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OT surprise tonight woohooo!

17 years ago

I had to go to San Antonio with John tonight and when I got home I had a wonderful surprise. Patty and her husband had been to home depot and found me an evergreen wisteria! I have been looking for one forever! They also got me a yellow flowering Carolina jasmine vine that I love too. Had wanted one for a while but only saw the big ones that were expensive so never got one. Whoohoo. I am so lucky to have friends that shop, lol. Thanks bunches. I owe you one Patty. I'll square up with you tomorrow.

Comments (10)

  • 17 years ago

    Lucky you! I've been looking for one for ages. I found two nurseries that have them but the shipping was outrageous, more then twice the cost of the plant!!! Someone sent me seeds a couple weeks ago. I planted them but they appear to have rotted. Good luck with the Millettia reticulata. Please post pics when she blooms.

  • 17 years ago

    What do you mean TONIGHT?

    GOOD MORNING is more like it looking at the time you posted this rofl.

    Well that was a nice reward after being on the road for so long. I hope you had fun.

    Patty is just the BEST shopper . I think she is a lucky one. Go with Patty and you find things you otherwise would not get ;-)

    No I better go do the POTD lol

    sweet dreams my friend

    Lucy

  • 17 years ago

    Congrats on the new plants. I recently got the carolina jessamine too. DH wanted it cuz he likes yellow flowers. I had it in the house for awhile but the smell started giving me a headache after awhile (too strong for indoors) so I repotted it and put it outside. Its been blooming for at least a month. I found a bunch of seeds on it the other day... I wonder how long they take to flower from seed?

  • 17 years ago

    congrats kristy! i have been eyeing the CJ as well.
    I didnt know there was an evergreen wisteria?? Wonder if it would be evergreen here..do you know the zones for it?

  • 17 years ago

    Wow Kristy, what great friends! I never knew about the evergreen wisteria. I googled using the name Karyn (thanks) gave and that Millettia reticulata is a beauty! The Carolina Jessamine is more common here, or at least I usually see it in the nurseries.

  • 17 years ago

    That's awesome Kristy!!..Do post pictures :)

    knotz

  • 17 years ago

    It was blooming in Waco last fall and had seed pods but they weren't ready so I guess it starts in summer. I will for sure take pics. Karyn do you want me to take some cuttings and try to root them? Its a pretty big plant. Shipping would have been a fortune for this one as well. I'll check the tag and see if it says what they are hardy to. The carolina jessamine is really pretty and has lots of blooms. I knew they grew fast so didn't want to buy a large one but never saw the small ones until she found this one.

  • 17 years ago

    What a great surprise to come home to. Can't wait to see pics.

    Deb

  • 17 years ago

    Kristy, don't faint, I'm here......what a nice surprise and nice friend. Good luck growing both the jasmine and the wisteria.

  • 17 years ago

    Hey Jarie! How are you doing? So good to see you. I sure hope things are better for you. Shoot me an email if you aren't busy I didn't want to bother you. Daniella it says hardy to to 10 degrees. The top looks a little frost burned but the rest of it is still green. I'll go take some pics in a minute. Been at work all day then supper and had to bring in some plants on the porch from the freeze tonight. I had some cute little yellow flowers open this morning I saw on the way out but they were closed a little while ago. I think they might be crocus. I put so many bulbs in there I don't know what is what. I hope the freeze doesn't kill them. My water hawthorne is blooming too. I took a pic of it but it was dark so I have to see if it turns out. So many pretty little flowers on the edge of the bed were open this morning but I didn't have time to take pics. I think one of them is speedwell. A pretty tiny blue flower and some magenta one. I don't remember what they were. It was some half dead Lowes plants from last year. They must bloom in early spring and thats why they were on clearance in the middle of summer, lol. I'll try to get pics in the morning if they don't freeze tonight. I may not get to post the pics til this weekend. I am worn out but I'll go take them before I go to bed.