Bizarre? Some of my friends thought some of my stuff was bazarre too. Some houseplants, most winter sowed, some will be direct sowed. I think this is a pretty complete list now. I've got way to many already. Abutilon vitifolium 3 Acacia cultriformis Acinos alpinus Aconitum alboviolaceum 39 Aconitum hemsleyanum 29 Adlumina fungulosa Agapanthus cv fr U of British Columbia Agastache rupestris 90 Agastache schrophularifolia Albuca humilis 94 Albuca shawii 95 syn. A. tricophylla Alcea ficifolia 99 Allium tricoccum Alyssum wulfenianum 256 Anaphalis alpicola 206 Anaphalis triplinervis 268 Anisodontea julii Aquilegia desertorum 345 Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Kurilensis Rosea' 361 Aquilegia formosa Aquilegia viridiflora 382 Aralia continentalis 418 Aralia wilsonii 420 Arisaema consanguineum 440 Aristolochia fimbriata 467 Aristolochia tomentosa Athamanta turbith 580 Atropa komarovii 'Turkmenistan' Bergeranthus jamesii 607 Betula glandulifera Calycanthus floridulus ex 'Athens' 683 Campanula americana Cassia alata Clematis ochroleuca Corydalis Blackberry Wine Corydalis ex ex Dufa Temple Cosmidium burridgeanum Dasistoma macrophylla Desmanthus illinoiensis Digitalis grandiflora Dracocephalum palmatum Echinocerius reichenbachii ssp. caespitosis 1331 Eragrostis airioides Festuca valesiaca Fibigea clypeata Fragaria vesca alba 1499 Fritillaria camschatensis ex Kenai, AK Fritillaria camschatensis exCordova,AK Fritillaria lanceolata Gentiana quinquefolia Glaucidium palmatum 2013 Hesperis kotschyi 1855 Hudsonia tomentosa Impatiens glandulifera Ipomea Ipomea - Flake Ipomea 'Blue Blizzard' Ipomea 'Heino Rumi' Iris chrysographes 1938 Iris reichenbachii 2307 Iris tectorum 1986 Iris typhifolia 1998 Jeffersonia dubia 2008 Lavatera cachemiriana 2053 Leuzea conifera var. macrocephala2095 Lilium concolor var. coridion 2138 Lilium concolor var. strictum Lilium lophophorum Lilium mackliniae 2150 Lilium sargentiae Lilium sp. ex China Limonium gmellini ssp. hungaricus Manfreda virgininiana ex Adams Co. OH Melittis melissophyllum 2302 Mentzelia decapetala Mertensia simplicissima 2307 Mirabilis longiflora 2302 Nasella tenuissima Onosma alboroseum Orlaya grandiflora Peltoboykinia tellimoides 2565 Peltoboykinia watanabei Peltoboykinia watanabei 2566 Penstemon 'Chocolate Drop' Penstemon hallii Penstemon paysoniorum Penstemon smallii Penstemon strictus Penstemon virens 2688 Physochlaina orientalis 2726 Phyteuma orbiculare Phyteuma scheuchzeri 4332 Platycodon 'Komachi' 2756 Podophyllum hexandrum Poncirus trifoliata Pulsatilla ajanensis Pulsatilla albana 2894 Pulsatilla flavescens Rhodothamnus chamaecistus 4396 Ruellia ex 'Midnight' Sarracenia purpurea Scilla monophyllos 3194 Semiaquilegia ecalcarata Serratula seoanei Seseli gummiferum 3249 Soldanella alpina 4460 Swertia bimaculata 4478 Sylibum marianum Talinum paniculatum 'Aurea' Telekia speciosa (Bupthalmon) Tellima grandiflora Tsuga canadensis ex Mille Lacs Co.MN Viburnum dentatum ex St.Louis Co.MN xPardancanda norrisii xPardancanda norrisii And DRAT! my Pulsatilla flavescens sprouted in the initial 2 week warm cycle. Rick

Hi Dotty, My favorite method is cutting a 10 inch long (approx) shoot or sprout just below a leaf node, pull off lower sprouts or leaves so the node end is clean, and trim off the end where the new growth is, (clip most of the leaves off) dip the bottom (node)end in rooting hormone powder and plant in light potting mix, water, keep moist. It's a bit late in the year, I usually do this in late spring or midsummer, they will have to go in a greenhouse for the winter, I think. Having said this, I have never done a rhodie this way. I take a low branch and anchor it to the ground half way along the branch and weigh it down with a rock. After about a year, the part on the ground sprouts roots. Then I cut it from the parent and plant. This worked for me but the mother plant died and the offspring lived! Go figure! I also have to add that I haven't done a cutting of choisya, maybe someone else has had success. Some plants that I have rooted easily are viburnum, forsythia, winter daphne, rosemary, roses, boxwood, lonicera, fig, bay, hydrangea, mock orange. Hope this helps a bit!

We ordered from plants express over the summer of 2021 to add the final touches on our pool project. Plants came in good time however the delivery person was not able to even get the plants out of the truck, had we not had help there would of been no way for them to move them as we ordered 7 24 boxed trees. All the trees looked great, except one tree. It came damaged but our landscaper said it should be fine once planted. Just after 2 weeks of planting them 5 turned brown and started to die. I sent photos at the 33 day mark just to document as I wanted to let them know of what was happening with the trees. I was told to give them more to time and to make sure our watering system was set correctly - they should be fine is what they ultimately said some plants take 1 year to establish. In Dec of 2021, 5 of the 7 trees had died, confirmed by our landscaper. So we emailed Plants Express to follow up on our options - we just really would of liked to replace them. Their first solution was we could purchase the trees again and they would give about $30 off each tree and we would need to pay the delivery fee of $100 again. We told them that wouldn't work for us and they needed to offer something else. After going back and forth several times they finally agreed to refund $795 of our $2300 order....they would not tell us how they got to this price but they said because we emailed at 33 days they would not honor their 30 day return policy. Had we known how this company handles these issues we would of just ordered them locally, although we saved money when ordering from them in the first place, in the long run we ended up having to spend $1050 additionally because now we have to replace the 5 trees and their "refund" did not even cover the cost of 2 trees. Buyers beware. Also if you really want to order from them I would suggest placing your order through Home Depot as you would be dealing with them regarding returns which would offer a lot less hassle. I mean 3 days is why they wouldn't stand behind their product....Costly lesson learned. In the end we are very disappointed in their service.

Fish fertilizer was a total fiasco for me. It attracted badgers like mad. These critters were extremely destructive,digging up roses, moving stepping stones, dispersing my wood-chip mulch which had cost me so much labour to apply (and money to buy, too. It's not free here in Italy). They are unbelievably strong. Since badgers are also VERY territorial, it was also extremely hard to get rid of them, even when I had long ago stopped with fish fert, bone meal, etc. , It took me two years of hard work, plus a lot of money, to attatch a sort of double "apron" at the bottom of my garden fence,along with other physical barriers to finally dissuade them. So beware of this type of fert if you garden in a wild area. It's only adapted probably to gardens without serious "critter" issues.