LUCKY BAMBOO – THE PERFECT MOTHER'S DAY GIFT My daughter gave me three stalks of Lucky Bamboo for Easter and I am completely smitten. They come in single stems of various lengths or in already arranged dishes of 3 to 21 stems nestled in flat dishes or vases filled with stones or pebbles. Mine is in a tall cylindrical clear glass vase with clear glass stones bought at Pier One. They are impossible to kill and last forever. You simply fill the container with water about 3/4 full and change the water weekly. Our Nursery man told me that you can add less than 1/4 tsp. Peters All Purpose Fertilizer, that dissolves in water, to the water when you change it each week. For maximum Feng Shui effectiveness, place your Lucky Bamboo in the east corner of your house when you are facing the door. Does not require direct sunlight and can even be grown in a bathroom. According to ancient principles of Feng Shui numbers, three stalks attract happiness, five attract wealth, seven result in good health, and twenty-one stalks offer a very powerful all-purpose blessing. You can make your own arrangements or buy a starter kit from Planet Bonsai a place I found on the Internet at: http://www.planetbonsai.homestead.com/bamboostalks.html Or another site that has curly bamboo stalks at: http://www.erikasgiftbaskets.com/mdrgifts/luckybamboo.html We found ours at a local Nursery in Miami. Their stalks are twisted while growing to give interesting shapes to the stems. Check with your local Nursery or ask them to get you some. Like these tips? Please forward Susan's "Tip of the Day" to your friends. If you have a favorite tip, idea or request you would like To share with our readers, please send them to mailto:susan@kitchenproject.com Visit our Website at http://www.kitchenproject.com and http://www.thewanderingchef.com Kath <mzmouser@earthlink.net> ~`* `*' `*' `* `*' `*' *' `*' *' `*' `* `*' *' `*' ~~~