The only place I have seen this tree for sale is at Sooner Plant Farm! Hope this helps some!

Diane, Here are a couple of gate ideas for you. A gate is a difficult thing to make as it needs support in order to avoid sagging. http://www.rusticrailings.com/images/galleries/stairs/Ryan%209%2011%2007%20027.jpg http://www.vividvalleyartgallery.com/images/180_twig-gate.JPG http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=twig%2c+gate&FORM=BIRE#focal=896f5dcfc16934eeebe5f437d4d0659a&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividvalleyartgallery.com%2Fimages%2F180_twig-gate.JPG http://www.winterbournewillows.com/pics-s/willow-gate-15-200h.jpg http://www.simply-solar.co.uk/assets/images/autogen/a_SimSol039a_1.jpg http://www.naturalfencing.com/images/additional1/196.jpg http://www.peaktraditionalfencing.co.uk/Photos/640Pics/Pic30.jpg http://www.sylvanskills.co.uk/images/moon_gate.jpg Diane, I have a few brugmansia opening now, but not prolificly. Yesterday's quick wind and rain storm took a lot of the blooms off. I'll see if I can get a shot soon. I wonder how Glaswegian's variegated brug is doing. Any pictures for us, Glaswegian? John

Over a month ago, I ordered a beehut summer kit from Crown Bees: http://crownbees.com/shop/complete-kits-for-easy-buying/summer-complete-kits/beehut-summer-kit When the package arrived, probably about 10 or so bees had already "hatched." Anyway, I did everything as directed in the instructions. Well, it seems the bees all took off and never looked back. And any bees that "hatched" later did exactly the same thing. So, I called Crown Bees up and described what happened. I was told that ants might have been the problem. They offered to send me more bees if I paid about $5 for the shipping, and I agreed. This time, I created a moat for the beehut, but I'm having the exact same problem. The bees that were active when the package arrived apparently just took off, and any others that have emerged since then have done the same thing. I have to conclude that the "beehut" offered by Crown Bees is not a very good product. I live on a farm in a rural area with plenty of vegetation and no chemicals, so there is no good reason that this product should not have worked for me, if it were well-designed. Or is there another reasonable explanation? Has anyone else had a similar failed experience with the beehut from Crown Bees? Just curious. I can't find any reviews of the product anywhere. I don't think I would ever order from Crown Bees again.

We had a nest of the little suckers in the kitchen wall earlier this summer. I couldn't figure out why I kept finding wasps in the kitchen but chalked it up to them coming in through open doors. One morning I was outside watering plants and saw one crawl into the pipe that functions as a drain for the water heater that is under one of the kitchen cabinets. My husband blocked the opening with some wire mesh and they managed to chew through it so he then capped the pipe. They finally stopped getting into the kitchen, so I guess the nest eventually died. The area where the water heater is blocked by an access wall, but they must have been small enough to squeeze through the area where the wall met the inside of the cabinet. Once we found the nest, we had an explanation of why there were so many wasps hanging around the deck and why they seemed more aggressive than usual. It also explained the sting hubby received between his toes when all he was doing was standing out on the deck minding his own business. Hope the horse is feeling better, Bob. A few years ago, one of our dogs got into a nest and was stung several times. They would not let go and I was trying to brush them off of her when she got away from me. She ran all the way to the neighbor's house, which is over half a mile away, before she stopped running.