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As if the glued on flowers weren't bad enough!
Do they really need to do this to sell them?
I don't know how anyone could find these at all attractive-looking. Shows a complete lack of taste, in my opinion. The red and purple Echeveria in particular look so painfully bad painted like that, the poor things. I don't get it; if you want a plant that looks like plastic, get a plastic plant. And one would hope no one would ever think these grew this way.
It's just rotten. Hope I never see these in real life. People posted about this crap before, and I was grossed out then too.
ICS the corporate subs placing signs and planted pots in big box stores at it again ? In the real world there nothing more than Inventory Control Specialist certainly not the plant specialist they want to be or think they are
Hi folks,
That really is ghastly, just horrid. And I thought the turquoise Phalenopsis were bad, geez.
Could you maybe pls. go back there & look for a tag with a distributor or nursery's name?
If so, maybe a few of us could write them to explain that we are absolutely repulsed & would NEVER buy anything like this!!!
OOOOOOHH! I just bought a dozen of the red ones! Aren't they DIVINE?!!
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(*Yeah, I was just joking. )
It was only a matter of time, folks. Count yourselves lucky that it has taken this long. Those of us in the orchid hobby have been subjected to this kind of gross offense to the sensibilities and good taste for years now with orchids dyed colors abhorrent to anyone with good taste.
Mara, if the process is similar to the atrocities perpetrated against orchids, then it is accomplished by injecting a chemical dye into the plant. Again assuming the same or very similar process to that used on the orchid victims,
1) the color is pretty much permanent for the growth thus far affected; and
2) the color will fade out on successive new growth until normal coloration is once more achieved.
Karen (PG), you're deluding yourself, my dear. Our opinions matter naught. All that matters is whether they sell -- and THEY WILL SELL. I would not hesitate to bet money on it. The red ones in particular I can foresee selling like hot cakes around Valentine's Day. Many of the other colors will sell around Easter time and there will always be those folks who will buy them because the colors match their homes' color decor.
Johnson. Faux flowers pasted to cacti have been around for years, however the flowers on your succulents look larger than the actual plants!
Perhaps you took a close-up picture??
As for painted plants, the first time I saw blue, red, yellow, etc, dyed plants was winter 2011. Orchids and Poinsettias.
Wonder if paint/glitter will harm/kill a plant??
I agree with Paul. These plants WILL sell.
Serious gardeners are aware fake/painted plants are tasteless, but the average Joe/Josephine sees a 'showy' plant, 'colored, glittered, phony blooms,' ends up buying one or more believing the plant to be an unusual specimen.
Or as Paul stated, many buy plants to 'match' their furniture. LOL
IMO, 'at least until I'm informed whether or not paint is harmful to plants,' glued pebbles atop soil are horrible!
They're a nuisense removing w/o breaking trunks and roots.
Marketers do not give a hoot if painted/glittered/stones will harm plants. Their goal is to make money. Toni
Yes they will sell.
To be honest, a majority of the cactus and succulents sold will have "died" or be mostly ruined after a year or so anyway, whether dyed or plain, or with a stupid dead flower glued on top.
They have done the same thing with tropical fish. Hybrids, artificial hormones for temporary color, injected dyes... moves product units quickly from the stores, that is the only concern.
*shakes heads*
what a world...
how greedy can you get really...can you imagine...someone doing this to animals for marketing...I realize its maybe not the same, but maybe it is, or atleast as bad...
the damn flowers pop of after a bit...these guys look like goners
It is done to animals, at least some tropical fresh water fish. I've seen "painted" tetras (dye is injected) as well as genetically modified ones that glow. I think injecting dye into the fish is sick. I'm not against genetic modification but don't see it as a necessity when used to change/enhance the appearance of a fish for the pet trade.
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Those are GROSS. We see similar over here, not particlarly in Echeverias, but do we get a lot of dyed heathers, dried flowers glued onto on cacti, pebbles glued on the top of the compost and dyed chrysanthemums as cut flowers. So stupid.
As long as they keep producing them, folks will keep on buying them. and vice-versa so I'm afraid it's a bad case of 'the vicious circle syndrome'.
Gill from the UK.
...so this is kind of like putting food coloring in the vase water of cut daisies? That's not the same category as painted leaves and glued flowers, IMHO... I think. Does it affect the health of the plants?
Philosophically, is there really much difference between any of that stuff and a lady putting makeup on her face, or polish on her nails?
You're absolutely right Paul, I am deluded, of course they'll sell. Horrifying (such unnatural colors too), yes, they will, to be sure. Yep, there are those folks who want plants to match the decor, sad but true.
Guess it was just wishful thinking on my part.
But I did succeed in getting my local supermarket to stop selling those annoying 'Sweetheart' Plants at Valentine's Day. They are Hoya kerriis w/ heart shaped leaves, just a single potted up leaf (or 2) but most buyers don't know that Hoyas won't reproduce a plant from single leaves (9 times out of 10 it won't work). When I spoke up about it, was probably 5 yrs. ago or so & they were selling for $12 a pop. Was too pricey a rip off for me to stay silent. I'm sure it helped that I'm a known & long time customer there, & I felt good to think I saved at least 6-10 folks from being ripped off.
I've unfortunately seen (or maybe seen pix) where folks have dyed their poodles & the small, yappy types dogs w/ pastel colors, talk about awful! Pink, aqua, lilac dogs: guess some folks just have too much time on their hands.
I posted a similar thread weeks ago...it is insanity. And when these plants start to grow, what next? Get out the spray paint for a touch up?
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Philosophically, is there really much difference between any of that stuff and a lady putting makeup on her face, or polish on her nails?
I would have to say "yes" there is a difference. The woman CHOOSES to put that stuff on her face or nails. (And let's face it ... we've all seen those women who -- lacking any sense of aesthetics in the application of makeup -- "spackle" their makeup on with a trowel and/or chose a gaudy array of colors that would shame a clown). No one is grabbing women off the street and aggressively spraypainting their faces with rainbow hues.
This horror isn't just limited to succulents, no sir - it's all encompassing in the C&S World.
Here is a link that might be useful: Destruction Practice With These Echinocactus
Yes, it is a horror...and, yes, it's been going on a long time. As long as there are buyers (demand), there will be a supply. They are spray-painted. No, they don't live long, as normal succulents would. People planning weddings & events order them to match their color scheme. They don't intend to keep them. Guess they think it's better (cheaper?) than silk or plastic.
=) Chuckling at Paul's take on it!
Paul, Not sure plants have any sense of self but interesting, apt analogy. It sounds like you would assume the plants don't like it.
If this dye-injection thing isn't harmful to the plants, if they're likely to continue normal growth given acceptable care and conditions, I don't see any reason not to do it for the people who do like it. If they're trying to train people to buy these (for Valentine's day?) like Poinsettias for Christmas, that may create some ill will since a lot of people will recognize these as long-lived, carefree house plants, expecting them to not only live but to possibly also continue growing with the "new/unusual" appearance/coloring.
Karen- I actually didn't know that the single heart shaped hoya leaf wouldn't grow into a full plant. I saw one last week and contemplated buying it. So I thank you for saving me money! You can add one more to the number of people who, because of you, didn't throw their money away. :)
Noki...why on earth would anyone dye tropical fish? That's disgusting! Plants are bad enough, but fish!!
Next it'll be birds, dogs and cats. Sheesh!
Karyn. I'm reading posts then replying. Each fish is injected?
Would you happen to know the type of fish, not that it matters, just curious.
Still, think it's disgusting.
Purple. Must agree with Paul about women wearing makeup. Humans have a choice, pets and plants do not.
Paul, there's nothing wrong w/women wearing makeup unless after applying, looks like it was spray painted. lol.
TV commercials hype makeup. Young girls are impressed..dark, red lipstick on a 13-yr-old is too much.
- I can't find Karyn's comment about a Hoya 'Heart-shape/Kerrii,' leaf not growing into a full plant? I don't understand..Please explain.
Noki..'ve never seen painted/dyed succulents before. At first glance I thought they were flowers...Toni
Hee hee, thanks for watering MY plant, Jeff. I am preparing to mail out your plants soon (glad to say covering them saved 'em from the freeze)...and the all important CACTUS SHADES (for your arrival in this country)!
Last year, I think it was Colleen that alerted us to this spray painting phenomena. We found the company doing it (at that time), wrote to them, commented on their Facebook page how horrified we were at this practice &, of course, nothing came of it. As long as someone is buying, they will sell them...like the glufers, glued rocks, googly eyes glued on, etc. Sad, sad, sad!
Oops, sorry, Colleen. It was Rina's post. See below.
Here is a link that might be useful: Last year's post
Really the problem here...
Overpriced novelties (fake colors, useless pots, gimmicks) may have a better profit margin, so they reduce the amount of variety you can buy. Less choices.
Plus it is another way for stores/dealers to not care if the plants survive. A throwaway product.
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"Paul, there's nothing wrong w/women wearing makeup unless after applying, looks like it was spray painted."
I suspect you read my post too quickly, Toni. I never said there was anything wrong with women wearing makeup in general. My issue is with those women who:
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" -- lacking any sense of aesthetics in the application of makeup "
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Next it'll be birds, dogs and cats. Sheesh!
Since you brought it up ....
(*Have to admit, the panda chow made me laaaaaugh....)
Here is a link that might be useful: What kind of wild animal would you like your dog to be?
And just so that cat folk don't feel left out ......
Here is a link that might be useful: How to earn your cat's undying enmity
People used to pay for pet rocks too... like all fads, this too will pass. Has this discussion made anyone else think of the "painting the roses red" song from Alice in Wonderland?
The painted ones seem unlikely to survive to me. Seems like a good way for stores to avoid having to clearance plants though. If they look bad, just paint 'em...
If the dye doesn't make them die, it just seems like a fun experiment to me, like dyed hair. I don't seem to have the concern or time to put that stuff on myself, but it might be fun with plants. Not sure I understand the dyed ones, the effect on the health (like with the fish mentioned above. I searched and read more about that and agree, that's kind of gross.)
I wasn't trying to be controversial with the analogy above, I just have a pretty relaxed attitude about using plants for our amusement/enjoyment as each person sees fit, can afford, fit in their house, whatever. And we hold plants down and do all kinds of weird things to them, the primary one probably being putting them in a pot. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'd never want to kill one of my plants or knowingly do so, but when experimenting or even in the propagation step, casualties are possible. Of course I wouldn't conduct weird experiments on a sentimental plant, but if I propagate something for the purpose of experiments and it doesn't work out, I don't feel bad about it, just informed and amused. And uhoh, I just bought a pack of googly eyes!
Our dog definitely thinks he's a male lion, napping on the plains, occasionally stretching, a few daily trips around the edges to monitor and inspect his territory, not a care in the world at the top of the food chain...
I was too late to post this myself. You guys beat me to it. While at Home Depot, look what I also saw. I almost bought into it until I looked a little closer. It does make you mad that they are deceiving you. I think it must be food coloring. Paint would kill them. I don't think it will wash out of the plant.
Hey, Stush. I can see the label on the display in your pic, which comes from these people and you can see the labels on the plants clearly in this article.
And why shouldn't we have blue Anthuriums if people want them? Cars aren't natural, but some of them are very pretty to me.
Can't find much out there to read about this, but it definitely seems to be temporary and not harmful to the plants. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound as easy as just putting food coloring in the water and pouring it in a plant's pot, so not possible to maintain or do at home. Like most fashion trends, Europeans are leading the way into this one.
Hey, Stush. I can see the label on the display in your pic, which comes from these people and you can see the labels on the plants clearly in this article.
And why shouldn't we have blue Anthuriums if people want them? Cars aren't natural, but some of them are very pretty to me.
Can't find much out there to read about this, but it definitely seems to be temporary and not harmful to the plants. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound as easy as just putting food coloring in the water and pouring it in a plant's pot, so not possible to maintain or do at home. Like most fashion trends, Europeans are leading the way into this one.
Like them or not any marketing dept. still knows what appeals to some isn't going to be appealing to all.
Tie Dye Tee Shirts to Tie Dye Plants trends and fashion only change.
It's not a debate for questioning do we agree or disagree with the things we see, understanding we cant change things that are not in our control but we can change our view of the things we dont understand.
A question we can ask our selves is are we to criticize someone if they ask for advice on a plant that is not of it's natural color or do we re-assure them with our C&S or other plant cultivating knowledge with hopes to expand they're interest with them.
Look at the bright side what if they had planned to introduce C&S with odd placed odd shaped sizes of body piercings and tattoos.
> It's not a debate for questioning do we agree or disagree with the things we see, understanding we cant change things that are not in our control but we can change our view of the things we dont understand.
I disagree. The person who came up with the idea of painting plants was objectively wrong to do so, the marketing departments that decided to sell them was objectively wrong to do so, and every person who buys one is objectively wrong to do so.
And by wrong I mean evil.
I suppose one could argue that it is little different from cut flowers... they buy them, put them on a table and say "oh, it's preeeeety", then it dies... throw away buy another. Instead of getting the consumer to buy one $3-4 plant once, they get the consumer to buy the painted plant twice, for twice the price. Good for profit margins.
The whole issue here is being deceived. I am into Sansevieria plants. (Snake plants) A variegated one sells for $60 and a plain one for $6. What's the difference? Well I like the variegated one and hope to see it get more and more variegated with age. What if some one was painting stripes on them and selling them on eBay and you are not getting what you wanted. Some one might want a pretty blue plant and a nice red one and what the hay, a yellow one. Next year they have all the same green ones. That is not nice to do. Not the same as food coloring stuff people know it false colored. Shame on them.
I sidetracked off a friend's Facebook page (as often happens) to see a page about a succulent business here in town. They had lots of cute sux in heart dishes (which I like). BUT...I scrolled down a bit & found THIS (Gasp!) silver, spray-painted, carunculated Echeveria:
Ewww, icky poo, yuck!!
I decided not to "like" their page, and noted my horror.
I have to agree with you, Stush. Wes, what Stush mentioned is a valid point. Aesthetics aside, it is purely deceitful.
I have run into numerous people who do not realized that the blue phals are dyed. They buy the plant thinking that it will continue to flower blue through the plants life -- not knowing that it will later produce plain white blooms. Though perhaps the marketers have recently ponied up and changed their plant tags to inform buyers of the truth (and I would not be at all surprised if they have not done so), but I do know when the plants first came out they said nothing of the kind. This is false advertising. There is no excuse.
I have not had the displeasure of seeing these painted travesties in person (counting myself lucky there), but I do wonder if the tags on these succulents make it clear that the plants have been painted. If the tags are clear on the subject, then so be it -- the buyer knows what they are getting. If not, then these vendors are bilking customers. (And we all know you cannot simply ASSUME John Q Public will know that the plants "had to have been painted".)
@Rosie: I wonder if that echi with survive its ordeal. Maybe this spring I'll take my paints over to Howard's. He always has plants to get rid of. I can do rainbow colors or paint googly eyes on them.
We can wish for that info to be on a dyed or painted plant label Paul but I dont think it would be printed on them anytime soon. To date and by law I think it's only consumable foods that require a complete list all ingredients by name and nutritional values.
Even if every painted plant consumer where to read such a label it's likely result could be the same as you and I warning many others Don't eat at MacDonald's because the food doesn't taste that great.
Eat at fast foods or not, buy painted plants or not someone is still going to do it no matter what another persons view is.
Regarding the folks that buy these atrocities - makes me think of Seinfeld when he said, "Whooooo are these people ??"
What's next? Aeoniums have a lot of petals, is it time to turn those into rainbow colored pinwheels ?? How about tie dying succulents to reach even yet another audience?
It's like one of my neighbors - instead of seeing the multitude of shapes, COLORS, sizes, textures etc etc with all the succulents and [a few] cactus in my yard, she says to me 'but there are no flowers, i think you need to plant something with more flowers.'
Ok, I'll get on that right away.
Then I look over at her yard and it's essentially barren. Yeah, and I'm the one that needs to plant flowers ;-) ;-)
Maybe I should go buy her those horrible red and purple succulents [from johnsonsmo8's initial post] to get her going - oh wait, they don't have flowers.
"It's like one of my neighbors - instead of seeing the multitude of shapes, COLORS, sizes, textures etc etc with all the succulents and [a few] cactus in my yard, she says to me 'but there are no flowers, i think you need to plant something with more flowers.'"
I've heard many similar rather stupid comments... I consider them kinda rude but whatever, I suppose you should ignore them.
The mindset is... the only reason to bother to grow anything is to make pretty flowers to impress others. That is what they consider the point of gardening, make it pretty to impress the neighbors and visitors. Other than that, working in the yard is stupid. A houseplant is thought of like a basic house decoration, no more.
So if you work in the yard, or have a houseplant, and if it's not cliched "pretty flowers"... you are doing it wrong! What is wrong with you, you are wasting your time! You could be sitting and doing nothing!(which is largely what they did)
I've been asked why I was growing green beans instead of pretty flowers, they didn't understand why I was going to the trouble like I was too clueless to plant flowers. I told them I like to pick and eat the green beans... they couldn't imagine why I would do that?
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Laura & Johnson...I Googled dyed fish and yes, it's disgusting. I'd bet there are many people who find dyed, 'living' fish attractive.
Whomever started this 'fad' should be injected him/herself with polka-dot coloring.
Karen..I can't find your Hoya thread. Was it posted on C&S forum or elsewhere?
Paul..I still don't understand what you mean regarding makeup. lol
Your typed, Toni. I never said there was anything wrong with women wearing makeup in general. My issue is with those women who:
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" -- lacking any sense of aesthetics in the application of makeup "
What do you mean 'lacking sense of aesthetics?' The way I take it...wearing any makeup, dying hair, etc is, I'd guess, pretentious??? To a degree, at the least.
I didn't see the Panda Chow or cat pics...will view after submitting. Probably get violently ill afterwards.. :)
MrLike...piercings and tats. lol
Where have you guys seen blue Anthuriums and Philodendrons? lol. Toni
Paul was getting at the ones who 'cake' it on!
Tammy Fae Baker? look? lol..
or end up looking like clowns.
My dad always told us girls, less is more. ;-)
Meaning the less makeup we wore, the better we looked. To this day, I think of that every time I put it on.
oh.. and I too find all these painted plants scary! And deceiving!
I like to hang around lowes and point out the glued on flowers and talk them into to another brand. he he...
Paul~ I did get a huge kick out of the Panda painted dog though! Thanks for the laughs!
A friend has a chow, but considering I'm the only person the dog wont eat, I don't think I could paint her, but the thought crossed my mind. lol..
That's my photo, I think. Where did it end up? That's not a real plant, it's a metal plant made by an artist. There was a show at the Huntington of various cacti/succulents cast in metals.
Here is a link that might be useful: blog post on steel plants
This is just beautiful, I thought so when the pic was first posted. I'm not a fan of that kind of Ech myself, but somehow, the silver version really looks fabulous to me. I just think it's beautifully sculpted if it really is sculpted (rather than painted on).
Hoover Boo...nice blog you have. :) Originally, I saw your pic posted to the Facebook page of Succulently Urban. They gave no explanation of the photo, only that it was "courtesy of" your blog (pieceofeden). I had gone to your blog in search of the pic, but could not find it (not knowing where to search or what to call it).
Now that I have seen that post on your blog...it explains a lot! I believe they are using real plants & dipping them (chromed steel you say), much like folks used to bronze baby shoes. Or cast in metal, as you say ~using real plants for the casting (as you noted it even having the cut on the leaf).
Thank you for solving this mystery for me, hoovb!
Thanks, Rosemarie. Yes that is solid cast metal not a plant inside there. I was wondering if the artist used a computer-aided fabrication machine (can't remember what the name for those things is) of some sort that "reads" the original and duplicates. Tricky or impossible to cast such a complex structure via traditional methods without assembling individual pieces.
They have come to Aurora, I was out shopping and decided to see what they were offering at Meijer's in the way of succulents and cacti.
How sad, one of them actually were peeling. It reminds me of nail polish and how it peels off when it is on thick.
I just ran across this post. I thought I'd add this to the collection. At a Home Depot in San Carlos, CA:
Here is a link that might be useful: Why we don't need fakes...
I work weekends at WM and sometimes work in Garden Center. I opened a box of plants, and seen these painted succulents. At first, I got excited. I had never seen anything like them. And then about 10 seconds later, I realized it was paint. What a let down.


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Grass poking through landscape fabric
We have recently (1 month ago) had our backyard transformed into a rock garden. The entire yard was covered in landscape fabric and then covered in gravels, pea stone, and river rock. We already have grass blades poking through the river rock all along the border of our yard where the river rock was placed. There is already a lot more than I care to pick out.
Did my landscape contractor make a mistake, or is picking grass a normal part of having a rock garden? So far no grass is poking through the pea stone or gravel areas, just the river rock areas (river rocks roughly 5" diameter", roughly 2 stones deep).
The larger river rock does not create complete barrier to sunlight as the gravel and pea stone will do. Likewise, the larger river rock will not create a 'blanket' over the earth beneath that will promote and retain the heat of decomposition, which is really what you want to 'compost' the old growth beneath the fabric. Lastly, landscape fabric is either a woven or non-woven material that is not as conducive to promoting and retaing the heat of decomposition by itself as plastic sheeting or layers of newspaper will do (as in 'lasagna gardening' techniques).
Without additional information, I'm guessing that the peastone and gravels were installed over the fabric in sufficient depths and quantities to form that 'blanket' over the earth below, not allowing sunlight to reach it, and keeping the heat below it.
I've did the same type of thing early this summer. And had the same results. More recently, I've done a new section and followed all of the tips given above: layers of newspaper for decomposition, then the fabric, then about an inch or more of sand and pea gravel to keep out light, then my decorative rocks. So far so good re weeds and grass!


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I had a very positive experience at Garnish House. On arrival. they offer you tea or coffee and some pastries; a lovely way to unwind after travel. The staff was helpful, friendly and very knowledgeable about the area. I found my room to be spacious, clean and perfect for my stay. Garnish House operates three buildings and I was not staying in the main one. My only criticism is there was some loud noise in the room above me at 2 am. As I was not in the main building, nothing was done.
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Lovely place to stay. Not too far to walk to from the centre. Staff were all incredibly nice and helpful. If I was back in the area then I'd definitely stay here!
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Great stay! Staff were incredibly welcoming. Upgraded to apartment with more space for same price. Excellent breakfast for €10. Would stay again.
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Hilton Garden Inn Victorville
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Day 3 Planes of Fame, Wolfe's Market
... fruit and the fresh fig I had to have for only $1.60 ! On to Victorville for the night.
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Preparing to embark: Hosea 2 Comes to life.
... but my focus will be on what God may want me to do or reflect on while there!
I would appreciate prayers for
1.) My transition into this new job and place
2.) For my focus to be on God
3.) For a daily outpouring of the Holy Spirit
4.) That my heart would rejoice in the laying down or receiving of anything God Desires
Thank you very much for these prayers! Currently, I am spending ...
Chasing the choo choo.
... good enough.
Now on the Pearblossom Highway (don't roads sometimes have lovely names?!), we had a bit of a dash to get to Victorville for 7pm, a motel, drink and food. We were a little late, but not much, because John had to check out a diner from Kill Bill 2. Yes we could have breakfast there tomorrow! It was surprsing to find the diner was still there, opposite the cement works, because most of the upper part of Victorville had had the moderm make-over of ...
PCT days 105-109: Agua Dulce to I-15 (Cajon Pass)
... we begin the dreaded 45-mile road walk -- a detour around the San Gabriel Mountains due to last year's Station Fire. We had hoped to crank through this section, but SHirley is feeling really sick and we are going at a pace of less than 2 mph. She is practically sleep walking, but tries to tell herself that going slow is better than not moving at all. In the laste afternoon, a thick fog rolls in ...
Primm to Big Bear Lake to Rialto, CA
... a plethora of Lincoln artifacts, memorabilia, photographs and personal affects. A must see if you're in Redlands, however hours are limited, so check before you plan to visit. We stopped by the City's amphitheater which is across the street from the library and memorial. On the way back to the car, we saw beautiful flowering trees, since Lorraine and I aren't botanist we can't tell you what they are, but they were pretty. We were both hungry so we headed to ...


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Quality Inn & Suites
226 W. 5th St.
Waterloo, IA 50701
Phone: (319) 235-0301
Fax: (319) 234-8437
Note: Distance is displayed as straight line from the city center or point of interest. Driving distance may vary.
Directions to Our Hotel:
Hwy 218, take Convention Center Exit, North on 4th Street, Right one block on Jefferson Street.
Directions to/from a nearby airport:
Waterloo Munic. Arpt. (ALO)To hotel › From hotel ›
Des Moines Int'l Airport (DSM)To hotel › From hotel ›Local Bus SystemLocal Taxi ServiceBus Depot
Hotel Latitude/Longitude:
Latitude: 42.493999 Longitude: -92.340019
Use these coordinates to locate this hotel when using a GPS device or web map.
|Local Bus System 6:20 AM to 6:35 PM
|0.0mi/0.0km --
|Local Taxi Service 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
|0.1mi/0.2km W
|Bus Depot Taxi Available 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM *
|0.8mi/1.3km NW
|Waterloo Munic. Arpt. Taxi Available *
|6.0mi/9.7km NW
|Des Moines Int'l Airport
|122.0mi/196.3km SW
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