I got to go back to spring when I was in St. Louis last weekend. Tulips blooming all over the place making me remember just why I loved them so much when I lived up north. I've pretty much given up on them down here as you have to chill them for 6-8 weeks & then when they bloom it's starting to get hot so the blooms only last a couple of days. Also loved all the flowering cherries, especially the weeping variety. We can't grown them either. However, I came home to all my roses in their first magnificant flush of bloom, the daylilies starting to bloom as are the first crinums. Of course, the weeds have also taken flight, but right now everything is just too pretty to believe.

In case anyone missed my disclaimer about listing pollen x seed (instead of the proper method of listing seed x pollen) I have corrected it here. Sorry if it was confusing for anyone, but I claim "CYA" by posting the heading correctly! :-) K Seeds for (seed x pollen)- LIST A: #1 - Red Pearl x Limona #2 - Red Pearl x Red Nymph #3 - Red Pearl selfed #4 - Exotica x Red Pearl #5 - Exotica x Pink Diamond #6 - Exotica x Minerva #7 - Exotica x Red Nymph #8 - Grand Cru x Misty #9 - Grand Cru x Exotica #10 - Red Lion x Misty #11 - Pink Diamond x Nymph #12 - Pink Diamond x Limona #13 - Pink Diamond x Misty #14 - Misty x Red Pearl #15 - Misty x Pink Diamond #16 - Gilmar x Red Pearl #17 - Gilmar x Evergreen #18 - Vera that's probably Apple Blossom self #19 - Vera/AB x Misty #20 - Vera/AB x Rembrant van Rijn

why? if you have deep enough pockets, you can win. i've only purchased one thing, and it was a 'buy it now' hoya from yellowgreen2u. there have been plants i wanted to bid on, but waited and found that it often goes too high for me. i'm not really willing to pay more than $22 for a single plant. on top of that shipping is $10-20. i think people, even those who can't pay $100 for a plant, tend to spend entirely too much on ebay. it's ridiculous. and the sellers recognize this and start the plants off at higher rates for bidding than what you'd find as a base price at gardino or a nursery in your city. on top of that, they know that their product is not always easy to come by, so prices are higher. just an aside, and ex. - a hoya kerri, variegated sold by yellowgreen2u has been bid up to $33!. this same plant (maybe smaller) is on the gardino site right now for $16. for me, the only ebay vendor who has consistently fair prices and a great selection is yellowgreen2u. the buy nows are well-priced ($13) - as in what you'd pay at a nursery. And the size of the plants is generous. you might want to also try etsy. i bought a krinkle 8 for around $7 on etsy. and there was no ebay nonsense or hiked prices or crazy bidding to be concerned about. i've also noticed gardino has more plants in stock, so you can buy multiples things at decent prices and save a bit on shipping. so, if you've got the $$$ and don't mind the bidding process, you should be fine. i

They also have Easy Does It at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. I thought mine looked better than theirs! It is simply a gorgeous rose and I absolutely love it. So do my neighbors. I hope my new baby About Face blooms again. The new baby Strike It Rich has several buds cookin', so hopefully I will have more blooms soon. I hope that means that I planted my SIR in a good place.