What have you ordered for Spring 2009?

Nice! Can't wait to visit that area. What is the best part of eastern Canada to visit? Trying to think of vacation spots for this year.

O wow victor that's a tall order as it's all so beautiful. Are you into road tripping? Nova Scotia would be my choice: drive the Cabot Trail via Bed and Breakfasts. Beautiful scenery, wildlife, birds and historic homes to stay in with very interesting owners and guests. Plan to spend some time in Halifax for sure on that trip. Beautiful city, great food, great people. My DH has never been east of Saskatchewan and when I talk about taking him to the east coast it's mindboggling how much I want to show him. Prince Edward Island is a trip in outself and outstanding too.

Thanks! Both are already on my radar.

I personally have never been but DH said Prince Edward Island is astounding!!!!

Thanks, Celeste. It certainly looks beautiful on Anne of Green Gables.

well im from the east coat and PEI there is a small town called mont carmel that is amazing in the summer and also ann of green gables the gardens are very nice in new brunswick there is a restaurant by a river call freds restaurant the best sea food ever large portions good prices and for beaches to walk for miles on beautifull sand bars there is aboiteau or sandy beach which is in cap-pele just type that name in google and check it out
it is the warmest beaches and no sharks lol parlee beach in shediac is good to the best time to be in that area is from the 11th to the 25th because of the low tides in daytime and the weather is always good and warm also there is the lobster festival in shediac
and they also have a market at the park on weekends with hand made stuff I purchased a lighhouse that works and solid wood toad stools they are amazing in my landscaping
in nova scotia you would like anapolis valley the have vineyards and amazing gardens the tall sail ships in halifax and of course the cabot trail for wale watching but that is mostly in the spring my sister went to cabot trail last summer she liked it but she said it is always cold and windy it is very hight off the ocean and no beach access
there is also saint andrews that is a nice place and there is the loyalist villange and the acadian village if you type in the name of the province and tourism you will see that there is plenty to do lol to much

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Thank you Mona!

you are very welcomed but please plan your visit and book places to stay well in advance or your may not find a place to sleep it is very busy and hotel and such are not in abundance bed and breakfast places are all very nice old stately homes with amazing gardens

Patti, you should post your experience with Hazzard's on Garden Watchdog. That is a terrible way to do business!!!!

I just ordered a catalog from Bluestone, as everyone here has been praising them. Can't wait to get it.

Willie, I would love to get some astilbe seeds myself, but not at that price. Woa!!!!

Karen

Mona, you make me want to visit all those places. My late mother wanted to move to Canada at one point. Is it easy to immigrate there? Don't know if I would, but you never know what the future holds.

Karen

wow, I am late posting my list... well, actually I just started this week...

so I have gotten seeds:
Sunflowers:
Mamoth
Vanilla ice
Autunm Beauty
Aztec Gold hybrid
Jade Hybrid
Yellow Disk
lemmon aura
Solar Eclipse
Starburst aura
these are about to be ordered:
Earthquake
Green heart
Teddy Bear
Santa Fe
Tangerine Sunflower
Maya
Lemon queen

I want to experiment...

and:
Convulvolus
Morning Glory Scarlete O'Hara
Cosmos Double click Rose bonbon
aster hulk

Beans:
Jacob's Cattle
Royal Burgundy
scarlet emperor
Purple dove

Other:
Dakota Black Pop corn
Magenta corn

From Select Seeds:
asarina- creeping gloxinia wine red
asarina- satin sleppers
Blue glory
Rubeckia Cherry Brandy

so far!

Kassia, I am also getting that Rudbeckia 'Cherry Brandy' and the 'Hulk' aster. Those both looked really nice.

Karen

yeah, they look so interesting... I was not going to get any new plants... yeah...so much in denial!!!

Went to Nova Scotia in 2001--had a great time. We were traveling on a tour & stayed at Lord Nelson Inn in Halifax.

first east coast of canada - PEI is infested with my relatives and is a must see. never been to Nova Scotia.

victor thx for the heads up on FW - i did look at the sizes - it is why i emailed L SS on how big the plants were since the web site only tells pot sizes - FW $ was still 2 - 3x higher. i'm sure they have excellent plants - saving the extra $$ for larger jm's :)

If you go to Nova Scotia - definitely make a stop in Annapolis Royal. My DH and I drove up this past summer and stayed in a lovely victorian B&B called "At the Turret". The proprieter and his wife were the friendliest people. He is a retired history prof and we learned a lot about the area. We stopped at quite a few places, but this is the spot we liked the most. Of course, the Rose Garden/horiticultural garden right down the street was a must see! We were there in mid-July and all the roses were still blooming. The lupine was going strong in some spots too. Best restaurant in town is called "Cafe Compose" which is run by a family from Austria - Fantastic! On Saturday mornings there is a Craft Fair/produce market/flea market - you name it - at the center of town. Everyone goes. Also check out the Candlelight Acadian graveyard tour.
:)
Deb

graveyard tour - like a cementary?

Yes! The man who leads the tour is of Acadian ancestry and was current head of the historical society. He dresses in Victorian mourning garb and takes you on a tour of the graveyard, pointing out significant graves and the stories that go with them. It was really really cool! Not morbid at all.
And it gets dark really late there in the summer, so we had the moon rising over the water as we walked around with our candle lanterns. Don't forget mosquito spray!

Annapolis royal info
http://www.annapolisroyal.com/

Thanks all! Sorry for hijacking.

Loved PEI when we visited--great bridge over---kids will love that! And my DH loved the mussels! I just ordered a catalog from FW since the posts have been so positive---am serious about a JM. Patti---can't believe your experience! I would NOT have dug up those plants--it was their error. They should have gladly sent replacements. Avant did for me---along with a poem apologizing---I sent one back!

robin do some comparison shopping on your jm - prices and sizes vary a lot - i bascially hand wrote an excel sheet with a list of jm's i was interested in with $ and size from FW, RF, WW, FF, Mendocino, Greers, and a new source davidsanmaples. any of these suppliers will have good quality trees. since i had a list of 30 jm's it took some time - and was half the fun - although the final decision was difficult.

Note that last i looked RF still has up it's holiday sale gift certificate - it could save you $$ if you order enough.

Sorry to continue my hijack, but has anyone been to Newfoundland/Labrador? That's another one to consider. Seems PEI and Nova Scotia get good reviews.

Plymouth, MA has graveyard tours, too, as well as Martha's Vineyard.

Karen

Sounds cool!

Given by the residents?

What, Victor, the graveyard tours?

Well, I suppose if you were talented in that way you could "channel" them..?

I think the ones in Plymouth are called Dead of Night Ghost Tours. I think they do more than just cemeteries. I think they also visit other sites in town that are rumored to be haunted.

Karen

Yes - I meant the residents of the graveyard!

my uncle lived in new foundland so I have been there and it is cold even in july the wind never stops and it is a baren rock lol it is amazing for birding, and it has a good selection of small wild flowers and of course the sea food and ocean life just make sure your bring a jacket and long pants lol you will need them


and what is the scoop on hazaard seeds since I was planning on ordering from them

I am acadian background on both parents side my mother was a LeBlanc arrived in 1617 and my father a Landry arrived 1603 so I am a real acadian which in the states are know as cajuns lol hahahha what ever that mean today it would be nice if the queen made an appolozy for what happened in the 1700 since we lost most of our family and some went as far as baton rouge and everywhere along the coast between there and nova scotia, but she will not do it saying that a letter sent to the prime minister is as far as she will go.

Thanks Mona. Very interesting about your background.

annapolis royal is annapolis valley it use to be apple orchards and now they grow grapes and make some of the best wines in the world won awards and everything you have to check it out

LOL! Victor, I think maybe the residents of the graveyard could be giving the tour. I know the people who do the tour in Plymouth have a hearse.

Yes, Mona, that is interesting about your background. The Queen is very stubborn, isn't she.

Karen

hahhaha yes she is a tough old bird.


so how is it going karen what are you up to today

I am a real acadian which in the states are know as cajuns

I thought it was Canucks.

no canucks are in british columbia

cajuns started with the deportation of the acadians for some reason down in louisiana they started calling them cajuns lol Im not sure why will look into it

and where is your family originally from and what is the last name????

Quebec fathers side. Abernacki mothers side. My skin is dark, never had a sunburn.

'Cajun' developed as a mispronounced shortened version of Acadian. 'Cadian' became cajun.