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Just a fun picture on the way 60 mph at 60,600 miles
Just a fun picture on the way 60 mph at 60,600 miles		 First glimpse of the mountains!
First glimpse of the mountains!		 There were vendors in the boutique
There were vendors in the boutique		 Bought a few of these tiny hostas AND I won a planter with two hostas in it!
Bought a few of these tiny hostas AND I won a planter with two hostas in it!
Briefly went into Asheville which is very artsy
Briefly went into Asheville which is very artsy		 In Pack Square a sculpture that speaks to the pioneer heritage
In Pack Square a sculpture that speaks to the pioneer heritage		 Cafe across the street
Cafe across the street		 View of Pack Square
View of Pack Square
Street nearby
Street nearby		 Cafe down the street
Cafe down the street		 Public art
Public art		 The square from across the street
The square from across the street
Lunch at Mellow Mushroom (well, sort of, I had to get it to go)
Lunch at Mellow Mushroom (well, sort of, I had to get it to go)		 On the bus to the first garden
On the bus to the first garden		 Going down a long scary highway
Going down a long scary highway		 Trucks had to stop at the top to check their equipment
Trucks had to stop at the top to check their equipment
But the view was spectacular
But the view was spectacular		 Paul Owen's Slightly Different Nursery
Paul Owen's Slightly Different Nursery		 See?
See?		 Immense companion plants
Immense companion plants
Large beds arrayed across the hillside
Large beds arrayed across the hillside		 And bottle trees!
And bottle trees!		 Where the buses parked
Where the buses parked		 Bill and Barbara visiting the garden
Bill and Barbara visiting the garden
Wow
Wow		 We were amazed at the size and condition of the plants
We were amazed at the size and condition of the plants		 Bottle flower
Bottle flower		 Big spiders!
Big spiders!
This is the Jim Murphy / Margo Reed bed
This is the Jim Murphy / Margo Reed bed		 Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction		 spider
spider		 Screamcicle
Screamcicle
Prickly All Over
Prickly All Over		 eye-popping color
eye-popping color		 Huge cannas
Huge cannas		 Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth
Paul Owen on the left in the yellow shirt
Paul Owen on the left in the yellow shirt		 Some seedlings some named plants
Some seedlings some named plants		 More seedlings and some named plants
More seedlings and some named plants		 Very unusual poppies
Very unusual poppies
Huge cleomes
Huge cleomes		 Smaller garden near the sales building
Smaller garden near the sales building		 Crazy Mr. Jim
Crazy Mr. Jim		 Decorative flower beds
Decorative flower beds
Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia		 Impulse of Innocence
Impulse of Innocence		 Moving up the hill behind the sales building
Moving up the hill behind the sales building		 View of the upper beds
View of the upper beds
and the view out over the valley
and the view out over the valley		 to the mountains beyond
to the mountains beyond		 Seedling
Seedling		 Named plants
Named plants
Seedling (?)
Seedling (?)		 Kini Mini
Kini Mini		 Little William
Little William		 Look at the white stripe in the foliage!
Look at the white stripe in the foliage!
Bear W Garden
Bear W Garden		 Garden in the woods
Garden in the woods		 Ya Ya Girl
Ya Ya Girl		 And hostas! And cute paths!
And hostas! And cute paths!
Daylily beds
Daylily beds		 Fluttering Beauty
Fluttering Beauty		 Lovely guitar folk music and snacks
Lovely guitar folk music and snacks 		150 people at one time (there were 730 at the convention)
150 people at one time (there were 730 at the convention)
Very nice guest plants
Very nice guest plants		 Destined to See (was actually more blue...)
Destined to See (was actually more blue...)		 Love that edge of plates!!
Love that edge of plates!!		 Pretty beds
Pretty beds
Nice variety
Nice variety		 Back on the buses!
Back on the buses!		 For lunch at a nearby church
For lunch at a nearby church		 Run like a well-oiled machine; extremely efficient!! And very friendly!
Run like a well-oiled machine; extremely efficient!! And very friendly!
On to Paul Cranford's Garden --- Unforgettable Glow
On to Paul Cranford's Garden --- Unforgettable Glow		 The day fortunately was cloudy until we got to this garden, the sun was a bit hot
The day fortunately was cloudy until we got to this garden, the sun was a bit hot		 Very nice variety of old and new plants
Very nice variety of old and new plants		 Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Stenciled Impression
Stenciled Impression		 Frances Joiner
Frances Joiner		 Laws of Illusion
Laws of Illusion		 Mystical Intuition
Mystical Intuition
Carolina Carnival??
Carolina Carnival??		 Peach Whip
Peach Whip		 Knock Your Socks Off (very short!)
Knock Your Socks Off (very short!)		 Eyelash Viper (see the cool teeth!)
Eyelash Viper (see the cool teeth!)
Cranberry Christmas
Cranberry Christmas		 The next day at Laughing Crow Gardens
The next day at Laughing Crow Gardens		 An immaculate, amazing private garden on a regular suburban lot
An immaculate, amazing private garden on a regular suburban lot		 Created by a woman who was a hands-on curator and research specialist for
Created by a woman who was a hands-on curator and research specialist for
the 33-acre Georgia public gardens at the Atlanta History Center.
the 33-acre Georgia public gardens at the Atlanta History Center.		 And it shows; everything is carefully placed
And it shows; everything is carefully placed		 Amazingly staged
Amazingly staged		 And all of the plants are extremely well grown
And all of the plants are extremely well grown
A stunning combination of trees, shrubs, and perennials
A stunning combination of trees, shrubs, and perennials		 With delightful combinations
With delightful combinations 		of color and texture
of color and texture		 And eye-popping sizzling colors
And eye-popping sizzling colors
Even the jiffy john was carefully staged
Even the jiffy john was carefully staged		 The outside of the house was decorated and immaculate
The outside of the house was decorated and immaculate		 Buses parked on the narrow road
Buses parked on the narrow road		 The front yard
The front yard
The hills did not disuade the owners
The hills did not disuade the owners		 In fact they used all of the hills to great advantage
In fact they used all of the hills to great advantage		 Creating terraces and separate gardens
Creating terraces and separate gardens		 We were astounded -- not a leaf out of place
We were astounded -- not a leaf out of place
Every plant appropriately sized for the location
Every plant appropriately sized for the location		 Huckleberry Candy
Huckleberry Candy		 Cinderela Sue
Cinderela Sue		 Then literally around the corner to a garden on a smaller lot with a large pond thick with bog and pond plants
Then literally around the corner to a garden on a smaller lot with a large pond thick with bog and pond plants
To the left was a Japanese stroll garden
To the left was a Japanese stroll garden		 Entered through a lovely gate
Entered through a lovely gate		 And featuring tiny houses
And featuring tiny houses		 The fence was lovely
The fence was lovely
With dry streams (I was being funny with my left hand shadow)
With dry streams (I was being funny with my left hand shadow)		 On to the garden houses
On to the garden houses		 Tiny plants
Tiny plants		 Budda with a vine
Budda with a vine
This was a wonderful artist studio!
This was a wonderful artist studio!		 Windows into the studio
Windows into the studio		 Under the pergola
Under the pergola		 The back gardens were two separate rooms
The back gardens were two separate rooms
One with great grass and little parterres
One with great grass and little parterres		 With poppies
With poppies		 and interesting vines
and interesting vines		 The other room was an open lawn with four matching urns and plants
The other room was an open lawn with four matching urns and plants
Lovely and peaceful
Lovely and peaceful		 Back up by the house, an eclectic mix of plants and art
Back up by the house, an eclectic mix of plants and art		 the working area
the working area		 In front by the pond, stones set on edge
In front by the pond, stones set on edge
next door, a fascinating garden gate
next door, a fascinating garden gate		 Then to Blue Ridge Daylilies. Wow.
Then to Blue Ridge Daylilies. Wow.		 Companion plants are all along the stream, but the real story is the daylilies
Companion plants are all along the stream, but the real story is the daylilies		 Alien DNA
Alien DNA
Yuma Twist (sorry about the focus)
Yuma Twist (sorry about the focus)		 Fields of daylilies
Fields of daylilies		 Curls Gone Wild
Curls Gone Wild		 Charlie Two Shoes
Charlie Two Shoes
Cerulean Star
Cerulean Star		 One Strange Cookie
One Strange Cookie		 Raspberry Ripple Cupcake
Raspberry Ripple Cupcake		 Carbon Dating (it was actually nearly black)
Carbon Dating (it was actually nearly black)
More daylily beds
More daylily beds		 Watchyl Wild Indian
Watchyl Wild Indian		 Apache Beacon
Apache Beacon		 Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Dreamkeeper
Dreamkeeper		 Gunnera
Gunnera		 Curls Gone Wild again
Curls Gone Wild again		 Seedling
Seedling
Seedling
Seedling		 Seedling
Seedling		 Sassy Sister
Sassy Sister		 Everybody Loves Ernest
Everybody Loves Ernest
Mike Longo
Mike Longo		 Health food store near resort had carnivorous plants!
Health food store near resort had carnivorous plants!		 One of the golf holes near the resort -- like billy goat golf! Asheville in the background.
One of the golf holes near the resort -- like billy goat golf! Asheville in the background.		 I made it all the way back up the hill! Great trip!
I made it all the way back up the hill! Great trip!
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