Saturday, 21 June 2014
Hardy Plant Society Study Weekend
Fifty Shades of Green evening party at Wells Medina Nursery
I said to Sheila, “How will we be able to shop for plants if we are all taking a bus?” She said the bus would probably be a large one with a cargo hold underneath. Instead, we went on several orange school buses so could only bring back the number of plants we could hold on our laps.
That was fine, as otherwise I would have been so absorbed in plant shopping that I might have missed observing the party.
It was tough when I saw the selection of Eryngiums. Fortunately they had only one that I didn’t have: ‘White Glitter’.
I did not have room to get this amaranth for Alison of the BonneyLassie blog, who had been unable to get a ticket to the sold out party. (Yellow schoolbus in background limited shopping room!)
delphiniums and party tables
an ensemble with green garden gloves
one of the party organizers (I think)
another of the party organizers (for sure)
in the fluffy head-dress: Nancy Goldman of Nancyland in Portland, one of two people I recognized. (The other was Lucy Hardiman.)
a tiny hat; Garden Tour Nancy says this style of hat is called a “fascinator’
the nursery looking lovely in evening light
costume contest: my favourite
costume contest
then…rapt attention for the speaker of the evening
author Debra Prinzing (“Slow Flowers” and “The 50 Mile Bouquet” gave a flower arranging demo
Meanwhile, my purchases sat by our table. (Sheila graciously carried one of them on the bus for me.)
an Astrantia, a Fuchsia, an Eryngium
I gave the sales desk staff a copy of our garden tour poster.
Allan’s photos of the event:
mixing infused sparkling drinks (champagne with lavender)
two of his favourite costumes posing for a photo
“No $50 chain fern today”
“cute seed pod on a stem”
appetizers
me and my plants
Both Allan and I loved this lily head-dress. I felt that I somehow knew the woman wearing it.
the costume contest
the three gentlemen in the costume contest
The woman with the necklace of sunglasses won, because she literally had “fifty shades of green”.
Debra Prinzing’s flower arrangement
“Music in the Gardens” tour poster in the window
Next: Sunday morning lectures, followed by two more days of touring!
Tangly Cottage Gardening 