RE: Bloom

What a wonderful report -- I could read pages and pages.  CANADIAN STREAKER
is indeed by Chuck Chapman, introduced last year.  It's the only one I don't
have -- it's too bad it wasn't in bloom because I would have loved to hear
about it.  But maybe I'll be able to make it to his open house this year.

Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	ruth [SMTP:ruth@sonetcom.com]
> Sent:	Monday, April 20, 1998 12:14 PM
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> Subject:	OT: Bloom
> 
> I wish all of you could have shared the day Saturday with us. We joined
> the
> Dallas,Texas group for a spring bus tour to several gardens. After teasing
> spits of rain Friday night, it turned out to be a sunny, glorious day. The
> temperature was pleasant on the cool side. Bloom was almost at peak.
> 
> Our first stop was at Argyle Acres. Joe & Donna had their place looking
> great. It is a joy to see a huge amount of historical iris in abundance.
> QUAKER LADY, a 1909, edges a lot of the driveway up to the house. Donna
> was
> showing off a clump of WELCH'S REWARD. This MTB had several perfect stalks
> with 3 open blooms apiece. It was very nice. It could have won at any
> show.
> But I'm glad we got to see it.
> 
> Also got to see a seedling of Joe's that he is watching. I was hoping
> CANADIAN STREAKER would be blooming. It is a guest iris for the 2000 year
> national convention in Texas. It has very impressive varigated foliage.
> They weren't sure about the hybridizer. Maybe Chuck Chapman?
> 
> The only dissapointment was Taste of Texas was setting up as we boarded to
> leave. I could almost taste their goodies. Joe said they had over 1,000
> visitors on Saturday. What a neat place!
> 
> Next it was on to Cool, Texas to the Max & Billie Clark garden. He is the
> uncle of Hooker Nichols, Oklahoma hybridizer carried off to Texas by our
> AIS Treasurer Bonnie Nichols.This is a fabulous garden. Some visitors even
> thought it rivaled the Botanical Gardens in Ft. Worth. It will be a show
> stopper in 2000 for the national convention. They are constructing water
> pools, hiking trails covering 175 acres and the new guest beds. We had our
> lunch by the lake on a deck where we could watch their two black swans and
> the other ducks. LATIN HIDEAWAY greets you near the intrance with 4 rows
> about 10 feet long in glorious bloom. Time doesn't permit me to give full
> details of this wonderful experience.
> 
> Last stop on the bus tour was Tom Burseen's garden. Peak Bloom! I filled
> two pages on bloom in his garden.
> 
> My seating companion on the bus tour was Rusty Thornberg. He is a
> wonderful
> and delightful young man. He is very knowledgeable about iris and very
> excited. I am really happy he is getting to make the trip to Denver. All
> of
> you who can, will enjoy meeting him.
> 
> We left the bus tour and headed for Hooker Nichols garden where  he showed
> us  his new seedlings and APOLLO'S TOUCH was blooming all over in good
> form. Next we went to Lew Begley's garden where he is preparing for the
> 2000 year convention. His louisianas were beginning to bloom. We returned
> home to Oklahoma about midnight. It was a wonderful trip.
> 
> Ruth B. Simmons - Oklahoma - Zone 7
> AIS Region 22 Editor
> TALL TALK Helper
> HIPS Publication Director
> <ruth@sonetcom.com>
>
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