Southern hospitality at its finest

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  1. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    The trip northward had us arriving in Toano in the latter part of the afternoon. Donna and her husband Richard greeted us at the door. You could not help but feel right at home, even the two cats said hello. Donna has done an amazing job in decorating, pictures only express a fraction of her decorating talent. An amazing tour through the garden made all her Gardenstew pictures come to life. When you were not looking, the gnomes were busy at work but they are too small to drive the Bumble Bee truck. :) Pictures were in order and the cameras were soon clicking away. Even the gnomes stopped working for a group photo. Her cooking skills became apparent as we sat down to an excellent evening meal. Soon we were talking away as the setting sun fell beneath the horizon and night took over from the day.

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    Azaleas

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    The infamous Bumble Bee Truck

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    Garden Goodies
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    Indian Village(tomato and pepper tribe)
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    Chief Stoneface, might be in charge of the 'village'

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    Who is taking who's picture?
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    Gnome Town poses for a picture
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    Froggie seenoevil wakes up
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    How many frogs does it take to dig a hole?
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    Last picture of a great visit
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  2. KK Ng

    KK Ng Hardy Maple

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    That is a lovely garden, you all must have had a real wonderful time. :)
     
  3. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Now we know why Jerry didn't pull weeds... he was having too much fun touring the lovely gardens and taking photos!
     
  4. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Cheryl I don't think Jerry could findany weeds to pull!! Donna your garden puts mine to shame as it's so well laid out, neat and tidy. Jerry would have a field day here pulling weeds. :oops:
    Excellent pictures Jerry and it's so good to hear that you all had a wonderful time together.
     



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  5. Philip Nulty

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    Hi Jerry,..good interesting pictures,..its sad looking at that last picture,..the departure as Donna waves goodbye,..delighted you all enjoyed each others company and the evening meal,..i bet you all didn't have enough time to mention everything you intended.
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Donna really has a wonderful garden. Nice to see the complement photo "who's taking who?" photo :stew2: Thanks for sharing your visit to Donna and her husband.
     
  7. koszta kid

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    Glad You had great time. Thanks for sharing pictures.
     
  8. carolyn

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    Jerry, It looks like you had as nice of a time as what Donna said she had. Thanks for sharing your visit with us, too.

    Now, about those weeds...I have plenty of them.
     

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