2011 HGTV Stars present at Festival Center New in 2011, the popular home and garden decorating channel HGTV will sponsor the Festival. "HGTV's design and gardening personalities add an exciting and entertaining new element to a festival that reinvents itself year and year," said Dan Cockerell, vice president of Epcot. As part of this sponsorship, HGTV hosts will be presenting at the Festival on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Festival Center. Mondays - Thursdays other flower and garden experts will present. All presentations will be at noon and 3 pm. March 4-6: Genevieve Gorder (HGTV Design Star and Dear Genevieve), The Art of Sculpting Space March 11-13: Lisa LaPorta (Designed to Sell), Design It Yourself: Easy-to-Follow Tips for Designing Your Favorite Room March 18-20: Kim Myles (Myles of Style), The 5 DIY Secrets That Can Transform Any Space March 25-27: Brian Patrick Flynn (Design Happens), Mobile Gardens April 1-3: Taniya Naya (Designed to Sell and Destination Design), Adding Value to Your Home Without Breaking the Bank April 8-10: Ahmed Hassan (Yard Crashers), Life, Love and Landscaping April 15-17: Patti Moreno (Garden Girl), Gardening with Kids: Fun Seed Starting Projects April 22-24: Michele Beschen (B. Original), When Nature Calls: Creative, Back-to-Basics Style for All Things Natural and Decorative April 29-May 1: John Gidding (Curb Appeal: The Block), The Design Process: Curb Appeal Projects from Concept to Construction May 6-8: Frank Fontana (Design on a Dime), Beautiful on a Budget: High Style, Low-Cost Secrets to Bringing Indoor Styling Outside May 13-15: Vern Yip (HGTV Design Star), Top Design Trends Made Affordable and Accessible That comes from wdwinfo.com a site I have been using for disney info for over 10 yrs.

My Dawn viburnum looks ALMOST good enough to photograph this year. It's got lovely, very early, deep pink flowers, and I think they're supposed to be fragrant, too, but as Dirr says, it doesn't really put on much of a show. It's right outside a window, so I can see the flowers up close while staying warm. It's been blooming (sparsely!) since late January - it starts around the same time as the witch hazels. The heaths are in full swing. I love the really deep pink ones, they have reddish-bronze foliage that contrasts beautifully with the flowers. This is the year I have to cut many of them back - they've sprawled more than even I can take at this point. If I can't find more of the deep red I may try to propagate them too - I've been looking locally but have only seen the pink and white varieties. Hellebores - I've cut them back in the most prominent areas, along the walk to the front door, but haven't gotten to the ones that are a little further afield. Maybe tomorrow, since it's supposed to be a nice day. They DO look awful when they're first cut back, so it helps to do that before the flowers start drawing attention to these plants. I think winter jasmine might be done for the season - it doesn't appreciate super low temps after the flower buds have formed (compared to the truly hardy things like witch hazels). I'll have to go have a look tomorrow - maybe I'm just forgetting what's in flower! Sorry, no pics - I've been too busy pretending winter is over.

It's Official! Our order has been placed. It will ship on 2/21 by UPS, scheduled to arrive at my place on Thursday, 2/24. I will be meeting the OKC people on Friday after work (details to follow) and pmac will be meeting the Norman/Moore people on Saturday. Carol will be sharing the details of her Tulsa trip soon. We got a better-than-anticipated price on the leeks, so you'll see that reflected in your total. Thank you for having personal checks postmarked by February 5. Here are the final totals: Norman: avidchamp, 2 onions, 2 leeks, $14.00 biradarcm, 12 onions, 1/2 leek, $33.00 momfryhover, 3 onions, 1 leek, $12.00 P-mac, 8 bunches, $20 Mail: Dodemeister, 2 bunches, $5.00 plus $5.20 shipping Justsaymo, 3 bunches, $7.50 plus $5.20 shipping Leava, 10 onions, $25 plus $10.95 shipping Okiedawn, 6 onions, 1 leek, $19.50 plus $10.95 shipping Tulsa: Danni girl, 4 onions, one leek, $13 Msspriggs, 6 onions, 2 leeks, $24.00 OkiePokie, 2 onions, $5 Soonergrandmom, 4 onions, 1 leek, $14.50 Oklahoma City: Aikimikey, 5 bunches, $12.50 Carsonsmimi, 3 onions, 1/2 leek,$10.50 Chefgumby, 2 onions, 1/2 leek, $8 Daleok, 2 onion, 1 leek, $9.50 Jcheckers, 6 bunches, $15 Mrsb73122, 2 bunches, $5 Okfella, 6 bunches, $15 Yippee! Seedmama

Thank you all very much for your thoughts and prayers. There are always miracles, but from what we have been told so far, this is the "bad" kind - adenocarcinoma. We will know more on Tuesday. I appreciate so much you keeping her and our family in your prayers.