#81738
January 10th, 2004 at 07:34 PM
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#81739
January 10th, 2004 at 07:45 PM
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Compost Queen!
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Compost Queen!
Joined: Apr 2003
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WOW  I don't think I've ever even seen a picture of that one before.>> How about Papito??? Catlover? Lizheaemma? Nikkal?? Alankhar???? Phil??? Any info on it?? Weezie
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#81740
January 10th, 2004 at 07:46 PM
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Compost Queen!
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Compost Queen!
Joined: Apr 2003
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The leaves look like some kind of Rhodo!!!????
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#81741
January 10th, 2004 at 08:11 PM
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AV Queen
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AV Queen
Joined: Aug 2003
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I agree, Weezie... 
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#81742
January 10th, 2004 at 10:11 PM
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Compost Queen!
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Compost Queen!
Joined: Apr 2003
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What color is the flowers, pale pink with dark pink ends or cream tops and dark pink ends?? Weezie
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#81743
January 10th, 2004 at 10:32 PM
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The 3/8" flowers start as cream with dark pink but gradually get a little darker. The plant blooms for about 6 weeks beginning about the first of May. It's definately not a Rhody... It's a five foot deciduous shrub that I scored while landscaping at the Nordstroms, so I'm sure it's not a common plant. That's about all I can tell you..... 
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#81744
January 10th, 2004 at 10:37 PM
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Compost Queen!
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Compost Queen!
Joined: Apr 2003
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What are the Nordstroms??
Just curious?
Weezie
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#81745
January 10th, 2004 at 10:51 PM
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You've never been in a Nordstrom Store? They have yuppie clothing etc. stores worldwide, so I thought that you'd at least heard of them. I can't afford to shop there either! NO WAY!  The Nordstroms are part of Seattle's "$$$elite$$$" society...
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#81746
January 10th, 2004 at 11:06 PM
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AV Queen
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AV Queen
Joined: Aug 2003
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#81747
January 10th, 2004 at 11:07 PM
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Compost Queen!
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That's probably why I never heard of them, never buy anything too high end, only thing I spend a few dollars on is face stuff on HSN... NO MALL STORES or such......I just went and looked at the site, not a chance!! That's not me! I love sweat shirts and spandex~blue jean pants!! My "evil~twin" as Nicholas said, may have when I was way, way, way younger, NOT NOW! It has a plant department? I looked on the site, no plants....individual stores differ?
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#81748
January 10th, 2004 at 11:12 PM
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AV Queen
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AV Queen
Joined: Aug 2003
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Or did you mean you lanscaped their house?
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#81749
January 10th, 2004 at 11:14 PM
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Compost Queen!
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Compost Queen!
Joined: Apr 2003
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#81750
January 10th, 2004 at 11:42 PM
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Nope! That' a Strawberry tree (Arbutus uneda) The flowers are pretty close, but no pink and on the mystery plant the fruit are very small and develop within the flower and aren't seen! The foliage of the Arbutus is much stiffer and glossy... Excellent try! 
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#81751
January 10th, 2004 at 11:48 PM
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The company I worked for did the landscaping for the Nordstroms and most of the rich and famous around here. I got to play in some VERY, VERY cool gardens. Wish I had my camera back then! You'd be drooling.....
When you figure this one out, I'll show you what I got from the Weyerhauser's garden! (have you heard of them???)
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#81752
January 11th, 2004 at 12:47 AM
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Compost Queen!
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Compost Queen!
Joined: Apr 2003
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NOPE!
I shopped Ames, Hills, K~mart, Wally~World
(used to be TwinFair).........................
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#81753
January 11th, 2004 at 01:06 AM
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AV Queen
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AV Queen
Joined: Aug 2003
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It's good to know that Weyerhauser's are only west coast 'royalty'...  They own the land on three sides of me, and all but one of the mills around here... On the bright side, they don't seem to mind 'sharing' their logging roads with me...I ride them all the time. <img border="0" alt="[clappy]" title="" src="graemlins/clappy.gif" />
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#81754
January 11th, 2004 at 03:18 AM
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Could it be 'Leucothoe Bontanesiana', I think the common name is 'Dog Hobble'?
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#81755
January 11th, 2004 at 03:27 AM
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AV Queen
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Or maybe a type of mountain laurel???
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#81756
January 11th, 2004 at 03:59 AM
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I thought that you hit it with Leucothoe Bontanesiana, Tamara, but the leaves of my plant are configured differently and are not glossy. My flowers are open mouthed, but the Leucothoe's are more closed at the end and are usually plain white. Also, from what I read, most Leucothoes show fall foliage coloration, but mine leaves stay green til they fall off. The Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) also has glossy foliage and the flower clusters of the Kalmia are more upright, whereas mine are hanging/drooping. My foliage would not be considered glossy at all.... I could be wrong.... :rolleyes:
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#81757
January 11th, 2004 at 04:03 AM
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AV Queen
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AV Queen
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Well, get out the oil and polish those puppies!
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#81758
January 11th, 2004 at 04:07 AM
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I know this plant, I have this plant, but cannot for the life of me think of it's name right now!!!  :p  I'll get back to you...
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#81759
January 11th, 2004 at 04:08 AM
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ROFL! Yes'm I'll get em shining nice for you!
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#81760
January 11th, 2004 at 04:22 AM
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Compost Queen!
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Compost Queen!
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#81761
January 11th, 2004 at 04:46 AM
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AV Queen
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AV Queen
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Look, look, look!
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#81762
January 11th, 2004 at 04:48 AM
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AV Queen
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