Congratulations girls. Wonderful of Donna to do this but certainly not unexpected at all.
And Vikie that is a wonderful of you to think of Sandy.
And I will be going to Pinellas Park, FL for my next vacation. Looking on Mapquest immediately. LOL
I meant to thank Ronna for the gesture to pay for me if I won. That is so nice of you.
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Super Fast Contest
Congratulations to the winners
Georgia,
That was Donna's picture, not mine. LOL
A great big congratulations to you Bonnie, and to you Sandy (Vickie, too!!)
Oooooh, I just looked up Adeline, and she is PRETTY, lol!
Doing a happy dance for you guys!
Thank you again, Donna, for your generosity and your great spirit!
Jackie
I would like to thank those that took the time to enter my contest as well as the judges for taking time to pick the winners. It showed me what people have learned about me over the years. Not that I am a generous person but my love for life and all the beautiful things God has created for me/all of us to enjoy. Only one thing everyone missed and that was my main goal after getting in the new house. Getting a new wildlife habitat back up as fast as possible since all the animals were as hard hit as we were by Katrina in deaths and no available food sources for our year round birds as well as the ones migrating down for the big trip across the gulf. Larry(Elyearcrazy) came and spend 2 full days planting all the plant everyone here sent me and some I bought since I am no long able to do much planting. I appreciate the fact that some of you pay attention to what I have posted over the years and have taken the time to get know me a little. I have made some great friendships here at Daves. Many of us that are fairly near each other get together several times a year in fact I just had a little get together and I ended up with a belated surpise Birthday party lol. My first one. I was wondering why everyone was so against me making my famous Pineapple Upside Down cake for the big barbaque(they had a birthday cake hidden lol). DH was off work so he took us all out in the boat for a nice 2 1/2 hour ride to the river. Wow what a heavenly day it was.
LOL BudgieLover I wish that was me!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Vee8ch and Lady Blue!!!
Me too Donna, trust me!!!
Congrats Ladys!! I hope you enjoy alll your new plants!
Caren
I tried to send Trish with the makings of Lemon Drops for you Donna all but that was a no go since you guys do not drink so I switched to dessert and she told me with great glee the big conspiracy against your Pineapple Upside Down cake. I think they all had such fun getting you good. LOL
Just recently saw a picture of you, Kay and Trish and excuse the memory but there was 6 of you in the picture and I can't remember the others off hand. Nice picture.
Congratulations winners!!
Bless you, Larry(Elyearcrazy) for taking the time to help.
Judy
Congratulations to all you winners !! How excited you must be.
Congrats to the winners.
I feel like I won the lottery!!I can't wait to get some of Donna's cuttings!
Bonnie
please don't have a heart attck when they arrive Bonnie lol. Well we have Lagata, David, Gary, Hummernut, and Hibiscus to thank or I wouldn't have any right now
I did, I hit the lottery!!
Bonnie
Congratulations Winners! I am happy for you. This was a fun thread.. Donna, you are awesome to do this.
A toast to the winners. Each plant when planted will be a nice memory of a sweet person. Enjoy the blooms. Elaine
Congrats to the winners! Although a late posting, here's what I'd like to say about Donna:
What a wonderful thread this was and how generous of Donna. I've gotten a little tired of mailing cuttings etc and haven't been doing it for awhile, but Donna has moved me to offer cuttings to folks in need.
Mine aren't ones in high demand and I don't know the names of most, but can be enjoyed. Newbies might really like to have them. I have Chas. Grimadli, Dr. Suess, Pink Floyd, Frosty Pink , and a wonderful white that is highly fragrant to offer as cuttings. I have some others but they won't offer large cuttings till next year. Also, I won't be cutting again for a couple of weeks since I'm getting one more small flush and I'd like to see it through.
So if you'd like to have some, dmail me. I'll send cuttings that have "y'd" so next year should be a nice show. Please don't misunderstand what I'm about to say, but if you are financially pressed right now, I'll gladly pay for the postage. Just let me know.
It's kinda' like the movie Pay It Forward.........you're supposed to do something nice for someone and they will do something nice for someone in the future when they "Pay It Forward". Everyone on DG has been so nice to me now it's time for me to "Pay It Forward".
Thank you, Donna, for reminding me and motivating me to do this.
Barbara
Barbara you are a wonderful person for offering this.
I don't need any more cuttings or I would be hollering real loud.
You folks have got to be some of the most generous,caring people in the garden world. Reading all the posts inspires me to have a better yard and garden after two so so years.
Have a good day everyone.
After reading this I too chose a winner, my choice is ma vie rose. She has been though alot and
like she said even homeless. I know this to be true . I will be sending her a box of cuttings and hope someone else will do the same. I love jesus was my 2nd choice, but she will be getting a box from Donna and has also been blessed with a new computer from DG ers.Isnt giving awesome?
elva
I sent ma vie a box of cuttings last week. If I had won the contest I was going to suggest sending to ma vie. I hadn't thought about Sandy at that time.
You guys are so nice. Donna told us she was sending a box to Ma Vie before the contest was even over to get her started again with them, so do not worry! Donna is just like that. So very nice! And Sandy almost won on her very own entry.
Kell
I know Donna is one of the sweetest people of have met here. I have several people that I call friends on this broad she is one of them. She is real nice. and kind thats a great combination for a great person.
Elva
My package of cuttings came this afternoon and I am so thrilled! Thank you so much Donna, I never dreamed that I would have so many of these newer brugs. I have them in a bucket with superthrive and peroxide and I will watch them like a hawk. I think as soon as they start to make lenticles, I will put rooting powder on them and pot them up.
Hopefully I will be able to share these with other members next year.
Donna I hope the weather clears up for you and you don't have damage to this yard!
Thank you and I hope your cuttings adjust to living in Michigan.
Bonnie
I also sent MaVie cuttings last week, I hope each cutting she receives brings a tear of joy to her eyes. She's cried enough tears of sadness I'm sure.
Judy
I sent some to Ma Vie today
Donna, Barb and all....what a wonderful bunch you are. You are all in my prayers. God bless you for being so caring. Love, Margo
Margo,
I think it is wonderful that you got some of the cuttings!!!
Judy
Hugs Judy ! But, I didn't get any of Donna's cuttings..at least not to my knowledge :))
God bless, Margo
Hey Margo!
How are you? I haven't seen you around the garden for awhile.
The wonderful fragrant white brug cuttings that I offer above are from the cutting you sent me last year! That thing grew about 7' tall and about 5' around! I've loved it and think of you often while enjoying it.
Even though it has been in mostly morning sun but all the way till about 2:00 PM, our FL sun is just so-o-o hot for som many brugs. You should have seen what I did.......I got a beach umbrella and would cover it frequently in August to protect it from the hot sun. It looked funny, but seemed to work. I just wish I had a little more filtered sun. Oh, well.
Still looking for takers for some cuttings in a week or two.......
Take care, Margo and have a nice Thanksgiving.
Best,
Barbara
Have you all seen the ebay auction for meadow princess. Currently 50.00 for 3 small cuttings. Very pretty but would definitely put a dent in my budget.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brugmansia-Beautiful-Double-Pink-Cuttings-RARE_W0QQitemZ200048546366QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20529QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
like i told Donna ... sorry, i never came back to this thread cuz it is so difficult and it hurts so bad for me to expose my predicament in public. i have not even attempt to read the contents of this thread.
i am here to thank Donna for her generosity. i deeply appreciate ur kindness.
i am also thanking publicly those who shared cuttings with me w/out question, u know who u are. thank u for giving me the opportunity to be able to garden again.
well Donna, after u emailed me to inquire if i receive the cuttings u sent, it was a total surprise to hear from u ....
thru all the stresses both u + i have endured the past couple of days... the cuttings finally arrived! thank you, thank you. i can not say thank you enough for Y'All's kindness.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!! i have so much to be thankful for... i gained my health back, i have a beautiful home and for ALL the friends i have gained thru the years @ DG.
Happy Thanksgiving to you to Ma Vie and everyone here at Daves. Hope you all have avery special day with family and friends
Donna is such a generous kind person. Thank you, Donna, for being the sweetie that you are.
Oh my Gosh I have never seen a fuller box. Thank you. I have them in a bubbler and in a few days they they will be in pots. Pray as I seem to have 3 rottening. I Thank DonnaB and also the generous Vee8ch.
I pray I do them Justice.
Blessings,
Sandy ^8^