i have heard him speak a couple times ... what a great guy ...

i have not had a lot of luck with his plants... and i always wondered if it is because of his trying to breed southern hosta ... the gene pool just doenst like MI .. or me...???

ken

Ken, thank you for responding to my orphan post.
I consider Tony one of the plant pioneers or explorers like the 19th century Victorians and Edwardians, finding plants everywhere.

While I've purchased from PDN for many years now, it was primarily natives and subtropicals. I ordered a couple of Tony's hosta introductions just this year. We'll see if his hosta, from his nursery, perform any different than his hosta from other nurseries.

Of course, Squash Casserole is one of his. I absolutely love it, grows like a champ. Also another gold, little Sweet Tater Pie, both these were introduced in 1995 by him. I just got Surfer Dude, and it is growing by leaps and bounds. Since plantaginea was pollen parent, I will have to see how much fragrance it actually has--DonR has it on his Fragrant Flowered List.

Guess I should start a thread about Tony Avent's introductions.

Every thread should have at least ONE photo.
Here is Surfer Dude.