Sorry about that, bamboo. Feeding the craze :-) And, this lady can't have a Dekopon. Dekopon is not available to the public. It is very, very tightly controlled right now, and only a small number of commercial growers in California are allowed to grow the Dekopon. If she has one, it's not a Dekopon. If she grafted it, she did so illegally. So, beware of that. The only possible way she could have a true Dekopon, would to have had this tree or budwood transported over from Japan before all the citrus restrictions were placed on imported citrus. Not even sure this variety has been around that long, even in Japan. And, we all know what happened here in Calif. with illegally procured budwood. UC Riverside is trying to procure Dekopon budwood themselves, from other sources, but have not been able to do so, yet. So, this also casts significant doubt about what variety this tree really is in my mind. Patty S.

Ninecrow asked for more pictures of the whimsies hanging from trees and also asked how they attach. I've been using craft wire and just twisting it around with needle-nose pliers. It's not terribly pretty but it's functional. I was afraid the silicone alone wouldn't be enough, especially in a big Florida windstorm. I have some in trees and some hanging from an arbor that I can see from my patio. The hummingbirds and the bees can't believe this isn't a feeder! They've been all over it. Too bad I didn't catch the sun hitting this one. In sunlight the purple candlestick is beautiful. The bell was the bottom of a lamp I took apart. Please ignore the weeds growing through my pavers. Old chandelier bits are very sparkly too! This is one of my favorites. More purple glass and curled wire.

Cena you got some awesome new plants. The Hoya finlaysonii is my favorite, the leaves have everything, dark veining, flecks and a wavy edge. Your Hoya archiboldiana is huge compared to the cutting I got in the spring, mine still has not grown at all. Hoya mitrata is not a very commonly grown species from what I have seen, hopefully it will develop some of it's modified ant housing leaves for you. I think you will like your Hoya golamcorana, it's a larger white and red flowered relative of Hoya cumingiana. I am glad to see our enabling has rubbed off. :) Mike

I have found (around here, anyway) GW is the most expensive...even more than new prices on some of their stuff. Church-sponsored TS have the better prices. (One of the church sponsored is the '48' place.) I only go to estate sales the last hour or so...they are ready to get rid of the stuff. Normally, when the estate sale is being held by some type of auction house, they get paid a percentage of what is sold. The last one I went to had quite a bit of silver left. Added up, the price was over $250. I asked the guy if they would take $15 for it. He said, "Give me $20 and you can have all of it." YYIIIPPPPEEE!!!! The best of all is the TS that sponsors the shelter for batter women and children. Their clothes are a standard price per piece but the other stuff is not priced. The same lady is there all the time. You just pile up what you want on the counter and she gives you a price. The more you go (to buy and/or donate), the better price she gives. I sometimes feel guilty walking out. I've even given her more than what she tells me on several ocassions.