ken: "regardless.. just order it .. what can they possibly tell you to make you NOT want it???? you are enabled.. and addicted.. just order it ..." See how you are! Yes, I do seem to be addicted. And I have this whole fenced in area in the back of my small yard where I should be growing vegetables, but there are all of these conifers.... The "Rochester Pendula" thus goes on my list.... Barb - you are getting some nice trees! You will like that 'Horstmann's Silberlocke;' it does need some protection from our intense afternoon sun (at least that has been my experience) but it seems to like it here; mine has been doing fine for over two years now (I got my tree from Timberline Gardens in Arvada.) I like Forest Farm but sometimes buying from Oregon nurseries you end up getting plants that expect to have warmer winter conditions and a lot more moisture than we do here in Colorado. I went looking for bamboos there one year; the guys at the nursery laughed at me when I said I was looking for bamboos that could survive in Zone 5! I hope you let us know how the concolors do. You have 2 acres to grow things on! Oh what I could do with that amount of land! (Probably end up in the poor house....) By the way, Dax, ken and Nate are the enablers, not me - they just lead me astray, and I am apparently all too willing to be led! :-D Holly

Cyperus papyrus. I've grown it, but was never able to keep it alive indoors over the winter. It's an annual in my zone...hardy to zone 9 at best.

Here it is.....I always like this tut too.... http://www.designsbysandee.com/RememberingShelby.htm Lots of great tuts at this site.... FlutteringBy

Hi My name is thirdfrt, some of you may know me from the conversation side of the forum. I just wanted to share with you the picture that Judy did for me using the guitar tut. I just love it and want to give Judy credit for sending me something so beautiful. For those who may not know I play the guitar. "Smiles" Thanks Judy for your beautiful picture and for the fancy lettering of my name. Hope I do this right, it's been a while since I've uploaded a picture. Here goes. This is very interesting, what was I suppose to do in order for the picture itself to show, without you clicking on a link? I know things have changed. Joyce Here is a link that might be useful: