Corky is fine...he is sleeping...then he wakes up about 9 and is up all night...wish I could change his schedule around. Here is Harison's Salmon..This is the very first bloom. I was hoping it would have more pink..maybe later it will. As for the solid red on Smith's...I am waiting to see that too...it hasn't happened yet and it has been years Natchitoches Nisette

Hi Windeaux, I did contact Rose Petals about my order last year, and requested either a replacement or refund for 6 of 8 roses (I think that was the number), and the nursery promptly appologized and issued a full refund for all of the plants...even the two I found acceptable. I completely agree with you that consistancy is a must! Nobody wants to buy from a seller that sends beautiful plants one time, and the next barely viable plants. Like I said in regard to RPN, I've had one good, one bad experience, but the bad experience was corrected quickly, so that's why I decided to try them again. One thing they do is list the number of plants of any one variety that they have in stock. I tried to pick varieties that had a large number in stock, in hopes that they would chose one of the better looking ones to mail, and give the others more time to grow out. That being said, I received two large orders this year from a vendor with an excellent reputation, and received barely rooted twigs for about 5 of my plants (literally about 2-3 inches tall and no branching) that promptly died a couple of days later. You just never know I guess, but there are certain nurseries that I have never received a bad plant from (High Country, Chamblees, ARE and Roses Unlimited pop to mind). I'm happy to accept a plant that is small, but is rooted well enough that I can put it in my greenhouse and baby it for awhile. We just have to trust the sellers to do the right thing, and correct it if there is an error or dissatisfaction. Of over 600 roses in my collection, virtually all of them were purchased online, and I've only complained twice, so you know it had to be bad! Tammy

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paulsmth, we're homemade eggnog fans too! Soooo much better than grocery store stuff. Hmmm, never thought of using Grand Marnier; interesting. I've been using Mt. Gay rum and Remy cognac, but next time I'm experimenting with a couple of the bourbons we've bought recently. You might get a kick out of perusing a local upscale artisanal food delivery service that operates in some parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the county where we live. Not a real replacement for our better specialty markets, but I've started using it because sometimes it's a nuisance to have to make an extra trip, and/or this delivery service has some items that are hard to find. We haven't liked everything - for example, we think Verve coffee is one of the worst third-wave roasteries around - but it's great having a reliable source for San Benoit creamery, whose products are erratic in my area. And I would probably never buy sausages from GEggs, simply because great sausages are everywhere in the Bay Area and I can get them more easily/cheaply elsewhere. Not everything is available all the time...so for example, earlier this month we got some fabulous croissants from a couple of vendors, which apparently won't be available again until after the first of the year when the holiday rush dies down. Interestingly, they organize deliveries by day of the week, as many vendors are such small businesses they need to restrict when they can offer their products. The breads, for example, are super-fresh. Anyway, makes for interesting insight into some of the smaller artisanal vendors that aren't household names anywhere but here: Here is a link that might be useful: Good Eggs artisanal food delivery/SF Bay Area