Dealing with streakers
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HAVE: way too many plants!
Comments (33)I see this is a very old post, but all your plants caught my attention.. lol. I was wondering if you would have any starters or slips left from any of them.. but I am in particularly interested in Christmas ,easter, thanksgiving cactus, heck, I just love all plants but only have 3 (yes you read that one right..lol.. 3!!! my spider, my norfork island pine and my fig.. I also am trying to start some C. cactus so down the road I would be able to trade you some if you would like, just let me know , if you have any left.. please reach me at meadowridge@granitewave.com.....See MoreOscar Night
Comments (31)Whoo-hoo-hoo! Scorcese and The Departed won!!!!! I was thrilled and I was also very pleased that Alan Arkin took the Best Supporting Actor prize for Little Miss Sunshine. Both Mirren and Whittaker made really gracious speeches about their wins, which was a pleasant change from thanking names on a list. Leo DiCaprio has long since grown out of his boyishness and his roles have gotten better and more demanding. While he didn't win last night (I thought he was nominated for the wrong movie, anyway, and thought his role in The Departed was Oscar-worthy), it will happen for him some day. And then maybe not, of course. There was Peter O'Toole in the audience, looking very longing to be recognized and for the eighth time did not get the prize. Ellen was a delight--warm, witty without guffaws, engaging the audience in ways that delighted them and gave folks like me a chance to get a quick look at "stars" when they were a little off guard and weren't in a "role." And those dancers who looked like Circe de Soleil acrobats and mimed icons of the best pic nominees were mighty clever. When they turned themselves into a VW bus and later a gun, I was laughing out loud. The show had a couple of draggy spots but then it always does, and I just waited past them for the stuff I wanted to see. Overall, set design was simpler than usual and thus more appealing. Meryl Streep fixed her bra strap (again!) and obviously needs to be better fitted in her undergarments. But she was a total charm when Ann Hathaway and Emily I'm-drawing-a-blank were handing out an award; Streep was obviously happy for them and put on a Miranda face just to heighten the fun. Jadon Smith might be the handsomest little kid around and his dad, Will, is his best audience. Talk about a proud dad. And how about Al Gore's team winning an Oscar for An Incovenient Truth? While that won't make some of the naysayers on "that other forum" happy, I was sort of wide-eyed when a man who might have been president of the US bounded on to the Oscar stage with the folks who made his film possible. Nice. Now we're into the film void. Netflix just sent me an e-mail pitching me to rejoin. They know what's going on out there. I might just take them up on the offer, at least until the fall when all this hoopla starts all over again....See More'Divide Frequently' question
Comments (18)I hadn't realized climate made that much difference in hosta appearance. Also Grenfell mentions special cultivation advice for hostas suited for warmer regions of the U.S., and Shadrack acknowledges folks in the U.S. & Canada as well as several European countries that have allowed him to photograph their hostas. Therefore, although it make sense that most of the photos and cultivation notes pertain to the U.K., it wasn't all that clear to me that that was the case. Thanks for setting me straight. Insofar as "look-alikes" are concerened such as Brother Stephen & Paradigm I find the photos in the HL, at least to my untrained eye, appear to show just as much variation within form as between forms. In any event, since I have only a few hostas, and there are several reputable nurseries within 30 miles that have hostas on my wish list, I plan to purchase, at least in the near furture, hostas locally. This way I can see them in situ. Also in order to make room for new hostas I have to cut trees and grub roots so this should save not only on purchases but also my aching back. My favorite local nursery is Cadys Falls and for some winter eye candy check out www.cadysfallsnursery.com...See MoreI just purchased my first *streaker*!
Comments (14)Thanks everyone for your comments! Denise, To answer your question (sort of) as to why I haven't purchased a streaker before now---I've never really been a fan of them. You know how we all have our *preferences* and *druthers*! :o) Actually--'Spilt Milk' is a streaked hosta, of sorts, isn't it? So, I guess the IAT is my second one. I never could see what folks saw in SM but when I saw one this year, I thought--- "hmmmmmm--maybe that IS neat"! The ones I HAVE liked better than most, are the pricey ones--'Gunthers Prize', 'Blizzard' and one other I can't remember right now---! Wait--is a striped 'Jewel of the Nile' considered streaked?? Jersey, your IAT really looks great!! I hope mine proves to be as *hosta-worthy* as yours!!! Thanks for the encouraging pic,--I remember it from another thread, now!! Janet---no--I do not know where I'm going to plant them!!! Ridiculous--I should stop with getting more--REALLY!! You'd think, losing 39 of them, (mostly those in pots) this Spring, would have given me *pause* in getting more, that will likely have to spend the winter in their pots!! Insane!!! Art--really good to see you posting!!! Hope things are getting less crowded and more settled for you these days!!! :o) To answer your question, "why Ice Age Trail...?", it was an impulse buy! I had to spend at least $60 on something, since it was the balance of some Nursery--'bucks' that I had spent on a huge set of wind chimes, that were so heavy they wouldn't ring in anything less than a tornado, so I returned them. They were very nice about it, but I knew, that the right thing for me to do was spend the $60, at least, of the value of them since it was the deal with the bucks! I remember our discussion about your preference of 'Dream Weaver' or 'Thunderbolt' and since you favored it and I have seen some pics. of ones that are mature, and they are stunning--I succumbed! :o) I was reluctant about 'Morning Light' because of the white/cream centers--again an implulse I may regret! Thanks again, for all your comments!!! :o)...See Morelindalana 5b Chicago
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