Rachel's Journal

I think we all got a skunk cabbage today. Ha ha. And wasnt that a stroke of luck that you managed to find your Romneya. Great to see you today. Pity it wasn't for longer. Maybe next time.

Yeah, I think the skunk cabbage was purchase no. 1 all round : )

Hopefully the next event won't be so far out.

Really putting the Database to great use, well done.

thats a nice selection, the skunk cabbage is a lovely plant, theres lots of good sized plants growing along a stream in fernhill, what nersery was selling it? woulndt mind one myself

I'm glad you got a Romneya, good luck with it, I feared mine was dead but I see little green shoots coming out of the base of it now.

Great day was had by you all and you got a lot,  hopefully will be seeing photos of them soon.

well done... hope they grow well in time...

It was very nice to meet you again Rachel!!!You got A Dactylorhiza?How i miss it..:( Ah,its nothing,it is not last fair.

Sorry, Rus. I don't know who was selling the skunk cabbage. It was actually quite hard to see some of the nursery names. Gismo got one too - maybe she can help.

Thanks, Romneya : ) Actually I got 3 plants that I have previously unsuccessfully tried to grow from seed - Cimifuga, Romneya & Sanguisorba. I'm glad yours made it through the winter.

this is some list Rachel, a pitty i missed it. maybe next year. can not wait to see your garden pictures with all these plants. well done

Thanks, everyone. I hope they grow well for me.

Liga, I got the the orchid from Deborah but I think it was the only one she had. I wanted to tell you about it but I couldn't remember the name. All I could remember was that I got a hardy orchid, beginning with D that wasn't Disa!

Rachel, those are nice plants.  Oh, to have a large garden......................

You say you bought a plant or two....understatement of the year I think!! Great selection well done.

Great to see you Rachel and sorry again that I left the lily-of-the-valley at home. Impressive haul you have there!

Your carnivorous plant collection has a new member, a very sticky one at that. I have had a look at some uk sites that sell carnivorous plants and I am thinking of ordering a pinguicula grandiflora (european butterworth). They are fully hardy and grow here in ireland in bogs and marsh area's. Some sundew's are also on the cards. You got a nice few bits today Rachel.

Thats ok,maybe next time,thanks for showing me Romneya:)

Lovely to meet you Rachel

You know, Martin, you look quite severe in your profile picture and you don't come across like that in real life (or your chat on here)!

Sorry I didnt get there in time to meet you Rachel, I see you didnt buy much!!!!!!

Thanks, everyone. I am very excited about my purchases actually.

Wayne, I see you as our carnivorous plant expert in a year or two : )

Nice stash there Rachel were'nt all your friends ahem..... generous!!! just put up my list, how did you get the nice neat lines into the journal did you copy and paste your database? Wont get over to Lindas tomorrow by the way sorry, in to see my sister all day. Russ, John Doorly of Irish Water Plants sell the Lyshichton americanus as I bought from him two years ago, he's normally at bloom and other shows.

nice choice of plants :O), dont fancy the digging bit though. The foxglove tree is one on my list to get ......