brit_n_rick,

There should be plenty of place around you where some of these plants grow. Be it in a neighbor or friend's yard. Most people won't mind if you take a cutting. Just look around and see what you find and then ask the people. Garden clubs would be a good resource.

Xtal

Willows are easy to root and very rewarding, Vermont Willow Nursery is great for them. Lavender is an easy one too, I'm sure there's some you could clip in your neighborhood!

I have several Piedmont Azaleas that LOVE our south GA humid heat. They are in filtered sunlight with about an hour of full on sun and thrive! (its just baking hot here now) very fragrant blooms. One has white blooms and one white with pink. Also a butterfly bush that is about 2.5 feet wide and only 4 ft. tall. blueish purple. (more blue looking, soft, love this plant, the size is great! I have it staggered by a rose and it is beautiful. doesn't get out of bounds.) I have several clematis that I could cut from. I have rooted them easily! I also have Becky daisies that I traded for a couple of years ago and they have been blooming for almost 3 months! Blooms are very strong and about 4ft high. We have had a few very strong storms and nothing makes them lay down! They multiply and spread wonderfully! I could dig you some of those. I am happy to share. We bought a foreclosed home (not lived in for three years and had to just tear the yard apart! People here were so generous with their trades and got me off to a great start! (I should have dug up a lot of my things from my old house, but I was so darn tired of moving, I just didn't care..) I also live in a rural area and just don't have access to fab nurseries like others! I can cut you some butterfly weed. Roots easy and is a blooming machine!