Re: OT-BIO: Jody Nolin

Welcome, Jody!

You will learn a lot.  This group is GREAT, collectively representing 
enormous experience.

Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA,  zone 8


--- In iris-talk@egroups.com, "Jody Nolin" <thistle@s...> wrote:
> Hi!
> Been growing iris only about 4 years, learning to deal with clay 
soil 
> and borers.  I'm originally from New Hampshire where neither were a 
> problem.
> I'm just starting to get into beardless.  I put in my first LAs 
this 
> year, and had my first Japanese bloom last spring. 
> As far as my taste in iris, it's for the dramatic.  I don't have 
many 
> pinks, but lots of gold/maroon/mulberry.  At the spring region 6 
> meeting, I was knocked out by Classic Suede, Persian Wood and 
> Frostbite.
> I've gotten involved in our local society, which needs some 
> revitalizing.  I've gone to a couple of regional meetings and had a 
> wonderful time at each one.  
> I had a bad case of 'author syndrome' when meeting hybridizers for 
> the first time.  I got all tongue-tied.  I think I got over it when 
> Brad Kasperek yelled to me across the park "Are you making trouble 
> again?"  How'd he figure me out so fast?   ;-)
> I'm an obsessive list and spreadsheet maker, so I've got the data 
on 
> my collection all organized.  Now if the rhizomes would just stay 
in 
> one place....
> I've already convinced my husband that we need more land.  His lawn 
> has been disappearing steadily for the last 3 years as new iris 
beds 
> take over.
> I was SO relieved to read the threads about Dykes winners dying.  
> Iris are so tough in general that I thought I was killing them.
> I'm looking forward to learning a lot from you!


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