Visited North Haven Gardens nursery shop yesterday in N. Dallas. It's touted as the best nursery in Dallas for the TRUE plant enthusiast, collector or horticultural nut. Hmm.....so, is there something wrong with you if you qualify under all three descriptions? lol
Anyway, they have a begonia collection that they sell in their greenhouse.....they have inside benefit on obtaining great hybrids in that DON MILLER lives nearby, and contributes. Ahhhhhhh......I was in Heaven. =) Got several great new plants.......'Strawberry Cream,' 'Splotches,' 'Thompson's Folly,' a 'U059,' and a huge-caudex'd 'Partita.' [oops, just drooled on the keyboard....lol]
They hold scheduled seminars for garden clubs, and said that I could have one on Begonias there, taught by THE Don Miller!!!!!
Over the Moon,
MKJ
Thought of you all yesterday!
major envy MKJ, now how about some photos of your new gals!?
Sounds like the kind of place that a plant lover could spend the whole day and enjoy every minute of it. Do they do mailorder by any chance?
Shirley
No......don't think so. Wouldn't that be nice though?? It was a wonderful place.....my Mother & two children lost me........=)
http://www.nhg.com/Index.asp
Sounds wonderful, MKJ! We visited North Haven last May during the Dallas begonia convention. Here is THE Don Miller surrounded by begonias!!! Very, very nice guy.
And here is B. 'Splotches', one of my very favorites. I have it in a hanging basket and it will be 4' long by summer.
I love splotches Jool, I saw a beauty of a specimen from a gal in Texas. It was huge.
My guru in SFO has a lot in the greenhouses too! Next plant sale, one is coming home with me!
My 'Splotches' is nothing like yours yet, Jools!
'Shadowlands.' HAD to have this one.......huge C.S. Lewis fan. =)
'Thompson's Folly.' Love those fingers!
Peek up close.......edited to include that I just learned the female flowers have a cinnamon scent. Nifty.
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'U-059'
Close-up of the red foliage & hairs.
What a CAUDEX!! 'Partita'
'Strawberry Creme'
The rest of 'er.....needs more sun, I think. =)
You're killing me. Hold on while I mop up my drool.... I hope to find some beauties like these when I visit FL in a few months.
Can't thank you enough for the photos! After nearly 2.5 weeks of solid rain, I need all the endorphins I can get!
Crazii, try to score other beauties, and I'll swap some of these FOR them! lol
Sounds like a plan! Will Do.
Betwixt the two of us, we'll have a Begonia Conglomerate before we know it. =)
Great pics mk. You sure got some beauties. Thanks for sharing.
woo hoo! This is one of my favorite nurseries and I get to go look at begonias next weekend! I was considering passing it up...but not now! Thanks for the extra encouragement! Liz
Oh, you lucky dog, Lucilu! A friend was over here yesterday, asked, "So, how many cultivars did they have?" I told him, "Ah, about 30, maybe?" Silence, then "Ok, so at $5 a plant, we'll need about $150 to come home with one of each!"
Cracked me up.......like minds DO think alike!! Let us know what you pick up over there.....I'm going back over there this week myself......
=) Kathleen
Last year at the Austin Zilker fest the Austin begonia club was selling many varieties for around $3. Roadtrip!
.........raiding my kids' piggy banks.............lol
Their very pretty ! I like the red's. I had a real pretty Purple one. I grew it inside for a long time it grew rapid the color was gorgeous deep purple. I planted it outside and it grew crazy :)) Year round and bloomed tiny little pretty striking orange flowers. People were always taking cuttings . Me to but I was always sending my tiny plants away to sister and friends. Now I can kick myself for not taking it or cuttings when we moved. I have bought a few different ones in cute little saucer pots bright plastic purple at Lowes. I need to have my husband look for another one. I just love the colored plants ! Thanks for sharing your ! Allison
Oh, Allison, you know I'll hook you up! Just Dmail me. =)
Kathleen
Ok, I'm back from North Haven Gardens! AND THE Don Miller was there! I think he was surprised that I went up and introduced myself and told him how much we appreciated him. He was surprised that we spoke of him!
Of course, I then HAD to buy a "Don Miller" begonia! They had so many choices, I'll have to pull the names, but one was a very small leafed trailing and one was a small leafed spotted. So very cute! Liz
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MARVELLOUS, Liz! I'm SO, um, envious that you got to meet him?! You lucky dog. =) B. Don Miller IS a lovely begonia.....I have 'him' and you won't be disappointed. NICE. =)
Can't wait 'til you post pics, names! YAY for you, Liz!
MKJ
ok, here goes...themei rhizomatous...looks like it belongs in the dinosaur era...complete with moss!
fernleaf beg-a small leafed trailer...so cute!
bowerae nigra marga-another cute small leafed (sorry don't have common name)
Tiger kitten--blooming, even
Looking glass-bigger leafed
Now...I just have to be able to keep them thru the winter...so addictive!
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