Re: Edith Wolford

	John Montgomery wrote about EDITH WOLFORD:

 It certainly seems cold hardy as we sent it along with about 50 other TBs to
>test gardens in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan(zone 2-3) several years ago and it
>is still growing and blooming. Saskatoon must be near the Northern limits
>for growing bearded iris. If the temperature rises above -40 in January,
>they call it a heat wave. In addition they have a very short growing season.
>Perhaps despite it's California beginnings it is a cold lover.

	Gasp. There is a test garden in Saskatoon??? Please share the results
	of a few of the cold hardy TBs you have had good results with.

	I attended two seminars at the Vermont Flower Show in Burlington,VT
	yesterday with other cold-climate gardeners and found out that
	Northern VT and NH has lots of iris gardeners who ignore the
	conventional wisdom that tells us that it is too cold for irises
	up here. People are growing TBs in USDA Zones 2 and 3 here.
	I didn't even know Zone 2 was up here...and lots of other irises
	as well.

	Phil Cook, Siberian grower from  Underhill,VT gave seminar on Fri-
	day entitled, "Asiatic Perennials for Vermont Gardens". He was
	identified in the program book as follows, "Phil is known for his
	experience growing Siberian iris, Asiatic and woodland perennials".

	We need to debunk the myth that the lower zones cannot support the
	growth of TBs or many of the other classes like Japanese, etc. We
	 have a shorter growing season and some plants may need an additional
	year to get established but the length of bloom is to die for -
	long and gorgeous.

	Cold but happy,<G>

	Ellen Gallagher     e_galla@moose.ncia.net















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	Ellen Gallagher				"The smell of freshly dug
	e_galla@moose.ncia.net			earth is perfume to the
	Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA		gardener."
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