Re: Re: CAT: catalogs with lots of color pictures?
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- Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 10:17:48 +1000
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Shreiners have lots of photos on their web site mow. Cayeux website is
lovely also.
Colleen Modra
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From: <patriciabrooks@coupeville.net>
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Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 5:15 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: CAT: catalogs with lots of color pictures?
>
> Schreiner's catalog is full of gorgeous iris pics, but you pay for it
> if you order from them. Their prices range from $6 for the old ones
> to $40 for newer. The catalog costs $5, from:
> Schreiner's Iris Gardens
> 3625 Quinaby Rd. N.E.
> Salem, Oregon 97303-9720
> No pics at their web site.
>
> My favorite is Sutton's, which has fewer pictures, but includes those
> of two reblooming collections and two space-age collections, as well
> as their introductions of course. Their rhizomes are just as nice as
> Schreiner's or Cooley's, but cost a LOT less -- from $1.50 for older
> to a $5 average for newer, up to $15-$30 for the latest. I can't
> remember whether I paid for the catalog originally, since I've
> ordered every year since so get it automatically, but you can check
> out their web site at http:///www.suttoniris.com. There are glorious
> pictures there too.
>
> Aitken's has fewer pictures but is also a wonderful source. Their
> catalog is $2, from Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden
> 608 NW 119th St.
> Vancouver, WA 98685
> Their web site seems to keep changing names, but most recently I
> found it at www.flowerfantasy.net
>
> Another HUGE source, with fine iris at rock-bottom prices, is
> Nicholson's Woodland Iris Garden, P.O. Box 578668, Modesto, CA
> 95357. I don't know whether there's a charge for their catalog, but
> their email address is iris4u@pacbell.net -- also not always
> reliable. They list a huge number of irises at very low prices,
> though no pics.
>
> Besides trying the AIS link, check out "Gardening Girl's" website,
> from which you can access many (including Aitken's) directly from the
> site. Other picture-full sites are Nicholls, Beautiful View Iris
> Gardens, and Forquin Mountain Iris Garden (catalog $2).
>
> Enjoy! I began my online search from several engines using "iris
> growers" as my search words and found many I hadn't known of. Bless
> these growers; otherwise, iris addicts such as myself would pine away.
>
>
>
> --- In iris-talk@egroups.com, linda Mann <lmann@m...> wrote:
> > A lurker sent me this question off-list - I can't really think of
> > anybody other than Cooley's.
> >
> > Check out the AIS website - it is linked to a lot of websites with
> > pictures, if that will do, plus it has a link to a somewhat out of
> date
> > list of catalog sources.
> >
> > > As a new iris grower I's like to buy some nice catalogs that have
> lots of
> > > Iris pictures. I have the Schreiner's catalog and it is
> wonderful. Can you
> > > recommend any others?
> >
> > Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
>
>
>
>
