Re: Image of the day - 2013

[RickR]

Regarding the two species, that's been my experience, also.

[Gordon]

Rick, I was wondering if you could have grafted those Jeffersonia side bud cuttings on to roots of the standard J. dubia... sort of how they graft tree peonies onto herbaceous peony roots. What do you think?

[RickR]

Rick, I was wondering if you could have grafted those Jeffersonia side bud cuttings on to roots of the standard J. dubia... sort of how they graft tree peonies onto herbaceous peony roots. What do you think?

An interesting thought.  Maybe I should stop donating my volunteer seedlings to the plant sale for a while and build up some stock.

[Tim Ingram]

This picture is of the most stunning clumps of trumpet gentians I have ever seen, in Stanislav Cepicka's garden in the Czech Republic (one of fifteen remarkable gardens in the Garden Tour Programme of the 2nd International Czech Rock Garden Conference). I still have hundreds of photographs to sort through but will add some more later. For anyone who would like a more in depth look at the gardens and plants and people, I aim to put this on the AGS website over the next week or two. It was an unforgetable experience and brought together gardeners from seventeen countries. I now have to work out where we can build a new crevice garden in the lawn! (though several of the gardens utilised 40 or 50 tons of stone, which would probably be a little extravagent).

[cohan]

For all the mothers on the forum- have a great day!
Weingartia sp, flowering indoors a few days ago..

[Lori S.]

Very nice, Tim.  That must have been a great show with many fantastic gardens on display!  Gentiana acaulis (is that what that is?) tends to be pretty commonly grown here... can't say I do all that well with it, but lots of people do.  There were huge clumps of it, 10" or a foot around, being sold for $25 each at the CRAGS plant sale on Saturday.

Beautiful plant and photo, Cohan!

[Krish]

Hi everyone
For sometime I was not following what is going on here. Recently came back from India after a sad visit to see my terminally ill mother. She passed away three days ago. Looking at the emerging plants in the garden gives me great comfort.Here are the two pictures I took today. The first one is the Townsendia I posted previously.It is full of flowers now. The next one is the aquilegia jonesii seedling in a trough.
Krish

[Krish]

oops no Townsendia picture in my post

[RickR]

So very sorry for your loss, Krish.
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Congratulations on the cutest little Aquilegia jonesii!

And those Townsendias are sure floriferous with very nicely formed blooms.
--- Bravo!

[IMYoung]

Hi everyone
For sometime I was not following what is going on here. Recently came back from India after a sad visit to see my terminally ill mother. She passed away three days ago.
Krish

We send you our sincere condolences on your sad loss, Krish.

Maggi and Ian

[Spiegel]

I'm very sorry for your loss, Krish.

[Booker]

Sincere condolences from this part of the world, Krish.

[Lori S.]

So sorry, Krish.  It's nice to hear that your garden is giving you comfort at this sad time.  

Your townsendias look wonderful!  And Aquilegia jonesii, wow!  I bought one last weekend from Beaver Creek at the CRAGS plant sale.  I assumed it was one plant but as I was paying for it (well, actually for a whole tray of plants  ), I was told that it was a potfull of seedlings that I should divide up and plant...now I have ten or so scattered around the tufa garden.  Hope they bloom someday!

[Krish]

Hi everyone
Thank you all for the comforting words
Krish