Cindee, if I may make a suggestion: I would probably set the bulb lower in the vase to provide more support. It does somewhat depend on the diameter of the vase though - if it is not very wide, you may want to keep the arrangement as is to stabilize it with the weight in the bottom, but in that case, I would add some more support (marbles or rocks or beads) on the side of the bulb - I would go as high as halfway up the bulb. Just be sure the water does not touch the base of the bulb.

I will be doing quiet a lot this year,my second year,so i am still learning,i would like to list a few of what i will be sowing,with a few questions for you all,some i am not sure when i should start them. Zone 5 midwest, 1.Mimosa*'Pink Sparkles' 2.Primuls x Tommasinii 'You & Me Blue' 3.Antirrhinum*Bronz Dragon 4.Morning Glory Carnevale di Venezia 5.Rudbeckia*Cherry Brandy 6.Cosmos*Double Click Rose Bonbon 7.Cosmos*mix 8.California Poppy*Jelly Beans 9.Butterfly Pea*Clitoria ternatea 10.Agastache*Fregrant mix Should i start some of these closer to spring,and sow them the same way? I do have a green house,just put up last year,and i am still learning how to use it also. Maybe i can start some of these in there? Please forgive my ignorance,all i have ever grown are hosta,i have about 1,800,but there is no challenge in growing them, they grow any where.I now have a lot of sun to play with,so i am REALLY NEW, to sun gardening. As always, i thank you all for your help. Carol

Susie-Woo Hoo great haul on the BINGO win...Have fun spending all that money. Elizabeth-Good luck on your gall bladder surgery...The most people I know have either had theirs taken out or going to. Sassy-I did see the new daylight savings change for this year when I put up my new calendar. The days are already getting longer...Can't wait until Spring gets here...I love when it gets dark at 9:30 not 6:00... Remy-I'm behind on my WS seeds...I have all my containers but don't have them started yet. Hope to do them this week. I am the speaker at the February Garden Club meeting and definetely not prepared. I had hoped to take some containers with Pretty green plants in them but not now. Laura-I have Canna Australia I can send you...I would love some of your clematis's also...Need to get with you on those. mmqchdygg-Would love some of your Fat Spike seeds. Maryanne-I got your sweet package yesterday and could not get through the letter for crying. My DH had to read it. The Scared Heart Spiritual Society plaque for Dad was divine. I had never seen one of those and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for it. It will always be one of my prized possessions. Beth, Jeanne, Jenell, Tina, & Susan-I received all your cards and thank you so much for thinking of me. I hope to be a shoulder to lean on one day for you. Life is something all of us must borrow, returning it in time to whence it came. Love you ladies. On a happier note, Maryanne I have not had anyone call me Shirley Sue since I was small. I think Mom, my Aunts and Cousins put Sue in all of our names. Good grief everyone I knew middle name was Sue...There was Shirley Sue, Rita Sue, Mary Sue, Linda Sue, Connie Sue and etc. etc. LOL Shirley

Ibar, Your Lady rose is beautiful - yellow is my favorite color for roses. You wouldn't know it by what I have - red, red and more red... Brenda, I am so sorry for your loss but I am happy to have you back! My parents are both gone and I have a small bed that my daughter & I plant annuals in each year for them. Some times more for my Father, some times more for my Mom and some times a little of both. They were both lover's of growing things (mostly kids - LOL - there are 17 of us - 5 real and 12 adopted!) I am alway on the hunt for perenals with their names - Jack is easy but Mom's given name was Sylvania shortened to Vanie, I am not having much luck there! :) Her favorite plants were Iris and Clematis. I have lots of Iris and my daughter babying along 2 Clematis with not much luck. I have some Angel Clematis seeds that I am trying to start, they aren't up yet but I am keeping my fingers crossed. If I get enough to grow up I plan to cover a fence with them and make a permantent 'Loved Ones' garden. Oh, I just thought of something! llbean made a garden item out of an old light bulb - I could do a couple of them out of Sylvania ones! That would get my Mom's name in there, wouldn't it! LOL Have a wonderful weekend! Marie