I've bought a few plants from Hydrangea Select and they are the best plants in my garden. Super healthy, overwintered with no care and no problems with disease. They are local to me, so that also may have something to do with it. For example, living in the northeast, I would not order a hydrangea from a dealer in the south because I would be concerned about whether or not it would winter over easily. Anyway, i'm including a link. Here is a link that might be useful: Hydrangea Select

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Well, I tought my first classes - and they went very well, thanks to all the fine advise I received here, and some suggestions I found on some teaching sites. I had the student (two people each class) purchase one skein of basic worsted weignt yarn in a light to medium color, and a size I hook in a contrasting color so they could easily see what they were doing. I went by the theory that crocheting into a foundation chain is lots tougher than crocheting into a swatch with a couple of inches of single crochet already made. So, I started a swatch for each with about 16 stitches, and did about 2 inches of single crochet. Then I showed them how to do a single crochet and they each did about 10 rows, counting and turning. Then we did double crochet for several rows, and I finished by showing them how to do half-double and how to turn it. Their homework was to do at least 6" of work, any assortment they chose of single, half-double and double, doing at least two rows of each one after the other, and maintaining their stitch count as they worked. They did just fine, though I can see that their is one woman with real talent, and one who struggles, and the other two are right in the middle. We'll hold our next classes once I am back in the office fulltime again - a broken leg and messed-up knee has me working from home for a bit. For my next class, we'll do triple crochet, and the dreaded chain and begin a scarf.

Yes She is a real cutie pie!!! Also yes a beautiful dress. I would never have believed a crocheted dress would be so nice. I'm not into needlework either. I try but usually my things look like yarn victims. Now admit it you are blowing those bubbles for yourself as much as you are for Camryn aren't you? LOL CT