Superstition started in Arizona and moved to California in August 1990.  It has a much higher elevation than the other convention gardens, so the bloom season is 7-10 days delayed.

Sid DuBose (Melrose Gardens) and Phil Edinger (HIPS Identification Chair) were special garden guests!  Unfortunately, Phil was not available on Thursday.

On the other hand, the convention guests were absolutely magnificent.  So wonderful were the gardens that I ran out of battery power before I was nearly complete. 

And that turned out to be an extremely fortuitous decision.  With all due respect to all the other conventions and all the other gardens we have visited, Superstition had the most outstanding display beds we have yet encountered. 

Update:  'Splashacata'  wins the Wister with 123 votes, 'Chocolate Mint' wins the Clarence G. White Medal with 42 votes and 'Golden Panther' wins its AM with 195 votes.  All and all, an excellent year for Rick Tasco

Other tour shots

Roger's first  take

Panorama

Query

The Road Not Taken... until the following Thursday