If you worry about the security of linking your bank account to your paypal account, you can always set up a new bank account specifically for the paypal account. I know a lot of folks won't sign up for Paypal because they don't like linking their bank account to it. I've done it for years with no problem, but folks hear a horror store here and there and think that's the norm. I actually think paypal is much safer because I'm not giving my cc # to everyone I buy from. Only PP has my cc#. Please be aware of spoof emails that appear to come from PP tho. It may say something like you account is suspended, you have extra funds, you've sent a large sum payment to someone (when you know you haven't) and they need to verify that it was really what you meant to do, etc. The email will look very legitimate, but it always has a link in the email that you must click to take you to your account where you're asked to sign in. THEN the email sender gets your account info when you sign in from the link in the email. NEVER click on a link in a "paypal" email. Instead, open a new browser and go to paypal and log into your account yourself. Then you can check out the validity of any claims in the email. And forward the email to "spoof@paypal.com". They'll let you know if it came from them or not. NancyAnn

Wow, glad you caught that, Kate. But one additional warning. I get emails supposedly from PayPal ALL the time, saying someone has made unauthorized purchases on my account, and they are phishing...(phishes?) They want you to click on the link included and update your account. Never, EVER do that. Forward the email back to "spoof at PayPal dot com" and they will advise you of whether or not it is genuine. Most genuine notices will not ask you to click on any links. They will advise you to go to their homepage and access your account that way. Clicking on links in bogus emails can cause you all sorts of problems, ranging from being blasted with a virus or worm to allowing unauthorized access to your hard drive. So glad you went straight to their website, Kate, and checked it all out there. I check my bank account online every day to make sure anything they pay out is legit. Marcia

We also use paypal to receive payments on our rental properties. However, we encourage visitors to send us a check versus the paypal. We don't charge extra for using paypal, we just eat the extra expense. But if it was used all the time, we probably would need to start tacking on the extra fees to the visitors. We use paypal by telling them how to access our account (it's my email address) and then paypal walks them through the payment process. We do not have a direct link off of the website. Not sure that there is one, but if so, that would be a great feature. I have to comment on visitors though. I swear that one day I am going to write a book about my experiences. I have one right now (a couple rented for 2 weeks in March) To make a long story short, I collected $150 of their deposit and returned the rest (which I have only kept part of deposits maybe twice previously in renting properties for 9 years) so I don't make a habit of it. I am still to this day receiving threatening phone calls and messages from them about returning their deposit or they are going "to make sure I never rent my place again" and they are going to post notes on the website so that no one ever rents again and that the place is a dump and a joke. So on and so forth. Just unbelievable. Of course up to the point that I contacted them about the damages, they were extolling the virtues of the place. But whatever, it's really kind of creepy. There really are some nutty people out there.

I am not familiar with them as a hosta specialist nursery. What precautions do they have in place to thwart HVX? Got a pic of whatchu got from them? What is a multiple crown???? Eyes or shoots and roots? That would be several divisions. (seperate plants) Please post a pic of your new one. L. Paisley Print is a really special one that qualifies for the 10 foot rule. -Babka