We do meet such wonderful people through our membership with ATP. Thank you Dave for setting these fun raffles up; but more importantly, setting the standards by which we do want to belong to this great group.
Enjoy your rewards my friends. That's great.

I did not see the winners til now I am so inept at site navigation
CONGRATULATIONS everyone
Thank you so much to all of the sponsors, admin, members, and EVERYONE that makes these raffles possible. They are truly very fun ~ even to us non winners

Got notice today that my Crepe Myrtle has shipped!

Me, too!

Got notice today that my Crepe Myrtle has shipped! :hurray

I asked for the brightest red and they are sending best red.

Congrats, you guys! Don't forget to take pictures!

Best Red here, too!

I also got Best Red, and it shipped today too!

looks like best red is a popular one!

I bought a 'Best Red' (a/k/a 'Ebony Flame') from Plant Me Green last year; it has the prettiest red blooms and I know all of you who are getting that one will love it!

When the plants arrive, don't hesitate to post about it in their Green Pages entry at Plant Me Green

Same goes for all the other companies, too!

I just discovered the recommendation pages the other day and I have to say that I think it's great that we have a place for recommendations because I have worked with some WONDERFUL daylily people this year and I wanted somewhere more permanent/easy to find to post about my experiences with them, so that was great.

I got Best Red too. Thank you PlantMe Green and NARR!

@dave, thanks for that great reminder! I wouldn't have remembered to do that, but I will now!

I LOVE the green pages! I have bought from several new-to-me companies this year, because of the great reviews left in the green pages here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken a chance on them. So, it is a good way for those companies to get new business!

I got an email message yesterday that my plant was being shipped. It arrived late this afternoon! I think it arrived so quickly because the company is in Florida and I live in Florida!

I was impressed that the UPS man delivered it standing up (correctly via arrow pointing which direction was UP!). I took it out to my backyard to unpack. Here are some photos:





I had bought 2 of the Black Diamond Crimson Red from Home Depot a month ago. One has not been planted yet because I am watching to see where it floods in my backyard first. (I don't want to kill it by planting it in a flood zone.) The other is already planted in the front yard and doing great. In this photo you can see the difference in size of the 1 gallon vs. the new 3 gallon plant. The 3 gallon looks huge in comparison. I am seriously tempted to dig the front crape myrtle back up and plant my new 3 gallon Best Red in it's place. This new tree is much bigger, so will grow faster which would be a plus in my front garden. The 2 smaller crapes will be planted in the backyard and would look consistent in color since they are both the same cultivar, so will likely be my job this weekend. I love these crape myrtles! That black foliage and those red blooms are really eye-catching! And I think it will serve the purpose of privacy during the growing season and perches for the birdies in Winter!



I was VERY IMPRESSED with the packing and shipment of this tree! The tree is healthy and lush and looks like it is going to take off growing once planted! Great communication by the company via email. If anyone is wanting to purchase a crape myrtle tree, this is the place to get it from! I have not seen any of the Black Diamond Crape Myrtles for sale locally that looked as lush or large as the one I received from Plant Me Green. They also included a planting guide with diagrams. Excellent company and customer service! I am VERY pleased with my NARR gift! THANK YOU to Plant Me Green for your VERY generous donations to ATP's August Not-a-raffle Raffle! I couldn't be happier!

That is VERY impressive! Thanks for posting the photo, I will have to check on Plant Me Green!

Becky! How tall is that box btw?

The box was 4' tall x approx. 1' wide. Quite the package!

Thanks Becky. It's amazing how well they box it. Both yours & Dave's came out of the box looking like it had just been taken out of the nursery.

It actually looked better than the 2 I bought from Home Depot. So impressive is an understatement! I love my new tree!