If they don't have what we call buffalo grass, you'd think alot of Australia would be the perfect place for it. Maybe the thing about invasiveness is a concern. But, from what I gather, a good bit of Australia gets alot of sun and not a lot of rain, lean soils. Sounds like our native buffalo would fit right in there. Oh well, I'm sure someone would have given it a go down under with our buffalo (even if they had to come up with a new name for it there) if there weren't some problems or restrictions.

Lets know how those seed do for ya. I have the Surinam cherry from out of Fl. If you want one I think I had several plants survive the winter. Write and we'll get together sometime ;o) Mike

So sorry about the loss of your dear son. Can't imagine your pain. My sister lost her only daughter 7 years ago to cancer at age 29. She was like my own baby girl. She was so tough. Made jokes about the cancer right up to the end. We used to have a heavy competition with games on her Atari when she was 9-10 or so. When she called me in to say her goodbyes, she said that whenever I see a blank TV or computer screen she would be playing Atari with me from heaven. I had totally forgotten about it, it had been so long. She left each of us with such personal goodbyes. She asked me to take care of her mom, she said mom will be busy taking care of her brothers and my niece's own little boys but mom needed looking after too. One of our favorite moments was after a month or more of not being able to keep down a single drop of water, she asked for a beer. So at 9:00 in the morning, her brother smuggled in a 12 pack. And my niece, her brothers, her parents, doctor and her pastor had their beers. Niece had 2! She didn't feel too well the next morning, but she felt triumphant at her accomplishment.

Is the Dicksons Perfection rose available in Australia? I haven't had any luck so far in tracking this plant down.