Carmela's is by far the best outfit I've ordered plants from. The plants come well-packed, of good size, and have done the best long-term in my collection. Eoom is next--wish their selection was bigger--followed by v.coerulea on ebay, then Carter and Holmes, whose stuff is small and young for the pot size. Alia

Ah, the old I'll-reduce-my-collection-by-selling-plants-at-the-society-meeting delusion. Been there. Feel your pain. Wouldn't have been able to resist the anguloa, either, if my environment would support it. When I sell @ society meetings, cash, check book, and credit cards stay home. Measures have to be that drastic to keep me from increasing the count. I'm steeling my nerves for our society's annual sale to the public in Sept. Super way to reduce a collection. There's just the small hurdle of the pre-sale sale for members. Aaauuuggghhhh. No cash, check book, or credit cards, and I'll order everyone not to extend me any credit or do any trades. Think it'll work? Whitecat8

Hi! Sorry to steal your thread, but I saw that you are from the same zone as me and you have a nice variety of aloes. I'm doing an independant study project on aloe for my Biology of Plants class this semester and I was wondering if you could help me answer a few questions. If not, that's okay, just let me know either way. Thank you, Cory

Thank you much. You know, I think I've found my plant - Neos. I still love my Dends, but these are just so much fun. I'm thinking of blowing about 2 years worth of orchid funds on one order so I can have as many of these as possible this summer. Still thinking and looking. Still thinking and looking. K