Volunteers needed.

well i was at the local nursery today and the big complaint this spring is that the voles are eating everyones tulip bulbs. i think we are having a surge in the vole population here in springfield, massachusetts. i'm so bummed about my pretty crocus and tulips, were a midnight snack. :-(

Time to get a lot of cats... :-)

LOL pins..........but i don't want dead voles as gifts ....unless of course you have something to trade for them? ;-)
debi z and franklin

Let's see, what would be a good trade for dead voles? I gotta think on that one. Any suggestions? lol

Here are those same 2 again. These are from the same pkg.

At least you all can see I do my own gardening. LOL

Sometimes those fancy double daffodils revert back to being single. Some say that is because of higher temperatures during growing season. Let us see how they do next year.

You are right handed, right?

Bleek the iris have not attained enough growth to bloom, I don't think. They are all about 7-8" tall. But it is still early I guess.

LOL I AM right handed. I had to hold the camera with the right hand. I DIG and PLANT with both though. :) You'd have to see my post in gen disc to see why I was so dirty. LOL

My Iris have started to flower, but I am earlier than the great NW

Bert, did you keep track of what you sent to whom? I want to make sure I don't forget to let you know about anything. I know I have a list but where I put it may be another story. LOL I planted a lot of new stuff last year. All the stuff you sent has special markers so eventually I will find it. :)

I have a few more iris blooming true to name and gorgeous. The only name I can remember right now (I'm at work, lol) is Coral Point. :)

This is Spring!!! Can you add me to your list? Linda

Even the tiny offsets were dying to be seen!

Tulip "Texas Flame"

Shoot! Lost the post above the tiny offset one. LOL

Tulip "Elegant Lady"

Bert, the tulips I bought from you were as advertised and were large and healthy. They bloomed magnificently. It was the tulip Daydream.
You sell bulbs for fund-raisers, right?

Thanks for all the feed back. I can see that most of it is true to name. I have sent samples to 27 people so in some parts of the country the season must be really late.

I am really enjoying them. Thank you!

Same here Bert I really enjoyed them.

Don't forget to e-mail me.

dear bert,
well i've given up hope of any bulbs emerging from the garden plot i had of your bulbs. the only things that came and bloomed were the 3 daffodils, which i didn't get a pic of but were strong, healthy, large and the blossom was a bright yellow that glowed with spring happiness. as for all the others.............well the dang voles got them. can i say #$% #(@)%* @#2!!! those rotten #4@@$8** voles. can i say that on dave's? ;-)
i was so looking forward to the succession of blooms.
thank you bert for this opportunity. you are a sweetheart. and i KNOW i can say that on dave's. ;-)
debi z and franklin

Hi Bert, the Iris are just getting started here in WA. Looks like one of yours is gonna bloom! I will report as soon as it does. :)

OK, here is one! About 10" tall, multiple blooms. Just opened today. Was labeled as Night Owl, but it is not. Very cute tho.

I would love to take part in this, I'm in zone 5 and can plant in sun, shade or dappled sun whichever needed. plmk if I can join too.
Halsa

If he does it again I hope. This was started in Sept 2004.

oh dear dear if he does i want to be on the vol. list ..

Mt. Everest, giant alliums.

A single one, up close.

You REALLY are an active participant! I tip my hat to you and really appreciate this.

Awe, thanks! The bulbs were free in exchange for the information on them. I figure returning the info is the least I can do. :) I have at least one other set. I think they are dutch iris that I really, really wanted! LOL I have to get you a pic still. They started blooming yesterday.

I'm sad to say it, but I think this is the last of my test bulbs. :( I have so enjoyed growing these. This one has actually been on my wants list for a while so you cannot imagine how happy I was when I pulled them out of the box. :)

Dutch Iris
Eye of the Tiger

Hey Bert! As the Iris Season will be soon leaving us, I only had the one Iris photo (above) to report. I will feed them all and report again next season. As Iris do, they sometimes take a few years.

Bert, my Arctic Fancy is blooming beautifully. Today's bloom only had 2 standards and falls, though. Jesse's Song bloomed with a huge number of flowers. Carolina Gold, Painted Cloud (what a beauty), Royal Touch, and Titans Glory have all bloomed true to the picture. Several irises have not bloomed yet. I'll keep you posted as they may still yet bloom.

Thanks for letting us do this for you. What a treat!

Thanks for the update. I am surprised that they are this late flowering. I am glad you are enjoying them. Enjoy.

Here's my report:
Allium 'atropurpureum" - only 1 bloomed as of 6-8-05 (nothing to write home about)

Chionodoxa 'luciliae' Pink Giant - bloomed early April - cute things

Fritillaria 'persica' - all came up - none bloomed ( never had good luck with these)

Hyacinthus 'orientalis' Atlantic & Jan Bos & Pink Pearl - bloomed mid April - good- stood up tall

Muscari 'azureem' only 2 of 5 bloomed - small and nondescript -will move them to a different place for next year

Narcissus 'curly ' - bloomed end of Apr
Narcissus 'flower drift' - bloomed end of Apr
Narcissus ' jonquilla" sundial - bloomed end of April
(all the above were nice...)

Tulipa 'tarada' bloomed all of April = gorgeous!!

What a fun time this was. Oh, I planted everything on Oct. 27 -04

I didn't take any photos, but of all the ones that bloomed, they were all true to their pictures

My absolute favorites were the jonqulla sundial and the tulipa tarada - I am going to get more of those for myself.

Thanks for letting us participate ! If you need anymore volunteers, I would be glad to lend a hand!!