'Mister Watson' is glowing today!

I think 'Deliverance' is gonna be a good one.

'Sum Of All'.

Finally got a decent close-up of 'Fair Maiden'.

'Austin Dickinson' with a tiny 'The Shining'.

'Blue Hawaii'.

'Dick Ward'.

'Dream Queen'.

'Deep Blue Sea'.

A sprout of 'Key West'...Good things to come...

'September Sun'.

'Gosan Sunproof'.

'Sentimental Journey'.

'Chesapeake Bay'.

Bloom, 'Fujibotan', bloom!

The stubborn buds of 'Fujibotan'.

'Reptilian'.

'Spilt Milk'.

'Royal Tapestry'.

'Dark Shadows' on the left, next to 'Green Gold'.

'Great Arrival'.

And 'Journey's End'. And that's the end.

Thanks for looking...

Don B.
Wet Westminster, CO.

We are definitely seeing your area's plight on the news in my neck of the woods! Thoughts and prayers your way. I know those western water tables and aquifers can use the boost, but its a rough way to get it!

Quick thought...anyone see Ludi around here lately? Last I remember hearing from him was early in the season when we Easterners were getting all the rain. Ludi, hop on that ladder again and show us your lovely collection!

Don, your pics are a who's who of the order I placed today. Which makes sense, as it is an order YOU are entirely to blame (/thank) for! You sent me in Green Mtns direction, you posted the had-to-have-it photo of Fair Maiden...what else could I do? :)

I ordered:

Fair Maiden
Deep Blue Sea
Reptilian
Chesapeake Bay
Niagara Falls
Silver Bay
Second Wind

I'm in a solid blue/green and textured phase for sure! Thanks for the photos!

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This post was edited by josephines67 on Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 18:09

Is it possible? Your hosta look scrumptious wet too!

THANK GOD you are up high!!! I Just viewed videos on youtube re flash flooding in Boulder....university students are tubing in tunnels! A young woman hurt herself slipping and sliding...Three people reported killed....this is just awful...more than 11inches of rainfall....I hope people stay indoors as urged and stay safe . . . it is dangerous out there.

Stay dry, Don!
Jo

Thanks, we're not going anywhere for awhile, guys, just gonna hang out and wait for the rain to stop. Nice order, Jadie; and 'You're very welcome' : )

Jo, I didn't realize we've had 11 inches of rain in this short time span. That's nearly a YEAR'S worth for the area. Boy oh boy. I love rain, but this arid environment can't take an annual amount in a couple days. Things just...wash right away.

Don B.

And I'm feeling oh so guilty because I want it to rain here in DE! Glad you are safe and sound, Don, and that your hosta are thriving. I'm definitely loving that 'Fair Maiden' of yours.

DD

Don't feel guilty, Donna, I wish for rain all the time, it's needed everywhere...Just one of those '100-Year Events', as officials here have begun to call it...Just gotta ride it out...

'Fair Maiden' has become one of my very favorite hostas. To see it's leaves up close with your own eyes is a treat. I got it mainly because it was inexpensive, and I wanted some small varieties to plant under larger hosta. It's easily beautiful enough to stand on it's own as a specimen, little or not, in my opinion.

Regards,
Don B.

Glad you are safe Don. We were just watching this on the news. Amazing!!! So much rain. And fires in New Jersey.

Donna, you are not the only one wishing for rain. Everyone in MN is praying for rain too. Not as much as Colorado, just nice normal rain.

Don, sorry to see all these videos about the flooding in Colorado! In upstate NY we had a lot of flooding via tropical storms the last years, had a lot of sad stories too. Good that you are safe!

On the other hand, it is good to get some rain, we had 3 inches the last days. I upset some people sometimes when they say that they like a current weather because it is warm with a lot of sun, and I say my best weather is when it rains because of the garden and no watering with sprinklers required. Bernd

This post was edited by berndnyz5 on Fri, Sep 13, 13 at 8:39

By the way, Don, your hostas are beautiful. The only one I really know about is September Sun. One of my originals, probably 15 years old, and a monster. I keep dividing it in half cuz its too big, and the next year it comes back just as huge.

It is in full sun, and growing next to the driveway, in sand.

Have seen your plight on the news. Hope for everyone's safety. Your hosta are wet and shiny, and pretty. They must be loving the rain.

Jamie, my 'September Sun' went from the shipping box right into sun from about 11 am til dusk. Got it not quite two months ago, I think. I am shocked that it didn't burn more than the little bit around the margins. I figured it would fry this season, and then be OK next season. No big deal for this plant. It's a beast, I'm loving it!

Don B.

'Bill Brincka', but I call him lil Willie B. : )

Don B.

The hanging petunias love all the rainwater, too.

Don B.

Glad you are getting some rain there,Don,but nobody needs as much as your area is getting. Around here,we finally had a stretch where it wasn't raining,although it has returned and is raining as I types this. We are 28 inches above normal for the year already,and the year is not over! Stay dry! Phil

Thanks, Phil...Man, if it rained 1/4 as much in the spring/summer as it has here in the last 3 days, I'd never have to break out the hose!! Appreciate it HostaFreak; It has to stop sometime!

Don B.

Jadie,

No, I'm sorry to say that Ludi has not posted on this forum for quite a while. Where is that young man? I just hope he's OK.

Don B.

One little plantaginea. I have an area in my backyard that gets heavy sun. It was a wasted space so I collected good-sized stones and made a wall of sorts. Here's the idea; I'll pack it with many plantaginea, and make a zone of EXTREME fragrance with those big, big fragrant flowers : ) Heh heh heh...Where is that pic? I'll look for it and post it in a sec...

EDIT: Can't find any pics of the rock wall/bed. I'll take some pics tomorrow, weather permitting, and show you what I mean.

Don B.

This post was edited by Don_in_Colorado on Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 23:37

Thoughts and prayers are going out for everyone in Colorado. I've been seeing reports, videos, etc, on the news and it looks awful. Glad you're up high and out of harm's way!

stay safe, Don...

hard to look out at our drought-ravaged gardens and look at a weather report with no percentage of rain likelihood above 30% for another 10 days! ... and then to hear about parts of Colorado washing away.

thanks for the pics...

We've had much rain all summer, which was a blessing for the hosta. Some were lost due to the wetness, high humidity, and heat too. However, we had no temps over 100 that I know of. Other places were much hotter, even New England. Then, consider that we are more accustomed to having torrential downpours, sometimes as part of our "afternoon thunderstorms." When we have the flash floods, it is usually in areas where they paved too much and the low spots always flood. We are not on mountainous terrain, rather flat country with some hills now and then. And the water over the years has created its own pathways to the river and then the Bay and then the Gulf.

I've listened to the news about Boulder, and considered that you are on high ground, Don, but sometimes even high ground can have problems with too much water for storm drains to carry. Kids can get into trouble playing near drainage canals etc. Glad to hear that you are pretty much insulated from this spate of wetness.

I always enjoy having the rain, it tends to cool things down and that is good. The banana trees have multiple stalks this year, thriving on the rain. My hosta are happy in the shade of the tropical plants scattered around the garden for their benefit. We've been known to get 15 inches of rain in a 24 hour period, and one such occasion, when I was working locally, I saw the VW bug behind me start floating out of line at the traffic light. The driver jumped out and pushed his car back into line. Totally memorable sight, and funny too.

This week we have NO rain. I'm hoping for some this afternoon, so I don't have to water the garden. Your hosta look wonderful, Don. Glad to see the Mr.Watson looking so good, and your Dick Ward....both of those are very strong plants with my favorite coloring and margins. Also my Princess Anastasia looks good, despite signs of something chomping on the leaves a bit. Doesn't seem to phase it though. I'll add a picture later, since I'm typing on my Kindle FIRE and I have no pictures on it yet, but will try to figure out how to tap into the Flickr account for HTML code.