Hello and Introduction
Linda Foulis (Sun, 16 Oct 2005 20:53:42 PDT)

Hi,
I'm a new member to the PBS, name is Linda Foulis. I reside in Okotoks, AB,
Canada. We are zone 3a. We're lucky if we get 112 frost free days here in
the foothills of the Rockies. I depend a lot on creating microclimates in
the yard, and of course bring all of my tender bulbs and plants in for the
winter.
Angela can we trade climates for a while? I can't even begin to tell you
how many peonies I dug out and tossed in the compost in our new yard. I've
been through a winter where it was -54 for 3 days.
Tulips, allium, fritillaria, arum, daffodils, crocus and so on all do really
well here.
I've put off joining the club prior to this as I didn't want to tempt
myself, having serious plant collections in a rental can be difficult. So
far I've limited myself to hippeastrums, plus some cross pollinating,
sprekelia, albuca, plus an amazon lily (?).
Finding interesting plant matter here is difficult and I order seeds in
mostly from overseas.

For you hippeastrum breeders, how long does it take under optimal conditions
for a seed to grow big enough to bloom?

Linda Foulis
Okotoks, AB Canada
3C tonight