Spruce...thanks for the idea about asking where a nursery gets their seed. I am surprised that they don't mind telling you. I will keep that in mind. Forest Farm is a catalog I have but I haven't ordered from them before. Thanks for the recommendation, ken...thanks for the gee tree farm idea and arrowhead alpines, girard nurseries, and for pointing me toward the ACS. jaro...Iseli, has some nice photos on their site...thanks for their ME distributor. Once in awhile I get up to Maine. You never know. tsugajunkie...yes, I do understand that white pine is native to Maine and Tsuga canadensis is native to the East Coast. I got the impression that some of the ornamental conifers are bothered by cold weather and frost. Adrian Bloom mentions in his book, not planting some varieties in an East facing location because in the spring, the early morning son would thaw them out just in time for the cold to get them later. mrgpag...Broken Arrow Nursery is a great idea! I have been there once before and they really impressed me with the quality of their plant material at reasonable prices. That was awhile ago and I wasn't looking for conifers then, so I didn't notice whether they had a collection or not. Thanks a lot! Thank you all for the help.. :-) pm2

I use Epionions.com: I also check reviews on everything. I just checked out their home and garden section (wasted a good 1/2 hour!). Here is a link that might be useful: Epinions.com

You would have to go to your allergy specialist and have them test you for each ingredient, I don't think anyone here would be able to diagnose or know if you are allergic to any specific ingredient. If you just want to try it, Clinique usually lets you sample any product.

So does yours look like this? I have several of them in my master suite and bathroom. I'd advise getting the larger bulbs (I think it's 3"). I bought both and the little ones look great in a double bulb fixture (which I have in my bathroom above the sinks) but you really need the 3" bulbs for the larger room fixtures. The paint is sprayed, but VERY VERY lightly on the outside of the bulbs. I'm still trying to duplicate them and haven't been able to do so. Your paint needs to be almost translucent, and also be able to with stand heat. They won't of course tell me what they're using LOL But I've tried many golds and they don't come out as well. And white fixtures or clear do not look nearly as good as the gold. (I tried those as well). You can't buy them locally. They are hand finished. I do have another source in MN (he might sell to locals...I don't know) that I'll share with you. I purchased them from both sellers (rejuvination and the MN guy) and both were packaged well, but in each shipment I had a bulb or two (I purchased a few dozen) broken so order extra. Both offered to reship or refund immediately (I chose the refund because I'd purchased extras...you don't want to burn out a bulb and then wait for one in the mail LOL). Anyhoo, do have them rewired by a professional because they're also exposed wires on top so they have to be done carefully. In addition, a few of the ceramic cups on mine had to be replaced (no biggie) but I'd not have realized that if I tried to wire it myself. We get a lot of compliments on the fixtures, but never did until we put the gold bulbs in them...so do go with gold bulbs :) You won't be sorry! Oh by the way...if you look on Rejuvinations website you'll see examples of the orange bulbs as well. I think they would look great in the right room. Here is a link that might be useful: Karlucci studios