Lyn, you are so fortunate to have made the acquaintance of Ralph Moore!
I only have the internet as a source but have read everything I could find about Mr. Moore! I especially enjoyed this article
http://www.paulbardenroses.com... and
http://www.rainforest2548.org/...
About J&P and Weeks breeding programs: I was not aware of this. I thought that Christian Bedard had taken over from Tom Carruth and is breeding for Weeks in California. Bedard registered Edith's Darling, Easy To Please, Cupid's Kisses and Violet's Pride in March of this year. Has he left Weeks?
@CindiKS There are so many knives available on the market. I started off with a florist knife (left pic) and then bought a special grafting knife (right) - the blades are only sharpened on one side so come for left and right handed users and are very, very sharp!
I must say that I still use the florist knife more and it works just fine so you don't have to go out and buy some fancy expensive knife.