Tina, starting orchids from seed is an expensive undertaking. Think about the equipment you need, the materials, the flasking media, the replating media, the tools, flasks, pots, potting media, energy costs for heat and light, etc. And you need some know how. ThatÂs why the above posters all recommended you send the seed to professionals. But as expensive as it is, the seeds may or may not be viable, you never really know. And if they have not been properly stored since you received them... In the best cases, it takes a number of years from seed to pot plants. And the yield is never guaranteed. You could sow thousands of seeds and only get a dozen plants total. Or none, as things often do go wrong  many seeds in flask never germinate or mould makes its way into the flask. ThatÂs why starting orchids from seed has to be such a selective process. And why the person who told you there were no plants might not have been scamming you. Scattering seed among the roots is a really haphazard way of starting orchids from seeds. The odds are miniscule. And this is when the seed is scattered among the roots of its pod parent (aka Mommy). Orchid seed are different from that of other plants in that they do not carry any protein structures. To germinate and grow, they NEED a SPECIFIC fungus that will provide them with the energy needed. I have not heard of experiments with scattering seed among other orchids. If you have orchids of the same genus and genera as your seeds, there might be a chance. If you donÂt Best of luck, with your orchid seeds and the job hunt. Julie

I have Happy Returns to trade and other plants you have as "wanted" on your trade list. Some of the plants on your "have" list are on my "wanted" list! So, let's trade! Send me an email. Nancy the nancedar

I have been told that Autumn Minaret is one of the latest blooming. It starts in August but can carry on for a long while since it holds many buds on each stem. There is probably a term for this but I don't know what it is. Autumn Minaret is an old variety and has been around for a long time. It is very tall (anywhere from 3-5 feet) and graceful which only adds to its allure. I just planted this one so I don't know how it will continually perform. The daylily farm I got them from does no supplemental watering so they are tried and true in this area. It is also my understanding that sufficient rain has alot to do with reblooming and even a reblooming variety will not perform well if it doesn't get sufficient moisture. Adele

Pea, the amazing thing that I saw is that they all looked like that, they get fed at the restaurants near by, people there are kind to the animals, they don't lock them up like here, but they do fix them so there is no more dogs at the street, the ones that are fixed have some sort of tags on them and they are clean from the rain that fall. They are usually together and are very friendly, all they want is love. We had some bread from the hotel to give them and they did not take it, that means the leftovers that the restaurants gives them are good enough for them. They were some sort of breed that are tall, the one playing with me was a puppy and he liked that I scratch his belly just like my dogs at home. I noticed that they understood commands in Greek because I saw some workers doing that and giving water to another puppy. They will be in my heart forever! Silvia