Day: July 4, 2014

Tulips in July

Several nights ago, some of our granddaughter’s friends came over for a visit.  Joel, who is from England, did a very English thing.  He brought a bouquet of flowers, not unusual; however, orange tulips in July!  Surely they did not…

Hurricane Arthur

Hi everyone, Reporting from the OBX of North Carolina after Hurricane Arthur. Supposedly the eye of the storm when over the Outer Banks (OBX), of NC about 4 miles south of us about the border of Kitty Hawk and Kill…

Viridiflorus Seedlings .

John  Hunter  has a  host  of  viridiflorus  and  Emerald  Sea  seedlings  flowering  in  Nelson  ,  mid  winter  here  but  they  have  been  giving  tall  ,  strong  growing  and  fragrant  flowers  when  little  else  is  flowering  .John  has  had  a  few…