Hallson Gardens

I had a pretty nice Robin Hood, registered in 2000 by Jim Schwarz. I was smitten with the plant in his garden the first time I saw it. I love those subtle ones too. Mine, unfortunately, fell prey to a combination of drought and voles that cost me a few plants a couple years ago.

That looks great, and fits the style of your home so well. Good job, Brian!

That will definitely make your life easier, and add some beauty to the garden too. Nice job!

http://i62.tinypic.com/20jpa8m.jpg Here's my 10 year old 'Liberty' unfurling last summer. Once it's all the way out it covers 'The Razor's Edge' in front of it, and blocks any view of the ground. Definitely a favorite in my garden, and even non-hosta people notice it right away as something special.

Pia, on that page, you are seeing the 'tourist' Hawaii. I'm pretty sure that a lot of people go there and never leave their beach-side hotel rooms. The Idiots mode of travel would not allow that!
Jim, thank you for those luscious shots of that valley. Amazing.

Glad you are at last feeling well enough to enjoy cutting wood! This reminds me of my dad. He was out there in the worst of weather, cutting wood for the furnace. He cut wood all his life, starting as a young boy working with his dad. He used to talk about taking a skid out on the river to the big i...

Chris, I understand that search for the right combination of things to ease the pain. I'm so glad you finally found some relief!!! It's amazing how much better you feel when you get a pain issue resolved. It's been a challenging year in my life too. I lost many seedlings over the winter of 2013/14, ...

Congratulations, Chris and Brian! I'm glad that you found someone to work with on these. My little Radiant Star has suffered a few indignities over the last few years, but it's hanging in there and I'm hopeful that it will take off this year.

Phyllis, it is so good to hear this! Rejoicing with you.

Linda P

Our weather year here was fairly uneventful. It took some time to warm up this spring, and in my area crop planting was delayed by temperatures and rainfall. Then we had a very nice summer, not too hot, with adequate rains. One of my friends and I were also talking about a 'Camelot' summer. Funny ho...

Hard to believe he's been gone a year already. I still picture him enjoying his liliums and squirrels. Glad to hear that Joy is doing okay. Thanks for checking in with her, Kathleen.

Tina, I don't visit as often these days either. So sorry to hear about the latest troubles.
Hugs!

Linda P

They are pretty!

Yes, Pia, it is hard to grow up! On my one trip to Europe (14 years ago!) I had my passport on me whenever we went out of Germany, but was never asked to show it. Carol, I need to renew my now-expired passport and get one for John so we can go to Mexico this winter. It is so much more expensive now ...

Do you need your passport to go from one side of the village to the other?

Thanks for the update, and keep doing whatever you are doing!

Your gardens have established quickly! It all looks very nice. The rain shut off here the first of July, and things were drying up. The grass was crispy and brown. We got 3/4" on Thursday, and another 1" yesterday, and the grass greened up immediately.

That makes 3 of us! Any pics from anyone???

So sorry for you loss, Kathleen. I loved your story about how she came up with your screen name. I lost an old friend and classmate this summer, too. She married a friend of my husband's, and we crossed paths over the years. Her kids were in our 4-H club, we did craft shows together, would run into ...

It's pretty ridiculous that you are getting the heat and we just tied for the coolest July on record. Today I have the windows open and there's a great breeze blowing through the house.