The first issue of Fleur de Lis magazine! - Society for Louisiana Iris

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OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORSPaul W. Gossett President129 East 33rd Place, Tulsa, OK 74105(918) 742-1204pwgossett@juno.comHarry Wolford Vice-President2605 Oakhaven St., Palm Bay, FL 32905(321) 724-1676N8kxp@cfl.rr.comMonte Stahl Secretary12712 North Council Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73112(405) 721-5519mstahl@ionet.netRon Betzer120 Adair LaneLafayette, LA 70508(337) 235-5494r_betzer@yahoo.comJoe Musacchia509 Linda Ann Ave.Gray, LA 70359(985) 872-1963joem@sw.rr.comRichard Sloan Treasurer118 E. Walnut, Alma, AR 72921(479) 632-4962rjsloan@mynewroads.comBOARD MEMBERSDonna Wolford2605 Oakhaven St.Palm Bay, FL 32905(321) 724-1676N8kxp@cfl.rr.comEarline Sudduth4551 Siwell RoadJackson, MS 39212(601) 372-8586EMSud@aol.comCONTENTSPresident’s MessagePaul W. Gossett Page 1From the EditorTom W. Dillard Page 2Bloom Season in the Land of Ozby Heather Pryor Page 3Relocating a Garden...and beinghounded into writing an article aboutit!by Ron Betzer Page 8Seabrook Nursery––Then and Now:The Odyssey of a Gardener and HerGardenby Sherry Seabrook Page 11Dr. Wendell Hall III4300 Doral DriveLittle Rock, AR 72212(501) 228-0500wendallhallgarden@juno.comKevin VaughnRobert Treadway7619 Hwy 13 NorthCarlisle, AR 72024(870) 854-5456robertt01@earthlink.netPast PresidentNew Cultivars from Down UnderPage 14Book Review: Iris Species and Cultivarsin the Worldby Tom W. Dillard Page 15JOURNAL STAFFTom W. Dillard EditorP.O. Box 356, Farmington, AR 72730(479) 267-4901tomd@pgtc.comTim Nutt Associate EditorDr. Wendell Hall III Assistant EditorDavid Nitka Assistant EditorPatrick O’Connor Assistant EditorSusan Killingsworth Advertising EditorRon Killingsworth Advertising EditorMarie Caillet Editor Emeritus1216 Cedar Pine Lane, Little Elm, TX 75068(972) 292-1154©Fleur de Lis Society for Louisiana IrisesFleur de Lis: The Journal of the Society for Louisiana Irises ispublished quarterly by the Society for Louisiana Irises.ISSN 1559-9574Publication office is located at 118 E. Walnut, Alma, AR 72921.Bulk postage paid at Jackson, MS.Other publications may reprint from the Fleur de Lis withoutexpress permission as long as printed attribution is given to the authorand to the Fleur de Lis (including issue date, source and page number).Reprinted articles may not be edited without permission. Tearsheetsmust be mailed to the editor within two weeks of reprinting.Display advertising accepted. See rates elsewhere in this issue.
Spring 20061Ihope everyone has had a safe and wonderfulwinter—and now it is time to put our thoughts againto another Louisiana iris bloom season. Here inTulsa, Oklahoma, we have not had much of a winterat all and as early as February we saw daffodils,forsythia, and some of the trees putting on bloombuds. We have not had a measurable amount of rainsince October 1, 2005 and we are about 20 inchesbehind on our normal rainfall.Check out the back of the Fleur de Lis in theCommercial Directory Section and order a catalogso that you can update your gardens this year. Also,purchasing Louisiana irises helps to support ourLouisiana iris hybridizers and commercial gardens.With this issue of the a new Fleur de Lis, theformer SLI Newsletter, takes on a very excellent lookand brings us into a new era in the history of SLI.The newsletter staff along with the SLI board isworking to make the Fleur de Lis a good qualitynewsletter that all readers, as well as SLI members,will enjoy reading and sharing with others. We havebeen able to add more color pictures to each issue,have good articles to read, and now a new look thatreaches far beyond Louisiana to the entire gardeningworld but, it still does not forget our roots and wherethe society first began. We all hope that you will enjoyand approve of the new look and will be proud toshare it with your friends and other people. Let meknow what you think of the magazine’s new look, andalso any other ideas that you might have for thenewsletter.I wish everyone a safe, wonderful, and great 2006Louisiana Iris Bloom Season.––Paul W. Gossett~In Memoriam~Members of the Society for Louisiana Irisesare terribly saddened to learn that two loyalmembers have died recently.Charles “Chuck” Walkowiak, a former memberof the SLI board, died in mid-March. He lived inLawtell, La. He was 64 years of age. Chuckattended the convention in Dallas in 2004, and hisfriendly but quiet personality was enjoyed by allthose in attendance. He was also a member ofthe American Iris Society, the Acadiana IrisSociety, and the Arbor Day Foundation.Donald Copenhaver of DeRidder, La. diedrecently. Don is fondly recalled by SLI memberswho occasionally visited the Copenhaver farm andgarden during annual convention bus tours. Theywere perfect hosts. Don was a potter, in additionto being a retired dairy farmer, and examples ofhis ceramic pieces could befound in his garden. Don issurvived by his wonderful spouse,Nita Copenhaven. Don and Nitahave always been generous indonating Louisiana iris rhizomesfor sale at the annual convention.The Society for LouisianaIrises extends its sympathies to the families ofChuck and Don. Their presences at SLIconventions will be sorely missed, but their impacton the Society will be felt for years to come.Fleur de Lis: The Journal of the Society for Louisiana Irises
Page 1: SPRING 2006 NUMBER 203ON THE COVERS
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Page 13 and 14: Spring 2006SEABROOK NURSERY—THEN
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Page 17 and 18: Spring 200615book reviewJapan Iris
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