Address change
Jane McGary (Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:41:24 PDT)

As of Sept. 15, 2010, my postal address and phone number will change to:
Jane McGary
4620 SE View Acres Rd.
Milwaukie, OR 97267
503-786-2579

E-mail remains the same.

Replanting the bulb collection is proceeding, though more slowly than
I had hoped. I've now situated the fall bloomers (some have already
produced flowers, just 10 days after planting), the desert irises,
the deep growers (Calochortus, Tulipa, Themidaceae. Erythronium), and
the taller Fritillaria species, and am working today to finish up the
shorter Fritillaria and perhaps start on Narcissus. Then come the
Hyacinthaceae, miscellaneous, and finally the spring crocuses. Each
species gets set at what I imagine to be its preferred level, covered
with mixed-size sharp sand, and permanently labeled. The larger
species have their own spots, but there will be some overlap among
the smaller ones, which I hope will be attractive. There is compost
at the base layer of the beds, but for the rest I have only time to
use the sand and will apply soluble fertilizer as I have in the past,
which seems adequate for now. Once all the bulbs are in and covered,
I'll top-dress it with small gravel; I have a choice between grayish
pea gravel, which is heavy, and crushed red scoria, which is lighter
but artificial-looking. The scoria (similar to pumice but denser) has
significant nutritive value and holds some moisture, but it would
look pretty bad with the flowers. I suppose I should add some prilled
lime, as well, though it's never seemed necessary when the plants
were repotted biannually.

Jane McGary