Guerrero Rose Farm in Ontario is pretty good about letting you know on the phone if they have the roses on your list before making the drive over there. They are on Euclid off the 60 or the 10, not too far from you I think. (909)988-0015

We have some young Tacca Integrifolia which I think is the white bat plant. The one you want is the black bat plant, we took seeds off ours but none took. The Palm Place at Yandina had quite a few this week and not overpriced. Ian

Picture please. Gill UK

Lava rock is mostly mined in western part of US and it is much cheaper there. In eastern parts it is much more expensive no matter where you look. They have to ship all the way from there even if it is in bulk. If your need is about a bag full (say a grocery bag size) then your best bet is to buy a few bags of lava rock from HD. They are biggish. Then smash them with a hammer while they are still in the bag and you can get what you need. Alternatively, you can go to your local landscape supplier of lava rocks and beg them to sieve a bag full. I have done that a couple of times long time back. Usually they are quite cooperative. I take a home made sieve made of hardware cloth and request them that I will sieve it myself and they usually find it quite amusing. These days I just cough up the price. I pay about $35 for 1/4 inch sized lava rock for a 50 pound bag from a local bonsai supplier. About the same for pumice too.