Welcome to Garden Web. I thought you might like to know there is no email link on your member page, thus no way to email you. To set up your email, just go to the bottom on any page here, and click on Member Pages Then click on Edit your Personal Information, Page, and Preferences You will then probably be asked to login in again. Once there, set the drop down box to Show my email address to MEMBERS And then check the box Allow other users to send you email via forms at our site. That will place a link on your member page, and will also show your email address to anyone you email about a trade. Happy Gardening and trading. Sue

For Sale: Metal Tag maker, no electricity required. Good way to build arm muscles. No rose tags included, but I might have a variety of naughty lady "Social Security Id Card Blanks." (remember back when you used to carry that little paper card in your wallet and wanted that nifty personalized metal one) (and if only I was not kidding and the "proud" owner of such a machine-my parents from back in the swapmeet days)

I just bought a Blue Girl tea last week at Santillo's in Roselle on Lake Street (west of 355 by about 3 miles) and they had at least a dozen of them at that time. Mine is very healthy, full of buds, and had a good root system. Santillo's is kind of a strange place that reminds me of a dollar store, they obviously buy excess inventory from manufacturers. In the summers, they do have a pretty sizable nursery and most of what I saw there was in good condition and priced reasonably. Good Luck!

Try Nor'East Miniature Roses. They sell bulk. You aren't going to find any blue roses, though, as blue isn't in their DNA. Some roses will have certain color castes due to temperature and fertilization. A rose society or Consulting Rosarian in your area may be better able to advise you on the particular roses that will fare better in your climate.