I have Den Burana Princesses (3 big and 3 small). I think they are part of the Dendrobium and Oncidium Mericlone family? I just read, though they like to be dry in between waterings, during bloom they like to stay moist. So it has lightly been raining in the afternoons and I thought they would like the water. Well, It was very over-casted, so I let them out for two days and thought they would enjoy the outdoors. I now see they have sunburnt leaves on two of the big ones and I don't even know if I helped the blooms at all. :( I feel like a plant killer.

I have a very ugly fence bordering my property. I've decided to cover it with roses. I have Ballerina and loved the way it looked on the fence this spring so I was looking for more big and simply looking roses. Hopefully these do well. I'm going to be very busy next spring!!!!! I have 20 roses to plant as of today.

How could you resist ordering, especially now that the web site has pictures to tempt us. I also went a bit crazy but they were just so beautiful! Good luck, it sure makes your winter exciting as you pamper your seeds and wait for them to sprout.

Well now, this is the third time I am trying to post this message. If you see the other two that disappeared into the air, let me know. Kippy, yes, I believe my striped fig is a Panache. I bought it at our local Fig Fest, when we had it. The CA Fig Assoc ruined it for us (but that is another story). WHM--I found out the correct spelling of the fig is Petite Negri. I bought it from Edible Landscaping about 25 years ago. I have "created" two other trees from the mother tree. One I gave away and the other two are in my yard. I had them in pots for about 15 years and they did great. They are now in the ground and still very happy. http://ediblelandscaping.com/products/shrubs/Figs/PetiteNegri.php Here is a link. They still carry that variety along with other interesting edibles. I get two and occasionally three crops from those trees. Camp, if I find a feather, I will gladly send it to you. I used to weave pine needle baskets and have some feathers woven into the rims of them. I will see if I have any loose feathers about. I am always picking them up off the ground when I see them. I think leaving a feather payment for all that bird had eaten in my garden and bathed in my fountain and drunk my water on hot days, would be the least he could do!