To ray ratliff: Neos smell better than any other orchid on the planet (a little biased perhaps?!?). To my nose, it's a mix of vanilla, oriental lily, and some citrus, among other things. My partner, upon sampling it for the first time, literally dropped the telephone, wept and claimed the fragrance stops time! It is stronger at night, but usually detectable in the daytime as well. I hope you don't have to wait too long, but I can't imagine you will not be enchanted. My Neos have kicked into high gear rooting, and I spotted a few tiny spikes, which sometimes form as early as the fall, but generally wait until summer to open.

sgiesler, donÂt get in a tiff its just that there is a difference between buying flowers off a truck and reselling them and growing and standing behind a product. Last year I sold almost all vegetables at 2 farmers markets and I cant tell you how many times I heard of how cheep the local store was for the same items I was selling. When they said things like that all I could do is smile, Sure I could tell them ho much better my vegetables were in taste and for health. But some buyers just donÂt care; they will try to cut a deal like itÂs an auction. But for every one of those there were 5 good ones who had no issues with price. The point of all this? It was a flemarket and the flowers were off some truck from Peru (nothing against the people of Peru) LOL Grow what they canÂt get, Sell where they donÂt, its a big world out there is enough for everyone. I agree it seems like you have to compete with 2.00 bouquets but you donÂt, the people paying 2.00 get 2.00 worth. Sell them 7.00 worth and make it worth every penny and they will come back. Smile and have fun. Brian kc0kfg

Oh, you can transplant them. When I moved to this house, I had a viburnum (not Spring Bouquet) at the old place that had only been in the ground for a year and I dug it, potted it, and transplanted it here with no problem. Then, four years later, we dug it up and transplanted it again to another place in the yard. By that time, it was well over six feet tall and a good four feet wide. It made the change with no problems, though I wouldn't recommend moving a plant that size for your marriage. :) If you do it, do the moving in late fall or very early spring. It's best to dig the new hole first and dig it very wide, adding good amendments, etc. Then dig, drag, and replant, instantly watering thoroughly. It took several years to bloom, but it made it fine.

Thank you Florence, RainForest is a floribunda and that was the one bud the bush was willing to grace me with since I planted it in Sept. but it was worth the wait:) It still has alot of growing to do yet, it's a third of the size to be. I had to transplant it from where I put it initially so it got a later start than the others. The vase is one of my collectibles that I like to put my minis in:) Thanks for your complements that means alot, I love your roses also, mine pale beside. Leslie