Pictures of Herbertia
Dennis Kramb (Thu, 01 Apr 2004 18:54:23 PST)

Hello all! I figured it's time to introduce myself. My name is Dennis
Kramb, and I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Anyone here into irises has
probably heard of me before. I've been actively involved with several iris
groups for a few years now including ASI, SIGNA, SLI, and AIS. I recently
took over as Aril Society webmaster, and I also started the SIGNA iris
species web database a few months back.

This PBS mail group has heavy traffic compared to what I'm used to. Much
of it is over my head and/or about plants I could never hope to grow in my
Zone 6 garden. But I'm THRILLED at some of the messages, such as this one
from Germán, with the outstanding photos of Herbertia. I've been lurking
here for a while now, and started posting messages in just the last few
days. I recognize a few names here so far, such as Bob Pries and Jim
Waddick. (Hi guys!) But most of your are new, and I'm looking forward to
making some new friends here.

For those of you interested in seeing some of my work, you can check them
out at
http://www.arilsociety.org/
http://www.badbear.com/signa/
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/

I'm just an average gardener with an above average interest in certain
flowers, such as irises. I don't have any scientific background in botany,
nor any special place to grow my plants. But that doesn't diminish my
enthusiasm. I'm not fond of container gardening, so anything I grow has to
be tough enough to survive on its own outside in Ohio's very cold very
snowless winters. Louisiana irises have been a surprising success here. I
can't hardly believe that wild collected plants from the deep south (USA)
can thrive here, but they do! Some aril (regelia) species do really well
here too.

Warmest Regards,
Dennis in a very chilly Cincinnati, Ohio

At 02:37 PM 4/1/2004 -0300, you wrote: