Saturday, October 8, 2011

I went to Behnke's to judge the Chili Cookoff today, but the real news is that Karen won this cool metal flamingo




She really needed another one; there aren't more than 50 of 'em in the garden now, mostly plastic. And maybe a hundred more in the house. Apparently after she bought her own 10$ worth of tickets, both Stephanie and I added a few to raise the odds. One probably would have been enough; what's meant to be is meant to be. I only wish Ruth Dix could have been there.

(Behnke's is a fine nursery, Chili Peppers are plant material, and flamingos live in the garden....so this is a legitimate gardening post.)

Friday, October 7, 2011

NCOS Orchid Show and Sale this weekend (Sat. Sun. Mon.) at the Arboretum






It's hard to resist these guys. And hard to believe some of them. The Bulbophyllum echinolabium (next to bottom picture) almost got me. Maybe if it's still there tomorrow when I have weekend watering....