Re: REF: program suggestions

Hi Steve,

> I was
> thinking that you could do a quick synopsis of your Iris 101 talk, max
> 10 minutes,

You REALLY got me laughing with this one!  When I did my presentation 
for the Master Gardeners this summer, I talked for TWO AND A HALF 
STRAIGHT HOURS!  In fact, they literally turned off the lights and 
locked the door behind me when they finally managed to shut me up long 
enough to shove me out the door!  A 10 min synopsis?  Not likely!  
ROTFLMAO!!!

>  then get into the iris that bloom early, mid, late season,
> and rebloomers.

That was actually part of my talk.

>  Finally, you could finish up with a quick look at the
> other iris, such as Louisiana, Japanese roof iris, Pacific Coast, etc.
> Depending on how each would fair in your area, you could expand this
> last part into a full blown talk.

None of those irises have managed to survive for me here (haven't 
actually tried any of the PCNs), but I have included mention of hardier 
irises like versicolor, setosa, and pseudacorus.
>
> If it was not covered in your Iris 101 talk, you could do one on just
> the cultivation of iris, where to plant, how to plant, how to care for,
> how to dig and divide, and when these activities should occur.

I touched on all of this, too, and provided attendees with culture 
sheets to take home with them.  But you're quite right that I could 
easily cover just these culture aspects in a program of their own.

> Certainly, your location does have its own special problems that need 
> to
> be overcome, and many may think that growing iris in your climate is 
> not
> really possible.

I think you're right about that, but I believe the larger current issue 
in my area is simply a lack of familiarity with the diversity of 
irises.  That is the primary focus of my "Irises 101" presentation.  I 
want to introduce folks to the wide world of irises outside of the two 
or three old NOIDs I've seen growing in a few gardens around here.  
Folks up here just don't have any idea what the Genus Iris really has 
to offer, or that some of those offerings are quite well suited to our 
northern MN growing conditions.

Laurie


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