I know just watching the news has me pretty fretful for everyone.
We had heard from MaryinLA (she also lives in Mandeville, LA) and she said she went to MS with family/pets and she is safe but still no word from Norwood and many many others I am sure are trying to get in touch!
Norwood
Started adding these beauties the the plant files database :)
Laurrie,
Your going to get me in trouble.lol.Jody
LOL shame on ME huh? LOL
Yep!!!!
Just reading this thread - - any word from "Norwood"? Bad enough to lose your house, all your belongings, etc...etc....but to lose such a beautiful collection of epies too??? I pray not.
The Moon Light Sonada is stunning - they ALL are.
BetsyJ - I just today heard from him about 3:30!!!! he called, he and family are fine, he is home without phone or power (borrowed a cell phone to call me now that the cell towers are back up) he expects to be without power for quite some time he said. I was just soo thankful he came thru ok, his property is a little worse for the wear he says BUT NO TREES THRU THE HOUSE OR GREENHOUSE LOL so that is a good sign. He said most things look like he took a week eater to them, but they are starting to come back out of the mess - alot of cleanup to do but he is OK as is the Epies in his greenhouse he said :-)
Great news, another survivor!
yay!!!!
Yes I am tickled to no end!@!!! I am still watching the Katrina threads cuz I have things to send to the DGers as well but the mail holdup is the problem :(
That is WONDERFUL news!! Bless his little pea-pickin' heart.
May his epies come back bigger and stronger than ever.
By the way - where I can find that list of needs you mentioned, OhioBreezy? I went to the 'help' database but...uh....what is "buddy to update?" I'm so new here i'm kind of lost..... but would LOVE to help.
let me find it and link it here, I can't remember off top of my head sorry............
here it is:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/f/help4katrina/
~Laurrie
Oh I'm so glad that Norwood and his family are safe.
:) Donna
He called me 2 times now since the hurricane, yesterday around 3:30 and was sending me something I told him he was a loon, he should be worried about his house and yard/garden repairs! He also said his epies are looking good despite the heat down there.
I'm just getting caught up on some threads because I was away from the forum for a little while. These pictures are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing them, and please thank Norwood for sharing them as well. I'm sure going to be looking at them again and again through the winter to help with the winter blues.
Winter blues in Zone 10???
Sure, when you grow mostly Zone 11 plants:-) It rains a lot here in the winter and gets cold too (relatively speaking, of course) so most of my plants don't do anything but sulk all winter, and I sulk right along with them.
LOL... so you push the zone! Want some snow when I get it?
Sure, don't we all? LOL! Nah, we get snow on the mountains here in the winter, and I can admire it from afar:-)
LOL reading your posts - we have some cold temps this week, but expect them to jump back up for awhile, got all my babies inside that matter already :)
I will email Norwood and tell him again his pictures are a hit, he just got a new camera so maybe I can get some more things to share on here!!
~Laurrie
OMG and what beauties he has!!!
Now why didn't I see this thread before?! lol!
Wow...these are all fabuous, and great photos too.
But......**they're torturing me!**
Im especially fond of 'Norwood' and 'Crazy for You'.
I'm also very relieved to read that he and his family pulled through the wrath of the hurricane.
I had a similar experience with a 'Brugmansia Mentor' a few years back. I wasn't at all familiar with them, and she insisted that I have some and sent me several. I tried to repay her with offers of other plants, but she was just happy to share.
Bless our mentor's hearts!
I know, he sent me some pretties, I am keeping them alive and have some new growth finally :)
His home survived quite well, he finally got a new camera and sent photos of the home, looks good, just a ton of downed trees!
Mentors are the best arent' they!!!
Just adding here that the one above finally has it's name attached (Lilac Time) I had forgotten to ask him, but did so this morning and had an immediate reply to it's name, Enjoy!!!
Laurrie