Re: Francelle's biography

Francelle,
I do so look forward to your timely comments here.  You have been such a
help to local iris growers and can now spread
your knowledge to a much greater audience.  Welcome.

Jeff Kurtzeman
Zone 9 Phoenix



Francelle Edwards wrote:

> Sorry every one to be late with this biography.  I'm new to this and
> didn't even know I was supposed to write one.  I just got started on
> this and it disappeared from the screen.  If it appears duplicated
> when it is sent, that's my life with a computer.  Now for the bio.  I
> was introduced to irises in 1947 when the first thing my mother
> ordered after World War II was a group of irises from Cooley's Iris
> Garden.  I thought they were the most beautiful flowers ever, and I
> still have some of those original irises, Blue River, William A.
> Setchel, Patricia, and Lady Mohr.  I didn't start growing them then
> though.  I graduated from the U. of Arizona, worked as a copy writer
> for radio stations, and taught school.  My husband, Marvin, and I
> celebrated out 51st wedding anniversary this summer.  The big party
> was last year.  Marvin taught electronics at A.S.U. for 25 years.
> Each of our three sons work in the computer industry.  Douglas, the
> oldest, in Washington state, installs and repairs them.  David lives
> near us and writes software. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents
> of our six wonderful grandchildren.  Darvin, in Dallas, designs the
> chips that make them do wonderful things.  All this expertise in the
> family emphasizes my inadequacy.  What I do best is crash them.  I
> caught the "Iris Virus" five years ago when I grew my own big order
> from Cooley's and found they looked as good as some of the local
> gardens.  When I won my first Best of Show with my first entry, I was
> hopelessly hooked.  I have now won it three years in a row, but I
> find the more I baby the plants, they more poorly they do for me.
> Like children, they are easy to spoil.  I now have about 130 tall
> bearded iris and a few arielbreds.  I also do pollen daubing.  I feel
> that I can choose the parents, the method of germinating and growing,
> but a beautiful new iris is a gift from God.
>     I like to write, so you will probably hear from me often, and I
> am looking forward to more of the interesting communications I have
> received the past few days.
> Francelle Edwards, Glendale, Arizona
>


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