Thanks Olga that echos what i've read. The roses they sent me are so small, Yolande D'aragon was one of them. i'm afraid to plant them in the garden.Cabbage rose is the only one that looks big enough to plant out. They look like they could use a year in pots. They look very healthy though. Don't know if i'll order from Hortico again......mark

That is way too funny, me thinkest thou dost protest too much. Who you trying to kid by under rating your photographic accumen ? I think you have a fine shutter digit as evidenced by your beautiful roses :-) Your Mr Lincolns put my one to shame since mine has assumed that nefariously all too common one cane wonder distinction :-( Just to humor you however, consider this as my 4 day notice of impending 1 week vacation :-) I am kind of the head of my wife's family now that her parents are gone and by executive order I declared a yearly family vacation for all. Boy do I need it after building the nieces deck last w/e. Last year was our first and we rented a big house at the ocean and it was such a hit that everyone is really excited for this year. It's a totally different venue with lots of fun activities.

Well, how much fun are you having?? I think it sounds exciting to be able to paint a whole house whatever you want to have it be! Anyhow, my suggestion would be to try a great online source, and put in the term "roses". You should get directed to a lot of beautiful materials. My personal preference? Try www.fabric.com because they have quality fabrics, great prices, and they carry cottons, home dec, and fashion fabrics. I think you will be surprised at how terrific a site they can be. You can also get immediate online assistance, or call them on the phone (I've had to do this, and they were GREAT help) and they will make terrific suggestions and walk you through the website as needed to assist. Shipping for orders over $35 is free, and they have so many terrific things. HTH, Odessa

Hi Mydream, thanks for posting that link. I love to watch her paint. She does it so quickly and makes it look so easy. Did you read the comments on that page? I just can't believe how rude and crude some people can be! Whatever happened to the "if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all" philosophy? My goodness! Anj, don't worry, even if your first project is not exactly perfect, everyone who sees it will love the pretty colors and think it is amazing--trust me--I have several that I KNOW are not perfect--but fortunately, most other people don't know how it was supposed to be. LOL I think painting with the double loaded brush is so much quicker and easier than regular painting. And you can do more freehand with the pattern just as a guide rather than having to stay perfectly inside the lines. Let's you get a little more "creative". ;o) Luvs