I purchased Amber Waves last year, and it survived the winter just fine. It doubled in size from when I bought it, however the deer found it a couple of nights ago and most of it is gone! I would describe the color as being an amber gold with ruffled foliage - a very pretty plant. I think the Peach Flambe has the strongest orange tones of all the Heuchera's. Busse Gardens in Big Lake, MN has a great selection of Heuchera's and is primarily a mail order business. Their website is www.bussegardens.com

Julie, I was up in your area today. I took the kids to North Park up near the antique shops and we had a picnic lunch. They were bouncing off the walls the day before and I decided they needed to strech their legs a bit. North Beach Park has been too crowded lately (some daycares and summer programs bring buses or vans full sometimes) and even though we live across the street from Fratt Elementary, they don't have swings and that's all my daughter wants to do lately. I remembered going to the park in Sturtevant after browsing at School Days Mall one other time with my husband so I thought I'd see if they liked it. They loved it! There wasn't anyone else there until the last 25 minutes and it was a 9-year-old girl (where were her parents?) who played hide-and-seek with them. But I did a bad thing. Milaeger's is on the way home. And one of my hardy geraniums lost its tag since I bought it last week. I needed to check and see if I could recognize it, right? I believe it is "Rozanne". However, that's not the bad thing. After talking about heucharas and seeing your photos (hey, maybe it's your fault?) I decided to look at their collection. And "Earth Angel" caught my eye, then "Mystic Angel" and then I realized that I needed to find two more because it's still "Buy 3, Get the 4th Free". I can rationalize with the best of them, can't I? Some of them are really big with a main stalk and at least one if not more offsets. Should I still wait until spring to divide or should I do that as I plant them? Here they are: This is "Earth Angel" with a bit of "Mystic Angel" on the left And a full size view of "Mystic Angel" "Mint Frost" And finally, "Mocha" which is blooming now. What can I say? I'm weak. Bad Kim. No more buying! Kimberly

Moni, here is a true story out of Oklahoma. Amber has an email pal from there, they have been corresponding for some years. This friend had friends that went to an auction for horses and probably other animals too. They took their horse trailer but did not buy anything. On the way home, later at night, they thought the trailer was pulling differently so they got out to look, thinking they might have something wrong. Something was wrong alright, there were four horses in the trailer. They took them back to the auction but they would not take them as they did not have proof of shots. Anyway, I guess things are so dry out there people are abandoning horses and they believe this to be the case. Very sad that the weather has been so bad and animals are treated that way. Sue

Susan, what a pretty girl! I think you're hairstyle is very becoming on you. It would be easy to wear in different ways, too, and to jazz it up for an occasion. I like it very much. HERE is my haircut, not me in the picture, but my style. My wonderful stylist has helped me discover my quite curly hair and to take advantage of it. I can wear it curly, or sweep it back or blow it out to be poufy or sleek......anything. She has convinced me to not color my hair and I am loving the S&P and streaks at the temple. I used to think that I was a drip-dry kind of gal, but it's really not true! I have several products that I use religiously and a couple that I've only recently been introduced to. Another Dove soap user here, for as long as I can remember. I also use two products by UNICURE, an odd ball brand but I'll cry if they stop making it. My mother sent me my first bottle when I was in college. I use their blue shampoo but it is their conditioner that I purchase by the gallon. Seriously. I use it after the shower all over, absolutely on my wet hair as a leave in conditioner/volumizer/bodifier. I wash my face with it at night and apply it to my face after my shower and before makeup. The stuff is a magic elixer for my hair, especially! Limp, thin, and fine textured hair by nature but not what I end up with with a little bit of the Unicure. If I don't use it, my hair ends up flat. My hair stylist introduced me to Paul Mitchell's Conditioning Sculpting Foam with Flexible Hold. It has a red top, if you look for it. Applied to towel dried hair in a small amount, it turns my thinning hair to what appears to be very thick. I use it when I'm going to let my hair air dry or style it. After a brushing, my hair is left bouncy, full, shiny, and soft. I had no idea that a styling foam could do that. My night time moisturizer is coconut oil, sometimes day and night in the winter. Susan, do you have the eyebrow product on in the picture? If so, I don't think it would be dark enough for me. Your brows have the perfect shape, by the way.