Brenda i honestly couldn't think of a more fun thing to do on my birthday than go shopping for plants. I am a plantaholic too and i even get suckered in by the cheap flower books that come in winter. Everything just looks so pretty and then you get it and its a little stick?! LOL....I just cant help it i love them all! My poor hubby already looks like a drunk when he mows the grass because i plant bushes and trees everywhere and he has to weave in and out, in and out. I was teasing him one day and told him he mowed like a snake and he said "thanks to my wife"! LOL...I need a landscaper so bad because i suck at it. Im scared to put my precious babies next to the fence because we have toxic neighbors that cut and spray on our side. So i plant them all over the middle of the yard. I dont know how he puts up with me but he does. I LOVE your dinosaur petunia on steroids! How cool is that! I have to get plants at least over two feet tall because my grass takes them over and i will never find them again. Poor hubby would accidentally mow them down and then i would cry. Yes im a baby and cry for my poor plants. Especially if it is one i had for a long time. LOL....Back to the needing a landscaper thang :-) Brenda please ask your mom if there is a trick to growing viburnums because i am new at it and i dont want to kill my new babies. I know they like it moist and sunny, if she can think of anything else please let me know ,if you dont mind :-) I love native plants too. Big surprise huh :-) Bonnie

Thanks again for all the great birthday wishes. My hubby just took me to a fancy local restaurant for a gourmet lunch, with impeccable service- was treated like royalty! Mike, let's see, I seem to remember you giving me about, .....what was it.......39 years! Hey, I know that brug had at least 150-175 blossoms on it- now ya have me competing with Methusala!! LOL! Thanks, Bud!!! I did get a nice birthday present this morning- I unwrapped the moss from around 4 of my cuttings received earlier in January. There is no growth to speak of in the way of leaves but they are growing some very healthy looking roots................. YES!!!!!!! This method works great! Thanks for the love and sharing, all! Brenda

Thanks so much, everyone, for the wonderful birthday wishes and hugs you have shared! Yep, Income season is here and I am busy, busy, busy! Hey ........ I was surprised to find some little buds on a few brugs yesterday- having a greenhouse is great! I thought my blooming days were over til May! ~Brenda

Happy Birthday!! Sorry we were unable to meet up in Texas, but we plan to be back in March 2011, and maybe we can see you then. Hope you are feeling fine and enjoying your birthday. Lars