bamboo is prohibited for import into the usa in any form - plants,seeds, rhizomes, culms etc so if the border folks are on top of things, you'll lose it at the border, so canada may not be a good idea. feel like driving to detroit? i know of a supplier there but you'd have to go the long way to avoid customs again.

The best time to obtain one is early in the year, about March or so, when fresh stock arrives. Suggests you call around to the garden centers to ask when they will be getting dwarf avocado trees next year.

I planted 3 "Fire Chief" heucheras in a total shade garden 3 years ago. Water them almost daily with a light watering. They have not thrived. They come back after winter (I'm Z8), but remain small (only 3"-4" off the ground) 3 years in a row now. They do set 1-2 bloom stalks in early spring, but are so small I have to struggle hard to even see them. My Lime variety got 10" tall, but died off after one hard winter. That was also a shade setting with watering every 3rd day. Maybe these plants want more sun? or perhaps more frequent feeding.

It is a very pretty stone, I can't help you find it, but I can recommend that before you buy it, you bring a sample home and look at it in your light. Pink stones are notoriously difficult to work around. They look pink under direct light, but most of the time they just look yellow/brown. Before you choose a stone, make sure to find inspiration images that use it well - kitchens you would want to own. This will at least give you an idea of what to pair with it in terms of cabinet colors and bs tile. Good luck!