Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Greettings from Latvia!!!, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Thank you all!

See? I am still screwed up! Been awake since 6AM. If you add 7 hrs. to that, it would be 1PM. Finally got up. No sense laying in bed trying to fall back asleep when your body is awake.....

I DID upload all my digitals last night. Had to put them in 6 different folders!!! There were over 450 of them! Mind you--everywhere I went, I was photographing with both cameras. I have 14 rolls of regular pictures also. Most are 24's, but I have about 4 that are 36's. had to buy them there as i ran out....Now I am trying to price places for developing...Target seems to be the one. Went to Wallgreens--they want $6.99 per a 24-roll and $9.99 for a 36 roll....times 14 makes a lot of $$$$$.
Target was $4.79 for a 24--and just $7 for a 36.

I will post pictures of one Lily to get a head start.....This Lily (according to my relatives) used to grow all over Latvia, but now is not all that available anymore. The stem is so stiff, you would think it is wired! You cannot even bend it! It must be an Oriental Lily of some kind because of the leaves.
We had several in out apartment in a vase (thanks to our cousin, who would pop in all the time with goodies and flowers) and in the evening the fragrance started emanating.....MY GOD! It would knock you over--at least give you a headache! We were in the adjoining room watching TV and it just started drifting over......Out of this World!

I would like to know if this is available, or a recognized variety in the USA (NOT likely!) so I could get some. Actually, I made a deal with my cousin--she is going to try to dig up a couple in the Fall and sneak them to me as something else.....as mailing plants is not allowed. I imagine Latvia is in zone 6??? Kind of like Mid-Canada....Hudson Bay area?
Because it is flat--NO mountains and right on the Baltic Sea, it is pretty temperate.

OK! So here is a picture of this Lily.



This message was edited Jul 24, 2008 7:15 AM