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.

GH, Landreth is on the east side of B'more - probably a hike for you! I've never been there before, either, but I live on the SW side of town, so it looks like a quick trip thru the old Harbor Tunnel should get me there easily. I missed the Cylburn sale - Mother's Day weekend was really busy for me. I'm quite familiar with Valley View, as I work in Hunt Valley, on McCormick Rd, just around the corner from VV. I've bought a lot of stuff from them over the years - mostly supplies, as I grow a lot of stuff from seed, and get more stuff from the GW swaps! I've been to Watsons once or twice, but admittedly, I don't hang out in the Towson/Lutherville/etc. area, as I try to get out of there as early as possible to beat the Beltway traffic. On my side of town, we have Garland's Gardens in Catonsville, plus there are several larger nurseries in Columbia. But if I REALLY want a nursery fix, I head down I-95 to Behnke's in Beltsville.

Deva, whisper in his ear, "in Oooomahaaa there's a Caaabelllaaa's..." or whatever he likes to do- College World Series, Henry Doorly Zoo, Lauritzen Gardens... or even... well... the T*sticle Festival at the Round The Bend Steakhouse is the same weekend! (I never know if maybe making noises with my hand in my armpit when I announce that crazy festival is fitting, but anyway, it is a popular thing around here.) Okay, sorry about the momentary crude humor. You can convince him though, I bet.

It was a beautiful day at the Leu! I saw so many great plants that it was hard to pick....:) I got a mix and match of miniatures, big ones too and a pretty birdbath. Thank you Eric for your great advice on the vine, we really like it and had no idea till you told us. After the cart was full, we walked through the tropical gardens to find the rainbow eucalyptus, it is huge! lol Silvia