I know that you have recently moved Sherry & I moved prior to you but it does make things difficult when we can't just go to the nursery or the big box store & come home with plants. What might have been a year or two for us to make a real change in our new homes as far as gardens go, will now take far longer --- 5 or 6 years probably if we have to do so much from seed. Cuttings or divisions from fellow gardeners who don't use these pesticides can help us shorten the transition time but it still will be longer than it used to take.
BUT, in the long run, we will know we are not killing those we wish only to help.
We only have big box stores here & 1 nursery. I called that nursery & from talking with the owner I did NOT get a good feeling. He didn't even know the names of what he applies but did tell me they are systemics applied to the soil in the pots & that goes for virtually everything they grow & sell. He was incapable of understanding what I meant when I said neonicotinoids.
