Oh, Lilo, I've mentioned before about my Mom waking us up with "How about liver & onions for supper tonight" ...LOL Marda, this is Arnim's only book I've read. Actually I'd sent my copy to DH at the assisted-living place for some of the ladies there who garden, but I found it online to cull my quote. Did you know she was related to Katherine Mansfield...another favorite writer? And that E.M.Forster and Hugh Walpole were tutors for her children? So she didn't lack for good conversation as long as it didn't start too early in the day...lol This is the time of year I have to get up early to water before the day's heat chases me back inside and sometimes even the birds' singing is too darn cheerful...lol josh

I have a gladiolus bearing your name. It is a light to medium orange with a yellow throat. It was hybridized by my friend Dick Bates of Milford NY (now deceased). Dick was a top notch showman and hybridizer. If you are interested contact me I could send a bulb or two after harvest. Steve in Baltimore County.

Richmond Daylily Society Show and Sale SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015 See hundreds daylilies at their finest in a whole spectrum of shapes and colors — on display and on sale — at the Richmond Daylily Society Show and Sale. EVENT DETAILS Open free to the public; regular admission to visit the Garden Sale: Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. or sold out; Show: 1 – 3:30 p.m. Excerpt from a Richmond Times Dispatch article June 7, 2014: "At the sale, daylily divisions — a segment with leaves and roots broken off a plant to create a plant — will cost $5 to $20, (Paulette) Miller said. The divisions have been dug from the gardens of (Richmond Area Society) members. All the daylilies are varieties registered with the American Hemerocallis Society, she said. " On the commercial market, some unusual daylilies can cost more than $200 for a division. The newer the plant is, the more expensive,” Miller said. “We have been known to sell a $100 daylily for $20.” " Richmond Times Dispatch article ( From June 7, 2014 ) Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 1800 Lakeside Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23228 Map - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden "Stolen Treasure" - ( Doherty, 1996 ) Blooms are 6 1/2 inches wide. This plant is growing in morning sun and part shade the rest of the day.

A small, satisfying purchase: a new-to-me Philodendron "Prince of Orange" (2 in 6"x6" pot), and a pot with 4 amaryllis bulbs. Total $6. By the way, Cheryl (GW: yacheryl) had her usual lush tables of starter plants, says on July 4 she will have an open garden sale at her home in NW St Pete. Those are fun and good for seeing mature examples.