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Title: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: alpines on July 26, 2008, 08:46:36 PM

Forgive this brief 'announcement' but Sherba and I just wanted to let you know that we have published a sister site to "The Alpine Garden" which is dedicated to Kentucky's wildflowers.
You can view the site at
www.KentuckyFlora.com

Enjoy......and feedback, good or bad is most welcome.

Alan & Sherba, in beautiful Berea.....where it's too darn hot for alpines !!!

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2008, 09:07:26 PM

Alan, Sherba, this is excellent news  8) There will be many hours of pleasure to be gained from browsing this new site in years to come, I expect  8)

We are having some real summer weather in the UK, too.... soon be too hot for alpines here, too  :-X

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Paddy Tobin on July 26, 2008, 09:14:33 PM

Alan and Sherba,

Very well presented.

Paddy

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: shelagh on July 26, 2008, 09:15:53 PM

Hi Alan and Sherba,  hey that Galearis (hope I've spelled it correctly) is gorgeous yet another plant or seed to look for.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2008, 09:19:14 PM

This site will be another triumph for you two! 
I have added a link from the Forum "Links" pages, in the hope of folks noticing it there, too.

Super photos.... of course! I like the thumbnails showing different parts, or variations, that is a grand idea.

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: alpines on July 26, 2008, 09:32:36 PM

Thanks everyone for your kind comments and support. The Galearis (yes you did Shelagh!!!!) is one beautiful plant and grows amongst the trilliums and cypripediums (Name dropper) not too far from us. Come see it next Spring.

Maggi....thanks for the link. Appreciate it. Interesting about the thumbnails. Harry Jans wrote me and suggested I magnify them on a mouse over. I'll maybe do that when I get a little time. (Did i REALLY say that??).

Just hope everyone gets a s much pleasure from the photos as we do from taking them.

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2008, 09:38:45 PM

 I did hover over the thumbnails, wondering if they would expand .....but that is an added "extra" for later, when you have a year or two to spare!  ;)

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Lvandelft on July 26, 2008, 09:39:22 PM

Really super pictures on this Site!
Never heard of Galearis before. Wish you very much pleasure, taking and showing
more pictures. I love seeing plants in their habitat.
Beautiful show!

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Kristl Walek on July 27, 2008, 12:02:01 AM

Alan and Sherba,
I'll repeat what I said on Alpine-L---with one addition

Thank you for all your hard work and Congratulations---what a beautiful
site!!!! I'd like to see something like this from every USA State and Canadian
province.

and every other place where plants grow in the wild.

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: alpines on July 27, 2008, 12:24:28 AM

Hi Kristl,

Great idea.....but don't put me forward for it please  ;) It has take me a full year to photograph a very small percentage of the KY flora. I believe this project could require a 10 year plan...and then to 'web' everything takes an inordinate amount of time. And my beloved only has a certain amount of patience when things need doing around the house. ;D

For those interested, there are a number of wildflower societies who have their own sites. Some excellent....some downright bad.
A Google search will show you what is available.
The concept for KentuckyFlora came about because the field guides are not so good for identification and I felt that if anyone had taken the trouble to visit us, we should at least let them have an idea of what to find, where to find it and at what time of year. Also, the variations can never be shown in a publication (cost-prohibitive) and if a field guide shows only white trilliums and hepaticas, how's the poor ol' visitor supposed to know what it is, when he sees a peach-colored trillium erectum or a blue and white striped hepatica?

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 27, 2008, 02:31:38 AM

What a delightful place to visit Alan and Sherbs, the site I mean, and obviously the land as well. MAny thanks for sharing your new habitat with us.

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: Magnar on July 27, 2008, 07:25:17 AM

Thanks a lot for the link,, it's been added to my favourites

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: art600 on July 27, 2008, 01:22:25 PM

Wonderful site and thank you for taking the time to post them for the larger public to enjoy.

Look forward to the next batch when you can find the time.

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: alpines on July 27, 2008, 01:58:05 PM

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. "Finding the time" will probably come later in the year when the garden requires less work, but find the time I will. I already have most of the photos I want to share, it's getting the chance to sit down and put them into the format for the site.

Title: Re: Kentucky Wildflower Web Site
Post by: shelagh on July 27, 2008, 07:54:07 PM

Alan what's a mouse over, is it anything like a sleepover?