I went for the first time last weekend and it is a garden not to be missed! If you want to learn what a particular rose looks like when fully mature, here's the place to go. You can see it in comparison to so many others too. How might it look in your yard? What does that foliage look like? What is the ultimate shape of the plant? As Eurodesert is closing, and roses are being sold all the time, there just won't be an opportunity again to see and be able to purchase such a variety of very rare roses. Some never seen in North America before. So put on a pair of comfortable walking shoes and plan to spend the day absorbing rose history and adding something very special to your own garden. Here is a link that might be useful: Cliff's High Desert Garden

GT is a garden tractor, by definition heavier and can handle ground engaging implements, that is as opposed to a LT which is a lawn tractor and cuts grass, pulls a small cart, lawn sweeper etc. Dino is regular oil from the ground, as opposed to synthetic. I remember the gas shortage back in the 70's when people were selling (giving away) their big 8 cylinder vehicles so they could pay top dollar (PLUS due to demand) for any 4 cylinder toyota, Datsun, etc. A popular bumper sticker at the time was "America is a unique maket, we'll pay the highest price for economy. Words to that effect anyway. I remember gas at 30 cents a gallon when I was in High School..... Ev

Yes, Permanent Wave is indeed unique in its leaf display, and bloom. It becomes quite showy and large with age. It was a seedling that Mom gave away to a close friend, Jim Langhammer of Royal Oak (thanks Jim for all the garden memories!) who several years later brought it back to her and said it was worthy of registration and a neat name, even though it was all green. She was not a fan of all green hosta unless they had uniqueness. After receiving the plant back into her garden, she wracked her brain (and mine!)for a suitable name. Mom was getting her Saturday hair fixed and as she sat under the hair dryer at the hair salon, her eyes fell on a poster for selling some "Permanent Wave", and thus the name was found. John Kulpa of course is a fantastic hosta hybridizer in his own right - but Whirlwind was a chance find in the trade. There has been a writeup on it and its progeny recently in the AHS Hosta Journal. Thanks, John for the great plants! Bruce

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