If I may be permitted a brief story about plants and real estate....years ago I stopped at a house that was surrounded by a roughly 100-foot border of the old-fashioned double white arabis (A. caucasica flore pleno - not a geophyte, I'm afraid), and asked the owner if I might take a few cuttings. She looked dubious and said "I've given away lots of it, but the house has just been sold, and I don't know if that would be right...." Glancing at that looooong border, I murmured that surely a few cuttings would not be missed...and in the end, I did get permission, and I grow it still. When in doubt, I suppose, if I were you, Judy, I'd "rescue"a reasonable number and leave a reasonable number behind, just in the case the new owners actually care. It's easy to grow from seed - that's where I got mine - so over the years you should be able to get plenty more. Ellen > > > Judy wrote, "... do I try phoning the real estate company?" > > > -- > Ellen Hornig > 212 Grafton St Shrewsbury MA 01545 508-925-5147