WOW, Melissa what a haul. And they look like gorgeous specimens. I would be envious, but I'm in the process of trying to plant 20 Hosta in pure clay on hills, and with these rains (NOT COMPLAINING MIND YOU), I can barely cling to the hillside, and my shoes are so full of the clay that I can't lift one foot nor the other. Have fun planting :o). Mary

Thank you for the tip, Bill. I went today, and only had time to go thru the greenhouses. I'll save the demo gardens for another day. But I did pick up 3 pints of fresh native strawberries, as well as some chard, zinnias and a variety of coreopsis I've never seen. That place is beautiful. I'm sure I could spend hours there! Just didn't have that many minutes today! One thing I really appreciated was the bricked paths. I've been suffering from some back pain lately, and it was delightful to be able to pull a cart full of plants so effortlessly.

Dorothy: I've not been to to the Gilcrease...I'll have to put that on my list :) Thanks for telling me about it. For the last couple of years we have been going on week long girls trips, usually out of state. One year we went to Tyler, Texas. I took the time to go see the Rose Garden there, but it was 200 degrees that day...well, it felt like it! So we didn't stick around too long. I'd like to see that again sometime, hopefully when it is cooler. One year we went to Bella Vista, Arkansas. I can't remember where else we have gone. A friend of mine is raising her granddaughter (4), so we've been letting her tag along. She is so excited to go on our vacations! We've done a few short trips too, last year we went to Roman Nose. That was fun, we loved the big pool there. However, the cabin we rented was just barely habitable! They swore they were upgrading. I hope so. We were there not long after the "hurricane" came through and took out the Watonga Cheese Factory. I was a little disappointed. I wanted to go there. I've heard they are going to rebuild. When we were there the word on the street was they were kaput. Lisa

If you need chips you can call around to find a tree service that will dump at your house for you, saving them the expense of the landfill, or see if your city's Forestry Dept makes their chip pile(s) available. Dan