Dag nabbit, I wish I could join you, Eddie! Sounds like so much fun! What a nice offer to shop for us! I'll take one of everything. LOL Don't forget, pix are the next best thing to live video. :)

Theresa

WOW!! How very nice of you to offer.. I wish I could think of something..LOL Have a safe trip and hurry back..
Kylie

I'd like a couple musa basjoo bananas...hehe...Just baby ones...Not sure the ones I got will make it...I've had them for well over a month and they look like they died :(

You don't have to do this...I'm just being a smarty!!

Have a FUN trip and I hope you find lots of goodies!!

Oh, the brugs I got from you on ebay are growing fabulous!!!

knotz :)

thats just a tease, lol. I wish I had money right now. I'm dying for a 'Fiesta' Bomarea. Wouldnt be good for me to get one now anyway..too cold here now. I have to wait till spring.
Can you do me a favor though please Eddie, and if you see any, just let me know how the prices are? No biggie if you can't. Just wanna know what he going rate is, so when I DO get one, I don't get jipped. thank you :)
Daniella

What a very nice offer. I don't need anything but appreciate your very generous offer. I wish so badly I could attend. How fun that would be.

I spent waaaayy too much on tropical fruit trees for my greenhouse this summer and now I need to keep my hands out of my purse for awhile.

I purchased a jade vine and the thing was sent as a small cutting. I was so bummed. It does not appear to be doing well and I'm afraid I may be losing it. So, I will need to save my money for another one this spring. ha ha. They are expensive.

~TJ~

Eddie, I live in Bradenton,about 6 miles from 75.I wish I could go with you,say Hi when you go by ,have fun.

P.S. I want to many plants I would go crazy at a plant show.
Denise

knotz, thank you for letting me know about the brugs . i'm very happy they are doing well for you .

Daniella, i read about this vine , wow . its a continous bloomer and doesn't go dormant . wow

TJ , i have a buddy in fort luaderdale that has a huge jade vine . it covers an abor in frount of his house . tons of turquoise flowers , i feel in love with it .

Denise, i use to live on bradenton beach . the end that meets long boat key . i really miss that area. 1 of the few places that felt like home .

knotz,

Sure wish you lived closer. I dug up and threw away a ton (literally -- they're very heavy!) of basjoos this Fall. I can't give them away! They're too invasive for several spots in my garden so I'm tossing. Even the smallest pups are quite heavy and cost a lot for shipping. They're becoming very common though, so I'll bet you can find some up in PNW. They seem to do well with cooler temps.

Hi Eddie

I live in Palm Beach Gardens. About an hour from Ft. Lauderdale. Don't think I can make it down this weekend, with all that I have to do around here. Curious about what show you are going to though, and where you are coming from. Have a fun trip.

Bob

bob,
its at Heathcoat Botanical Gardens in Fort Pierce . i will be coming from winston-salem nc , and staying in a small town outside of west palm beach , stuart .

Ah... Ft. Pierce. That's about an hour north... Stuart, about 1/2 hour. I've never been to Heathcote. I missed the fall plant sale at the Mounts Botanical Garden, in West Palm, as I was traveling for business. Bummer. If I find the time, maybe I will head up to the Garden Festival, for a quick look around. Right now, that seems unlikely. How did you learn of the garden and the festival?

Bob

bob , my best friend jeri lives in stuart . she keeps me updated on south florida shows .
eddie

Eddie if they have any Epi's that are NOT white I am interested..I will send you an email..
THANKS!!
Kylie

wow that sounds like a wonderful road trip to share with a friend. I wish I was in the back seat But on a trip like that you want pleanty of back seat to fill with goodies. I just bet you will have a ball. I just wish I havent spent my limit Bidding on Ebay. LOL Brandy

trip has been cancelled .

i started my day at 4:20 am , drove through snow to get to airport . just knowing in a few short hours i would be out of this cold state. lol lol

when i arrive at the gates , my friend donna was cecking me in and noticed ,i could not make any connections out of charlette . nothing open all day !!!! yuk

back to the van , back through the nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty cold snow and now home .

if anyone lives in zone 10 and needs someone to wash dishes , clean house , yard work , wash car , anything . you name it , i would do it . lol let me know . i eat very little and will live in a tent in the back yard .lol just get me out of here lol

Oh Eddie That sucks, I am sooo Sorry I was looking forward to hearing what you found. I tell you we just all drool over the cool plants that you have. Ive always been told the way to a mnas heart is through his belly well it seems women arnt as complicated as men make them out to be. The way to a womens heart is good Dirt, Worms, compost or even hafe dead sticks of something that they have been dying to have. LOL I do think this will be a terrible winter this year. We have already had several night below freezeing and thats just not normal for us this early. Kinda scary.I just pray I can keep the greenhouse warm. Brandy

The odd things is that we almost never get snow and had snow this morning - in November.... NOVEMBER??? What??? And the fact that Eddie was driving thru snow to get to the airport is unheard of this time of year in NC. Geez.... Eddie if you breed the purple brug, you can buy you an island in any zone you wish. ;)

Had snow in Albemarle too. It stopped about 5:30 am. Now it's cold and windy. My yard is hating life.

Eddie the important thing is that you are safe. Hey now get to work on that purple brug. rofl. You get your island faster and we our purple brug lol.
Sorry you had to miss your shopping trip.

Lucy

EEEWWW! Sorry you are missing out on Sunny Florida...
ICK!! The S word.. It is cold here not 40*F yet.. and the dang wind is a blowing.. AND even worse.. I HAVE to get out and go to WM.. My Fav place in the whole world..HUUUUH!!!!

O Eddie, that sux..what a bummer!

Yep, winter is two weeks early this year!!

Okey, so sorry Eddie, you are missing out on the Gardens and getting to tee-shirt country!
Perhaps this link will help! Or rub salt in the wounds!

..............Or, you can just go find Bob's threads and browse thru his tropical paradise photos!!

Oh, it's already a long winter, having not already even begun!! LOL!

Brenda

Here is a link that might be useful: Heathcote Gardens

oh Man (or I guess that should be DUDE!) I would be so bummmed!!! I was so envious of you going to FL. I went to my sister's house back in the spring (she lives in Lakeland FL) I thought I would sneak a few plants in my luggage......well my luggage was so stuffed I had to buy and extra bag to bring all my goodies home!!!! I keep telling her I want to drive down so I fill the back of the car!!! I am so bummmed for you I know how much you were looking forward to going.

Mary

EWWW That stinks that you had to cancel! I can't believe you have now down south so soon either. I was going to ask if you guys could send me some warm weather for postage but I guess you have none to give, LOL.
Shawn

Eddie, so sorry to hear your trip got cancelled.
Warm weather sounds sooo inviting right about now, I will
really be saying that when we have alot of snow!
Gonna have to win the lottery and get somewhere warm!!!!
Take good care,

Karen

I'm pretty bummed too. I was really looking forward to getting my prize from, and meeting, Eddie, in the flesh. Feel bad about the shopping trip too. That sounded like fun! When I talked to Eddie, last night, I was in t-shirt, getting ready to grill chicken. Didn't tell him, because I didn't want to make him feel worse about the 20 deg. weather he was having. Figured he'd find out today, how beautiful it is here. Well, Eddie... Sometime soon, I hope.

Bob

Grilled Chicken..YUM!!!!
I bet your Gift will get there soon!! Very Sorry..LOL
He wasn't able to deliver it in person...

Kylie

Ah Eddie, that's too bad. I can really sympathize with you. I think I've frozen my bum off running to my greenhouse this evening. Sadly, I had to fire up the 2nd heater in my gh.

So sorry you missed out on the wonderful plant show. I was SO looking forward to hearing all the new & exciting plants that would be coming out this year. Big bummer.

~Tj~

Well that really sucks hope you can get there later this winter. Maybe there will be another show sometime soon.

A few of our nights have been cool but the days are great! We BBQ'd game hens on the grill a few days ago.
DH grills and uses the smoker on a regular basis and does a great brisket. Its funny, there are eagles and buzzards here that show up and circle around every time when he is smoking the brisket (it smokes slowly all day) LOL! I told him maybe that was a hint that his food stinks...I was just kidding of course, cause it is awesome, but its still funny!

I told dh that I am gonna go tour several of the botanical gardens in S. FL in March for my bday. So we are planning to do that then and hope to look at some property then as well.