They'll be more readily available next spring. For this fall, I think that White Flower Farm and Santa Rosa Gardens are pre-booking orders. More retailers (like Home Depot and Lowes) will likely be carrying them next spring, as the wholesale growers sell inventory. Always takes a while for new items to build up stock in the industry...especially exclusive, exciting varieties like this one.

Marie I have been to to both Cavalia and Medieval Times. My opinion is they entirely two different types of performance. Cavalia is more about the bond between man and horse. Medieval Times is purely man riding horse. Other than a bit of passage in MT there is little similarity. Cavalia is ethereal. Medieval Times is about action and kitschinees. It's like comparing ballet to burlesque or an opera to a rock concert. Both are entertaining but nothing alike.

I'm linking an truly inexpensive holder. It's not nearly as interesting as the one you linked, but there are several options including a snowflake, a tree and a reindeer. If nothing else, this might be an option until you can get the one you love. Here is a link that might be useful: Stocking Holder

I have not seen monarchs this year, maybe just one. At this time of the year in southern Wisc, we would be seeing the migration of Monarchs as they trek to the southwest from Canada, upper Michigan, and upper Wisconsin. I am on the west edge of one of their major flyways, The Monarchs migrating from Canada split the flock when they encounter Lake Michigan and fly along the western and eastern side of the lake. The ones flying the west side of the lake spill westard into the counties west of Lake Michigan. They are fun to observe on a hot sunny day like today. These butterflies are seemingly flitting aimlessly from blosson to blossom until one notices their flight path is not random. Each short hop is in the same direction: southwest, thus the flock drifts along, all in the same direction. An individual monarch might cover 10 miles of more in one day. Sadly, they are missing this year in this location. The flock had a very bad winter in Mexico last winter and the spring impeded their northward trip this year. The Monarchs I would see at this date would be the 3rd or 4th generation from last winter's over wintering flock.