Penny, When you consider the cost in dollars and cents, but especially the toll on our older bodies, the plants we buy better be in the best condition possible!! {;-) I have tried starting my own transplants from seeds with mixed results. I have concluded that until I have better facilities to grow transplants that it is more cost effective to buy good, healthy plants. Allen Bastrop Co., SE Central Tx. Zone 8 penny x stamm wrote: > Allen -- I have no facilities for starting enough seeds to fill 9 annual > flower beds, so I have it down to a science by now, and only buy from > the two places which raise their own stuff. It costs me more, but there > are never any duds in the flats! > > I will occasionally buy a small shrub from Home Depot or Flower Time, > but it has to be in prime condition -- that usually means freshly > delivered. > > Penny > . > . > .-- > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.