Re: Houston Area iris

Janice Stocks wrote:
> 
> Donald, was it you that made a posting about a garden or nursery in NW
> Houston area? I think you spoke of them having a large collection of LA
> iris. If it was you could you tell me again what the name of the place was.
> If it was you sorry to have bothered you & would whoever did post that let
> me know.
> Thanks ahead of time,
> Janice Stocks
> Baytown,TX
> zone9
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Eaves <donald@eastland.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
> Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 6:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Houston Area iris
> 
> >Ruth,
> >
> >And may I invite myself along if I get down to see the new 4lb great nephew
> >who got to come home today?  Or will it conflict with my seeing my own
> >bloom patch?  The plan is to hook the sister and brother-in-law with
> >pseudacorus and LAs.  He will be easy as long as just does as my sister
> >directs!   If the SIBs I'm growing make it here, will they be candidates in
> >Houston as well?  And how about JIs?  One of mine survived all the neglect
> >of house remodeling last year after all and the floating effect when in
> >bloom should be perfect for the still air in their area.
> >
> >Re:
> >> I have a friend, Pat Byrne, who lives at Katy,
> >> right outside of Houston. She is having success with several types of
> >iris
> >> and has a nice garden. If they would like to visit during bloom season,
> >let
> >> me know.
> >>
> >Donald Eaves
> >donald@eastland.net
> >Zone 7 - they live in Cypress, not far from Katy by Houston standards.
> >> Ruth B. Simmons - Oklahoma - Zone 7
> >> AIS Region 22 Editor - HIPS Publication Director
> >> <ruth@sonetcom.com>
> >>
> >
Hi Janice,
One place you can go is to Mercer Arboretum, 22306 Aldine Westfield,
Humble Tx. (713)443-8731. Ask for Linda Gay. She is head Hort. Mercer
has a wonderful display of LA iris. Linda also was working on beds for
bearded iris. She belongs to AIS. She could tell you what they have
found works best for growing them in Houston. My experience was to
cut down pine trees, raise beds, and use lots of lime,move north!
Leslie in Omaha
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