Look who I played with all afternoon while her daddy worked with the computer.....it took her 2 hours to decide which flowers to pick for the 'garden flowers' for her mom...........and which bowl would be her 'bridal flowers'...........such a sweet 5 or 6 year old!!!
Oh she's adorable!! She looks so sweet! And her shirt... best I can tell it says "Dancing through life" I love that! You must have had so much fun with her! :o)
I do love children and they love me!!!! It is a good thing .......I don't do as well with adults (LOL)............
Gail, I know the feeling... little kids and any animal seem to adore me... other humans seem to really struggle with my existence..lol
the lil darling in your pic is precious... bet she had fun picking flowers. Her bowel is full!!!!
Someone should bingo soon, huh????
MsC
It's after 11:00 p.m. mountain time and I'm finally getting to check in. I had one today with Unpredictable Valley, 3 more to go!!
What a beauty Unpredictable Valley is! I sure don't understand the whole mini thing with a Violet that big and beautiful with Teeny Booper?? It obviously must have more to do with the foliage and flowers than the ultimate size of the plant. Regardless it is a beauty!
What a bummer Gail, computer crashes are the worst! I'm now scrupulous in backing up my Qucikbook files and I'm trying to do better with my pictures and other things! It's great that you can have one custom built and have the kind of support you need and deserve! Loved your Garden Helper today, what a doll. I too have a way with babies and children that doesn't translate as well to adults. : 0 )) My DD calls my 9 month old grand daughter "Little Traitor" as she does everything but jump from her mothers arms into mine whenever she sees me! LOL
Rain I love that Diva T-shirt! I needed one : )) The brindled coloring on your chi mix is beautiful!
Ok, now I need names for all these great doggies!! allgr8dogs gave her names (love Cricket!) and I see cute little Rocco and Sissy, what else do we have out there??
~Brenda
What a cutie pie, gessiegail. ; D How old is she?
Brenda, Optimara has this definition for Miniature:
Miniature: Sometimes called mini. Description of plant size or plant type. As defined by the AVSA for purposes of judging, a miniature is any African Violet which measures 6 inches or less in diameter. Many growers, however, make a distinction between miniatures and other, smaller varieties such as super miniatures and micro miniatures. As such, a miniature is typically 4 to 6 inches in diameter and is normally grown in a 2-inch pot. (Note that correct usage dictates that the term, miniature, be applied only in reference to true miniatures, i.e., those which have been bred to grow smaller. Contrast with miniaturized African Violets which have been diminished in size by growth regulators.) Miniatures were originally developed as hybrids from Saintpaulia pusilla. Since then, Saintpaulia shumensis has also been used to develop miniatures.
I'm assuming then, it's mini because one single plant would fit within the guidelines, but since it's a trailer, if left to grow as many crowns as possible, then it would get quite large, as those pictured have. They're quite amazing to me, really. LOL
Molly is our Chi's name. :o)
Guess I was more tired last night than I thought as I didn't notice it was a trailer, that would have explained a lot! :0) The more bell shaped flowers are unique and pretty on Teeny Bopper.
~Brenda
Here are some trays of new miniatures.........all but one plant has variegation....
I hope these pics are not too boring for everyone....
another tray of minis
a new trailer called 'kiss a way trailer'
Here is a new one that blooms yellow...the man i bought it from is waiting on the name from his vendor
I haven't looked up the name, 'Spin Out' but it must a trailer even though it has only one crown.....it needs a bigger 3" pot if it is a trailer
this is a semi miniature in a 3" pot...
These are some old minis that i forced into such hard bloom all spring, they need a rest now!!! (LOL)
These are two minis up close that are grown up!!! They are tired,, too
show over............amazing what i will do at the computer to keep from doing potting work I need to do!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could never be bored with your picture shows! These are some beauties but I bet you already know which one is my favorite. You'll have to be sure and share the name of that mini yellow when you get it, pretty please?
~Brenda
real beauties...I like the one with the orange in the leaves, but I can't quite read the tag....
I think you are talking about 'Argyle Socks' in the very first picture I posted at the left front of the pic...
ya...that's the one....what a beauty!!!
Beautiful pictures, Gail!
We just got home and the calls are posted. I'm exhausted, so won't be very chatty tonight, but I'll catch up with y'all tomorrow. :o) Good luck everyone! :o)
24.Petrocosmea rosettifolia
Absolutely unbelievable! It's so perfectly symmetrical! :o)
http://www.gesneriads.ca/petroc32.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/petroc15.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/petroc23.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/petroc22.htm
http://www.dollyyeh.idv.tw/Petrocosmea_rosettifolia_2005avsa.jpg
11.AV Tiny Wood Trail
Another mini. It just doesn't get any cuter than this! :o)
http://www.dollyyeh.idv.tw/tiny_wood_trail.htm
http://www.avsa.org/Photographs/TinyWoodTrailLrg.jpg#http://../Photographs/TinyWoodTrailLrg.jpg#
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1480065593049042652kmVBRw
http://steverd.com/violets/tiny-wood-trail.jpg
Wow...both are stunning!
52% had AV 'Tiny Wood Trail'
61% had Petrocosmea rosettifolia
7 had both (sorry JanetS).
4 had none.
Love those trailers!!!!!!!
Yes, those tiny trailers are great, more bell shaped flowers! But that first picture of that perfect rosette on the Petrocosmea is amazing, too cool!
~Brenda
Beautiful plants Gail . Thanks for sharing them .
Patti
Calls are up! How is everybody doing with their cards? :o)
20.Koellikeria erinoides
A really interesting & pretty plant - speckled foliage and many very small flowers on a tall stalk.
http://www.gesneriads.ca/koell05.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/koellike.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/koell04.htm
John Boggan states in the following article that Koellikeria erinoides has "a delicious spicy smell of coconut"
http://www.gesneriads.ca/frfrag.htm
32.Streptocarpus cyanandrus
Very small, supposedly very difficult to grow Streptocarpus. Neat striped flowers, though!
http://www.gesneriads.ca/strep%20296.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/strepto3.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/strep275.htm
http://www.dollyyeh.idv.tw/strep_cyanandrus_2003avsa.jpg
http://cosmos.cool.ne.jp/Ges/Zukan/sp/Streptocarpus_cyanandrus.htm
BINGO!! And I am serious here! :)))))))) BINGO!!!!!!
Unless I messed up when writing down my list here at home and sent something different to Cheryl I have BINGO!!!!!
I should be heading out the door to church but stopped to check in one more time and I'm glad I did! Woo Hoo!!! I never win anything!!
I'll have to come back home to see if it's verified. Now how am I supposed to pay attention this morning??? ROFLOL
~Brenda
Congratulations Brenda! (Janet will be so disappointed! ROFL) I'm so happy for you! :o) The bad news is, I don't think Cheryl gets online on Sundays, so it might be tomorrow before you know for certain. It just prolongs the excitement for you! LOL That's my "silver lining" story and I'm stickin' to it! :o)
There are plenty more prizes to be won...anyone else got Bingo??
Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! with number 20
This message was edited Jun 24, 2007 10:51 AM
Congratulations Brenda & rose318 !!!
MsC
Thanks MSC.
This is just waaaaay too exciting..............This is great for me.........i had already started a box for bmedel because i owed her one (laffin')..............Now it will just have to be a big surprise box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish cjolene had passed her card holding to someone else for the day with getting this close...........You better have won, Brenda......I am still packing your box............
Congratulations to Patti!!!!!!!!!!! Aren't you glad you played!!!!
Thanks Gail, Rain , Lottie and Cjolene. I had a blast playing.
Patti
This message was edited Jun 24, 2007 3:35 PM
Yay Patti!!! Congratulations!! :o) I'm glad you enjoyed playing! :o)
I can't remember what all the prizes were. LOL So, now that we have people calling Bingo, I'm going to paste the prizes into the second post of this thread, above the calls so we can easily see what our winners are getting. :o)
Whoever wins 4 th gets a surprise box from RainGazer............that's what i want!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL You're gettin' one anyway! :oP You'll just get a bigger one if you win 4th place! :o) Kinda like your box for Brenda!
i better get to work and quit playing on the computer................
lol Kinda scary- you know when I get online and when I don't...haha jk I actually got online just cuz I knew there'd be a bingo today. lol I'm confirmin' bmedel's and rose318's cards. Congratulations, guys! ; D
Yea for cjolene!!!!!! Congrats.........now I am working on 4th place!!!!
Yippee!! cjolene checked in today and I hadn't made a mistake. LOL
Thanks everybody, this was so much fun, just the chatting and pictures and stories made it the best place to be!! The prize is just the bonus!
Congrats Rose318!!
It's nice that this happened before you shipped Gail, one box is easier than two and half the shipping. :)))
~Brenda
