Re: Introduction
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- Subject: Re: Introduction
- From: B* J* <l*@getonthe.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 16:18:40 -0700 (MST)
Jane DeBellis wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been reading or rather skimming IRIS-L for the past two months and
> thought I might finally introduce myself.
>
> I live in a teeny apartment and therefore cannot plant any iris myself but
> will be purchasing about a dozen or so varieties for my sisters this year
> (one a birthday present and one a housewarming present). They will be
> mainly historic varieties my mother has grown since I can remember. She
> passed away just after Christmas and we (children, grandchildren and even
> in-laws and their extended families) have all renewed our interest in Mom's
> favorite flower. We are hoping to find her notes on what is planted where.
> Some of them we know by heart, but I've only been able to come up with
> about 6 varieties by name and the others are illusive. One bed never did
> well (was shaded from morning and mid-day sun) and another in the center of
> the yard was mowed under by my Dad (when he took over mowing from my sister
> and I when we were in college) and jointly eaten up by a group of moles.
> Her bed on the south side continued to do well as did the few she had
> planted along the east side of the house.
>
> The discussion on companion plants has been very interesting. She had
> jonquils at the back of her successful bed right along the house. She then
> planted her iris and roses. Her roses tended to bloom a little later than
> most around here. I would recommend the jonquils but not the roses as they
> took up a lot of time pruning in the fall as well as providing perhaps too
> much shade. She also had peonies, daylilies, columbine, flox and poppies;
> none of which were planted with the iris for the most part. The flox and
> daylily are still fighting it out in one part of the yard and the columbine
> and another daylily variety overran the entire east side of the house with
> just one or two iris surviving their intrusion.
>
> I will sign off for now, but would like to say I am enjoying the wealth of
> information provided on iris-l and generally by a lot of you at your own
> web sites.
>
> Jane DeBellis
> Columbia, MO
Welcome, Jane! Your mom sounds a bit like mine. She grew all sorts of
plants; old irises, had a daffodil business; phlox, hostas, you name it.
She was always making new beds. Wish I had been interested in plants
back then! (Central Illinois, mid-50's). I hope you find her garden
notes. I have my mom's garden journals from 1937 thru 1945. They are
priceless, and I have been able to find some of the irises she grew from
the names in them. She also listed many tulip, daffodil, peony, and
phlox cultivars.
Another Region 18 friend, Barb Johnson lgjohnson@getonthe.net
Near Springfield, MO Where it is gloomy, as usual.
