[gardeners] New Plants!

Annetta Green (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:32:21 -0400 

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Well, here I go spending money on gardening again.  Yesterday was the =
last
day of the Apopka Art, Craft & Foliage Festival.  It is rather small
compared to some.  But, unlike a few other Art fairs around here they do
carry some affordable art by wonderful artisans.

In the craft section I found lots of ideas for crafts I will never =
start.
In the art section I found one of my son's old teacher's who was =
managing
her husband's booth.  Beautiful paintings, very masculine in feeling.  =
As
much as I loved them, they don't go with the colors in my house.  I
especially loved his partridges and landscapes.  But my home is not done =
in
browns, deep reds and deep greens.  These were the type paintings you
redecorate around, and they would be well worth it.  I also found a =
stained
glass artisan who only does custom work.  I want one to hang above a =
half
wall that divides our entrance way from the living room.  There used to =
be 3
turned posts, but I took them out years ago.  Her prices were not to bad
either, compared to what I have seen in the past.  This would go under =
my
home improvement budget, so I may give her a call.

The foliage section was my downfall.  I wanted a climbing rose, but that =
was
not to be.  They had sold them out the first day.  What I did get was a
Floribunda Charisma, two fuschia for hanging pots, a small, as in very, =
pot
of good luck bamboo.  And I got my first named orchid!  So I now own a
Tetramicaa canaliculalata x. brosanguinea "Tetrantania Dark Prince."  =
Boy is
that a mouthful.

I have a habit of killing fuschia, but am hoping the water crystals, =
when I
repot, will save them for me this time.  The bamboo is in a 2 inch hand
thrown pot, and now resides in my son's room in his window sill garden.  =
The
bamboo it'self is only 2 - 3 inches tall.  The vendor it came from also =
had
curly bamboo.  They train it to curl around wide PVC pipes using copper
wire.  These were also in hand made pots and were very expensive, but =
very
decorative.  Guess I could have put that one under household improvement
too, if I really needed it.  Only time will tell.  I do have a =
neighbor's
son who helps out at this wholesale nursery on occasion, so I have an IN =
if
I do find them irresistable.  I could have him beg his friend's father =
to
sell to me.  I did not get what I went for, but for the $30 I spent I =
think
I did rather well.
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset 26


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Well, here I go=20 spending money on gardening again.  Yesterday was the last
day = of the=20 Apopka Art, Craft & Foliage Festival.  It is rather = small
compared=20 to some.  But, unlike a few other Art fairs around here they = do
carry=20 some affordable art by wonderful artisans.

In the craft section I = found=20 lots of ideas for crafts I will never start.
In the art section I = found one=20 of my son's old teacher's who was managing
her husband's booth.  = Beautiful paintings, very masculine in feeling.  As
much as I = loved=20 them, they don't go with the colors in my house.  I
especially = loved his=20 partridges and landscapes.  But my home is not done in
browns, = deep reds=20 and deep greens.  These were the type paintings you
redecorate = around,=20 and they would be well worth it.  I also found a stained
glass = artisan=20 who only does custom work.  I want one to hang above a half
wall = that=20 divides our entrance way from the living room.  There used to be=20 3
turned posts, but I took them out years ago.  Her prices were = not to=20 bad
either, compared to what I have seen in the past.  This = would go=20 under my
home improvement budget, so I may give her a = call.

The=20 foliage section was my downfall.  I wanted a climbing rose, but = that=20 was
not to be.  They had sold them out the first day.  What = I did=20 get was a
Floribunda Charisma, two fuschia for hanging pots, a small, = as in=20 very, pot
of good luck bamboo.  And I got my first named = orchid! =20 So I now own a
Tetramicaa canaliculalata x. brosanguinea "Tetrantania = Dark=20 Prince."  Boy is
that a mouthful.

I have a habit of = killing=20 fuschia, but am hoping the water crystals, when I
repot, will save = them for=20 me this time.  The bamboo is in a 2 inch hand
thrown pot, and = now=20 resides in my son's room in his window sill garden.  The
bamboo = it'self=20 is only 2 - 3 inches tall.  The vendor it came from also = had
curly=20 bamboo.  They train it to curl around wide PVC pipes using=20 copper
wire.  These were also in hand made pots and were very = expensive,=20 but very
decorative.  Guess I could have put that one under = household=20 improvement
too, if I really needed it.  Only time will = tell.  I do=20 have a neighbor's
son who helps out at this wholesale nursery on = occasion, so=20 I have an IN if
I do find them irresistable.  I could have him = beg his=20 friend's father to
sell to me.  I did not get what I went for, = but for=20 the $30 I spent I think
I did rather well.
Anne in FL
zone 9b, = sunset=20 26
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