Well, having seen this photo I wanted to share my favourite Liriodendron tulipifera too. Unfortunately I can't stand beside it because I am taking the pictures and I would have to climb the railings to do it anyway. But this tree is in a square near me and dates from when the houses were built ie about 220 years old. As you can tell, the crown has been reduced a bit but it is still a fabulous neighbour to have. All pictures are of the same tree except the two last ones, the plane and the beech, which are similar in age. For scale the bench is about 8 feet long and the railing is chest hich. Here is a link that might be useful: My favourite L. T.

There's nothing quite as cool-looking(temperaturewise) as BLUE flowers. I grew Phacelia a few years ago, best blue i ever saw, next to cornflowers. The bell-shaped blue flowers with icy-white anthers were beautiful, and stirred up images of cooler weather. They do have a short bloom time, hot weather just about stops the show, cutting back helps somewhat. Give 'em a try, i believe there are 2 or 3 varieties. Good luck, and enjoy.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Barb! look at all of those flowers! Those violets are pretty but they are a real pest here! spread like wiregrass! You really make me miss tulips too! (I knew winter was good for something!) Is that a trillium at the top! I can't remember the last time I saw a trillium!I am sorry to hear that Al has pain, I have suffered from hip/joint pain for several years, the doctors have told me the best treatment is 'keep moving' grrrr, sometimes it is very tough to do. Regina I am happy that you are getting some rain! (I hate to complain about water from the sky but it is still raining off and on here! The plants are loving it, but it sure makes it unpleasant outside (muggy, mosquitos and soggy) That Brug is beautiful! I can't wait till mine bloom, I have 3 potted and one in the ground, I just love those leaves! Even if they didn't have flowers My elephant ears hit the ground running too, all this water really perked them up. I cannot believe the size of the leaf on one of them (Is it my imagination or are those leafs still growing?!?!) Here is a photo of some of the plants Michelle sent (see the little rose that bloomed in the box!!! 9 different coleus cuttings!!! can't wait to pot those up! they are gorgeous! Michelle I am sorry to hear about your little GH! Glad that is was not worse and that you and your family are fine! Last of the Iris Peony my herb garden Hummingbird magnet! Tropical Sub-Tropical Surplus Swap Status 1.bigmama4ever sends to chellflower 2. ladygreensleeves sends to rosepedal SURPLUS SENT and RECIEVED! 3. fcoffill sends to Tina_2 SURPLUS SENT and RECIEVED 4. rosepedal sends to deig01991 SURPLUS SENT AND RECIEVED 5. deig01991 sends to divahethr SURPLUS SENT and RECIEVED 6. chellflower sends to ladygreensleeves SURPLUS SENT and RECIEVED 7.divahether sends to greenthumbgrow SURPLUS SENT and RECIEVED 8. greenthumbgrow sends ro Micyrey SURPLUS SENT 9. tina_2 and micyrey send SMALL (yes SMALL please) boxes to fcoffill miceyrey - SURPLUS SENT and RECIEVED Have a great day everyone! Frances

Items I have for trade I have the following rather large plants in my yard. If someone could talk me through how to get samples, I should be able to do this. azalea (pink) Bamboo camellia (deep rose) crepe myrtle (I think this one blooms a light pink, but I am unsure) Fantasia Japonica Fig tree hydrangea Monkey grass Also, I just germinated a few Majorcan Date seeds. Seeds I can share (I purchased these seeds): alfalfa (VNS) Amaranth, red Garnet Angelica Anise Anise hyssop Arugula Asparagus -Mary Washington Basil – Italian, Thai Bean – Blue Lake (BUSH), FAVA – Broad Windor, Golden Wax, King of the Garden Beets – hioggia, cylindra, early wonder, ruby queen, bull's Blood, Detroit dark red Bergamot Borage Broccoli - Waltham 29, green sprouting Brussels sprouts - Long Island Bush beans - blue lake, contender Butternut squash - winter squash Cabbage – Copenhagen market, golden acre, pak choy, Chinese cabbage, red rock mammoth California giant heirloom zinnia carraway Carrots-Danvers, scarlet Nantes, red cored chantenay, shin kuroda, royal chantenay Catnip Cauliflower - Snowball Cayenne Pepper Celery – Tall Utah Chamomile Roman and German Cherry Tomato - Large Red Cherry Chervil - Curled Collards – Georgia Southern, vates Coriander - Cilantro Corn - golden Bantham, Yellow Dent Cornsalad - Dutch Cosmos crazy mix Cress - Curled Cucumber - Marketmore, pickling Boston, Straight Eight, poinsett Culver's root Cumin Dark opal basil Dill - Mammoth Echinacea Eggplant - Black Beauty, long purple Fennel - Florence Garlic chives Gerbera Daisy Goji berry Green beans - provider Heal all Hummingbird & Butterfly Garden Mix (perennial and annuals) Hyssop Kale - blue curled scotch, dwarf Siberian, dwarf blue curled, red Russian Kohlrabi – purple Vienna, white vienna Lavender Lemon balm Lettuce - black seeded Simpson, iceberg, ruby red, bronze mignonette, butter crunch, oak leaf, prizehead, red romaine Lima beans - Henderson Mad dog skullcap Marigold Marjoram Melon - Hales Best Jumbo, Hearts of gold, honey dew green flesh, honey rock, banana, rocky ford Mexican mint Milk thistle Mint Mixed Daisies Mustard – florida broadleaf, southern giant curled, old fashioned okra - spineless Clemson, emerald, perkin’s long pod, red burgundy Onion - Red Burgundy, yellow Utah sweet, evergreen bunching, white sweet Spanish, yellow sweet spanish Onion chives Oregano Oregano Greek Parsley – moss curle Parsnip - Harris model, hollow crown Peas - green arrow, little marvel, sugar snap Pepper – banana, alifornia wonder, cubanelle, early jalapeno, Hungarian hot was, cayenne, long red thin, serrano Pink chrysanthemum Pinto beans - shell Pumpkin - small sugar, mammoth gold Radish - cherry belle, French breakfast, white icicle, champion, china rose, comet Rosemary Rutabaga – American purple top Sage Savory - summer Scallions - green bunching Snap peas - sugar peas Spaghetti squash - winter squash Spinach - blooms dale, giant noble Squash – early straight neck, table queen acorn, cocozelle, table queen, Waltham butternut, zucchini dark green, zucchini golden, blue hubbard, early white bush, table king bush, vegetable spaghetti Stevia Swiss chard - ford hook, large white ribbed, ruby red Tarragon Thimbelina Fragrant Double Thyme - winter Thyme, orange Tomato - Beefsteak, Roma, Rutgers, ACE 55, San Marzano, Floradde, golden jubilee, homestead 24, red cherry lg, Rutgers, azoychka, big rainbow, brandywine red, Cherokee purple, chocolate stripes, costoluto Genovese, marion, marglobe improved, purple calabash, striped suffer, tigerella, yellow pear Turnip - seven top, white globe purple, purple top, shogoin, white egg Watermelon - Crimson sweet, sugar baby, black diamond, Charleston grey, congo, tendersweet orange Witch hazel Yarrow, white Zucchini - black Beauty WHAT I Want If it blooms, smells good, looks interesting, has different textures, can be used as a house plant or a container plant outdoors, or can go in the garden (veggies or fruit) then I am interested. I am listing a ton of ideas, but this is in no way extensive. If you have something that isn't on my list, let me know because I am probably interested. (Seeds, bulbs, cuttings, plants) Abutilon Adenium African mask plant African violets (My grandmother always collected these) Ageratum Aloe Vera Alternanthera Aluminum plant Angelonia Anthurium Arabian jasmine Asiatic lily Asparagus fern Asters Astilbe Autumn joy Baby's breath Bacopa Bamboo Palm Begonias Birds nest fern Black-eye-Susan Blanket flower Bleeding heart Bolivian Jew Boston fern Brachycome Brandywine (viburnum nudum) Brazillian fireworks Bridal wreath spiraea Browallia Butterfly bush Caladium Calatheas Calibrachoa Cannas Celosia Chenile Chinese evergreen (Aglaonemo) Chrysanthemum Cipher Citrus Coleus Copper leaf Corabells Cordyline Corsage orchid Creeping wire vine Croton Crown of thorns Daffodil Dalmatian bellflower Daphne's Odara Day lily Delphinium Diachondra silver falls Diacia Dianthus Diascia Dracaena Dragon wing begonia Dusty Miller Dwarfs plume grass ERysimum Eucalyptus European cornel Evovulus Fiber Optic Grass Fiddle leaf plant Fire witch dianthus Forget-me-not Foxglove Fuchsia Gazznia Geraniums Gerbera Daisies Gomphrena Graptophyllum Guara Pink Fountain Harlequin glory bower Helichrysum Helichrysum Icicles Helichrysum licorice vine Heliotrope He'll ours peppermint ice Hibiscus – (My Mother always collected these) Honey suckle Hypoestes Impatients Indian blood peach tree (This is what my Grandmother called this tree) Iresine Iris Ivy geranium Ivy variegated and Green Jacaranda tree Joseph's Coat Kaleidoscope Amelia Knock out roses Lamium beacon silver Lantana Lemon grass Lobelia Lotus Lysimachis Magilla Perilla Maidenhair Fern Melampodium Mock orange Money tree Monstera deliciosa Moss rose Muscadine Bush Nemesia Nerve plant New Guinea Impatients Newesia Nicaoataians Nierembergia Nirembergia Oleander Orange jasmine Ormental grasses Osteserman Oxalis Pansy Pansy Orchids Papyrus Passion flower / may pop Peace lily Pelargonium Pentas Peony Peruvian lily Petit blue Petunia Phlox Plectranthus Pleomele (Song of India) Plumbago Poimsettia Portulacca Potatoes (red, gold, yellow) Prayer plant Purple fountain grass Purple Heart Rainbow chard Reblooming lilac Red Aglaoneme Red Japanese Oak Rex begonias Rubella (skimmia japonica) Salvia San coleus Scaevola Scheduler a Silver vase plant Solanum Spider plant Strawberries Streptocarpus String of pearls Sun coleus Super cascade petunia Sweet bay tree Sweet potato vine Tahitian Bridal Veil Tea rose begonia Thyme, doon valley Ti Plant Tomatillos Torenia Trailing petunia Trailing vinca Tulips Umbrella plank Variegated basket grass Verbena Vina vine Vinca minor Wandering Jew Wave Torenia Zinnia Anything Tropical