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Bob
08-03-2010, 03:08 PM
:woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner:
I knew this was coming but .... am still stunned to get a new Holly from the Hollyberrylady. No one else I know got one of these from you in your many trades and I didn't even send anything in trade ( we just send each other the plants the other wants at this point). I've wanted one of these for so long and never picked one up for myself but to have you send me one is so much better.....cost effective too:ha:

Seriously I love it ! It's still in the shade after being in shipment for a while and losing a few leaves and berries in transit which is expected so I'll baby it and gradually get it in to full sun over the next few days while I pamper it and then I'll post some more pics after it settles in it's new permanent spot in the new garden I put in this spring!:woohoonaner:
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0449.jpg
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0453.jpg

Thanks Hollyberry!!!!!

The Hollyberry Lady
08-03-2010, 05:31 PM
Bob...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/yourewelcome.jpg


Only for someone I admire so much as a gardener and cherish dearly as a friend. I really am glad you received it and like it so much. I know it will be given the very best of care...another reason I sent her to you.

You've got a 2 in 1 "Blue Girl" Hollyberry shrub with a grafted "Blue Boy" branch and it will be so nice this winter. Can't wait for some of the Hollyberries to ripen and turn red for you soon too. Next year, I'll send you "Blue Princess" with a grafted "Blue Prince" branch.

Your Holly is the first of the blue Hollies in the Ilex Meserveae series, created by a lady with the last name "Meserve" so they were named after her. This is the actual Christmas Hollyberry that you have. So excited to watch it grow along with you, in this thread.

Here's some shots I took on the day I bought your "Blue Girl"...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3070.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3067.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3069.jpg


Here she was 2 weeks later about 5 minutes before I boxed it up to mail off to you...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3142.jpg


It really looks great for you Bob, and I'm just tickled that you have it. It was my pleasure getting it for you and I look forward to sharing the rest of my Hollyberry shrub collection with you.


Enjoy!!!



From your friend,


HbL http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/9774.gif


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
08-08-2010, 03:51 PM
Here's the plant I really wanted to get for you, Bob...



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3240.jpg


and still can if you don't want to wait until next Spring...


You know the nursery I got your shrub from, mislead me as to the type it was. My pic shows the hybrid I had intended for you though, called "Blue Princess".


You also know, as compensation, the nursery is giving me a complimentary "Blue Princess" 2 in 1 shrub to make up for their mislabelling, and I am sending it to you next Spring. However, after seeing the shot above, I doubt you will want to wait until then! :ha:


I do have a separate "Blue Princess" and "Blue Prince" shrub for you that I can mail now if you can't wait, but they are not the grafted type I'll have for you in Spring. I could even just get you a lone female until Spring. You decide what you want...


Here too is my little "Blue Boy" but he's still very young...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3117.jpg


Unfortunately, I do not have the 2 in 1 grafted type like you do in this variety though, and actually have two separate male & female shrubs...


Imagine that...you've got a nicer shrub than the Hollyberry Lady! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif


My "Blue Girl" is even smaller than her partner. I do love the blue-ish hue of the leaves and this type that you and I both have is the first of the blue Hollies in this series.


Looking forward to seeing your shrub in the ground soon, Bob...


: )

Bob
08-10-2010, 04:07 PM
Hi Hollyberry,I'm happy as can be with the shrub I have. It's been babied in shade and will go in the ground tomorrow and I'll take some pictures and post them then. I think we may get much needed rain here so.... so much the better if that's the case.
As tempted as I am I wouldn't ask you to send me your shrub in the pic and will gladly wait till next spring....... then again:ha:

Big thanks ( can't thank you enough really , I,m still in shock) to my old pal the Hollyberry Lady!

john_ny
08-10-2010, 06:04 PM
Hope that's not just wishful thinking, Bob. We need several days where it rains like in Florida; torrential downpour for fifteen minutes, and then sunny again.

Bob
08-11-2010, 03:35 PM
Yeah as it turned out wishful thinking for sure.... over 90 here and not a cloud to be seen!

The Hollyberry Lady
08-11-2010, 05:56 PM
As tempted as I am I wouldn't ask you to send me your shrub in the pic and will gladly wait till next spring....... then again :ha:

I'm afraid the jaws of life couldn't pry this actual shrub from my clutches, Bob! :ha:


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3159.jpg


You would pretty much need to steal it, to get it from me...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3162.jpg


I was just showing mine so you could see what a "Blue Princess" looks like. http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif


However, I can easily get you a lone female like mine and also already possess a male and female "Prince" and "Princess" in one pot that they've called "magic berry" but they are not grafted. You just need to decide what you want to end up with, considering you'll have a male graft in the Spring.


Did you get that thing in the ground, yet?


Here's my 2 in 1 grafted "Princess" outside. One of them anyway...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3024.jpg


This is what they're giving us free next season, and I'll be sending to you. You can easily see why it's a hybrid. It's never without berries and those ones in the picture have been on the shrub for nearly a year!


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
08-11-2010, 09:17 PM
By the way...


Big thanks ( can't thank you enough really , I,m still in shock) to my old pal the Hollyberry Lady!


What do you mean, "old"?


: o



Aren't you the one who's approaching your 65th, in September?


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/garden1.gif






You should have said "best"!!!




http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif

Bob
08-12-2010, 04:52 AM
By the way...





What do you mean, "old"?


: o



Aren't you the one who's approaching your 65th, in September?


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/garden1.gif






You should have said "best"!!!




http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif


Don't rush me! It'll be 50 in september but , I dont need a reminder:ha:

The Hollyberry Lady
08-12-2010, 10:58 AM
50, eh?! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/2.gif


Not to worry, because once you're over the hill, you begin to pick up speed!


Besides...


I'd much prefer being over the hill, than under it! :ha:



As you age Bob, try to remember these uplifting perks I found online for you...


1. Your supply of brain cells will finally be down to a manageable size.

2. Your secrets will be safe with your friends because they won't remember them either. (except for me because I am decades younger than you are! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif)

3. You'll sing along with elevator music. :0517:

4. Your joints will be more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service. http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/clap.gif

5. You'll have a party and the neighbors won't even realize it. :ha:

6. People will call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?"

7. People will no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

8. Things you'll buy now won't wear out. :02:

9. You'll be able to live without sex but not without your glasses. http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo2.gif

10. You'll enjoy hearing about other peoples operations.

11. You'll get into heated arguments about pension plans.

12. You'll be able to eat dinner at 4 P.M. :bananas_b

13. There'll be nothing left to learn the hard way.

14. You'll no longer think of speed limits as a challenge. :0519:

15. You'll quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

16. Your investment in health insurance will finally begin to pay off. :drum:

17. You won't remember who sent you this list. http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif


Totally teasing of course. After all, would you expect anthing less of me? Maybe it might have been better if you'd said "best" instead of "old", eh?! :ha:


Here's what you really wanna hear...


50 and Fit


Fifty's good, so ignore the detractor
From biking (OR running, or hiking or swimming) you are benefactor
Of health plain to see
You look thirty-three.
You're fit! And that's always a factor.

I guess you do look pretty good for 50, from the pics I've seen you post in the threads from time to time, but don't let it go to your head.


This is just too funny though...


The Golden Age

With the average cost for a Nursing Home per day reaching $188.00, there is a better way when we get old & feeble. I have ascertained that I can get a nice room at the Holiday Inn for around $65.00...that leaves $123.00 a day for beer, food (room service), laundry, gratuities and special TV movies. They have a swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge, washer, dryer, etc. Most have free toothpaste and razors, and all have free shampoo and soap. Super 8 is somewhat more economical and they have a free breakfast, though you usually have to walk next door for lunch and dinner.

There may be a bit of a wait to get that first floor room, but that's OK, it takes months to get into decent nursing homes. There is the Senior Bus, the Handicap bus (if you fake a decent limp), a Church bus or van, cabs, and even a regular bus. For a change of lunch take the Airport Bus and eat at one of the fast food cafe's there. The Inn has security, and if someone sees you drop over, they will call an ambulance. And should you break a hip, the American Way is to Sue. What more can you ask for? As a bonus, they all have AARP and other Senior discounts.

So: When I reach the Golden age help me keep my grin.
Just check my old rickety ass into the nearest Holiday Inn! :ha::ha::ha:


Now back to Hollies...


Is that thing planted already?


: )

saltydad
08-12-2010, 03:31 PM
You're talking about this old codger, Sherry. I have found joints I didn't even know I had that ache! :02:

Bob
08-12-2010, 04:04 PM
ok my "Best" gardening pal.... you win!:0491:
I thought this was a thank you thread!!! Now it's turned in to another timely diatribe on aging:eek:.......( why you!.... even I can remember what the saying about payback is!)

So what if it sounds like I'm making popcorn when I get out of bed in the morning?:lurk:

I happen to like elevator music :05:( ska lately here) and you can get some good deals eating at 4 and you don't have to wait for a table.... unless it's Thursday all you can eat when the seniors turn in to jedi light saber masters with a cane!:jedinaner:

Believe me..... with you as a best gardening pal there's plenty left to learn the "Hard Way" :ha: ..... and I will remember who sent the list ( wrote it down:2738:... can't remember where I left it ... but...).... just wait!


I was going to post another pic of the holly in the ground but..... forgot:ha:

This isn't over Hollyberry......:islandsharkbanana:

The Hollyberry Lady
08-12-2010, 06:42 PM
Nice to see you've finally acknowledged me for who I really am Bob...your BEST gardening pal!


Now was that really all that hard for you to do? :goteam:


So you intend on paying me back, eh? Don't worry, I'll be nice from now on. :ha:


In fact, on your birthday, instead of wishing you a big happy


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/fifty.jpg TH....



I'll just wish you a Happy 20th anniversary of your 30th Birthday! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif



Now then, getting back to Hollyberries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3060.jpg


When do I get to see pics of that baby in the ground?


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
08-12-2010, 10:21 PM
SaltyDad...


Hope you know I was just teasing and don't really think you guys are old...


just mature. :p


Or in Bob's case...immature! :ropingnaner:


Seriously though (:ha:) you ol...I mean mature guys, are cool in my books, so never have a doubt for a second. :hiiiiyanana:


Bob was just telling me today about the sale they had on "Depends" that he couldn't wait to get in on, and I didn't even make a wise crack like I normally would have. :eek:


I was always taught to have respect for the elderly, I mean my elders, but as you can see, it didn't take! :ha:


What were we talking about here anyway?...


Oh yes, Hollyberry shrubs. If Bob ever takes a shot, we may get to see it planted in the ground soon. :rolleyes:


Hopefully, before Christmas...


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
08-19-2010, 09:40 AM
Alright, enough of the wise cracks already, Bob! :ha:




Check out the shrub I got for you yesterday!


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/flowerpink.gif


I simply couldn't live with you not having the very best from me, and although the first hursery made a mistake about your shrub being a "Blue Princess", this nursery did not...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3332.jpg


Isn't she a stunning beauty?! She's 100% female and the hybrid offspring of the shrub you have now. I'm sure the pic tells you why it's superior. An explosion of berries that won't stop...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3336.jpg


: o


This is the shrub I intended for you Bob, to make your Winter and Christmas very special. You will love the ornamental beauty. The berries on your shrub are in mid ripening and they will still be intact next Fall! This variety has a constant show of hollyberries and is never without fruits even for one day.


I had to prune your shrub last night when I got it home, for shipping purposes. It was huge. As I didn't want to cut off even one berry, the fruits determined where I made the cuts. You shape these shrubs over time, not all at once.


You'll love this...


I bought the bush from the very best, top of the line nursery in London, that's been around for over 30 years and it even came with a one year guarantee! It's the very place that my mom bought the shrub we got when I was four years old, and enjoyed immensely throughout my childhood! This place sells nothing but the best and the quality is amazing. Anything you get from them, thrives. You'll see. Too cool, eh?


This is the bush I wanted for you, right from the start and just couldn't wait until Spring to send you it. So happy I was able to get one for you. You will now be surrounded by a berry wonderland forevermore! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/9774.gif




Enjoy, Bob. Now you've got my whole collection, and you are the only one who has received something like this from me...twice!!! :rolleyes:


Hope this makes you happy!


: )

PennyG
08-19-2010, 10:20 AM
Very nice, Sherry :goteam:

The Hollyberry Lady
08-19-2010, 10:28 AM
Thanks, Penny!


I can't wait to read Bob's reaction when he sees his new shrub that I just got yesterday for him. The one I sent before is nice, but it's inferior to "Blue Princess".


We'll see what he thinks soon...


: )

Bob
08-19-2010, 04:36 PM
WOW!:woohoonaner: ..... Holy........ flocking schmidt!!!!!:woohoonaner:

Are you crazy?????


You know I loved the first one as much as can be and am babying that one but seeing this....... Yup its even that much better like you had mentioned and insisted but now seeing it..... ( hate to admit it) ... you were right. Do they all have this many berries and spreading habit?

Is it in the mail yet?????

I can imagine it looking... both of them actually ... spectacular this winter... especially around Christmas time when maybe there'll be some snow to accent them and the berries when they really come in to their own and hollies are at their best for people to enjoy.

I think I'm going to put this one where I planted the last so I'll see it more often with less effort and move the first one you sent around near my back deck since it hasn't been in the ground long enough to have a big shock yet when it's moved.

Guess you felt sorry for the "old man" so you went out and got me the perfect shrub to enjoy in my old age:ha:

I really am kind of stunned / surprised and don't know what to even say other than a big:

THANK YOU!

As usual I'm a bit late sending some of the things I promised to send you but guess I'd better go start looking for a box!:ha: Seriously though , I'll be sending up a package next month with some cool stuff I know you want and some surprises for sure.

I'll post a pic of the Blue boy/ Girl in a bit so you can see it's doing well..

The Hollyberry Lady
08-19-2010, 05:06 PM
Oh I'm so glad you love it, Bob! I knew you would. You are very welcome, as the pleasure was all mine...and a chance to save face! :ha:

I couldn't very well not give my very best gardening pal the untimate, now could I?

No, not all Hollies grow like and have the same spread and branching habit as "Blue Princess". Keep in mind she's a Hybrid, so she is spectacular in every way. Their is also an over-lap when the new berries begin to form, a number of the old ones still stay intact so she always has an ornamental display of fruits and lots of them. "Blue Girl" has a period before the new blossoms form, when the majority of her berries fall and she is without for a couple months with only one or two or no fruits at all.

You seem to think that Holly shrubs can only be appreciated at Christmas time, but that's only because you've never had a "Blue Princess" before. She is the Holly of all Hollies, bar none! One of the most prolific and abundant berry producers of all of them! You will be stunned at how colorful and Christmassy it looks even in Spring and Summer.


Goofing around today, and took some more shots of your beautiful photogenic shrub...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3338.jpg


It's so crammed with berries, it's amazing...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3339.jpg


Good Lord, could there be anymore fruits...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3340.jpg


No, it is not in a box yet Bob, but rest assured it will be very soon! You will really enjoy it all year round. This thing is just gorgeous!


: )

Bob
08-19-2010, 05:16 PM
ok.... I've waited long enough....... is it in the mail YET:ha:

Thanks again HBL.....

Bob

The Hollyberry Lady
08-19-2010, 05:54 PM
Nah, I don't think you're really ready for her yet. Besides, she's in the middle of ripening...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3348.jpg


You wouldn't want to interrupt this wonderful process, now would you? As you can see, some of them are barely blushed with red yet...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3347.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif

Bob
08-22-2010, 09:37 AM
Well make it snappy , though it's probably best to let them ripen before it gets shipped( very soon!:ha:)

Here's the Blue boy/ girl in the garden today after some much needed rain. Some of the tips of the branches were pruned slightly. I doubt you'll be able to make it out in the pics but the first berries are just starting to turn an orange color while most are still green. If I ever get that Blue Princess I'm going to transplant it to this spot though so I can see it all the time.... not that I dont see all my plants all the time anyway:ha:
It might look a little crowded but there's an E. Maurellii and a small variegated agave coming out of the ground next month or so and the flowers are easy enough to move.
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0539.jpg

http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0537.jpg

The Hollyberry Lady
08-22-2010, 11:05 AM
Wow Bob, that thing's got more berries than I initially thought it did! Looks great and thanks for finally showing us. So cool that some of the hollyberries are beginning to turn red for you. :ha:


My mom and I both agreed that it wouldn't be wise to stick your new shrub in a dark box for 5 or 6 days, when it is in the middle of turning completely red. So just like your other shrub before I sent it off, I buried it in my garden still in it's pot until it's ready to be mailed, when the ripening process is complete. Here she is now after a night of rain...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3359.jpg


I've never seen a "Blue Princess" with so many fruits that are all ripening nearly simultaneously...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3362.jpg


I bet you're super excited, eh?! I can't wait to send her to ya...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3366.jpg


Here's a close-up shot of your hollyberries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3364.jpg


I think they'll be fully ripe by next weekend which is when I'm planning to ship her off to ya, Express Post...


: )

Blake09
08-22-2010, 12:39 PM
HBL,

looks like the moonflower is gona bloom tonight. :)


Cool lookin hollyberry? :goteam:

The Hollyberry Lady
08-22-2010, 01:03 PM
Actually Blake, that one already bloomed the day before, but a hard and steady downpour of rain last night beat the blooms down so they were all facing downward this morning! It looks like more will bloom tonight though, so I'm happy.

: )

Thanks again, Blake. What a great flowering plant that is. :goteam:



Here too Bob, is my "Magicberry" Holly ("Prince" & "Princess" in one pot) that I planted in the ground recently, by our back door where it can be seen everyday close-up...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3352.jpg


A few berries, but certainly not like yours! In Spring I'll tease the roots apart and separate the male from the female, then I know they'll each perform way better.


Hope you like the garden shots of your new Hollyberry bush, Bob...


: )

Bob
08-22-2010, 02:39 PM
WOW!!!!:woohoonaner: is about all I can come up with to say HBL ! Every picture seems to be getting better than the next! I'm so thrilled that you got it and frankly was and am completely happy with the Blue boy/ girl combo you sent... I always wanted one and never did.... now I have two! If you don't get to attached to the new one in the groound. What I'm really looking forward to is seeing and maybe taking a few shots when the berries are bright red against a snow background when I think they're at there beautiful best.

THANKS:goteam:

The Hollyberry Lady
08-22-2010, 02:53 PM
I agree, they are absolutely stunning against a snowy background and this shrub of yours will be particularily gorgeous this winter. Just look at those berries!!!

: o

I think your Blue Boy/Girl bush is beautiful or I wouldn't have sent it, but your Princess takes the cake, doesn't she?

Hope you saw the "magicberry" shrub I just planted. I showed it a couple post previously. This is the one I was going to send you but aren't you glad now that you waited?! I sure am.

Yes, the pics are so pretty, and with so many fruits on your bush, she's so photogenic right now.


This is my Blue Girl, putting on lots of new soft growth right now...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3373.jpg


She's still real young yet and not a lot of berries.


: )

Bob
08-22-2010, 02:58 PM
The magicberry is still nice withought the full crop of berries.. You're starting to worry me gloating over the Princess. Is it in the mail yet?

The Hollyberry Lady
08-22-2010, 03:04 PM
I'm starting to worry myself!


: o


I look out my window at your shrub and ask myself....Am I nuts?! :eek:


If it does make it to the post office, consider yourself one lucky bas*!@% :ha:


I do admit though, that it is something spectacular. :goteam:


So glad you love it, Bob.


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
08-26-2010, 09:07 PM
Here's my "Blue Boy" packing on some growth this August...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3407.jpg


Your fruits are really reddening up nicely this week, Bob. Just took this shot today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3404.jpg


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
08-28-2010, 07:01 PM
Hey, Holly Boy! :ha:


Are any of those fruits turning red yet?


I changed my mind...took out the "magicberry" shrub and moved it elsewhere. I wanted something very ornamental by the backdoor and decided to put my indoor beauty outside in it's place instead...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3417.jpg


It's got tons of berries like yours Bob, but they're not all red yet...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3418.jpg


My mom asked tonight...


why is it that Bob has Hollyberry shrubs nicer than The Hollyberry Lady?! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/9774.gif


We laughed, but it's about the truth of the matter isn't it?! Then she was making cracks about calling you The Hollyberry Boy!!! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif


I couldn't resist getting yet another shrub this morning!

: o

They love me at this nursery and always knock off 10-15 bucks on $50 shrubs for me. I've only bought 4 of them from them this season! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo17.gif

It doesn't have half as many berries on it as our other ones, and it's a smallish shrub, but the one side has a few fruits...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3421.jpg


I'll be planting it out tomorrow morning likely. Hope to see yours again soon, Bob...


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
08-29-2010, 01:06 PM
Here's where I moved my "magicberry" Holly yesterday...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3438.jpg


Also, here's some of your Hollyberries today Bob, still not quite fully ripened...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3439.jpg


Would you mind if I mailed her next week? We don't want to interrupt this process so I think we should wait. They will all be red very soon as you can see. Can't wait to send her to you in a few days...


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Bob
08-29-2010, 04:44 PM
Hollyberry...... it's stunning!!! Don't know what to say but..............


Please no more new names! I've been callled enough things in life and don't need anymore:ha:


Wait to send it when you think it's ready..... if you can't get it right who can?

Hot here this week so I wont be sending anything for a little bit.

PennyG
08-30-2010, 06:44 AM
Very nice, Sherry.

The Hollyberry Lady
08-30-2010, 11:13 PM
Alright then, no more names...


Hollyberry Boy!!! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif





Thanks, Penny!


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saltydad
08-31-2010, 12:38 AM
Wow, Sherry, is that holly rather close to the concrete steps? We had a holly in our front bed that was over 8 feet wide and a good 7 feet tall. Of course, this was after a goodly number of years. :ha:

The Hollyberry Lady
08-31-2010, 12:55 AM
Howard, this type is capable of reaching 15 feet!!! :eek:

I guess I was trying to mimic the look of the one my mom kept by our back door when I was a child, and it was close to the step but she kept it pruned regularily and it always had a beautiful shape to it. It stayed gorgeous, year after year, but always 4 by 4 feet tall and wide. :rolleyes:

Holly shrubs make excellent hedge shrubs and take well to shearing and pruning if you desire to keep them on the smaller side, or a certain height or width...

This was my intention. I plan on letting it grow taller as opposed to wider. Maybe even shape it like a cone! :p


: )

PennyG
08-31-2010, 06:41 AM
Over 15 feet......wow, thats huge, Sherry...........but they are pretty:goteam:

Bob
08-31-2010, 04:13 PM
It's looking stunning and I hope you dont get too attached and make up some excuse........:ha:

Last chance.... I could come up with some good names too you know......?

The Hollyberry Lady
08-31-2010, 08:51 PM
I really better mail it soon Bob, or you might never see it, other than pics in this thread! :cool:

Of course you know it's yours and I would mail it to save face alone...a lot of people have seen this thread. :ha:

You just better look after her though...

Any sign of neglect and I'll have to fly down to Jersey and repossess her! You best fertilize her weekly and pull off any yellowing or black leaves.

Pruning time for Holly is from May 1st through August31st. Give her a deep watering and heavy fertilizing in late Fall to sustain her over the cold months. Both "Princess" and "Girl" get very blue over the winter. You will never want any other Holly in your life, once you've experienced "Blue Princess".

Your shrub came with a one year warranty from Van Luuks nursery, which I think I mentioned, and it's guaranteed to thrive or they will replace it for up to a year!

: o

Hopefully I'll be able to part with her soon for ya, but I guess it will have a lot to do with these names you're thinking of calling me...


I think the "Peel Happy Plant Plucker" was enough, don't you?

Why you! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo2.gif


Alright Hollyberry Bob :ha:, let's see what you got...


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Bob
09-01-2010, 04:02 PM
Yup you'd better get it out ASAP ..... and I'm not @#$%ing hollyberry bob!!!

trust me... I'll look after it like a spoiled baby...... just to keep you... the "peel happy plant plucker" up in Americas hat! ( apologies to Penny , Matt, et al )..... of course if I have to tell the story behind that monicker.....?:ha:

Seriously it will be well looked after and I'll post the pics as proof. Cant wait Hollyberry! Thanks!

I'll be gathering up some stuff to send out to you this weekend...

The Hollyberry Lady
09-01-2010, 05:15 PM
It means so much Bob...


especially coming from the ARMPIT of America!!! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif


Isn't this what they call Jersey?! :ha:


Yeah, we know how often you post shots though...about once every six months! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo2.gif


Thought I'd wait until after the holiday Monday to mail her to ya Bob...



If you're lucky, that is...and also if Howard doesn't make me a offer I can't refuse! :eek:


Guess we'll have to see...


: )

PennyG
09-02-2010, 06:24 AM
You had better look after it, Bob:ha:.....otherwise i can see Sherry hoping on a plane:02::parachutenanner:, and showing up at your house, with shovel in hand.......waving at you through your window, as she's holding the shrub........saying....See ya :ha::ha::ha::ha::0519:

The Hollyberry Lady
09-02-2010, 11:52 PM
Penny's right Bob...


and the shovel wouldn't just be for digging up the Hollyberry bush either, it'd also be used to bop you over the head with too!!! :ha:


That's what you'd get for neglecting my Holly! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo2.gif


Some of those fruits looked like they were turning red slightly in your last shot Bob...any recent pics?


Or will we have to wait until Christmas? :0521:


Did I tell you that Howard and Penny both made me offers on your shrub, Bob? Penny actually suggested splitting it down the middle and giving one half to Howard and the other half to her...


I'm considering it! :eek:


How much did you offer again, Penny? :ha:


: )

Bob
09-05-2010, 12:09 PM
You can see this one's very happy so don't go giving away my Blue princess just yet...... besides I have a whole box full of goodies ready to send up to that frozen tundra you reside in:ha:
This was from today , you can see the berries are ripening nicely . Can't wait to see them against the snow....... actually I can't believe I just said that!!!!:ha: The snow can wait!!!:

http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0582.jpg

The Hollyberry Lady
09-05-2010, 12:23 PM
Wow!!!


: o


I must say it really does look fabulous, Bob! Thanks so much for posting a shot of it....I was so curious.


I guess you might get that "Blue Princess" after all...


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
09-06-2010, 02:07 PM
This shot shows Hollyberry seeds...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3537.jpg


There's always four seeds in one Hollyberry, and they need a cold stratification period of one year before they'll pop.


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
09-10-2010, 12:23 PM
So how are your "Black Velvet Rose" hybrid Geraniums doing, Bob?


Here's a shot I took of one of mine this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3588.jpg


Thought since we each grew them from my seeds, this would be a good place to show shots of them too. Love to see yours also...


Gonna mail your Hollyberry shrub on Monday or Tuesday of next week, so you get it by Friday. It's nearly completely ripened now and although this shot came out kind of blurry, here it was this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3577.jpg


This is what we've been waiting for...red ripe berries. I can't wait to send her to you...


: )

Bob
09-10-2010, 06:07 PM
The plants are doing great and I plan on bringing them in for the winter in their pots but...... no way I'm showing mine just yet since they lost the blooms and are just coming back now due to..... nevermind!!! But I'll admit it was my fault....hows that? Really they are doing very well but not a chance I'm showing mine till they look as good as yours........ :mad:

The Hollyberry Lady
10-03-2010, 06:30 PM
Which will be never Bob...so I guess we won't be seeing them! :ha:



You really fleeced me good today, didn't you, oh gardening pal of mine?!


I just got bilked by the post office for a ridiculous amount of money to send off your Princess via

Express Post! :eek:


You'll get it by Thursday guaranteed! ;)


Here's a recent shot I took of it...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3689.jpg


Of course I sent you many more goodies to go with your shrub. Let me know on Thursday that you got it ok...


: )

Bob
10-08-2010, 04:23 PM
After an eternity of waiting it's finally here!!

Sure ... after hearing for the past several months that I was going to get yet another and even more beautiful " Blue Princess" Holly from the Hollyberry Lady it finally came just today:woohoonaner: I have to say just as told that it is in fact much better looking in person and I just love it to death.... It will go in the ground tomorrow but , for tonight I think I'll just sit and gaze at it for a while..likely with a small touch of the Scottish holy water as a garden blessing for luck:
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0626.jpg

in addition there were a dwarf salmon colored canna, 3 Amethyst beautyberry plants started just for me and in addition a rooted cutting with some berries on it!:
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0628.jpg

also a dwarf pink hydrangea and a " Caerulea" passiflora that She's been growing from a cutting for me for the better part of a year!
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0629.jpg

I'll post some shots of this and the "Blue Boy" Holly in their spots in the ground tomorrow... but for now I'm just going to enjoy this for a while.

I officially take back everything( ok most) of the things I've said about you publicly here as of now!!!:ha::ha:

Seriously , Sherry I'm too thrilled to say . The Holly will be in the ground tomorrow and the rest will spend the winter in the heated porch/ greenhouse before getting planted outdoors in spring..

Thanks!

The Hollyberry Lady
10-08-2010, 04:33 PM
WoW Bob...it really looks terrific for you! :goteam:


It sure pays to mail Express Post in some cases...and this was one of them. I love it that it got there in four days!


Quit making wisecracks about how long it took to send it. :ha:


You know perfectly well that I was waiting for the berries to fully ripen and didn't want to interrupt the process. It took longer than I anticpated. You knew it would be yours though and that I always pull through....unlike some people!


So glad you are happy about my belated birthday presents and hope you enjoy them to the fullest, Bob.


I think my gift shows what I really must think of ya, even though I like to tease and be a smartass sometimes. No one else would ever get something like this out of me...and you know it!


Enjoy!


: )

Bob
10-09-2010, 11:22 AM
Well, the Blue Princess is in the ground.
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0632.jpg

the Blueboy is doing well also and is now rooted in reasonably well as fall is great for evergreens to do this here.
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0634.jpg
I'll be removing some bananas from nearby them soon and they'll be getting even more sun. Next year I'll just plant so they don't get as much shade as they've been getting now.

The other plants are potted up and will be coming indoors tonight. Not the best picture with the bananas in the background but , you get the idea.
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0631.jpg

Thanks again Sherry!:woohoonaner:

The Hollyberry Lady
10-09-2010, 11:28 AM
Everything looks just fantastic, Bob! Thanks so much for showing all your stuff I sent ya.


No doubt, you'll be enjoying both those Hollyberry shrubs all Fall & Winter long...


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
10-15-2010, 01:40 PM
Took this sunny October shot this afternoon of my "Blue Princess" Bob, so you could see what she's like now, fully ripened...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3861.jpg



Lots of berries like yours! Notice the new growth shoots too?!



: )

Bob
10-15-2010, 04:30 PM
Beautifull Hollyberry, it's looking great. I'd go take a shot of mine but the wind today would take me away:ha:

The Hollyberry Lady
11-06-2010, 07:54 PM
Soon we'll be showing our Holly shrubs with snow underneath of them Bob, when they look their most ornamental! :)


Took this shot today so you could see my "Blue Girl". She's a very young shrub but she's actually put on lots of growth for me this season...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI4000.jpg


It'll be nice to see your two again soon also Bob. I know you said they are doing very well for you. :08:


Don't forget to keep fertilizing until the end of November...


: )

Bob
11-07-2010, 08:05 AM
They're doing great Sherry and I'll get some pics of them this afternoon. I'll give them what will likely be their last fertilizing for the season today too....we've been getting on and off frosts the past few days but doubt I'll get a real freeze here till the end of the month or early Dec.. It's not too late to fertilize today right?

The Hollyberry Lady
11-07-2010, 08:08 AM
Good Morning, Bob! :waving:


Nope, it's still cool to fertilize them today...I feed mine until the end of November.



Can't wait to see your shots...


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
11-20-2010, 01:51 PM
Here's my "Blue Girl" today, with only a few berries this year because it's establishing itself...


YouTube - MOV00043 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq6eSaMoQOY)


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
11-20-2010, 02:08 PM
Oh and here's one of my "Blue Princess" shrubs today too...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00039.jpg


: )

bluegreeneree
11-22-2010, 09:56 AM
Oooooh Ahhhh!!! I can see why you're the Holly Berry Lady, Hollyberry Lady :)!!! Thanks for the reference, very pretty berries!!!

The Hollyberry Lady
11-22-2010, 10:22 PM
Thanks Kevin! :waving:


They've been my favorite since, forever. Any questions, feel free to ask them here. I forget what you wanted to know in that other thread...


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
12-05-2010, 07:52 PM
Not my own pics but I found these shots this weekend and thought they were gorgeous...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/hollyberry5.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/hollyberry1.jpg



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/hollyberry3.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/hollyberry6.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/hollyberry4.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/hollyberry2.jpg


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
12-12-2010, 11:32 PM
Here's part of my Holly by our backdoor that was completely covered under snow as of recently. I uncovered it a couple days ago...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00658.jpg


Took this shot of it today so you could see it, Bob.


: )

The Hollyberry Lady
01-02-2011, 05:31 PM
A lot of our snow has melted so I thought I'd show ya my princess today, Bob...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01160.jpg



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01161.jpg


Here's my Blue Girl...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01162.jpg



How are yours doing? I'd love to see shots...


: )