This sign is on the North end of our porch and tells all our visitors that the pictures of flowers you are about to see are all apart of KAY GEBHARDT;S GARDEN.
This large yellow-orange Rose is in a vase on our dining room table.
There are many shades of Rhodies. This is a large pink variety in fullo bloom.
This is the same Rhodie bush in our front yard, only this is how a big BUD looks just before it bursts forth into the beautiful bloom shown in the previ0us shot.
This closeup is a very common Rhododendrum found in a lot of places in Southern Oregon. They grow here profusely to a height over 10 feet tall. A great many gorgeous Rhodies can be found this time of year at the Simpson's Shoreacre Park.
I don't know the name of this pretty white cluster of small flowers. They are a perrenial and come back every year without anyone's help.
This Geranium is known as apple blossom with a delicate pink cluster
Thursday, April 5, 2007
A brilliant red or Scarlet Geranium. These blooms last a long time and can be started from a slip of the stem. These are new but there will be a cluster of blooms after fertilizing.
This is a closeup of one of Kay's prize new Geranium blossoms, known as Maverick Star. They are brand new, but with loving care and Miracle Grow solution they will blossom into beautiful long lasting blooms.
Even though they may look the same, these giant pansies have distinct markings.
This is a beautiful large blue and white pansy with a golden throat. These pictures were all taken by George with the digital camera lense set at MACRO, which allows very close up shots.
This is another giant size gold and brown pansy with a dark plume behind.
Blue and white with a red leaf.. Another Giant Pansy!
Born in 1915,in North Bend, Oregon. I will be 93 years old on Aug 8, 2008. I graduated in 1940 from Colorado School of Mines as a Geologist. My first job out of college was working for an oil cdompany in the swamps out of Morgan City, Louisiana. In December 1940, I was drafted into the U.S. Army as a buck private. My year was almost up, when Pearl Harbor hit. They sent me to Officer Candidate School, where I became an officer at Ft. Belvoir in the Army Engineers., 4 years later, I left the service as a Captain. I then worked for HYumble Oil (Now Exxon-Mibil) in the Houson, Tx. office as a specialist in the study of underground oil and gas reserrves.
In 1947 I returned to Coos Bay, Or. spent 19 years in the restaurant business, built a bowling alley, owned 3 service stations and 17 years in the real estate business. I retired at age 65 in 1980. I then got involved with the mining business in gold silver and zinc. Like the old saying, "what goes around, comes around." I started with mining and end up with mining. My wife, Kay and I celebrated our 65th Wedding Anniv. We have 3 fine kids, One girl and two boys.