Re: CULT: iris tour?

Linda  --    Winterberry Gardens, being in the Blue Ridge, rather than the
foothills, was not on the tour and is just hitting its peak right now.
That's the spot to go if you want to see recent intros, particularly
rebloomers, and talk to a couple of very knowedgeable hybridizers.  (Don's
book is due out this fall.)    Getting there from your place is an easy
shot.  Just get onto I-81 in Tennessee and head north to Winchester,
Virginia.  It's only about 25 miles over the hills northwest from there.
But it is an overnight trip for you, not a day trip.  Maybe you can get
someone to care for any livestock you have for a overnight trip.  Don and
Ginny Spoon would just appreciate a call or e-mail to let them know you're
coming.  I'd encourage you to do it.  They can give you the driving
directions from Winchester, or you can get them from Mapquest.  The address
is 1225 Reynolds Road, Cross Junction, VA 22625, and their e-mail is
VSpoon@aol.com.  --  Griff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Mann" <lmann@volfirst.net>
To: "iris- talk" <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 8:21 AM
Subject: [iris] CULT: iris tour?


> I'm looking for someplace within a hundred miles of here  to go sometime
> this week to see irises in bloom.  Griff, I suspect your club member in
> the Blue Ridge is too far for us to drive for a day trip, but sounds
> like the bloom is still good.
>
> Anybody have suggestions?  Maybe in northeast Tennessee, high elevation
> in the Cumberlands, or foothills of the Smokies?
>
> We don't care how beat up the plants are, mostly just looking for a day
> out driving around, winding down from bloom season here, but would like
> to see recent intros.
>
> The latest of the late bloomers are at peak here right now - GOLDEN
> APPLE, LIGHTNING RIDGE, MADE OF MAGIC.  CLOUD BERRY may still be waiting
> to bloom.
>
> <zone 7 in Virginia, where we have just completed a day of touring
> gardens,
>                    the day following our C&P Iris Society show.  Our
> members' gardens ranged
>                    from virtually bloomed out near sea level to at their
> beauteous peak in the
>                    foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains.
>
> --
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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