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What once began as "Springhill Iris Gardens",
a small hobby garden in New Jersey expanded almost exponentially when Dave
retired and moved to Mt. Angel, Oregon. The move from a 1/4 acre parcel in
a housing development to a full acre with all sorts of room was like manna from
heaven. "Dave's Iris Patch" was the result and remained
that way until 1993, the year before the AIS National Convention in Portland
when it was renamed "Abbey Gardens" in honor of the 100 year
old Benedictine Abbey located in Mt. Angel.
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Abbey Gardens moved from
Mt. Angel to Mollala, Oregon in 1994. Although this is a five acre
property, only about one acre is used for iris cultivation. Rest of
the property is used by a neighbor for growing hay as cattle feed. |
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Nancy Price joined Dave in
Molalla
in 2003.
As iris hobbyists, they grow
their
favorite varieties and have ventured
into a hybridizing program
as time allows.
Dave is a retired pharmacist
and
Nancy is currently employed at
OHSU (Oregon Health Science University) as a medical technologist. |
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| Dave enjoys all classes
and varieties of iris. Above he picks a couple miniature dwarf iris
called WESTERN CIRCLES (Willett '93) in mid-April. Spurias will
finish our bloom season in mid-June.
Dave is also a Master Gardener, enjoying a wide
variety of annuals and perennials. A Monkey Puzzle tree was added to
the collection of plants in 2005. |
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Feeding time for the 4-legged
M&M (mouse and mole) patrol. |
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Dave poses in his Abbey Garden bed
of introduced iris. Dave and Nancy are looking forward to these tall
bearded blooms when they return from the 2005 AIS National Convention in
St. Louis, Missouri. |
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