Hi you could always cut the neck and reroot them, trim away the old leaves and get them good as new, and then if you really want to yo could give them to a friend or a nursing home. That way you get the added satisfaction of shearing. ( I just started with my collection) and loving every moment of it. :). VELLEtA

There are a few North American natives in the "touch-me-not" family .... impatiens capensis (orange jewelweed), impatiens noli-tangere (western touch-me-not), impatiens pallida (pale touch-me-not), impatiens aurelia (pale yellow touch-me-not), impatiens ecalcarata (spurless touch-me-not). They're all annuals (I think), but with the seeds popping all over the place, there shouldn't be a problem keeping them going year after year. I've read that they need a cold/moist period to germinate, so they would be excellent candidates for WSing. Invasive? I suppose it could be, but you could keep those popping seeds in check, or be ready to pull up seedlings when you see them. I've seen seeds sold at Prairie Moon, but there must be other places where they are sold. (You didn't get any seeds from your relatives?) PV

Glenda, we are leaving Feb. 7th. and doing the Western Caribbean and thinking about booking the same ship on the 14th. and doing the Eastern Caribbean. This is our good time to get away and we are flying into Florida so the airfare will cost the same if we stay one week or two. We have already been to all the ports we will visit, but we don't care. Are you leaving from Florida and what cruiseline? I would say to have a good time, but I know you will. But I will say it anyway, have a good time and enjoy your cruise.

If it does prove to be a "builders'-flat" in a deep-tint-base.... * Flats burnish pretty easily, as Paintguy suggests. * The REASON is...flats have more pigment in relation to the overall %-age of binder-volume than any other sheen. (simplistically, the "binder" of a paint is the main source of a paints' "sheen".) * Also, DARK flats have EVEN MORE pigment (in the form of lots of colorant) in them! * Without much "sheened" binder to protect all that pigment, a flat will therefore "burnish", or "shed pigment" much more easily than even an Eggshell. Yes, flats touch-up the best... BUT...as I stated on an earlier thread, many builders & painters are WAAAAY too focused on this one small factor of paint. >>> There is MUCH more to living-with a paint than "how it'll touch-up"!!! Matching into a line like Aura, or C2 would be smart. These lines have more than the typical 10-12 colorants. Our C2 has 16 colorants...much easier to "build" a color-match when there's more "ammo" to use! Plus, the "Percent Volume Solids" of premium paints is 35-40%. C2's Flat PVS is over 43%. Builders-flats can be as low as 20%! Faron