introduction
- Subject: introduction
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 96 18:35:58 MST
Dear iris friends,
Although I'm a relative newcomer to the iris world. (5 years in the iris
society),
I'm definitely an enthusiast.
When we moved to a 2.5 acre lot on the southern outskirts of Denver, I
started buying irises in all the bearded classes and I began hybridizing. We
grow about 800 named varieties and I have about 1000 seedlings.
I enjoy entering shows, I have become a Garden Judge, and am a director of
the Aril Society International and of AIS Region 20. I'm a teacher in the
Cherry Creek district. Three more years to retirement and full time irising!
Some highlights of my iris-related experiences have been visiting the gardens
of Ben Hager and Keith Keppel in California (which I wrote about in the
Bulletin) and attending the Albuquerque Aril Society show the past 2 years.
In my opinion, the aril seedlings of the late Howard Shockey are the
outstanding hybridizing achievement of recent years, and he always showed
them at the AAS show.
Lots of iris stuff to talk about. I'll shut up now and look forward to
future on line discussions.
Lowell Baumunk
Littleton, Colorado
