Loved it.Don;t forget to take the garden tour,lots of fun.We stayed the weekend and came home with our pick up full. Not going this year due to economy,staying home and propagating what I have and being thankful I still have it!

the garden tour sounds neat. I am thinking about going just for that tour.

Heading that way in a couple of hours! Got the wagon strapped to the back of the Jeep and am dragging the hubby along as official "Wagon Puller". I will have to skip the garden tour tho since I can only drag the Hubby so far!

Love this fair and can always count on finding something intriguing that I didn't know I wanted. My favorite vendors have to be Seminole Springs and Biosphere and the camellia farm [can't remember the name!]

nova

John and I are heading out in an hour or so- can't wait! The weather is beautiful and the wagon is in the back of the car. I love the days when I get to pull plants instead of kids! LOL Grandma took my girls after trick or treating last night.

Say hello if you spot us- we are hard to miss b/c my husband John is 6'7". I'm heading over to Our Kids Tropicals and Biosphere. :-)

Naomi

just came back... was really nice, lots of plants BUT, the ONE amaryllis I wanted (Picotee) they were 'just' out.

I was there and made the rounds three times to be sure I didn't miss anything. Although I saw many plants I would have happily taken home, that little voice that persistently queries "but where will you plant it?" helped me limited myself to 3:

African Blue Basil
Plectranthus argentatus
Red flowering Thai hybrid crown of thorns

Why these three? Well certainly a lot of you here on the Florida forum have enthused about the ABB and I have a note that ill-mannered-ache said "my hands down favorite landscaping bush".

The plectranthus argentatus is a grey leaved succulent with large velvety leaves that allegedly grows in shade and is very drought tolerant. Most of the grey leaved plants I've read of want sun. I have a dry shady spot that would be enhanced with a bit of grey/silver.

Lastly, the Thai crown of thorns. I had just read an internet article a few days ago about the new varieties of crown of thorns that are being bred. One has the flowers in large clusters so that they resemble a geranium bloom. The blooms on the one I bought fit that description. So...it was an impulse purchase.

I was very pleased that I made the trip to Mt. Dora. There was a lot of variety in the plant material offered and everything looked very healthy. The prices also were very reasonable. Plus it's so satisfying to discuss the merits of various plants with fellow enthusiasts!

June

Had a great time at Mount Dora yesterday! Met Naomi and her Hubby and had a nice chat with her about gardening in Florida while the guys had a nice "man chat". Came home with a bunch of new goodies. My haul included -
Chinese Rain Bells
Garlic Vine
Salvia "Waverly"
"Black" Hibiscus cannabinus
Brugmansia "Angel's Moonlight"
There were lots of great vendors there and the weather was perfect!

nova

I had a good time this year, I got a few odd things, I finally broke down and got a "gout" plant this year, I also grabbed one of those bright red crown of thorns! I also bought a really cheap Datura, actually I am going to post a plea for help about that one, not really sure what to expect.