Hot on the trail of the Rare Fruit Orchard near the freeway that stanofh had suggested existed in San Jose ... I found it ... right next to the 280 ... a freeway! The Prusch Farm is an old estate that was donated to the city and is a good place to bring your kids for a picnic and outing. Most of the grounds are occupied by a huge open grassy field in the middle, but there are two garden centers which are worked by volunteers and which are generally closed and fenced off to the public. Else, the orchards and other areas are accessible. There are some other areas which are used administratively by the park employees and these too, are off limits to the public. Here's the old Prusch farmhouse ... And you'll have these dinosaur descendants to keep you company ... And hey, look ... they label the fruit trees ... Only a few of the trees in the International Rare Fruit grove were producing fruit this early in the year, while others, especially, the various varieties of Cherry, were in bloom. And some Banana too ... There are also flowering plants like this cool blue one ... I have to apologize as I don't know what these beauties are. This blue cluster is on a tree ... Here's 'El Jardin', one of the Garden Centers worked by volunteers ... This is a neat plant that is very prevalent on the farm ... And there are Oak Trees that literally cover the ground with their acorns ... Here's something different ... Calla Lillies ... I wonder how badly this cat would like a chicken dinner? And the chickens dig these holes as a way to cool down by laying in the colder soil they turn up ... Old Farm Implements ... They're great for photo art ... Every Farm has got to have a barn ... and livestock ... Oh, Oh, Oh. Hold on a second ... This reminds me as it's time to go ... Beef? Pork? Chicken? Picnic Tables? Hot Coals? Sounds like its time for Bar-B-Que! Yep! Diversity is a wonderful thing. It's a bad photo because it suffered from camera jitter, but check out this old meat smoking truck they put inside this restaurant ... And check out the napkins on the tables ... rolls of paper towels. Now that's a barbeque place! And hey, look ... they label the fruit trees ... Only a few of the trees in the International Rare Fruit grove were producing fruit this early in the year, while others, especially, the various varieties of Cherry, were in bloom. And some Banana too ... There are also flowering plants like this cool blue one ... I have to apologize as I don't know what these beauties are. This blue cluster is on a tree ... Here's 'El Jardin', one of the Garden Centers worked by volunteers ... This is a neat plant that is very prevalent on the farm ... And there are Oak Trees that literally cover the ground with their acorns ... Here's something different ... Calla Lillies ... I wonder how badly this cat would like a chicken dinner? And the chickens dig these holes as a way to cool down by laying in the colder soil they turn up ... Old Farm Implements ... They're great for photo art ... Every Farm has got to have a barn ... and livestock ... Oh, Oh, Oh. Hold on a second ... This reminds me as it's time to go ... Beef? Pork? Chicken? Picnic Tables? Hot Coals? Sounds like its time for Bar-B-Que! Yep! Diversity is a wonderful thing. It's a bad photo because it suffered from camera jitter, but check out this old meat smoking truck they put inside this restaurant ... And check out the napkins on the tables ... rolls of paper towels. Now that's a barbeque place!

This is my favorite of all my crinums. Mine doesn't have a really strong fragrance but it does smell good. This plant was in the ground several years before it bloomed so maybe yours just needs a little more time to establish.

Rita, I love that hosta! It was the first hosta I ever bought and I still think it's one of the best . Then again, I only own 3, so I'm probably not the best judge. Kay, no worries, my phone changes my words into some very interesting alternates and I sometimes don't catch them until I've sent. ;) And thank you, I love taking pictures and have the added incentive of trying to outdo my husband who is almost maddeningly artistic photographically.

Diana, I don’t plan on contact RU because I learned from the past that it’s too much trouble just to get 12 or 18 bucks back. But I can’t help feeling a bit frustrated about what other wrong rose I could have. I am very fond of my roses and I do share them with my friends. I don’t like the idea that I have been feeding them the wrong information.