RE: SL trip

Sounds like you had a wonderful trip. Geesh- 50 of you, how exciting!
Reminds me of the weeklong bus tour of 42 of us last year thru Colorado. We
had a blast! We were all strangers when we started out, but had a common
interest. Great friends by the time the week was over. BTW, did meet up with
some of them again this summer at the yearly convention.

I am sure Cathy's garden was wonderful. She is such a joy to be around. Did
you also get to meet her DH? They are such a great couple.

Donna 

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 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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