September 2008 - definitely Spring - in the Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Ross,
I like those cyclamineus hybrids!
What's the name of the last one ? Or does it go by the number 010?
I haven't heard of these; are they local hybrids?
cheers
fermi

[galahad]

The last one is Pink Silk, a standard.

Josie is local (Snipe X Mitzy)
Highfield Beauty is an Australian hybrid
Carib and Bobwhite are American hybrids

Not sure if you guys want to see the standards or not.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Ross,
Do you know who raised "Josie"?
cheers
fermi

Not sure if you guys want to see the standards or not.

This is a very ecletic group; standards are fine! (And also very high!)
cheers
fermi

[galahad]

Hi Fermi

Colin Crotty

Ross

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful stuff everyone - looking at these pix makes a change to looking at our gloomy skies where water poors out of all the time....

Fermi, I love that new mixed section with Narcis, Iris and the natives - looks really brilliant !

I hope (am sure) you all have lots of fun seeing each other down under ! 

[Armin]

It was raining almost the whole day...
It is a pleasure to see all the little golden treasures...

[annew]

Some lovely daffs there! I especially like 'Stymie' and 'Josie', but enjoyed seeing them all. Go ahead and post the standards too please.

[galahad]

OK.  Here you go.  Have about 80 standards flowering now.  Just assessing which to exhibit at the South Island National show in the next few weeks.

Gabriel Kleiberg - a nice split corona.  Not show quality but really stands out in the garden
Gold Cache - lovely split.  Opens all yellow and fades to the pic
Night Music - fantastic double
Rory's Glen - I really like the O-O daffs.  You either like them or think they are an abomination
 
More to come

[galahad]

Another couple till I can get my camera out.

Trumpet Warrior - nice reverse bicolor
White Sword - all white double - doesn't really spin my wheels
Brass Button - nice, neat double

[Paul T]

Ross,

Great pics!!!  Love those doubles (even if some viewing them won't!  ).  That 'Night Music' in particular looks spectacular, even in a small pic.

Nice to be back home again, even if it did mean that we drove until nearly midnight last night instead of staying overnight.  1600 or so kilometres all up...... and well worth it to meet Otto, Fermi, Tim. Lesley and Gay Hendersen from NZ (Trillium expert and absolutely LOVELY lady!), Matt Murray from the Blue Mountains (who doesn't know he met me, because I only found out afterwards it was him!  ), plus others such as Viv Condon and some people I have bought plants from over the years who I have never met.  Now rather tired, but happy with the trip.... and so many goodies to plant out, mainly thanks to Otto's generosity!  Thanks to Viv for letting us view her garden, Fermi, Otto and especially Tim for their generosity in time, hospitality, and chauffeuring (one such piece of which was the visit to the Aussie Native Plant nursery, which resulted in the other main source of things I now have to plant out)!!!!! 

[Otto Fauser]

Via Otto again, Diane, I don't think the webcam would have been a good idea, as they are all out in the open and there's been rain since I left home but I did get Roger persuaded to make some use of his own camera while I'm away, so hopefully, there will be something to see when I get home.

Ross I think after your most recent posting of pics, you and I are parting company on a permanent basis.

Paul I notice you don't include me in the LOVELY lady comment. I take that very hard indeed.

[Paul T]

Lesley,

But everyone here already KNOWS you're a LOVELY lady, so there was no need to tell them that.  Most would likely not know Gay, so I had to describe her as well for their edification! 

[fermi de Sousa]

I tried to post this as  a new topic but it didn't work so I'm putting it here instead!

"Last Saturday the AGS Victorian Group (Australia) hosted a plant sale with two talks and a panel of experts under the title of "Garden Treasures".
The first talk was by the Forum's own Lesley Cox on Fritillaria and Dwarf Iris. The second talk was by E. Gay Henderson, known as "Mrs Trillium" about her favourite subject.
A good day was had by all (well, no one's complained to me so far!) so I thought I'd share some pics from the day.
Attendees chat and check out the photo Board

Some of the plants on the display bench





A little trillium (? T pusillum?)

Tim points out to Gay that he'll be watching the clock very closely!

Another speccy trillium

Packing up the display

A few of us went for a meal together afterwards and some candid pics were taken!
Lesley Cox and Yvonne Tyerman,

And finally,"5 go to a Forum"

Paul, Lesley, Fermi, Otto and Tim."
It was lovely to see Lesley again and to meet Paul and Yvonne and Gay.
cheers
fermi"

[Luc Gilgemyn]

It looks like you all had a grand time Fermi !
Nice to see that the forum was so well represented !
Thanks for letting us taste just a tiny bit of the atmosphere !

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Thanks for the pics.  Looking at the last pic I realise just how sick I really was on Saturday night.... I was bright red!!    I know I was feeling awful with that darn virus, but didn't realise I was looking that bad.    Can't even blame it on drink or anything, as I didn't touch anything alcoholic. 

I can certainly vouch for myself as having thoroughly enjoyed the whole do on Saturday, even if we did miss the best bits of the sales table through being late. 

In between sleeping today trying to catch up a bit, I've been potting up stuff from Otto..... so many treasures!!!!!!!! 

I have lots of pics to post when I get the chance, mostly of some of the treasures in Otto's garden.  Sunday morning when I had my tour of Tim's garden the weather was not conducive to pictures, because there were a lot of things there that I would have liked photos of too.