Paula, I love how the camera and the sun interconnect to make images look so different. It doesn't always make a difference with the flowers, it can depend on what ones you are taking a pic of. Karen, I've had a few of those in the past few years and I don't grow them a second time. October17, I don't have many seeds of the marigold right now, but I should have plenty of them for trades in the fall. That's when I update and post my trade page, want list and post for trades and BEAP offers. Fran

Stunning Rudbeckia,..i like the Cherry Brandy and the Cherokee,..very appealing dark colours,..the Double Gold has a lovely contrast,..being Irish i would have to like the Irish Eyes,..and with the green eyes of course,..i had to go check to see were mine still green.

Thanks Greg/Alex!(-: jos- Korean waggies are said to be like the true Japanese Waggies, very stout with very tight formation-we'll see. Ken- here's picture of the Abyssinian when I planted it 6-6-09 In Aug-(30th) of 09 9-7-10 -it get's lifted and put in the basement,stored like a Canna,EE-hopefully to fight another year! Frank the Tank! The Castors have been flowering for a few months,I think yours should have time to seed but it's not hard to get seeds. houstonpat- I bought mine from a seller on e-bay,they are wicked expensive! There is one for sale(presumably Princeps)at a great price but check out the shipping. If you are serious about getting one,I can send you the e-mail of the guy I went through(-: Looking good Mike-you da man! I just ordered a bunch more Takil,that I will hold on to!- also some Geminisectus and Oreophilus(-: What can I say? The bug bites hard!

I should mention that there was an excursion we could have purchased on the ship that only went to the sea turtle release center, where you name and release a turtle yourself. It was something like $50 for that tour. I told DH that I liked turtles and all but that was a bit pricey for what they had to offer. So we bought the "Tropical Aviary and Botanical Garden" tour for about the same price. Below is a photo of me waiting for the tour group to gather and leave. The guy holding the sign was our guide. Even though he looks a little serious, he was amazing...and very funny! So, we go on the Tropical Aviary part of the tour (the lagoon and river/canal pics I showed earlier) and the botanical garden portion (also posted pics) several miles away and then, just on a whim (probably an economically driven whim) we drop by the turtle release center (which was not on our itinerary) and given that tour. If you wanted to release a baby turtle into the sea, it cost $5 ... not $50! Three for the price of two, I like that kind of deal. We did get back later than planned but still have plenty of time to "enjoy" Acapulco which consisted of us shopping for makeup and good hair conditioner (which I forgot to pack). I swear, it's always something. Jodi-