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Garden Talk Forum

In an attempt to improve our website, I am adding a forum or message board for our members to chat about subjects of interest, to look for items for swap or sale. I will try to categorize threads once they exist by topic. If you want to post to our message board/forum, simply email to forum@rakesandbladesfl.com and I will post your message within 12 hours. Please no profanity or suggestive emails. I reserve the right to edit any message before posting it.

12/20/2007 bryanphopper@aol.com	I am hoping to add more color to my small garden by enlarging my varieties of hedychium. I currently have white butterfly, yellow butterfly and hedychium Elizabeth and hedychium Ann. I am looking for rhisomes for other varieties and colors of gingers. Please let me know if you have something to swap or share.
01/02/2008 bcandjk@aol.com	Why didn't I think of this years ago. Attached old mattress pads to the umbrella cover with clothes pins and made a tent to protect my orchids and other plants on the patio table.
12/30/2008 therenmen@yahoo.com	"We have this succulent and cannot find out the name of the plant. We brought several pups to the last meeting, but did not get an ID. The pups start from the tips of the mother plant and are velvet-like and silver in color. As the plant matures, it turns a bronze color with tiger-like markings. It blooms in the winter with tall pinkish stalks and deeper colored bells. It is absolutely beautiful at Christmas time and lasts into the better part of winter. After blooming, the mother dies and the pups take over for the next year flowering. It prefers sun and is drought tolerant. Can anyone help us to identify this lovely plant?"
01/28/2008 therenmen@yahoo.com	With all the helpful "clues" from members of the group, I was able to find the species of Kalanchoe. Here is a link to the plant, complete with photograph. Thanks to all that helped to identify this unusual plant. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=KABL George & Scott
01/25/2008 bcandjk@aol.com	Joe and Bob wrote to say that the wonderful tree that Brad had in his yard last year, the Giant Star Potato Tree, was finally available for sale for only $8.00 for a 4" pot through www.gardinonursery.com.
02/19/2008 h_scott@tampabay.rr.com	Up for sale are plumeria cuttings. This variety is the wonderful Celadine plumeria which produces white and yellow flowers that smell like lemons. A good hardy flower used to make the Hawaiian Lei. Growing instructions will be included. Each cutting will be 15" to 20" long with 1 to 3 tips. I'm asking $2.00 each of which I will donate $1.00 to Rakes & Blades for each cutting sold Shipping will be $3.00 or you can pick them up locally here in Saint Pete. I have a ton of this stuff so don't be shy! Contact me at h_scott@tampabay.rr.com Thank You!
03/12/2008 information	I'm looking for the names and tel. # of places to get barrels for rain water collection. I remember Mary Ellen gave this information to the club during the meeting at Tribu. Is this posted somewhere on the website or do you have it so that you could send it to me? On the calendar there is the listing for the next rain barrel class, which she said is the cheapest way to get a rain barrel - I think it is $20.00 to learn about rain barrels and you get one as part of the class. There is a class at the end of next month. I didn't list the sources for the rainbarrels online yet. The two locations in Pinellas County are: D & C Brothers (Dino or Chris) on Hercules Road, Clearwater - (727) 447-1733 Bodine Specialty Foods (Greg), 22151 US 19 N, Clearwater, (727) 791-9339. These barrels don't come with the spigot attached, so they will end up costing more than those given at the class.