Roy Welcome as a new member. Enjoy and learn a lot. So I also do Ton Wijnen The Netherlands -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] Namens roy land Verzonden: woensdag 10 februari 2010 16:49 Aan: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Onderwerp: [pbs] new member greetings all: i live in a suburb of dallas texas. i have had a lifelong passion for horticulture, with a special interest in bulbs. i always had flowerbeds from my earliest memories. i remember when my granny brought me a special gift of a sack of narcissus from her garden to mine. (i just recently purchased a rhizome of 'wabash' iris, a variety that i remember from my granny's garden) my love for plants continued with a degree in floriculture from texas a&m. now, i am working at a greenhouse in the city of glenn heights, texas. we grow bedding plants, mostly 18 count flats/4" pots. i propagate a lot of cuttings and grow some seeds. this past year my interest in amaryllis resulted in my trying my hand at hybridization of amaryllis, eventually collecting seed, and growing seedlings. i also grew several zephyranthes varieties and just recently planted formosa lily. i have been reading the threads on the various topics y'all discuss, realizing how much i don't know about bulbs! after months of reading over the discussions and "drooling" over the seed exchange lists, i just recently joined the pbs. i look forward to learning more about bulbs and also in trying to grow different genera from seed. its nice to find a group that shares my passion for bulbs. roy land _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/