Mid-Atlantic Gardening: End of summer blooms, 4 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
GUESS WHAT????

Thursday of this week, I am saying "Good Bye" to my 2 huge Epis and
also the HUGE Ric-Rac. They are going to a place that will make them live forever.

They will be "adopted" by Scott--the GH manager--at Cylburn Arboretum--
to be propagated into eternity--just like they he did with the HUGE Maya Brug
a few years ago. He said they are still growing this one and now it is for sale at
Rawlings Conservatory as well. They also continue to sell it at the "Market Day"
they hold every spring all over the Cylburn property. NICE Event!!
If you want to see some neat plants--crafts--you should attend this event.
Just wear comfy shoes!
They also sell ALL the bulbs from the Spring Bulb Show Rawlings holds at this event.
When I went there--they were going for 3/$1. Now--these are prime bulbs
from Switzerland just for the Bulb Show. Used once!

Cylburn is next to Sinai Hospital on Greenspring Ave. and Northern Pkwy.
It is close to I-83.

I have been e-mailing with Scott--sent him pictures, wrote all about the
beautiful blooms, etc. Was trying to do the BIG SELL
To my surprise--he said "I will take all of them!"....Phew! A load off my mind!
I guess their good fortune with the Maya Brug was a good incentive.

The year after I gave it away--and then went to the "market day" the following spring--
they were selling beautifully growing Maya Brugs in 8" pots for $12.

SO! Here are the farewell pictures of these three "monsters".
Don't worry! I already have their replacements growing nicely in 3 HB's.
Also took some more cuttings yesterday--just for sentimental reasons....
Or--to share with you all in the future.

1&2-- Both Epis. They weigh around 25lbs. each. Cannot risk hanging these two
from a ceiling hook any more. Scary!
The Ric Rac--the heaviest of all. It is a wonder that it has not yet come
crashing down from its ceiling hook. NOT taking that chance!!!!
3--Just a memory shot of the HUGE Maya Brug I convinced them to take....
If you have not seen this--it grew to an unbelievable size in 2009.
It was NOT fun digging it up!!!!
4--This was the in the same fall--just a month earlier--in September.
It was the Brug's non-stop bloom flush #3. for that summer...

SO!!! A very happy "Good Bye" to these plants that have been with me
for almost 10 years.

I told him I had a surprise plant for him as well. Giving him one of my
two Pregnant Onions. He will need to divide it and deal with all the babies.

I will print out all I can on all these plants for him--NOT that he cannot look them up
on the computer....He MUST BE pretty savvy on plants....

Gita