you've no doubt noticed the incredible variety of plants. And yes, her quality is outstanding as well. If you think you might be interested in an exchange of 'Issai' kiwi for a plant or two from Annie's (plant(s) would have to be negotiated depending on what you have and what you want), then drop me an email. When I say Annie's Plants, I mean from their list of nearly 500 plants on their "this week's availability" list: http://www.anniesannuals.com/plant_lists/list_custom.asp?start=0&type=Any&color=Any&lifespan=Any&availability=Show%20Available&view=Pictures&water=Any&sun=Any&count=36&letter=Any&catagory=Any&account=none&searchword=none&Submit=Display%20Results The plants they sell are all in 4 inch pots. To give you an idea of how I could incorporate their plants into a huge potential trade list, here are the current available plants in the letter "A" alone. That's too long (80 plants)--how about the first 24 plants: Ab-Ag: Abelmoschus manihot Acacia constricta "Whitethorn Acacia" Acacia podylariifolia "Pearl Acacia" Achillea ageratum 'Moonwalker' Acnistus australis (Syn: Iochroma australis) Actinidia deliciosa "Kiwi" Adenophora potaninii "Bush Ladybells" Aeonium canariense Aeonium goochiae Aeonium nobile Aeonium palmense Aeonium rubrolineatum Aeonium saundersii Aeschynanthus garrettii Agastache aurantica 'Apricot Sprite' Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee' Agastache mexicana 'Sangria' Agave vilmoriniana "Octopus Agave" Ageratum corymbosum Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon' Agropyron magellanicum "Blue Wheat Grass" Agrostemma githago 'Milas' Agrostemma githago 'Ocean Pearls' That's only part of "A"..then there's the rest of the alphabet. The bottom line is that you might have a huge plant list to pick from--IF you have 'Issai' kiwi. It turns out this is actually more reasonable for me than you might think. The prices at Annie's are generally about half of what they are in her catalog. At her store she has an even wider variety of plants in stock. I do not live incredibly close to Annie's, and although I'm always looking for an excuse to go up there, it turns out that our local nurseries carry her plants and I can special order them. However...she apparently will not allow all of her plants to be special ordered--there are some she wants to save for on-line sales (for example Adenophora potaninii above--there may be others). And of course I wouldn't get my pick of plants if I didn't actually go up to her nursery. Basically what it boils down to is that you can sit down to in front of the Annie's catalog or site and find something that you like (or maybe 2 depending on Annie's price, what the 'Issai' cutting/plant is like, etc). One plant of most things would cost me just $5 plus $5 to ship for a total of only $10, and I would finally get the plant I'm looking for. And you might get that one plant you've been looking for everywhere and would otherwise have to pay Annie's nearly $40 for (with shipping). Or I suppose I could shell out $30 for plant + shipping and buy 'Issai' kiwi. I like the other possibility a lot more.

I thought you might like to know that there is no way to email you they way your preferences are set. I suggest you go to the bottom of any page here and click on 'Member Pages'. then Edit Preferences. Then using the drop down box, set it to show your email addy to Members only. then check the box to allow others to email you via the forms here at GW. That will place a link on your member page so folks can reach you. You might also want to (while you are there) fill in your state abbreviation...it goes in the same box as the garden zone. It's very beneficial especially when trading plants. Happy trading! Sue

Agastaches like cool, dry nights with good drainage. They tend to do better in zones 5 to 7. No one explains what Agastache varieties like. The species and F1 hybrids are very promiscuous and do not generate much cutting material. This forces growers to use seeds, and F2 and higher hybrids are quite variable. Knowing this, three of my introductions included agastache mexicana, the southernmost species of the genus. It is found at cloud forest levels in Vera Cruz on volcanoes like Pico de Vera Cruz. As such, it is better adapted to subtropical conditions. Hybrids using this species, like my releases Pink Lemonade, Tutti Frutti, and Pink Panther should be able to better withstand southeastern US hotter, humid nights. I don't know how much the people who have released the new varieties have used this information with their new selections. There seems to be no way to determine which species are involved in breeding. This post was edited by rich_dufresne on Tue, Mar 25, 14 at 0:16

Please, see the new thread for all wish lists posted as well as games and fun... link below... Blessings, Angela Here is a link that might be useful: Secret Santa Swap, thread 3