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From: meshmar on 27 Jun 2010 10:41 On 6/27/2010 9:57 AM, Blossom wrote: > *elephant ears = yes, we had them in Charlotte NC growing up, they > Blossom Elephant Ears are called that for a reason. Mine grow taller than I am, and larger than Dumbo's Ears :O There are many smaller closely related species that could be better in most spots - Hostas, for example. -- Not 'THAT' Ed TDC Royal Inspector of the Pork Loins, Guardian of the Rub and Taste Tester for Boma
From: Ginny Favers on 27 Jun 2010 13:23 On 6/27/2010 12:07 AM, Patty Winter wrote: > In article<i06b8t$jq5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Ginny Favers<ginnyfavers(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Can you guys name all the plants you see in Port Orleans' landscaping? >> Magnolia trees are what I remember the most. > > These may help, Amanda: > > http://www.wintertime.com/OH/Disney/WDW/WDW2007/images/POR-room.jpg > > http://www.wintertime.com/OH/Disney/WDW/WDW2007/images/POR-bldg.jpg > > http://www.wintertime.com/OH/Disney/WDW/WDW2007/images/POR-azalea.jpg > > http://www.wintertime.com/OH/Disney/WDW/WDW2007/images/POR-landscaping.jpg > > I think those are nandina around the buildings. Along the path are > azaleas (southern Indicas?) and some sort of shrub with palmlike > fronds. I can email you higher-resolution photos if you need them. > > > Patty > Patty, thank you! Can you email me the first and last image? It's ginny favers at g mail dot com. Those are good closeups of both the paint color scheme and a variety of shrubs. We are lucky to already have azaleas around one tree in the front yard. ~Amanda
From: Paul on 27 Jun 2010 15:01 Ginny Favers <ginnyfavers(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:i06b8t$jq5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > I have a challenge for you! > > We are going to paint our house and outbuildings in the color > scheme used at Alligator Bayou, and I want to do some landscaping > to go with it. > > Can you guys name all the plants you see in Port Orleans' > landscaping? Magnolia trees are what I remember the most. > > What else? > > I have to start trying to figure out what would be hardy up here > for our freezing winters. There actually is a big, thriving > magnolia tree around the corner from us, so I know that can be > done! > Don't forget the plastic flamingoes - just to tick off the HOA! :) -- Paul in NH (PSS) pssawyer at comcast dot net
From: Patty Winter on 27 Jun 2010 15:15 In article <Xns9DA498C5A3F57Senex(a)85.214.73.210>, Paul <pssawyer(a)comcast.net.INVALID> wrote: [extraneous quotage deleted] >Don't forget the plastic flamingoes - just to tick off the HOA! :-) And the prerecorded cricket sounds! Patty
From: Meerkat1 on 29 Jun 2010 21:30
In article <i06b8t$jq5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Ginny Favers <ginnyfavers(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have a challenge for you! > > We are going to paint our house and outbuildings in the color scheme > used at Alligator Bayou, and I want to do some landscaping to go with it. > > Can you guys name all the plants you see in Port Orleans' landscaping? > Magnolia trees are what I remember the most. > > What else? > > I have to start trying to figure out what would be hardy up here for our > freezing winters. There actually is a big, thriving magnolia tree > around the corner from us, so I know that can be done! Are you going to name your house? I call my rental the 'Tiki House' based on our decorating scheme. -- Meerkat1 --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- |