Hi All -- I have read questions about Harris Nursery and so wanted to let everyone know that I just had my first ordering experience and it was a very positive one. They had a plant I have been unable to find elsewhere and wanted very much. First plus! I corresponded with Ruth at Harris and she was very nice about answering my questions and getting back to me. I ordered two trees and they arrived within 5 days of my order being placed -- which was over the weekend. This would be from FLA to CT. The trees arrived in great condition and they are great! The shipping is a little more than some of the other sources, as I don't think you get a break on quantity unless you buy four. I have also had great luck with Briteleaf and I've ordered from them on a couple of occasions (Toni, thank you for that recommendation!)and will be ordering three from Anna this week. Stan MacKenzie and MacKenzie Farms are wonderful, too. I was also very pleased with World Wide Plants when I got my lemonquat and Eustis limequat some years ago. Trans-Pacific Nursery in Oregon is another one I have been very pleased with and they do ship small items, which I like, since I now have over 60 varities wintered primarily in one small sunroom. Since I live in CT, I can just take a ride to Logees -- I have been pleased with their plants as well, and like the fact that they offer small specimens. For you e-bayer's, I have been very pleased with the plants I got from Secret Garden, as well. They offer auctions, so you can get a gallon-size citrus at a fairly low price, and will give you a break on shipping if you order multiple items. Evergreen Gardenworks deals in plants for bonsai culture and I got some small flying dragons from them to try grafting at some point. They ship small, too, and these arrived in good condition and nicely packed. All in all, I have been very fortunate and very pleased with the plants I have ordered. An exception to this was Ty-Ty. My personal experience with that order was not good -- the plants died and they were not at all accomodating. If I recall correctly, they shipped bare root, and the plant was not in good condition when it arrived. I would not recommend bare root shipping for citrus based on this experience.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! It's sooooooo pretty! It's very hard to believe that two different traders sent me loosestrife, unless one had extra from another trade, who happened to be one of my traders! Well, I don't want to get rid of it, so I'll just have to keep it deadheaded and keep an eye on it. I really love it's tendency to remain upright...

Nice mural! I'd pick out the most neutral color and paint the remaining walls the light beige/taupe of the sky. Then you can have the green chair, blue bedding, red and gold accents...pretty much any color will work with a neutral background...and the mural will always be the 'star' of the room. It might be fun to repeat some of the items in the mural, in other parts of the room, too. Maybe have the toy chest or toddler bed, look like the boat. Stuffed animals that are similar to the animals in the mural, maybe even some 'leaf print' fabrics, at the windows. Have fun with the new room! :)

Wes has a concealed-carry permit, so he always has a handgun with him for such incidents as that. I'll have to ask what it is; it's huge. Of course Sam would be much more vulnerable to coyotes than Harry, but he stays close to Wes. They've only had one coyote incident where a young female was trying to lure Harry in. Wes later saw the rest of the pack that had been waiting for the ambush. Harry wasn't having any of her "charms," (one more positive reason for neutering!) and came back to Wes when he whistled. Wes ensured the remaining coyotes scattered. One good thing about the flat open areas. You can see everything for such a long distance. Harry did bump a raccoon once while retrieving a goose from a stand of cat-tails. He brought in the goose, went back, and brought in the 'coon. Wes didn't want him to, but Harry was furious; the 'coon tried to take "his" goose. Harry really isn't aggressive to other mammals. All his skunk problems start because he tried to play, frolic, with them. They just aren't frolicking kind of folks.