Peoria Convention
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Peoria Convention
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:45:32 EDT
Hi All:
Just got back from Texas where I attended the 80th Anniversary of My High
School Graduation.
I left Peoria early Saturday so I missed several of the gardens, but saw 7 on
Friday.
All were beautifully manicured. I took about 720 pix. Weather was great.
Clear skies.
Some things that stand out in my mind:
The Nance garden had a central island bed with the plants of two well-known
hybridisers. Ralph "Herb" Benedict and a chap named Crockett. Gosh! I would
have done almost anything to have gotten a piece of the latter's H. 'Brunswick
Square', one of his "Bloomsbury" series.
Terraced beds at Arnold Garden.
Grooming at Harrison's.
Potted Paradise hostas at Nances. PLUS H. aequionocthiiana (sp?--I lent my
Scmid book).(These were guests from Crockett. (Who IS he!!!!????))
Vendors brought some beauties.
Kay D. had some great seedlings, sports and hybrids. I especially liked a
sport of
'Hyacinthina'.
More later.
Pixlisters!! Why didnt you pick up your shirts!!
Il'l be scanning some Peoria Pix this evening--stand by!
More later.
Clyde Crockett z5
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