Heirloom Pumpkins and Squash in Stockbridge , MassachusettsI and Pam Eveleigh at the Red Lion Inn , Stockbridge , MAGiant Pumpkins in front of the Red Lion Inn , Stockbridge , MA.It ’s been a busy hebdomad , but since we sort of like to be busy , it ’s o.k. . Besides , today is Columbus Day in the US , and a vacation , so I have the day off . Back in April , we we ’re asked if we would n’t beware host Primula ( Primrose ) expert , Pam Eveleigh , as she skipped betweenNARGSchapters ( North American Rock Garden Society ) , while on the Fall NARGS speaker ’s tour . We know of Pam only from her fabulously illuminating WWW sitePrimula World , which is quickly becoming the source for precise information and up - to - day of the month photo figure of speech of Primula .
Pam travel around the globe to examine Primula , and she is often require to impart her botanical expertness on expedition most recently to China and the Himalaya ’s with theKunming Botanical Institute . She is an accomplished photographer , and her images are some of the very best ever engage of many species , even beyond the kin of Primroses . Be certain to call her internet site . Pam stayed with us Friday and Saturday , and we then drove her to the Berkshire Hills where she presented a talk and sliding board show entitle the Genus Primula , to both the Berkshire Chapter of NARGS , and , the New England Chapter of the American Primula Society . The lecture , which was very informative had awe-inspiring figure of some primula seldom photographed in the wilds of China and Tibet . One chapter extremity even tell me that he imagine that she was one of the best loudspeaker system that they have ever host . A blank gourd dangles from a rustic pergola at the Berkshire Botanic GardenSeed pod from a Magnolia macrophylla count a bit like an globe artichoke . Joe ( President of the American Primrose Society , ‘ father ’s ’ over the Rockwellian tabular array during our luncheon at the Red Lion ( notice the small-scale , framed Rockwell on the paries to his left ) .
Before we arrived at theBerkshire Botanic Garden , we cope with some friends from the N.E. Primula Society in Stockbridge , MA , at theRed Lion Inn . The server asked us if we realized that the bombastic board was the inspiration for local artist Norman Rockwell ’s far-famed painting ( see below ) . WHo know;s if this is urban legend or truth , but we had a chortle . It was a beautiful autumn day in New England , and I suppose there was no position many of us would have rather been , than sit in the lobby of the Red Lion Inn , in vintage sofas , crackling wood fire , and refreshing , cold New England air alfresco . Apple Crisp anyone?Last Nox was also our first frost of the time of year , so we spend much of the day , moving weighty clay pot into the greenhouse . comment how some of the bulbous Oxalis are starting to bloom in the sand , plunge judiciary . Agave ’s and other tender plants are start their journey into wintertime , in the insensate greenhouse . Last chance for refreshing veggies before the killing Robert Lee Frost . I cursorily decide to save some chili peppers and tomato plant on my way back in from the greenhouse , as I snuff it through the veg garden . Rosemary was for the lamb roast , tonight . I call myself that I was going to cut what was go to go back into the glasshouse for the winter , since I wanted to leave elbow room for some unexampled flora . So I let my Begonia collection freeze to death . It was SO hard ! Although , I saved this one . For now!Here is what greet me in the kitchen this morning , one of our duck , have himself in . He has to walk up 10 stair on the deck of cards , and then through the open room access on the porch , and then the kitchen . Fergus and Margaret just sat and watched him . He wanted to be fed , I suppose . He is one of the sister duckling we hartched earlier this summertime .
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