Great job, Jim, I'm sure you earned your nap. Three hours with a reporter, Phew!

Lindsay your flower border is just gorgeous. Nice mix.

Fabulous, Lindsey! Great job creating gardens from scratch! Bet your neighbors are thrilled!

Jim, 3 hours!!!
Wow, this will be some writeup!!

Some shots from today

Jim, have a glass of wine...all will be right with the world...
beautiful Janice!...Love the picture with the hat, so romantic and charming!

Thanks for a truly lovely tour, ALL!
A lot of love and work went into all of these beauties.

You all have created little pieces of heaven! Must be why we understand each other so well!
Jim, I need help getting my crinums to bloom!

I'm chillaxin' today finally. What a week! Garden tours last Sunday (everyone) and Thursday evening (Greenfield MA Garden Club), end of school job Friday (meetings, meetings), dog (Boojum) had to be put down last Monday (cried for 2 days straight), job interviews for possible change next year, fertilizing the orchids yesterday. I slept about 10 hours yesterday! The gardens here are also 2 weeks ahead. We will put on the Japanese iris show a week early this year or we will have nothing to show!! Hopefully I will get up my iris photos posted on my forum soon. But here is everything else. http://forum.crazyorchidlady.c...

I am so sorry to hear about Boojum, Kathy!!

We all will miss him!

Going to look at your pics..

Thanks, Janice!

We've been doing this for so long that I take Boojum's demise personally. It is a sad day for us all.

Jim

I just reviewed all of the pictures from your garden, Kathy. It looks beautiful. I'm sure all of your guests were impressed.

I received another phone call from the reporter to clarify a few things today. I can't wait to see what she finally comes up with.

Jim

Your gardens are magnificent, as always, Kathy!

I am so excited for you and can't wait to see the article, Jim!

Sorry to hear about Boojum Kathy, it's tough to lose our companions.

Your gardens are just incredible. They must take a lot of time and effort but the results are fabulous! I love seeing all of those flowers that we don't have here. Beautiful!

Thanks Jim and Jonna!!! I think I turned a corner when I found an artsy video I had made of Boojum in our usual routines. I was comforted that I had his essence in motion anytime I wanted to "visit" him in those profoundly important mundane moments (which are what life is made up of). I suddenly felt peaceful and could move on. Glad you all are enjoying my garden with me, too.

Kathy a huge for you.....

Thanks Lindsey!

Just posted some new pics. http://forum.crazyorchidlady.c...

I have a few interesting things blooming. Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'

Coleus 'Florida Sun Rose'

Colocasia 'Blue Hawaii' finaly with an ear at least the size of a baby elephant's.

My favorite, Hedychium 'Dr. Moy' usually has lightly variegated leaves like they have little paint splatters, but I found this really stripey sport amongst the regular stems.

Kathy, so sorry to hear of your loss, loosing a pet is indeed a tragedy.

Jim, Janice, Kathy, what a wonderful display. I am sure you folks have enough plants to set up a botanical garden. Just Beautiful.

Bletilla striata which resides in my cold room over winter, some have split the pot and are growing out through side. The blooms on the plants with the variegated leaves are a deeper pink although doesn't show in this picture. These pictures are a couple weeks old.


Cypripedium Michael and Cypripedium acaule

Cross posted Elaine, the red Passiflora is a beauty and you will have to clone the Hedychium, the variegation on those leave is very striking.

on the Passiflora.

Ken, I love the Bletillas in pots and the Cyps are simply gorgeous!

Ken, Cyp Michael is so wonderful...love it!