Borglum garden

Hi folks,
         I had a chance to stop at Dana Borglum's garden near Geneva, NY, 
last Sunday.  I live only about 40 miles away, but I have only been there 
once before, about 8 years ago when I was just getting interested in 
irises.  I remember seeing his 'Lake Keuka' when it was recently introduced.
         His garden is in farm country, in between two of the Finger Lakes 
in a very scenic part of the state.  Dana does bearded irises, peonies, and 
daylillies in addition to SIberian irises.  At the time I visited, the 
Siberians were a bit past peak bloom, but there were still enough in bloom 
to hold my interest.  The peonies, however, were going strong & the whole 
property was a sea of color.  It's really a breathtaking sight, and BIG.  I 
was there about an hour and a half.  I walked through this year's seedlings 
after he had already taken out what he wanted to continue working with, and 
still saw several I thought were pretty good.  I checked out the bed with 
his reselects, and got a look at the ones he's considering for future 
introduction.  I remember a small flowered red which I liked especially.
         Maybe it was just a matter of what was blooming that day, but I 
came away with a feeling that he has a special affinity for blues.  He has 
several terrific light blue blends; I bought two, 'Seneca Moodstone' 
and  'Seneca Feather Dancer', which I recommend to you all.  Photos don't 
convey the complexity of these well; they really draw you into them.
         I only had a few minutes to talk with Dana because he was busy 
with other customers.  We talked a little about 'Ally Oops", which is his 
pseudacorus X siberian bee crossed hybrid.  For those of you who are 
skeptical, a look is pretty convincing.  The form is like the siberian 
parent, and the color is a complex vein pattern.  Mostly it's blue over a 
light yellow, with a deep yellow signal.  Standards are about 1/2 inch 
long, & the styles and standards are blue, but show the influence of the 
yellow underneath.  The foliage is wide but not as wide as some 
pseudacorus, and has a mid-rib.
         Ken Walkup





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