OT-BIO:
- Subject: OT-BIO:
- From: o*@yahoo.com
- Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 00:31:56 -0000
Hi - My name is Gail McCowan. I am new to both iris talk and raising
irises. I am a Master Gardener in the county I live in, which just
means I wanted to learn a lot about gardening and this was a way for
me to do so. It also showed me that I have a tremendous amount to
learn about plants. I live in western Washington, zone 7, but my soil
is referred to as glacial tilthe. Meaning 20% sandy loam, 80%
different sized stones. A few years ago, a friend called me and asked
me to come get some iris. She had just purchased a field for a horse
pasture and had found a few irises growing in it. There was a handful
of rhizomes in what appeared to be a burning pile. As we were walking
away, a lady approached the fence. She told us that an older
gentleman that lived next to her had been a hobby hybridizer. When he
died, his children cleaned out the house, dug up the irises and
burned them. They then planted lawn all around the house so that they
could sell it. The small handful of irises I had were what was left
of his hobby. I have no idea what they are, but today they line the
one acre boundary of our property. I believe they may be a modern
variety he was using as a parent plant (after reading your site).
They are dark purple, fragrant and quite attractive. I like them so
much I decided to investigate irises and see what I could learn. So
here I am. Your site is so informative. You may not hear much from me
for a while, but I will certainly be reading along, and learning.
Gail McCowan
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
