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[Linda]

Hello Gardeners,

I'm a New West resident from the Brow of the Hill. Having descended
from a long line of planters and farmers, and having worked for a
global interior/exterior horticultural company
for the past two years, I find gardening in my blood and currently
garden on my
patio, which is quite large.
I've had success with many varieties of plants in the garden as well
as indoor
tropicals. I have a fairly good foundation of information regarding
pests/treatment,
diseases/treatment, plants, pollination methods, seed collection,
ideal growing conditions, and am a great hands-on problem solver. I'm
also quite good at propegation via cuttings, and am
happy to share/trade seeds, greenery, time, and/or knowledge.

I've a bunch of yellow iris seeds to share if anyone could use them.
They would
look lovely against the fence of a community garden or in a plot. I
also have a
white montana, or anemone clematis, which I started from seed a few
years ago. I
will also have seeds from this later in the season to share.
Seeds can be kept in glass jars, preferably painted black or kept in a
dry, dark, cool location for planting next spring. Iris seeds could be
planted now, and will survive the winter under a good mulch if they
are still young and tender.

[Steering Committee Members]

It's great to have your gardening expertise here. The Iris seed sounds
lovely thanks for the offer. Leave a few at the simcoe shed and I'll
sow them in the garden.

-Rob

[Leslie]

Please don't take this message in the wrong way but I am just
wondering what species your yellow iris' are? If they are yellow flag
iris (Iris pseudacorus) please do not spread these seeds, do not give
them away as a "gift". Yellow flag iris is spreading throughout BC
taking over our wetlands and creeks, out competeing native vegetation
and damaging fish and wildlife habitat. Please see
http://www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca/invasive-plants-bc/invasive-plant-watch/yellow-flag-iris
for more information.
Leslie

On Jul 15, 1:29 pm, Steering Committee Members

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[Linda]

Thanks for that Leslie,
The flowers of the ones I have are much smaller and are purple in the
centre, although they are growing in containers. As far as iris' or
day lilies are concerned, I would imagine they are much the same in
regards to proliferation. I simply collect all the seeds from my
garden to contain and control plant size. They've been left at the
Simcoe shed already but perhaps there are those that may wish to grow
them in containers and collect the seeds to prevent spreading, in
respect of the invasive species information. There are many plants
which are considered invasive yet are still beautiful, some safer than
others to grow by container, so it's always a good idea to know your
plants.

Linda

On Jul 17, 10:37 pm, Leslie <lkrist...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please don't take this message in the wrong way but I am just
> wondering what species your yellow iris' are?  If they are yellow flag
> iris (Iris pseudacorus) please do not spread these seeds, do not give
> them away as a "gift".  Yellow flag iris is spreading throughout BC
> taking over our wetlands and creeks, out competeing native vegetation

> and damaging fish and wildlife habitat.  Please seehttp://www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca/invasive-plants-bc/invasive-plan...

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