I have gotten the viola crazies. Its my newest plant addiction. And there are so many places I can plant them. At any rate, I can't get the selection I really want. Any nursery might cary afew of a series but thats not to say they have the ones that would be my favorite. For instance I bought the Sorbet Coconut Swirl because they had it. I do like it (not buying what I don't like) but looking up the Sorbet series on the net when I got back yesterday, I saw there were others in the series I liked better. So I too am going to be buying seed and sowing for fall plants.

You can count me in too Ken. I've been an ACS member for several years and always wanted to attend a National meeting. With the added benefit of touring your garden, and meeting you and so many of the other great folks on this forum, looks like 2012 is going to be the year. Sounds like you've committed yourself to a major garden tour in July. Of course, we'll all need to bring our own favorite cold beverages to enjoy while visiting your garden. Looking forward to it!! Kim

Hello fellow fruit lovers. So, I am going to PR for the first time with my family the second week of January. I am obsessed with fruit and growing (or trying to grow) tropical fruit bearing trees. I live in WI so I move my plants indoors in the winter, but anyways I have some major questions for you all: 1. I'm going in January so what are your thoughts on this time of year and fruit picking? 2. Ok, I NEED a "pocket book" identification guide for tropical fruit plants/trees. I have been searching for hours online for any kind of book that would fit my needs to do this and can't find what I need. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR TITLES OF BOOKS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!! 3. I am not going to be able to travel all over the island in direct search for fruit. We are staying in Luquillo. We will be taking a sailboat from Luquillo to the islands off the east coast for a day. Any good fruit to be searched for there? I may have some free-time to do so on that day.. 4. I will be in the rainforest for a day. Any suggestions on free-lance fruit searching in there? 5. We will be traveling across the island to the West coast on one day to try and see the whales. I wanted to try and stop at a coffee plantation on the way to grab some coffee plants and HOPEFULLY SEEDS TO PLANT AT HOME! Any suggestions on which plantation to stop at?? It'd be best if they had other fruits too that I could check out?? 6. What place had the best grafted trees for sale? 7. I plan on bringing back a lot of seeds and hopefully some cuttings that I can ziplock baggie and take home and try to root. If I wash the seeds thoroughly as well as the cuttings, and there is no soil in the bags, will I have a lot of issues with the inspection at the Airport in Customs? 8. ANY HELP WOULD BE AMAZING FROM YOU ALL!! I enjoyed reading your forums and literally cannot STOP researching PR right now. I want to enjoy sooo much fruit and try and grow some back home!! THANK YOU!! Sarah

Rosewitch, England was definitely one of my favorite places I have ever visited. My folks took me there when I was 14, and I remember bits and pieces the Crown jewels, walking amongst the Stonehenge stones (roped off now, vandalism), Stratford upon Avon. Time for me to take my own 14YO. Im trying to think how I can get over there for a whole summer, LOL. Dlynn, I could have worked so much more. I didnt really look at night time stuff and there was loads to do. Greece: cant help you, but shoot Yasou a line, she went a few years ago. LOL Annie! Teresa, well go together. I wanted to explore more cooking and food shops/stores but didnt get to. Terri, here is more a link to Pictures of England, a website pointed out to me by Denise. I started it on Bourton on the Water, where we stayed for a few days. Thanks Sharon, I was actually thinking how can I even come close to posting her quality of travel guides, I dont do the pictures she does LOL. We might have sat at the same table in the Cheshire Cheeses dining room! Sawdust still there, but we didnt make it to the cellar. I missed a lot of the British Museum. It has changed.check out the new atrium. I couldnt keep up with DH and DS16. Afternoons, when I planned museums, I crashed. Next time! Pam, lots of people did more than we did per day! Theater every night, more attractions, I cant imagine. Gina heh heh yeah I need another vacation like a hole in my head. Speaking of whichDH has another week off in August. Nooooooooo! Kathleen, DH says he took an average of 200 pictures a day. Yup. Me, I just buy the post cards or Google the images, same thing (DARFC from the photo bugs here) Cathy, thanks for giving me the War and Peace moniker heh heh. Next time I go with CF friends! LindaC, I know. Im still exhausted. Speaking of the V&A, did you know there was a Dale Chihuly chandelier in the entrance room?