Re: Re:Seeds and Pictures

This year I spent my flower budget on roses - several hundred $ worth of
antiques and OGR's - my lil mum is almost 80 - loves roses.  I have made a
tea garden and an OGR garden for her to enjoy to her hearts content -
between her place and mine, there are more than 100 of them!  I have to
make one more statement about Jung, Springhill, Gurneys and Henry Fields
and Dutch Gardens:  Two years in a row, more than half of each planting
drowned.  I was devastated!  Finally figured it out:  While I'm house-bound
with winter weather in zone 5, where I planted iris in zone 6 was freezing
every night, thawing every day, and the spring rains drowned them!  All
suppliers replaced them without question.

Last summer I brought in 20 tons of top soil and raised a 12' x 80' bed 6",
planted  250+ named iris deeper than recommended.  I sowed perennial rye
over the entire to hold the dirt up and the iris in - AND THEY'RE BLOOMING!
 Perhaps in time, as I keep lurking and learning, I will be able to speak
about this one and that one with credibility.  I have a list of 'wants'
from every catalog I have received this year.  When I fill the three sunny
lots, there are 20 acres further out in the country - not interested in
hybridizing, can't believe I'd ever enter a show, the only iris society
I've located is 30 miles away and I work 5 days a week, spend my weekends
with mother and the gardens.  

That is why the wonderful people on the I-List are so important to me -
its a level of experience and information simply NOT available anywhere.
I can fit the 'getting' of it into my hectic schedule.  Thanks, Everyone!
Sharon  

>I can say, the iris-l has taught me much.  Everyone is full of information
>and always willing to share their experiences and knowledge that helps most
>climents and zones.
>
>Lora L. Masche
>Forquin Mountain Iris Garden
>21643 Shake Ridge Road
>Volcano, CA 95689
>(209)296-4436
>http://welcome.to/irisgarden
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Hiltibidals <dutchman@fgi.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 8:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Re:Seeds and Pictures
>
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>>Lora - until I got 'in' to iris enough to discover the iris list, the only
>>iris I ever knew about were the ones in catalogs sent by these
>>companies.....and because I joined the list - I did receive several
>>catalogs from growers I never knew existed.  For the beginner, the answer
>>to the questions boil down to accessibility.
>>
>>Now - how to I harvest seeds?
>>Thankx
>>Sharon
>>
>>
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>>At 09:11 PM 5/4/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>>I have order from Springhill way back when I knew better and never again.
>I
>>>know there are people who think they are getting quality plant stock and
>>>maybe now they are.  I just know at the time I ordered from them I DID
>NOT,
>>>and in fact, the irises I ordered were not even right. I still have them
>in
>>>the garden with the other unknowns.
>>>
>>>QUESTION:  There are so many wonderful and respected irises growers why
>>>would anyone buy irises from Springhill, Brecks, Parks', Jackson and
>>>Perkins, etc, etc?   I have bought many many plants from these companies
>but
>>>never irises.  The selling point is..................the beautiful
>pictures
>>>and you think you know what you are getting.
>>>
>>>Question:  know you have the irises with the picture from these companies
>>>but you have no date or hybridizer.  You fumble through all the catalogs
>to
>>>see if you can find someone who has that irises.  If that doesn't work one
>>>has to go through all the R&I's.
>>>But wait.  Where do I start?  Guess I'll have to go back into the 40's or
>>>50's and work my way up through the dates if I want to make up note cards
>on
>>>each of them.
>>>
>>>Question:  Do these companies give you lots of extras with your order and
>>>even newer varieties?   Some times one can get half their value spent on
>>>free and newer irises.
>>>I enjoy ordering from all the irises catalogs just to see what special
>>>package will be inside my order.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Lora L. Masche
>>>Forquin Mountain Iris Garden
>>>21643 Shake Ridge Road
>>>Volcano, CA 95689
>>>(209)296-4436
>>>http://welcome.to/irisgarden
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: The Hiltibidals <dutchman@fgi.net>
>>>To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
>>>Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 6:18 PM
>>>Subject: Re:Seeds and Pictures
>>>
>>>
>>>>To Willaim Scarbrough:
>>>>
>>>>I just received Maryott's 1998 catalog - and they have an on-line catalog
>>>>with PICTURES!  www.irisgarden.com
>>>>
>>>>Also - call Springhill at 1-800-582-8527 to be put on their mailing
>list -
>>>>they offer 20 or more iris every year in color pictures
>>>>
>>>>Brecks is closely associated with Springhill, believe they sometimes
>offer
>>>>iris.   Ask to be put on both mailing lists
>>>>
>>>>Gurneys address is 110 Capital Street, Yankton, South Dakota  57079
>>>>Gurneys and Henry Fields are closely associated - ask to be put on both
>>>>their catalog mailing list - they each offer several dwarf and tb iris in
>>>>each catalog - plus a grab bag special.
>>>>
>>>>Dutch Gardens sends out a special color 4-5 page catalog, their
>>>>address is P.O. Box 200 Adelphia, NJ 07710-0200.
>>>>
>>>>Schreiners offer a mini-catalog free in the back of many garden magazines
>>>>and their address is:  3662 Quinaby Rd, N. E., Salem Oregon  97303-9720.
>>>>
>>>>Jungs always has a few iris - their address is J. W. Jung Seed Co,
>>>>335 S. High Street, Randolph, WI  53957-0001
>>>>
>>>>Fellow listers will cringe that you might purchase from some of these -
>>>>but when you're just getting started and want to see what you're
>purchasing
>>>>and they send you the catalogs free.........
>>>>
>>>>And to all Iris listers:  I always pull off the spent pulpy bloom if
>there
>>>>are still buds to bloom on the stem - if someone will tell me
>>>>how to collect seeds, I can send them to Wm, and would I be correct in
>>>>concluding that I need to include the name of the iris from which
>>>>I take the seeds?
>>>>Thanks all, Sharon
>>>>>
>>>>>Does anyone have any extra Iris seeds laying around.  If you do please
>>>>>send me some.  All so if you have any Iris pictures I would also like to
>>>>>see them.  You can E-mail me privately at az124@hotmail.com.  Thanks.
>>>>>
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