Just because you wrote a book on the subject, doesn't make it your claim to fame. While Ed Eby may not have written any books on the subject, they are the true founders of sansevieria as for collecting them. You can look up so many of the Koko, EB, Alva, and so many codes that were in existence before Grigsby or Hermione came upon this. Hermione has never collected much of the plant materials that she gives herself credit for. Many of these plants were in the hands of these collectors well before Hermione ever knew about them. I think the rest of you need to bush up on your history lessons as you don't really have facts, just CONCLUSIONS from what you have read. Juan Chahinian is the first person who actively grouped, and collected the laurentii group and documented this. Before this it was just word of mouth of what was what. You don't see any Grigsby's codes or numbers in any of these collectors, because they originated from Hawai'i and codes and numbers changed after coming into the hands of other collectors. Ed Eby had the largest collection of sansevierias amassed into one collection. His plants originated from Africa and before that, not in any collection worldwide. Just because something has been named, documented and labeled doesn't automatically make them being grown in botanical gardens. Back then you had to be a rare flower or some rare plant to be named after for a botanic garden to house it in its limited space conservatory. Get your facts straight, not everything was in botanic gardens even back when it was described. get real!

Thanks for the ideas! I really do like the digital frames. My dad just got one and he loves it. He didn't leave it on very often though because he was afraid it would wear out! I explained to him that it was okay to leave it on and that it should last at least several years, but I think he still turns it off when he isn't sitting in front of it :) I think the DIY picture board idea is probably great for some people - unfortunately I'm not much of a crafty person :( So I typically look for things I can make using my computer or purchase. I used to make gifts for people but that was short-lived as I quickly realized I just didn't have a nack for it.

Thank you for this great idea! I've passed it on to my scrapbooking buddies.

That's a wonderful suggestion. I'll have to ask my son if there is a specific one near to her heart. She went to school in California, Philippines, India & Boston & also worked in Seattle & Beijing so I'll have to ask him what he thinks. I'm sure there's something.