Hallson Gardens

Thanks everyone. I ended up "lifting" them up out of the ground a bit, so that the crown was at least out of the water. The water finally went down some, but we are supposed to have more rain. Row, row, row your boat......
Jo

I have always wanted a fernleaf peony, but they are so expensive at the nurseries. So I put an ad in a free paper to trade a part of a fernleaf peony for hosta or something else. A lady calls and says she THINKS the peony she has is a fernleaf, come and look if I want to. So I do and it was! So she ...

Enough rain already. First Iowa gets hit with a devastaing tornado (not far from me), now flooding, flooding, rain, flooding, more tornadoes that killed 4 Boy Scouts in western Iowa and more rain and flooding. ENOUGH. I do feel very fortunate. We lost a big pine tree which broke the back window of h...

I got my trade from Dorothy (Astilbeblu) this morning! She was called out of town and had computer problems when she returned. I'm just so glad she is ok. Natalie and I were worried about her. I got nice divisions of: "Allegan Fog" "Independence" "Otome no Ka" and a dwarf Goatsbeard (I had one at my...

Yep, Sue and I have been talking about it!! Pretty sure we will, unless something comes up....
Jo

The 1st one looks like my "Batik".
Jo

Glad you liked your plants, Pat. And I love making the notepads for people! It was fun to be able to stop by. Pat has a very nice place and some wonderful hostas. I could have stayed longer and ooohhhed and ahhhhed, but the natives (kids) were getting restless.
Jo

Thanks akita, you are right. That's what I get for trying to remember and too lazy to go look.
Jo

Claudia, you have quite a range of birds. Lucky you!
Jo

Great picture! She does a really good job with the camera.
Jo

Great pictures you have added! Thanks for sharing.
Jo

Mine should be delivered tomorrow!
Jo

Not a bad picture for taking through a window. Now to get the female.

Another beauty, Sue! TFS
Jo

Looks 'great' Sue. Too bad such a nice looking hosta has to be so problematic.
Jo

Oo La La! Thanks for sharing Sue!
Jo

Sue (SUEDIA) and I have talked about coming down. I hope I can. I have wanted to get down there for quite awhile now. What better than to go when there will be a bunch of hosta nuts, I mean Hallsonites.
Jo

The kids must be too noisy. Haven't seen it again...boohoo.
Sure was pretty, though. Will have to settle for the Orioles. I have heard them, but haven't spied them, yet. It's not really settling, though, cuz I really like the Orioles.
Jo

I have a red breasted grosbeak at my feeder...if the kids will quit making noise and scaring it off. This is a first for me! I will have to see if I can get a picture.
Jo