Re: SL trip

It was wonderful to meet Ceres and all the IA MG. Am humbled that my  
garden was thought worth a visit. I have Asarum 'Calloway' and its  
larger cousin Asarum shuttleworthii var. harperi 'Velvet Queen'.  
'Calloway' is lovely, but has to be planted close to a path or bench  
to be noticed. 'Velvet Queen' has a little bigger leaf, but still  
should be planted where it is easily noticed.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Sep 26, 2005, at 10:09 AM, Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:

> Just returned last evening from our MG St Louis trip which included  
> a stop a
> Cathys garden in Quincy.   What a treat to meet Cathy as well as  
> take in her
> garden.   It was raining when we were there but that did not slow  
> our group.
> A beautiful home, garden and setting and Cathy was a wonderful  
> hostess.   She
> has it all with a small lake, woods, water gardens, lots of  
> plantings and
> paths.   The city of Quincy is so lovely with many huge, well kept,  
> old homes.
>      The trip included 2 great garden centers, the MOBOT gardens, 2  
> other
> home gardens and a weekend in the company of gardeners.   The  
> garden we toured
> just before dinner on Sat had   wine and cheese for the whole group  
> (50).
>      We had a fully packed bus going home with plant purchases. The  
> single
> biggest purchase was Callicarpa which was in Cathys garden as well  
> as the other
> 2 home gardens & MOBOT.   This is a plant we don't see often in our  
> home
> nurseries but I do have it in my garden.   Those purple berries  
> really grabbed our
> gardeners.
>      The plant I found exciting in the 2 SL home gardens was  
> Selaginella
> (Arborvitae Fern) however it is hardy to zone 6 only.   Another one  
> was Asarum
> 'Callaway', hardy to zone 5. Do any of you grow these.
>      Ceres
>
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