Yes 1st time in years..I was soo excited,im going out earlier this coming spring..LOL..I found most of those up by the Log cabin homestead site,about a 1000 yards from us ,really cool place,not much of the cabin left,its there and a really old 1 room building,they torn the big barn down years ago There are 100`s of pottery shards and depression glass and the like its sad ,that people destroyed a lot of the crocks,well I know who did it years ago . I dont have photos of it either..Ill do that next year.

Ajuga is very TUFF to say the least

our wet lands full this spring, before a big tree came down



the tree that is down in the middle is HUGE..ACKKK..waders..LOL

I dream of Morells. Used to spend time in Northern Michigan but not at mushroom time. Tales of grocery bags full of them the second week in May.

So pretty, Tamara!!
Sounds wonderful!
You make me want to visit Indiana!

Are you anywhere near Shipshewanna? (sp?)
I have heard so much about it.

oH in my wildest dreams..LOL..My DH has seen that up in michigan ,he said he couldnt beleive his eyes a sea of Morells...

oH Yes Shipshewanna is a 30 minute drive from here,we live in Amish Country.. Its is soo pretty up there too,well here too LOL.

Wonderful!!
Those 'shrooms are really something....gorgeous!

Roses arrived from Canada and will be planting today.

Cherie is that a Brug in your icon? Which one? It is really lovely!

Tam, you know about shaking your Morels?

Can you send one here for me to shake? I PROMISE I'll send it right back .... probably....

Yes that is a brug and to be honest I'm not sure if that picture is a Noid or a named variety. I think if it is a named it probably would be Charles Grimaldi for he bloomed for me many many times this past season, the last being in the sun room beginning of October.

I kinda of got obsessed with brugmansia and went from having 3 in 2008 to a total of 30 now with about 10 rooted up and potted and about 8 in water rooting. The cuttings I am determined are going in ground this next season and see how they do. Got to find someway of avoiding dragging 30 some pots out every May and then all back in in October, Getting a little hard on the back. Some of them are in pretty big containers,

Nope not Charles Grimaldi. Thought it was yellow That would be Monikers in bloom. Blooms best for me of the pinks, Color is lighter when it is cool but she just finished blooming for me. In fact sh';s got one bloom holding on tight and refusing to fall.

Sounds wonderful!~ except for the dragging big pots part.....

Can relate to a growing collection....

Which is your favorite Brug, Cherie?
Oh, can't wait to see them in bloom.

Oh, and do you have a favorite source?

My favorite st one is the one blooming at the moment.l Some times I have 5 or 6 at once blooming then they are all my favorites. I guess I like the double blooms the best.

I was ordering them from JT at country gardens but if I remember right he wasn't going to be doing that any more after the end of Sept. I can look the web site up and you can try it if you wish. Or may I could take a couple of cuttings off one of mine If you'd like. Just let me know color preference, yellow pink or white. The double orange aren't really big enough for cuttings this time around. LMK
A yellow noid

Same yellow noid where they aren't open yet. He was trying to grow through the sky light so had to cut him back.

Monster White

Lemon Twist

Variegated noid

Sun room last month..........










When they started opening their blooms I brought them in the sun room so I could have the blooms last longer.

Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous, Cherie.

Cherie, they are breathtaking!
Love the pink and the variegated NOID, if you have an extra stem or root, yes, I'd love to have a cutting! Thank you!

I left a dwarf peach brug behind when I moved to TN, thinking it wouldn't make it anyway. Now I know better ...

Ah here they MUST be indoors before it gets frosty.

Janice Monikers and the Variegata? See what I can come up with and let you know okay? The cuttings would be non-rooted but you stick them in water with a tad bit of peroxide and they root real well. Let me see where they are..............................................bbwwwwwwwwwah

Sounds great, Cherie!