HAVE LIST / WANT LIST FOR PNW ROUNDUP EXCHANGE

You're welcome. I'm happy to give them a new home!!

Kinnikinnick is a native of Montana and it is very prolific here in the glacial soil areas of our woodlands. There is a valley north of Kalispell called "tobacco valley" because it is quite prolific there. I have on several attempts tried to dig up and transplant and have had no luck. I think because I irrigate too much. Here they like the light porous soils in pine woodlands. David Thompson the first explorer of Pac NW {before Lewis and Clark}smoked it often.

When I was a kid, in Montana we used to smoke kinnikinnick. We learned about it from the indian kids from the Blackfoot rez up the highway. Cheaper than cigarettes at the time and maybe even healthier. LOL
As I recall we used to get a buzz from it..............

David Thompson described the Tobacco Valley as the "Most beautiful. luxurious area I have seen yet and is full of game and grassland" . The next day he was quite depressed and down trodden. I suspected the same. Though he was battling the Koucanousa river canyon and bottom lands with much difficult terrain. I always found it quite interesting when he first crossed the Coastal range he described a "Tall hairy man like creature that the natives had told him much about"

Okay- it looks like I'm going to have about ten little dwarf asters from cuttings up for grabs. They're fall bloomers. I'll attach a pic of the flower. Anybody interested? They'll be tiny, but they grow super fast in good nitrogen rich soil.

Have started TRYING to get the yard ready for RU finally. RJ and I came upon a really good idea yesterday while looking at the huge amounts of stuff still to be done.
I am going to put off pruning some of my shrubs until you all can get a chance at taking cuttings from them. (hopefully lots and lots of cuttings!)
I have a really nice pyracantha (will post a pic when I get to the other computer), both male and female skimmia, and lots of minature boxwood. I'm not sure if the pyracantha would work???does anyone know?
I also have lots of a very pretty variegated periwinkle that new starts can be dug from.

I'll take one of the aster cuttings. They're cute!

You got it, Gwendalou! :)

Pony, I would take one of the aster starts as well. I love my hardy asters (if I can keep the stupid slugs off of them!)

Some of the plants that I will have available for cuttings to be taken at our garden tour include red twig dogwood and bridal wreath spirea. I also have dozens of varieties of heathers that supposedly start from cuttings ( I haven't tried) that people are welcome to try if they would like.

Okay Julie- and welcome back! :)

What a great idea!!!

Here is my great pyracantha available for cuttings.

I also have a hedge of Otto Luken laurel available for cuttings. I know they work well, as that is how I now have a whole hedge. If you are not familiar with it, it is a short version (max about 5 feet) and has a wonderful smell when it blooms.

Pony, Me too Please.

PNW that is a cool Idea, spend some time pruning. Helps you and we get to take home hopeful babies LOL
Bring your tools all and don't forget something to put them in.

Gotcha on the list, Tills. :)

I like the u-prune idea too, kinda like a u-pick berry patch, only plant cuttings. :)

Ya kinda like if you want help prune it , if ya don't help prune anyway LOL

Had a great day off today last day I have till RU. Got the jeep washed, got the plants ready to go. But I could not find the rock I wanted to take ( think DH hid it LOL) But I was out by the creek and stumbled over something in the weeds and found the beautiful rock which I have never seen before, I think it was Carma this rock had to go to you. I have been out there many times and have trip over many things but never something I was wanting and could not find. Its real pretty.

Also I took a count on my Dals, Have 5 that will need new homes. as I have WAY to many anyway. I don't have pics of blooms of all of them as yet. So I don't know if anyone is interested in them.
I will list them. I know Pony liked on of them.

1.Emperor Colossal
2.Seattle ( have pic)
3.Who Dun it
4.Blue Star *GWEN*
5.Procyon Colossal *PONY*

This is Seattle


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*squee!* OMG Tills, I would LOVE to have the Procyon Colossal! thank you! :D

I would love either the Emperor Collosal or the Blue Star.

Pick one Gwen, For now.

Its yours Pony.

*Dance of Joy* You're awesome, Tills! Thank you! :D

You are welcome.

Pony send me one of the Asters if you have any. They LOVE Montana! Think: like a place with no slugs and rain 1 out of 5 days and beautiful sun the rest. They will have a happy home. Mine are getting huge and I will have splits next year after I divide the many big ones I have. Dan Hinkley calls them "Ass"ters. He has trouble blooming them.
These are of course last years this years are just starting to make flower buds.

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Those look so pretty.

I'm sure that won't be a problem... I need to let their roots grow a leeeettle more before I feel safe mailing them, but I'll send them soon as they're ready. :) I used to have some the color of yours in the photo- they looked really nice together with these.

How neat- my little guys bloomin' in Montana. I like that. :)

Can you D-mail me your address, please?

Aren't you coming to the exchange at the end of the month? That is where I thought I could get them. Otherwise too much work. Mail to montana comes by horseback and takes forever.

Oh! I didn't realize you would be there. You said "Send me some" so I thought you wanted them mailed. hehe. I'll definitely bring some to the RU for ya. :)

Goodie thank you Pony. Sorry about the send thing. See you soon.
I just shot this picture of a "cat cloud" sunset.

OK, I'll bite. What is a cat cloud sunset and where was the pic taken?

I see the glowing cat eyes, tail and rear leg

It does look like a cat! A big fat grumpy one! That's totally cool. :D

I love to figure out what clouds look like. It certainly is a cat.

Tills, Blue Star. Thanks!

Its the black cat of HOLLOWEEN and its flying, its not that far away. LOLGreat Pic Steve.

Got Ya down Gwen.

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Sorry I was out on the lake today and away from my computer. Yes I shot it out my solarium last night at sunset. It turned into a pig like dragon a few minutes after the fat cat. Backing off it a bit lets you see more cat and tail

Too cool clouds!

I have some maple trees potted from our big tree in E-WA. It is a very pretty decorative maple, and looks to be close to full growth in our yard there at about 20 feet. Green in summer and wonderful colors in the fall. If anyone is interested, I will have four or five to share at roundup.

That is one silly looking cloud!

One more thing to share at roundup, but I will only be digging these by request. I have several hardy fuschia starts (I call it the "common" variety, don't know the name for sure) if anyone is interested. I have attached a picture. They died back to the ground with the horrible weather last winter, so mine are just starting to bloom. They will continue to bloom until at least the first frost. I love these graceful plants, and that is why I am only digging by request. I would love to share them with anyone who wants one, but if no one is interested, I will continue using them to line my pond and pathway this fall as they are one of my favorite low maintenance shrubs. If you would like one, please let me know!

Those are gorgeous, Julie! I have a wee one in a pot, less than a foot tall. Got to find a place in the ground for it so it can get big.

Those can be started from cuttings, can't they? I may be remembering wrong, but I thought they could.