Hi Jeanne I'd be interested in Van Sion Queen of the North Little Witch Acropolis I'll have a new list in May of fresh bulbs we'll be getting in Fall. And there are some on my list right now, but it needs updating. Pam

I'm organizing my tomatoes for the upcoming year and there are some varieties that I'm still looking for ... Heirloom Tomatoes: *urgent for this Spring* Black Bear (purple/black) Tiger Paw (striped) Virginia Sweets (striped) -also- Indian Moon (yellow/gold) Cherokee Gold (yellow/gold) Aunt Gertie's Gold(yellow/gold) Basinga (yellow) Aunt Ruby's German Cherry Bianca Grande (white) Snow Storm (white) White Rabbit (white) Ghost of Laos (white) Violet Jasper (dark) Midnite in Moscow (dark) Sara Black (dark) Southern Night (dark) Druzba (red) Also, take a look at my trade list. It is updated and I'm not only looking for tomatoes, lol! Send me an email if interested ... thanks :)

Have you try your local municipal rose garden? We have one in San Jose, CA that has many old fashioned varieties along with hybrid teas. I volunteered many years ago trimming roses. I got some rose cuttings from them. We have hot summer(dry heat) with mild winters. Roses do well here. I have good luck with Bishop Castles-David Austin rose. Don't get Janet. I had it in a big pot and got toasted in the heat last summer. Bishop Castle has pink cup like flowers with many petals. It also have a wonderful old rose fragrance. It's easy to start from cuttings too. It has an arching habit and grows to 4' wide in 2 yr. I don't spray or use chemicals on my roses. I don't even fertilize them. They pretty much fend for themselves. Flagstaff, Graham Thomas, Abraham Darby and Crown Princess Margareta are good choices too. I don't have them in my yard but other people in our areas recommend them. See the link below. I also like Juliet Child(hybrid teas), angel face, Oklahoma. Juliet Child is a pretty yellow rose that looks like old fashioned rose and has a light fragrance. I had mistaken it for DA's Golden celebration when it bloomed the first year in my garden. It doesn't get as big and rambling as DA's. That's why I like it. Angel face and Oklahoma are very fragrant and good choices too. I hope this gives you some ideas. I also have some no id roses that are very fragrant. If you want to trade, send me email off line. Here is a link that might be useful: David Austin roses

We both own our houses with no mortgage. I would think that this would make things simpler, but perhaps I'm wrong. As to the comments about inspections and appraisals, that is the sort of advice that goes for any home purchase. I do know my neighborhood pretty well in terms of values of things. Both of our homes have their share of funky features. I expect some money-pit aspects to his house and he expects the same of mine. His lot his amazing (3 acres and very nice homes of at the edges), great views through the trees, the entire home is almost un-touched in terms of "upgrades" ... so it still has the toilets, sinks, tubs etc. from the 20's. I far prefer this compared to those "upgraded" homes that look like I walked into the early 1990's at a home depot! For it to be affordable, it pretty much has to have some flaws. This house, on that amazing street, on that huge lot would be way out of my price range if it were anywhere near perfect.