Well thanks all for coming! We had a great time too. Mike thoroughly enjoyed it and meeting those he hadn't met before. The food spread was awesome and I am so glad the rain held off until late afternoon.
Sue, thanks for posting the photos. Great shots of us having fun.
Sally, I looked at my records for the calycanthus that was blooming by the walk down to the pond - you had noticed that the blooms are bigger than the straight species that you have. You are right, it IS a cultivar after all. It is called 'Aphrodite'. I have two others - 'Venus' which is a white form and 'Athens' which is a yellow form. Interesting cultivar names.
