Yes, Stephen Scanniello has been to Sacramento before, just once. So have Dr. Malcolm Manners and Pat Shanley. However, it will be great to have them come here again. I'm on the Heritage Rose Foundation board with them and will be tied up in a meeting on Sunday rather than in the garden with Jeri and other folks. I really hope that people spend a lot of time on Sunday enjoying the roses in the cemetery and that's where my heart will be! I hope to get over there mid-afternoon after the meeting is over, with any of the board members who'd like to come. Looks like we will do the rose sale of anything left over on Sunday. We'll also have access to the visitor's center and can sell our aprons, shirts, and other rosy items if anybody is interested. And we'll be selling the DVD with the documentary about the roses! It's looking good, and will be a great way for people to hear from some of the key people of the garden and to see it digitally. Anita

I'll be coming to the Dec. 5 pruning clinic for sure. I've developed a new problem in regard to The Sun and Me, also having a lot of other allergy/smog difficulties, so I'm playing it by ear as to coming to volunteer - but I should be there in a week or two. Will you all be working on the day before Thanksgiving? I might make it then, but didn't know if everyone would be home baking pies, etc. Laura

Where's the Advil!! Spent the the day talkin' caudiciforms, everyone(members and visitors) wanted to know more. Haven't so much fun talking about plants in a long time. The club even wants to schedule a field trip to my caudex field ;o) The 1st group of photos are of my plants Calibanus hookerii, 18in diameter pot, 90lbs Fockea edulis, 13in diameter pot Petopentia natalensis, 9in diameter pot Othonna triplinervia, 10in pot Tylecodon wallichii, 12in pot Tylecodon paniculata, 9in pot Tylecodon reticulata 5in pot Euphorbia hediotoides, 3in pot Euphorbia beharensis v. guillemettii, 4in pot Euphorbia trichadenia, 5in pot Aloe plicatilis, 12in pot Pachypodium horombense, 5in pot Pachypodium densiflorum, 12in pot Kedrostis africana, 5in pot Pelargonium carnosum, 10in pot Pelargonium rapacium, 7in pot Cyphostemma juttae, 18in pot, 125lbs at least Pelargonium triste, 3in pot Avonia ustulata, 2in pot Ipomoea holubii, 4in pot Ipomoea bolusiana, 7in pot Ipomoea arborescence (left), 8in pot Mirabilis jalapa, 12in pot Sinningia leuchotricha, 5in pot Plectranthus ernestii, 4in pot From left to right-Operculicarya unknown species, O. hyphaenoides, O. pachypus, Fouquieria fasciculata, Commiphora humbertii, F.purpusii and Pachycormus discolor Unfortunately this was not a judged show, the public voted. After the vote the chairperson turns the tag over the owners name shows. I kept hearing "who's Keith?" Where's Keith?" Everyone wanted to meet the guy with the biggest, ugliest plants entered. The succulent division was at least half my plants. ...and I made about 2/3 of the pots.

I still have the crop from last week: Crocus Hellebores Snowdrops Hyacinths with a few additions: Cornus Mas-2 different varieties. This is their first year blooming. Yeah! Forsythia Flowering Quince are just about to open A few daffs That's it at the moment.