Re: REF: program suggestions

Hi Laurie,
Great that you are doing this for the gardening public. The more education the better. Folks seem to be very cautious about getting into iris until they know more about them and that's what we're here for, right!
I do presentations here in my area, too. Besides the Iris 101, I also do a digging and dividing workshop. Detailed instructions are provided on digging and then I demonstrate the dividing part with a large clump planted in a pot sunk in the ground. All I have to do is pop the pot out of the ground in spring and clean it up a bit and it is ready to go to the club meeting. Of course, all the divisions are given away after the demonstration. And, I am in the process of putting together a presentation specifically on the beardless types that we can grow including siberians, spurias, pseudacorus, etc.
I have also done in the past a small workshop for interested folks in seed starting indoors and planting the resulting germinated seeds. I bring seedlings that have been growing under lights since February and they are given away following the presentation or used for door prizes, whatever.
One thing, too, that has been asked for by a few people but that I haven't gotten around to doing yet, is a garden workshop on hybridizing. I admit it would be for a select few, but it could work if the interest is there. 

Good luck!

BJ in SW MB

At 08:05 AM 11/23/2007, you wrote:

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I need specific program ideas to help indoctrinate the iris-cautious.
Ideas, anyone?


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