Ella, I don't know how your temps are right now but most of us are struggling through some very cold weather and have no green plants. Seeds are pretty cheap on eBay but be aware that not everything is as it seems on eBay. I buy from there just to check the seeds to see if they are what the auction says it is. Water lily seeds require patience, lots of it. When I discover that the seeds are what they were suppose to be, I put that seller on my favorites and will buy from them again, if they have something else that I want. My plants either came from seeds from eBay, plants that I collected from the wild while living in Florida, plants that were given to me by other ponders that lived close by, plants that I got from other ponders on other forums, or plants that I bought from Wal-Mart, Lowe's, or Home Depot. One thing that you have to learn about ponding is that you have to be patient. :o)