I am donating (4) Foxfire original stock plants, should be a good event and raise money for a very good cause

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Thanks Steve for bringing this up

Ed

Any details for those of us not on Facebook? I refuse to join and feed the giant data miner.

Not a lot of more details to add. The Auction begins on May 18th and it will be posted on the Hosta Library website. Here's the FB post from Reldon.

"I will be hosting an online fundraising auction for the Spece Family and BADITC on the Hosta Library website later this spring from May 18th through June 1st. I am seeking hosta donations in all bidding ranges �" from streakers and rarities to new plants on the market and everything in between. Other perennials and garden accessories are also needed. ‘Do Not Propagate or Share Without Permission’ notices will be included on donations for all who request it.

Thanks for your help for this great cause!

Reldon Ramsey"

Local and regional Hosta Societies are getting involved. Recently Reldon received a check from the Mississippi Valley Hosta Society, and as many of you know the First Look Auction featured two one-of-a-kind plants donated by Jeff Miller and Don Dean. Each went for $500 bids and those bids were matched by the Region 1 Hosta Society. But even if you can't bid $500 on a plant (I can't) you can participate by donating or by bidding on a plant you like. Just do whatever you are able.

BTW, Auctions can be fun to watch, especially on the last day.

Thanks

Steve

So, if you want to donate a plant, you just email your favoite hosta provider and tell them you want to donate to the Building a dream in the country auction or do you contact you guys first?

bk

BK,

Either would work. You could email Jeff Miller or Chris Wilson or Rob Mortko or whoever. Then contact Reldon and let him know what you intend to donate. If you need Reldon's contact info let me know. My email is available by clicking my name.

Steve

I've checked the Hosta Library Auction site and don't see the Spece auction. Is there a different link?

MadPlanter,

Yes. It's right above the HL Auction Link. It's entitled 'Building A Dream In The Country Auction' right smack in the middle of the home page.

Regards,
Don B.

Heres the link, they have some great hostas listed!

Here is a link that might be useful: Building a Dream in the Country Auction

Is there anyone else that would prefer a better description of the item up for auction in the "item" column instead of the name of the person who donated it?

Silly you, Hippieindenile... Just click on the name of the donor and tah-dah you will see what it is that they have donated to the auction. It is just the way it is set up. Click away! ;-)

-Babka

Thanks Babka for that advice...obviously I already know that I can see the name of the item and the long description of it after I click on the name of the person who donated it!

I find it annoying to click each persons name every time just to see what plants were newly posted since my last visit (since they don't stay in order when something new is added). When there are 63 postings and likely to be more, it is very time consuming to do that.

If it said, for example, "Fickle Blue Jeans" or "$50 Gift Card from Hallson's" then I would know if i'm interested or not without having to click on all of the items posted.

Oh, Hippieindenile, you are so right. I didn't realize that they change positions. I just made note of the ones that thrill me. There are some that are unbelievable....but I don't have the $300 bucks. I guess that since the HL hosts this for free (Bob is SUCH a good guy to do the whole Library for free) we have to go with what is available. Someone will probably come up with a few lines of code that might change that, but for now I'm just happy it is there, and I know you are too. (Great name by the way. )

-Babka

OK for Hippie in De Nile and some others here's a list of the plants being offered in the Auction with the donor name followed by the name of the item. There are so many donations that it's hard to keep track of everything. But there is something for all of you in this Auction from 'Simon Says Shout' at $400+ to a Hallson's gift card. Thanks to Ross Johnson for the initial post of this on FB.

Kuenster 2 H. ' Fickle Blue Genes'
Harbor Lane 1 H. ' Derriere'
Barta 2 H. ' Abba Dabba Do' O.S.
McHugh 2 H. ' Red October'
Russo 2 H. 'Captain Atom' O.S.
Dean 5 Double Flowering Bloodroot #2
Anderson 1 H. 'Dream in Blue'
Thaubald 1 H. 'Foxfire Palm Sunday' O.S.
Rawson 1 H. ‘Pride and Joy’ O.S.
Altman 1 H. ‘Fog Light’, H. ‘Stir It Up’, and H. ‘Cold Heart’
McHugh Orchid 2 Bletilla striata orchid w/white-edged foliage - #2
Schaffner 3 VARIEGATED LILAC
Hallson 2 $50 Gift Certificate
King 1 H. ‘Peace Offer’ O.S.
Solberg 5 H. 'Peach Salsa'
Abrams 1 Hosta Leaf Earrings - #1
McHugh 4 H. clausa var. normalis 'Jilin'
McHugh Orchid 1 Bletilla striata orchid w/white-edged foliage - #1
Russo 1 H. ‘Crazy Quilt’ O.S.
Wols 2 H. ‘Dream Maker’
BADITC 1 Papercrete Angel, Hosta ‘Guardian Angel’, and Daylily ‘Dear Dad’
Thedens 3 H. ‘Risky Business’
Dean 4 Double Flowering Bloodroot #1
Ramsey 4 H. 'Wings of a Prayer' O.S.
Kinchen 1 H. 'Tin Knocker' O.S.
Meyer/Brashear 1 H. ‘Jim Hawes’
Micheletti 1 H. ‘Azure Waves’
Schaffner 2 Pink Lily of the Valley
Indiana Bob 1 H. ‘Dark Vader’
Gilligan 1 Ladies' Greenstone Marsden River Flower Jade - #1
Jones 1 H. ‘Paul’s Glory’ AND… this wide-eyed garden frog.
Shadrack 1 Shadrack Hosta Book Collection
Van Wyk 4 H. ‘T-Dawg’ O.S.
Thy 1 Amber Necklace
Van Wyk 3 H. 'Gone Fishin’
Schulz 1 H. 'Sam Spade'
Hallson 3 $50 Gift Certificate
Janisch 2 Votive Holder �" Cobalt Blue
Kuenster 1 H. ‘Blue Lightning’ Seedling
Schaffner 1 Striped Lily of the Valley
ROHS 1 One Box of The Hosta Journal
Wols 1 ‘Ice Age Trail’ x ‘Sutter’s Mill’ and ‘G4B’ x ‘Blue Splendor’
Barta 1 H. ‘Reflected Glory’
McHugh 3 H. ‘Miss Ruby'
Wiebold 1 Daylily ‘Heaven's Edge'
Ternes 1 Collection of 5 Plants
Solberg 3 H. ‘Touch of Class’ seedling
Thy 5 Amber Tree
Soucek 1 H. ‘Rachel’ O.S.
Dingeman 2 “Beware of Hostas” Sign
Lehtola 1 H. ‘Humpbacked Whale’ O.S.
Jojo 1 Photograph �" “Wings”
Scroggy 1 H. ‘Drake’s Tail’ O.S.
Hanner 1 Hanner Pottery Planter
Stegemiller 1 H. ‘Teen Archer’ seedling
Ramsey 2 H. ‘What’s That’
Rawson 2 Don Rawson’s Book of HOSTA LISTS
Doughty 1 H. ‘Unstable Mabel’
Solberg 2 H. ‘Sugar Snap’ streaked
Terpening 2 Artisan Soaps, Salt & Sugar Scrubs, Garden Mosaic Stone #1
McHugh Orchid 6 Bletilla striata orchid w/all green foliage - #1
Gilligan 2 Ladies' Greenstone Marsden River Flower Jade - #2
Dean 1 H.‘Country Dreaming’
Dean 6 Merrybells (Uvularia) - #1
Anderson 2 H. 'Jimmy Mac Black'
McHugh 1 H. ‘Riptide’
McHugh Orchid 8 Bletilla striata orchid �" mystery cultivar - #1
Markland 1 Stone Spirit
Van Wyk 2 H. ‘Tattoo’ O.S.
Naylor Creek 1 H. 'Snow Bunting’
Linneman 1 Hosta Valley. A world full of hostas .....
Janisch 1 Votive Holder �" Ruby Red
Terpening 4 H. rectifolia ‘Rishiri’* seedling
Remschneider 1 H. ‘Chinchilla Blue’ O.S.
Ramsey 3 H. ‘Valley’s Future’ O.S.
McHugh Orchid 3 Bletilla striata orchid w/white-edged foliage - #3
Solberg 1 H. 'Frost Giant' streaked
Thedens 2 H. ‘Flamboyant’
Serafin 1 H. ‘Oh My Heart’ O.S.
Rainbow 1 $50 Gift Certificate
White 1 H. ‘Love Spat’
Port 1 H. ‘Blue Grallis’
Gillegan 3 Greenstone Marsden River Flower Jade
Shulz 2 H. 'Ohh! Charlotte'
Naylor Creek 2 H. 'Nickie Sue Axmear'
McHugh Orchid 5 Bletilla striata 'Alba' orchid
Stegeman 1 H. ‘H. D. Seas’ O.S.
Rekoske 1 H. ‘Daughter of Ledi Lantis’ O.S.
Dingeman 1 H. 'Sally and Bob'
North Coast 2 H. ‘Solar Flare’
Ross 1 H. ‘Jealousy’ Seedling
Terpening 3 Artisan Soaps, Salt & Sugar Scrubs, Garden Mosaic Stone #2
Hallson 1 Double Oriental Lily Bulbs
Van Wyk 5 Hosta Seedlings
Janisch 3 Votive Holder �" Amethyst
Ramsey 1 H. ‘Building a Dream’
Thy 4 Decorative Heart
Meyer/Brashear 2 H. 'Hidden Agenda'
Kinchen 2 Polygonatum odorstum 'Dai Ko Ga'
Dean 7 Merrybells (Uvularia) - #2
McHugh Orchid 9 Bletilla striata orchid �" mystery cultivar - #2
Glasgow 1 H. ‘Lemon Lime’
Ross 4 100 Hosta Seeds
Carlson 1 The “Smooth Sisters”
Beilstein 1 Seedling: H. ‘Neat Splash’ x OP
Van Wyk 1 H. 'Margaret May'
Nancy's 'Garden Art' 1 Hosta Leaf
Jojo 2 Photograph �" “Liberty”
Solberg 4 H. 'Tarheel Blue'
Ross 3 H. kiyosumiensis ‘Seiryu'
Thedens 1 H. 'Galaxy'
Glasgow 2 H. ‘Obsession’
Meyer 1 H. 'Special Blend'
Russo 3 H. ‘Reddy Eddy’ O.S.
Port 2 H. ‘Radar Love’
Johnston 1 Quilt
Port 3 H. ‘Rock'n'Roll Heart’
Harbor Lane 2 H. 'Pinstripe Sister' x H. 'Indigo' Seedling
Ross 2 H. 'Purple Verticulated Elf' O.S.
Morzajew/Sisson 2 H. ‘Yellow Bonkers’ O.S.
Morzajew/Sisson 3 H. H. ‘Good Night Irene’ O.S.
Terpenning 1 H. ‘Paisley Parfait’ O.S.
Abrams 2 Hosta Leaf Earrings - #2
Serafin 2 Viola 'Stephanie'
North Coast 1 H. ‘Rock and Roll’ O.S.
Groothius 1 'Sissy's Siberian Eyes' X 'Blue Hawaii' Seedling
McHugh 5 H. rectifolia 'Nishiki'
Sisson/Morzajew 1 H. 'Hold the Phone' O.S.
Dean 3 - H. Country Dreaming
Moore 1 - Seedling FBG x More Elegant
Mortko 1 - H. Stitch in Time OS
Dean 8 - Double Blood Root
Miller LOTG 1 - H. Giantland Skylight Mountain
Ramsay 6 - H. Renaldo's Twisted Fate
Indiana Bob 2 - H. Troubled Waters OS
Ramsay 5 - H. Blue Ivory Streaked
Soucek 2 - H. Cyclops OS
Belstein 2 - Streaked Seedling
Russo 4 - H. Liberty Bell OS
Goodenough 1 - H. Simon Says Shout OS
Shaw 1 - H. Dorset Clown
Moore 2 - Seedling FBG x Poison Dart Frog
Olga 1 - NR Seedling 3/4 divisions
RASmith 1 - Roger Smith 3 Seedlings
Anderson 4 - H. White Linen
Ross 5 - H. Pixie Moonstone OS
Van Wyk 6 - Dorothy Benedict f3 seedling
Dean 3 - H. Purple Verticulated Elf
Miller LOTG 2 - H. Giantland Yellow Dome

Even if you don't bid, it's cool to look at these unique plants. But go ahead and bid. Great plants and it's for a good cause.

Steve

BTW, Bkay's donation, through Chris at Hallson, has 12 bids and is up to $61. Way to go Bkay! It's an Originator's Stock plant of Hosta 'Peace Offer'.

Steve

Thank you Steve for the list. You went to a lot of work by making up I am sure you are just as busy as the rest of us and it was very nice of you to take the time to do this up .Even if we can't purchase these in Canada without a greater expense of customs, etc it is still fun to look
Thanks again
Faye

There are some wonderful donations on this auction, and I hope you will all get your bids in early. I know it's a bit of a pain to follow along, but when you are outbid on something you get an email telling you, with a link to the item which you can click to open the page and add another bid. It will be hard to keep track at the end, because there is an item closing every minute or so, and sometimes less. If there's something you really want, get the bid going now! I am following my own advice, and not waiting til the last minute to bid on things I'm interested in. It's been a lot of fun to follow along and see new things added every day. Reldon Ramsey has put in countless hours putting all of the donated items in the listing, and while it would have been good to have the item listed on the page along with the donor, there was no way to anticipate the generous outpouring of donations that would end up making things a bit confusing. If you are feeling frustrated by this, remember that Josh and his siblings can't even decide to just go in their room, without having someone open and close the door for them. That's just one small example of the frustrations of living in a non-wheelchair friendly home. A good total in this auction will make it possible for them to do that in their new home with voice activated door openers. I'm off to check the listings again! Hope to see lots of you over there.