Garden Projects Two - 2010

Don't show them to Wha's wife. She will be flogging his in a flash. Moss must be expensive. Patti

There was a couple of vendors at the Mid Atlantic Garden Show in York Pa. selling old English/Irish clay pots, buckets, stone troughs and 2 of those Irish stones. I didn't see the price on them, only the SOLD tags. Ric

Bill, This little wall I saw in VA. last weekend gave me stone envy. It's right across the street from Violet Bank, Lee's HQ, during the siege of Petersburg. Ric

As I was admiring the stone works I turned to see this Magnolia acuminata, planted in 1718, it is the second largest known in the world. Ric

That would be stones for bill and wood for Victor.

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HollyAnnS, Great shot and story. I need a Magnolia, but that is a tad larger than my needs.

Thats a Magnolia? OMG!! Thats is beautiful without leaves, look how majestic is looks. I'd love to see it in bloom. (hint, hint ^_^)

Wow, gorgeous magnolia!

Those Irish saddle stones really do look like huge mushrooms. Nice!

Karen

bbrookrd, The tree to the right of the monster is also a Magnolia, virginiana, I believe. I picked up a couple of fruits from it, they must have been 3-4"s long. Ric

Wow!

The tree that left Victor speechless! WOW Ric

thx for the pic's aspen - jealous of the stone stems, they are on my hunt'em down list - $1000 wow i have expensive taste - and please do not tell my wife patti!!!

A tree like that will do it, Ric!

I've seen some of the largest and oldest live oaks and magnolias in the US, Jekyll Island, Orton Plantation, St. Augustine, but what I really found fascinating was they know who planted it and when. That's sorta' like in PA they put up a sign, Washington slept here. Then visit New England and the guide tells you,he slept here, in this room, in this bed, and we believe he used this comforter. LOL So much of our history has been lost in the name of progress. Do we really need to relocate a graveyard to put up a parking lot. Ric

But do they say with whom he slept?!!

LOL! Inquiring minds want to know!

Karen

Could have been anyone, after all he's called the father of the country! Ric

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

Karen

This thread is cracking me up.
Funny thing about Washington when we went to Well Sweep last year Cy he mentioned that the door on his house belonged to his great great great(well you get the point) grandmother, she was the local herbist that treated Washington's men, and GW himself actually walked thru that door.

I'll be in DC in a few weeks. The start of cherry blossom time!

Funny stuff!

Yep, Wha, that's what the 'fairy ring' looked like minus the fairies. Looking at the saddle stones is more what his stones looked like, but his were much cruder looking.

Lucky you Victor!! I've seen pictures but it's nothing like the real thing. Get rid of that cold so you can smell them!

Editing to say i've seen pictures, but PLEASE take lots more. ^_^

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Sure will! My little one's birthday will be the week we're there. I booked a lunch cruise around DC and the cherries!

The best place to take a spring trip too with kids. All the history, free museums and the blooms. Enjoy. Patti

Yes, so much is free! Yes, we'll be doing some Smithsonian, Capitol tour, WH tour, archives, Bureau of Engraving, Ford's Theater, Supreme Court, National Cathedral. SO much to do in one week! Will try to get to the Arboretum.

I can't imagine cherry tree's not smelling??
Maybe ornamental doesn't but fruit tree's do??

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The ornamentals def do NOT smell. I have one of those.

Pretty! I have the fruit tree's, and they do! LOL

Victor, because the museums are free and many, my DH would always pick out just a couple of things to see in each. He made it kind of like a secret mission to expose our son to something very special and well discussed and researched in advance before going into the museum and swooping in to find the object. With a good museum map you can navigate the halls with ease.

Of course if our son took a fancy to something as we went by on the way to one of the target views, we would stop. Detours allowed. It seemed to be a far less exhausting and easy to connect the dots at various museums with some themes and interests. With one child it is easier. My husband lived in Washington years ago and has a great love of the place.

We have always used this method when traveling even for us, as it is a restful way to enter any Museum that are so packed with treasures that it all becomes one big blur. My feet get tired too. But being free in DC, you don't feel compelled to get your monies worth and see everything. I am envious of you trip. Patti

Sounds like a great time Victor.

Great tip, Patti - thanks! The challenge will be keeping the younger one interested. We'll have to hit the zoo for him.

Did you guys see Night at the Museum? He may be more interested than you think.

Yes and they loved it. Yes, the Natural History one he will probably like. Not too sure about the others - American history, air and space, art ones, etc.

Air and space is awesome. They have that entertainment section in American History.

My grandmother did the bead work for Pres. Hoover's wife's inaugural gown. It's at the Amer Hist museum. They rotate which dresses they exhibit.

Get out!!!! How cool!!!!

Sorry - not Hoover, Wilson. Was never out each time I've been there.

Victor, that is an awesome connection. New exhibit with Michelle Obama's inaugural dress is going up today as heard a few minutes ago on the news. Maybe your grandmother's work is being shown. That would be so cool for the boys to see. You might be able to arrange in advance a special viewing. Contact them and your congressmen. Worth a shot.

http://www.examiner.com/x-19673-Michelle-Obama-Examiner~y2010m3d9-Michelle-Obama-donates-white-chiffon-inaugural-gown-by-Jason-Wu-National-Museum-of-American-History

Thanks, Patti.

that's pretty cool victor - especially if you can get to see it.

my wife's great great ?? grandmother was the seamstress for queen elizabeth and the family has a quilt she made from all the left over fabric used on the queens gowns. It is supposed to be wifes quilt, she does not have interest and lets her brother hold on to it. i keep telling her to go get it before he sells it on ebay. has to be worth something.

Its worth a lot if you have provinance that authenticates.
My great grandfather was a German imigrent in the mid 1800's. As a young man he ran a farm with his wife and 6 children. When the season was over they sat at the diningroom table and paid the bills. If there was money left over he would hire a seamstress to come and make dresses for each of the 5 girls.
My great grandmother would take the scraps and make what was called a crazy quilt.It was embridered with small beads. I thought it was so much an art piece I had it framed.