The trip to DragonFly Gardens.

Rachel, here's the art work you wanted a picture of (after you had put your camera away and I had finally gotten mine out of Gwen's car!).

Thanks for the picture of the trellis Carole! I'm going to attempt to make one!

A living arch at Dragonfly.

I am in love with this bottle tree at Dragonfly. It is a burning bush that died and Heidi planted Creeping Wire Vine "Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Nana" under it and added the bottles. I am going to plant some under my "bottle tree" (small douglas fir that died) and try to replicate the look!

Cool leaf that Heidi at Dragonfly made.

Hydrangeas at Savage Plants

Fiery maple at Savage Gardens.

great pics i will post more tonite have to leave for work soon. so many more to show

Wow, neat pics from everyone! Looks like it was a great day, and good weather! Add me to the list for next spring, too!

You are on Susy.
Just got home and working the panos, lets see if they work on Daves.

This is the whole front of Heidi's house. The review doesnt show it right, maybe it wont work, well see.
It worked on this one you need to enlarge it, Mellisa, Carol, Gwen, and Rachel with Heidi in front of her house.

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This area is from the house looking across the yard.

I have been trying to send another one, but it wont send I think I know why, It has 4 pics in it I can do 3 in a panorama but not 4 I'll try to re size it later.
This shot I want to try something like it in happy trails with the Sedems, Melissa gave me. Maybe a little boot hill theme. But when we clean out the sheds I tossed by DHs old boots in the dumpster, got to go to the dump.

Here's another piece of Heidi's art work. The girls got a gift,

Sorry I aready posted that.

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Hostajim Injoying himself. And Heidi is having alot of fun, with us visiting.

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This is the bog Heidi started this last spring, cant wait to see how it works out.

Have you ever thought what to do with that old bed frame. Here's a thought. I can't remember what Heidi said she planted under it, but I'm sure one of the others of the group does. Maybe

This is a really neat fern, cant recall the name.

Let see, I wanted to buy these I think Heidi call the Geraniums, But after I took a good look at them, I love them but they where humming with bees, I am not afraid of them but am highly allergic to them, so now I'm thinking maybe one or two plants whould be okay not the mass planting like hers.

Sorry this is a bad Pic I

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Murmur and Rachel, and Gwen shopping with heidi

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I thought this was a rather unusual tree, I like the color and form. I know Heidi told me the name, but she just rattles if of and it goes right over your head and you think to your self "what did she say" and feel like you needed to have a tape recorder with you, She is really good and knows her plants.

O Kay last post for tonite will have more, same time in PM work late again, poor me, glad I got all those plants potted cause this is going to be a bad 2 weeks have a manager on Vac. I am so glad that Sunday was a good day, and I hated myself all the way home for not staying with the group. But have to have discipline plus had no more MONEY, cant shop with out it.

Other things to to give your plants friends to talk to.

Laurie I knew you where in Gwen's car cause when we all met up, you jumped on my shoulder and whispered in my ear to take the pic of the guy with the ice cream cone.
And you where the one who pointed out all the pics to take.

She gets allot of seeds from different places and elsewhere. If there is that special something that is on anyone's list I bet she could find the seeds or the plant.

I want to go back I hope before she closes for the Winter, I want something she can order. has nothing to do with plants.


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Tilly great pics! There was so much to look at when the where there that I missed the little pig under the tree. Glad that you got a picture of him/her. I believe that the fern was called tatting fern. Here is a link to it in the plant files http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/78646/

I am going to buy one for my woodland garden when we go back in the spring! Can hardly wait!

It's already on my calendar - I can't get over what a great time I had. It's so nice to get to know people better! Hope everyone can make it, PLUS some more who couldn't go this time!!!

Me to the both of you, need to set a date soon. many more pics to come but off to work I go, send so more tonite.

Oh! Thanks for sharing those fantastic pictures, that just looks like a glorious day!

Rachie - I bought that Athyrium this summer - it's a cute one & has the coolest leaves/form.
I just hope it doesn't get ratty looking as it gets older. It's happy in a morning-sun spot, and we'll see how it does through the winter.

Let us know how it does I know that Tilly really liked it too. Would be good to know how it does before I buy one. Thanks, Rachel

I hope it does well - I would like several more of these.
It's at least a foot high - supposed to max out at 18".
I wouldn't mind if it exceeded its expected height...

I got an email from Heidi yesterday and she enjoyed our group so much! What a hoot! She wants us to come back in the spring and wishes there were more groups like Dave's Garden out there. I'd say we represented the species well! Good job, troops!

I'll have more time in the spring - Autumn is just too busy in the garden to take a day off.
Love to go see her place & meet you all.


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That would be great to multiply are numbers this spring, she would love that. Maybe plan a picnic lunch in one of the areas. Like this one under the maple

And yes I love those ferns, I was thinking about liming my trees higher to get more sun in then I thought maybe I shouldn't I would lose the effect I want, Have all winter to think about it, who knows maybe mother nature will help. She took the tops of two alders last winter.

I think a picnic is a great idea!

I like this setting they are two pics of differant angles, But I would like a big shade tree at the right angle, so it would be shaded in summer.

Hi Rachel what are you doing up so late i thought I was the only nut that had to do this late stuff.

Looks like there are a few night owls tonight... :)

I think this is the other shot so many and so small to see

O' my they say that's not good for are heath, their nuts. I'll be here till around 5 hate working nights messes up the hold day at least I got home a hour and 45 min earlier than last night.

Did you know you only get so many edits per day, I didn't went to edit one of the post this morning, my wording was wrong and I couldn't fix it made me look dumb.

This is the bank that the Tatting fern was one, the one I really like, thank you Rachel for the name.

For me, it's not so bad if it's a consistent thing, but those rotating schedules are rough! Still, getting home after an evening shift seems to take me a good couple of hours to unwind. I used to rent netflix DVD's of TV shows and zone on the couch for a while.