Re: Peoria Convention
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Peoria Convention
- From: R* <r*@netsync.net>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 00:19:32 -0700
- References: <212a4248.359c1b9d@aol.com>
CCREDUX@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi All:
>
> Just got back from Texas where I attended the 80th Anniversary of My High
> School Graduation.
>CCREDUX@aol.com wrote:
>
> 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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> More later.
> Clyde Crockett z5
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Clyde
80 th anniversary ???? --= Gee Clyde-- I thought you were a little
younger than that.!!!!!
Ran
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