Sue - please come back and tell us how you did, what you showed. Sure will Verti, even if it is just to let you all know I came home winless, but did muster up the courage to at least show for the first time. Thanks for the links Kathy. I enjoyed the eye candy. I see one of your links led to Full Information Brochure covering the rules and divisions. I see also there is going to be a display by Brent and Becky's Bulbs. I'll bet this is spectacular! I think I may have asked before...will there be someone who will be available to assist you since you are a first timer? Did you know that the night before, a light its strategically placed on blooms that will be shown, to draw their bloom upward? That is why most all of the blooms are facing straight out at you. See how most of these are for the most part, looking straight forward as opposed to downward like they might be in the garden. A local friend was telling me about going to a show out of town and had an overnight stay. She placed a light on the blooms, wanting to draw them up, but fell asleep and left the light on above them all night. When she awoke the next morning, they were all looking toward the ceiling, so more light training was then needed to bring the blooms down some. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: 59th Annual Daffodil Show Gloucester VA with link to rules

Hi all, Something unique is brewing in London! An Evening of Wine and Seeds (http://www.oevca.ca/wineseeds) on Thursday February 23 at the Aeolian Hall starts with the fun of a "Seedy Saturday" gardening event. Then we add an environmental conscience, sprinkle equal amounts of activism and awareness, mix with generous dollops of music, wine, and humour... and we end up with a room full of people who are ready to face the challenges of peak oil-- with smiles on their faces! The organic wine-tasting session kicks off at 6:00 p.m. While everyone swishes, swirls and slurps, London's award-winning pianist Clark Bryan will entertain on one of the Aeolian's two concert grands. Gardeners will be trading seeds at the seed swap table. Others will be visiting the cash bar for wine and organic beer to sip while visiting the Green Marketplace-- a free exchange of eco-friendly goods and ideas. At 7:00 p.m. we'll hear from three diverse and fascinating speakers who will show the connections among healthy gardens, healthy agriculture and healthy economies, especially as we enter the time of "peak oil" when global fossil fuel output starts to decline. Gardening Guru and anti-pesticide proponent Harry Jongerden presents "My Garden Doesn't Need a Magic Bullet"; Prof. Joe Cummins presents: "Terminator Corporations' Suicide Seeds"; and our very special guest Jack Santa-Barbara of the Sustainable Scale Project presents "Peak Oil and Food Localism". Environmentalists are never a dreary bunch! An Evening of Wine and Seeds wraps up with the *GaSP Awards*-- a humorous look at the who's-who of London polluters. Raise a glass to our outstanding examples of ecological ignorance! Tickets to An Evening of Wine and Seeds are $6.00 ($10.00 with wine tasting) and are available at the door and in advance from the Dundas Deli (Dundas at English, between Adelaide and Quebec). For more information call or e-mail Bev Wagar at 679-5511 / bev@mygreengarden.ca. Proceeds go to the Aeolian Hall Restoration Fund and the Old East Village Community Association . Here is a link that might be useful: An Evening of Wine and Seeds

will have on-hand experts to answer questions and offer advice,' states Hamilton. The UT Arboretum SocietyâÂÂs Fall Plant Sale: Saturday, October 9 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the UT Arboretum, 901 South Illinois Avenue, in Oak Ridge. Beaver Creek Nursery, East Fork Nursery and Sunlight Gardens, and Arboretum Society members and friends will be offering quality plants especially suited for planting in the fall. All proceeds will benefit the UT Arboretum Society, which supports the educational and research mission of the UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center and Arboretum. For directions and more information about the Arboretum, visit http://forestry.tennessee.edu/ORForest.html. Here is a link that might be useful: UT Arboretum Website

San Antonio Antique Rose Emporium Newsletter: In this newsletter: The Daylilies are here! May Seminars and Events Schedule Calling all garden art artists.... Update on the detour route to the Antique Rose Emporium Blog site with updated daily views of the nursery * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + The Daylilies are here... the daylilies are here! We have just received our shipment of daylilies. These varieties will be discussed during the May 3rd seminar being held in the Casita. We have nice photo cards to show the really great colors of these selections. Hurry out while the selection is good. * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + Upcoming.... MAY 3 - An Herb Affair - (10 am - 3 pm) The Comal County Master Gardeners will delight your senses with this wonderful exploration of herbs. Recipes, samples. Demonstrations will be held in the Hacienda. (FREE) May 3 - Daylily Seminar - (11 am) Learn where, when to plant and how to care for this drought-tolerant perennial. Daylilies are great plants to add to your rose garden. Seminar will be held in the Casita. (FREE) May 10 - Children's Day in the Garden (1-4 pm) Join the Bexar County Master Gardener's presentation especially for our younger friends. We will be offering hands-on fun and educational activities with garden and outdoor themes. You are sure to take home some great crafts and pleasant memories. Held in the Casita. (FREE) July 4th - Closed for Independence Day September 13 & 14 - Celebrate Art in the Garden - Vendors with garden inspired objects will be located on the grounds festival style. * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + CALLING ALL ARTISTS... If you make garden related art and would like to be considered for our fall art festival (September 13-14,2008) we would like to talk to you! Not the usual crafts but works of art will be sold festival style on the grounds of the Hacienda de las Rosas. So far we have heard from a metal artist, a clay artist, ladies with a great selection of scenic notecards.... to name a few. Vendor space is only $25! Come by and show us what you have! * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + Update on the detour route.... The west side of the Evans/Nacogdoches intersection remains open but... THE EAST SIDE OF EVANS/NACOGDOCHES INTERSECTION IS STILL CLOSED as this side's work has not been completed. If traveling from IH-35/Austin: Take IH 35 to EXIT 175 for FM-3009/ NATURAL BRIDGE CAVERNS Turn RIGHT onto FM 3009/ NATURAL BRIDGE CAVERNS RD/ ROY RICHARD DR. Continue to follow FM 3009 (West). Turn LEFT onto FM 2252 (South). After crossing the Cibolo Creek Bridge, turn RIGHT onto EVANS ROAD. * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + NEW! "A Daily View" is our webblog created so everyone can view the roses around the Antique Rose Emporium in San Antonio. http://m1e.net/c?59464590-eqxzXO13eFdVA%403270450-dd8P7odikVX/U [Copy and paste above for the tour. It's neat.] * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + Antique Rose Emporium 7561 E. Evans Road, San Antonio, TX 78266 210-651-4565 http://m1e.net/c?59464590-da9k5Nwc2dE6g%403270451-KwrorhsJodRX6 HOURS: MONDAY - SATURDAY 9 am - 5:30 pm SUNDAY 11 am - 5:30 pm Map to our location: (remember the detour!) http://m1e.net/c?59464590-ttegzUc5n03tg%403270452-/1RB3jg7wR3Sw --