PBSers, I believe many of you have heard of Brent and Becky's bulbs or you're already using them. I have personally relied on them for years to fill my home garden with nontraditional bulbs (i.e., other than tulips and daffs, although I admit to getting some of those also). I have always found their prices competitive and their quality excellent so I would recommend them personally. In any case, they have a new program whereby if you designate the UC Botanical Garden as a recipient, they will donate a portion of your bulb purchase (in $$) to the Garden WITHOUT ANY EXPENSE OR EXTRA EFFORT ON YOUR PART. You pay exactly the same price as you would normally. This program is a part of their effort to support of Gardens like ours. To participate, the only difference from a normal order is that you log onto http://bloominbucks.com/ (no 'g') instead of their normal site. This url will actually take you directly into their normal site except that you first designate a recipient from the pulldown list (remember, we are 'The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley'). I don't have to tell you that these are different financial times for us and I am very much counting on those who care about plants and gardens to help us. In return, the Botanical Garden has begun to send a number of interesting bulb seeds to PBS for distribution. In another news flash, another Titan Arum opened in the Garden last night. It is fully opened and extremely smelly this morning. Check our website. Thanks, Paul Paul Licht, Director Univ. California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/