Re: OT: Visiting Talker
From: Miriam Dyak <mdyak@life-energy.net>
Sterling,
I was just about to write you a note of thanks when I caught sight of your
letter. It truly was a
delight to visit you and your place, and yes, I am amused and astounded that
anyone can fit so many
iris into one lot. You are an inspiration! I put your generous gift straight
into my new iris bed
- the first inhabitants as my Cooley's order hasn't yet arrived. Come spring we
will definitely
have to trade visits. In the meantime, thanks again for all the information you
shared. I've
doubled my iris education in a very short time. And thanks to all the friendly
and generous people
on this list who responded with suggestions for my garden. It feels as if I
stumbled into a
wonderful community get-together. Miriam
Sterling Okase wrote:
> From: "Sterling Okase" <sterling_o@hotmail.com>
>
> Hi Talkers,
>
> I just had a visitor today. Our recent Iris Talk member Miriam Dyak came
> by to visit. She is the one that has been interested in finding other
> perrenials that will bloom before and after the irises so she can have
> color all year long. What a nice lady she is. She told her husband she
> was going off to meet a "maniac" she met on the "Web". I am sure he was
> very worried.
>
> We live on opposite ends of town but she came into the city to do some
> shopping and dropped by for a visit. Wouldn't you know...we have had
> such beautiful weather all week long and the day she decides to
> visit....RAIN!!! It rained off and on all day today. Not good if you
> want to stand around in the garden and shoot the breeze. But we did
> briefly anyway.
>
> At the moment, part of my garden is torn up because the neighbors
> decided this was the weekend that they were going to erect a fence
> between our properties so I had to move a bunch of trees, plants and a
> few rocks out of their way. The garden is a mess but Miriam didn't seem
> to mind. She said she thought my garden was beautiful anyway. She was
> however, amused to say the least that I can cram that many irises (about
> 400 different varieties) and seedlings into such a tiny city lot.
>
> Several things caught her attention. Picotee begonias, heucheras, I.
> unguicularis and a clump of variegated leaf I. foetidissima. She taught
> me that you can eat begonia petals. She puts them on salads...very TART!
> Also amusing to her were my stalks of pods with tags dancing in the
> rain. She sounded very interested in growing iris seeds. We may have a
> budding hybridizer on our hands.
>
> The visit was short since there were no irises to see at the moment but
> come spring time I am sure her visit will be longer. Since she was
> interested in things that bloom before and after the TBs, I gave her her
> very first dwarf varieties. She went home with Bedford Lilac, Stinger,
> Stardate, First Romance and Pipestone, all SDBs to extend her bloom
> season.
>
> I had a great day today!
>
> Iris Maniac,
> Sterling (not Innerst)
> Seattle, WA. Zone 8
> AIS, KCIS, HIPS and MIS
> sterling_o@hotmail.com
>
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