Hi papersailor and thanks for the pic's. It's really great to see any plant growing in it's natural habitat. I once saw a massive colony of Calanthe triplicata in full flower. Unfortunately, a short time later the bull-dozers cleared the whole area for timber and the lot was gone for ever. It's certainly a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Thanks for sharing; all the best, Nev

I have a pipevine on my trellis and I really like it. It has nice large heart shaped leaves and climbes quickly, but is not too out of control. It goes up the trellis, but not out to other locations. It is the larval food for some Swallowtail butterflies, but they don't eat enough to make the vine look bad. Also it has a very unusual flower. Mine gets morning sun afternoon shade.

Our gardening club going on a 2 day gardening trip. Fri, Nov 5 through Sat, Nov 6 and we have 8-10 availabe seats. I thought maybe a few of you would like to join us. We are renting a bus and going over to the Davie - Fort Lauderdale area, stoping at a few botanical gardens and shopping at some real nice nurseries. Than staying overnight in a hotel. Sat morning we're heading up to West Palm Beach. for the Mounts Botanical Fall Sale and another nursery before the trip home. You'll be able to bring a laundry basket to bring your plants home in. $60 Bus fare per person. $100 Hotel ($50 if you split a room) ( 2 queen-size beds to a room) $50 for food and entrance fees to gardens. Hotel reservations will need to be made next week and bus fare by Sept 1. Let me know if you would like to join us.......cheryl

Thanks for posting this...I was just trying to find something for my 82yo mom and 10yo son and I to do, and this was just perfect! We went on a tram tour and saw the snake presentation and petted the tame chickens and ate Saffron's and it was wonderful!