Hello from new subscriber...

Greetings!

I am brand new to the Internet and was delighted to find the Iris-l list 
on my very first search. I have found lots of useful information already 
and guess I'll just have to wait until after "iris season" to get around 
to looking up other subjects!

I live in the Skagit Valley in Washington State, better known as the home 
of the world's largest growers of tulip bulbs - and the fields are 
spectacular in the springtime.  I have been a devoted iris grower since 
my first visit to Schreiner's gardens in Salem, Oregon nine years ago. 
Unfortunately my home garden doesn't have very good growing conditions 
for iris -  too much shade, too wet, and I can never get ahead of the  
slugs no matter how hard I try.  Still every year at least 
some of my iris manage to bloom and I do truly appreciate every one of 
them.  I daydream about buying a place with room to grow lots of iris, 
with sunshine and fertile soil, but it will have to wail until my 
daughter gets through Vet school (in Worcester, MA). Until then, I keep 
adding a few new plants every year and waiting for spring to come again.

I would also like to offer my enthusiastic recommendation for Schreiner's; 
my four sisters and I have been visiting their gardens every year for the 
past nine years and there is always a member of the Schreiner family who 
takes the time to talk to us, answer our questions and generally make us 
feel as if we are valued guests in their gardens. 

I am currently participating in a demonstration garden project being 
developed by our county Master Gardeners; space was made available to 
various plant societies (roses, dahlias, native plants, etc.) for separate 
garden areas but since there are only a few Iris Society members in the 
county, not enough to manage a full-sized Iris demonstration garden, the  
Master Gardeners have made space for two 16' x 6' iris beds within the
main garden; I will find the plants and they will maintain the beds. 
Groundbreaking begins this fall and the gardens will be open to the public
next spring; I am anxious to get started but it will probably be too late 
in the season to plant anything this year.

I am really looking forward to participating in the Iris mailing list and 
in getting to know and learn from all of you!

Happy spring!

Kay Berg
kberg@baker.cnw.com
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