Monday, July-26-10

Saturday and Sunday have been great days with mom and myself meeting many old  and new friends

Flowers are at peak bloom

I tried again to make a list of all the blooms but ran out of paper

So I made a list of my favourites again

1.       New Direction/White Mountain- Great ruffled near whites

2.       Orchid Electra- This one is worth it for shock value alone, huge bloom, shape and edge

3.       Digeridoo- cute short lavender with darker eye

4.       Cindy Jones- Large pink with thick gold frill

5.       Exotic Etching- So many buds, very striking blossom either single or double, this has bloomed continuously

6.       Beacon at Dusk- not alot of buds but it is so striking when out in bloom

7.       Nature’s Poetry/Bound for Glory- loads of buds and awesome flower, a little unusual in colouring

8.       Hollywood Lights-Light Lavender with a gold frill, name suits the bloom

9.       Whammer Jammer/Eight Miles High-Spiders, first year bloom, tall, tet

10.   Ruffled Fury- Large orange/red bloom, loads of buds

11.   Red Loveliness-Largest clean red bloom I’ve seen this season, but I only have a few stalks

12.   Paradise City- Developed angel wings, first time I’ve ever seen this.

13.   Mildred Brooker- Large red with darker center

14.   John Peat- Not as tall as I like but great frill when it is out well

15.   Queen’s Coronation, Blackberry Blues,Victorian Christmas, Musical Medley, Paulette Miller,High Roller- All excellent plants that have bloomed everyday for the last three weeks

16.   and have loads more energy to go

17.   Cindy Jones is out perfect today, she is pretty

18.   John Kirkland-Looking for a tall, peach with light eye double

19.   Alexa Katherine- A little blotchy but the edge is exquisite

20.   Spectable of Wealth/Ida’s Legacy

21.   Havanna Day Dreaming-simple peach, very fragrant

22.   Eternal Riches-Just starting to bloom,tall, multiple buds