Thanks for the interest from everyone. I think I would like to give them first to stevega up in Flowery Branch (since he can put them in the ground in a habitat that they'd like), although I'm smack dab in Midtown, right next to the Carter Center. I'm zipcode 30312, right on the border with 30306. Steve, is this too far of a drive for you? I must admit that they're not much to look at right now. In fact, one is almost completely pruned back from summer scorching, although I'm pretty sure they'll bounce back next Spring if cared for. esh_ga or georgia-rose, I'll keep you updated if Steve decides he can't pick them up this weekend. BTW, I'm moving out on the 11th, so sadly I can't come to the 13th meeting at ABG.

Susan, I'll try but I don't know if I'll have 8 in each category. PERENNIALS: Shasta Daisies Four O-Clocks (mine are perennial and now some of them are so old they have roots larger than a football....you can't dig 'em and move 'em once they are that large). They also reseed heavily. Cannas Water Lilies Hardy Hibiscus...several kinds including native swamp mallows on the edge of the pond Veronica Blue sage (Salvia farinacea) Angel's Trumpets (tender perennials) ANNUALS: (I could list 80, but will restrict myself to the ones that reseed the best here or that have the longest bloom period.) Larkspur Poppies Texas Hummingbird Sage Verbena Bonariensis Hollyhocks Malva sylvestris (both 'Zebrina' and 'Mystic Merlin') Zinnias Sunflowers ANNUAL VINES (I grow so many, I had to list these separately from regular annual flowers). These all tend to reseed here so I generally don't bother starting new ones from seed because I know they'll pop up out of the ground in the spring. Moonflower Vine (Ipomoea alba) Black-eyed Susan Vine Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine Cypress Vine Cardinal Climber Vine Morning Glory 'Heavenly Blue' Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott's' Mina Lobata SHRUBS: Dwarf Burford Holly (NOT really a dwarf....my shortest one is 8' tall and 4' across) Southern Wax Myrtle (the standard sized ones, not the dwarf ones) Possumhaw Holly (native here) American Beautyberry (native here) Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum (native here) ground cover type junipers, though I don't remember which ones I planted here a decade ago Flowering Currant (Ribes odoratum) Rough-leaved Dogwood (native here, and I love the white berries in summer) Crepe Myrtles PERENNIAL VINES: American Cross Vine Orange-flowered Trumpet Creeper Yellow-flowered Trumpet Creeper Goldflame honeysuckle 'Pink Lemonade' Sweet Autumn Clematis Virginia Creeper Persian Ivy Passionflower HERBS: Basil (any and all) Borage Chamomile Lemon Balm Catnip Catmint Pineapple Sage Chives SHADE TREES: Shumard Red Oak Post Oak (native and not easily transplanted) Burr Oak Native Pecan Lacebark Elm Chinese Pistache Texas Ash any other native oak ORNAMENTAL OR UNDERSTORY TREES: Desert Willow (not a desert type plant and not a willow either) Persimmon Chastetree Mimosa (yes, it is a trash tree, and I grow it for the hummers and always will) Chinaberry (This one is just for me because I love its purple flowers and the delicate lacy leaves. I had it in Texas and it was invasive there. Here, it has behaved itself so far.) Redbud Mexican Plum (can become a shade tree after many years) Chickasaw Plum GRASSES: Anything that is NOT bermuda Buffalo Grass St. Augustine Grass Big Bluestem Little Bluestem Sideoats grama Gama grass Northern Sea Oats Curly mesquite grass GROUND COVERS: Asian jasmine Ajuga Mondo grass Liriope Dawn

Well, I finally got the Spigelia marilandica. It was in the Dominion Seed catalogue late last year. I bought 3 plants via mail order. They were very small (less than 6" tall) but healthy. I plunked 2 into the ground and left 1 in the pot, exposed to the elements in our zone 8 environment. The one in the pot didn't survive the -10 c winter. But the two little ones in the ground survived, grew to nearly twice the size, and actually flowered in late summer and fall. I didn't know that they would flower while the plant was so small. Couldn't see any seeds though. Can't wait to see what the plants look like next year.

In NJ, garden centers are considered "essential," but they are all being (rightly) cautious). You are not allowed in the buildings--essentially, you order and give credit card by phone and you call when you arrive and they put the stuff in your car, so, it's BECOME something like ordering online. I might still add to my Bluestone order--I probably have about a week before they ship what I ordered months ago. I saw a photo of pulmonary with hosta that was such a nice combo, that I'm considering some pulmonaria.