Trish and I need your votes in the TopTropicals.com plant Contest. My plants are in pretty bad shape from Ivan and just got a message from Trish and she has suffered the same fate with hers in Fl. They changed the voting from one vote per ISP to a rating of 1 to 5 for each contestant with 5 being the Best as in 5 star hotel lol. So if you have a minute we would appreciate your votes.
http://www.toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/contest/2004/list.htm Mine is Donna's Wildlife Habitat # 108 and Trishs is A Passion in Progress # 103. Voting is today and Saturday. Thanks to you all
Please vote for us today or Saturday
Done!! Thanks for the reminder. Hope you both do well.
Done!!! Best of luck to the both of you.
DonnaB I wish you loads of luck friend. I tried to vote twice but it wouldnt let me LOL! Hope you win cos' you deserve it, those pics you took are totally awesome, you are so very talented with that camera. God blessed you with a wonderful talent!
Good luck
Julie
And done here too........good luck and hope it all gets back to normal soon..... :o)
Dee
Best of luck.
I remembered. Will vote for you!
Voted today. Good luck!
This message was edited Sep 18, 2004 10:37 AM
Donna, votes are in from here.I saw where Trish lost her plants, guess we are all in the same boat! My yard looked like a war zone when we returned home from Ga.We can all replace our plants, but not our friends. I am so thankful that all of you are safe. Melba
Thanks for reminding us. You and Trish have both done fantastic jobs.
Thank you for posting this. I went and voted for both of you too. I am so very sorry for all that you have lost. As it is starting to cool down here and fall will surely sneak in, I'd be happy to look about the yard and see what plants I could share with you. The photos you both posted were glorious and the before and afters are remarkable!
Voted 5 for both of you. Thanks for sharing such lovely photos. Sorry you lost some of them.
Jay (smooth)
I voted. Good Luck in the contest.
Voted ! The best of luck Donna.
If I can be of any help replacing some of your plants lmk
elva
Good luck.
I voted for y'all too, when do they announce the winner?
I know you gals need some good news.
Done and was a great site. You all did well and Donna you are great with the camara,
Ted
very nice !! my votes are in !!
My vote is in! Best of luck!!
So Donna, how is your house/yard?
It was certainly easy to give both of you gals a "Star" rating as your gardens were magnificent. Good luck to you and I know you can and will build them back up as elequent as before.
I voted! :)
Kell house is fine but yard and plants all pretty well trashed. Baby bruglings are fine.
Oh I am so sorry! My sister totally lucked out so I was hoping you would also!
You two have lovely gardens and submitted wonderful entries. I was happy to vote. This is a great idea, this contest. Best of luck post Ivan. Truly beautiful gardens.
Voted yesterday also.. sorry about your yard but happy you are safe. A
OH Donna, so sorry to hear Ivan hit there!! Your entries are truly wonderful!!! You are blessed with the ability to snap pictures lady!!!! Those are amzaing!
~Laurrie
I'm giving up gardening.. the joy just isn't there anymore after using a chainsaw for hours each day removing trees from smashed plants and hauling the trees to the road.. still lots to do... I'm too old to be doing this by myself but have no other option.. well. .yes I do.. I could leave it just as it is. I will garden from the comfort of my chair looking at pics on the internet and magazines.
Thanks for the votes... hope you win Donna.. you still have the passion
MzM, Sorry to hear of all your troubles. Wish I were closer so I could help.
Buck Up ! kiddo ........ Things can only get better =)
Luv Ya,
>^,,^< Shirley
MzM...so sorry...don't forget though, tomorrow is another day. What a disappointment it must be to see your love and work ruined. God bless, Margie
Trish one special thing about your secret garden was that it was natural.. God does things for a reason and I think that it will come back better than ever. I just hope debris above you don't block your little stream..(((HUGS)))
Trish, it is very frustrating when you see all the hours of hard work that you have put in only to see it destroyed. Handling a chain saw is not an easy task . . especially if there is allot of cutting. You must be tired and weary and I hope next spring will brings you incentive as things start to blossom. I am so sorry that this has happened to you and I worry about you being so down in the dumps. A big hug from me to you!
thanks Shirley, Donna, Margie, and Frannie... I guess I am just plain wore out and should have not posted. Your words of encouragement will get my fat hiney back out there tomorrow and do some more work.. at this rate I might end up with a skinny hiney... *LOL* Today.. I'm taking a break... only enjoying TV and the silly lil' hummers fighting over the rights to the feeders.
Hugs!
You are just worn out Ms. Munché!! And I would be also. Things will look better in the morning. Come spring, you will feel the overwhelming urge to get back out and dig. Gardening keeps us young but also comforts us in our time of need.
We love you Ms. Munché!!
I would like to thank everyone for voting in this contest. I won first place thanks to you all. Trish was given a special prize since Hurricane Ivan kept her and many of her friends in Fl from being able to vote and she was a close 4th. She probably would have beaten me. I will share my prizes with her. She is my special friend and have already ordered somemore butterfly/hummer plants for us since we both had so much damage to them. I have just about given up trying to save them and am just taking cuttings and trying to root them. So much easier then trying to remove the plant without causing further root damage and then repotting it in the huge pots they are in. Also a lot less dirt lol. (((Hugs to you all)))
Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you :) And how lovely that you are sharing with Trish!!! And, good luck with your cuttings, Donna! It sounds like things are starting to get a little more "normal" for you... Gretchen
That is just the best new Donna, I am soo happy for you and I am giving you a great big (((((hug)))).........Congrats........... :o)
Dee
I just wrote to Tatiana and gave her a list of what I wanted most and asked that the my balance be added to Trish's winnings. So now we have won equal prizes.
Donna:
You are such a caring and giving person. May God always bless you. Congratulations!
Congratulations Donna, glad you won. So nice of you to share with Trish also. Good vibes coming your way!
Congratulations Donna!
You have a very big heart and the gift of sharing with others. You are truly a very special gardener and friend!
(((((HUGS)))))