Finally, a year when the good news overrides Hurricane Katrina. We have a new Mayor and the Saints won the Super Bowl. How about that?
Not that the extensive, deeply flooded areas of New Orleans have fully recovered - there is still much left to do - but we are well along the path to a "new normal" with about 80 percent of our pre-Katrina population. That's in Orleans Parish; the metropolitan area has a higher rate of repopulation. All the areas that people visit and that are distinctively "New Orleans" are fine. In other neighborhoods there are huge numbers of abandoned or gutted homes that the 20 percent still gone have not yet rebuilt. There is much left to do but things are looking up.
I am offering about thirty additional irises this year. As usual, some things are in short supply. It surprises me every year which irises prove popular, and sometimes unexpected demand causes things to sell out early and the stock to dwindle. There are always a few things in recovery mode.
Price List
The prices of available irises are shown by each picture on the main catalog page. There is no longer a separate printed list. All prices are good for the 2010 season.
Orders
A downloadable order form is available from the catalog page. Just print it and mail it. Or feel free to email your order. Payment should be by check or money order.
The biggest change this year is that shipping will begin on August 16 end on October 4. In previous years, I have been willing to ship through October and even into early November. October is a good month to plant, although I personally think earlier is better, but October also is critical to remaking beds and getting the garden ready for winter. Zydeco is a small "boutique" nursery, and I have learned that I have to have October free to dig, divide and replant. So, please get your orders in early and plan to get your garden ready for winter, too.
Substitutes and Extras
Please indicate if you will accept substitutes for plants unavailable. I will attempt to substitute from suggestions and will provide plants of equal or greater value. Extras will be sent unless you specify otherwise. If there is something you already have or don't want, indicate that also.
Quality
I will only send plants in good condition and of a size representative of the cultivar under good growing conditions in South Louisiana.
Shipping
Plants will be shipped Priority U. S. Mail unless another method is requested. Please indicate the approximate date you would like shipping to occur.
Shipping charges are:
$7 and $ .30 for each plant over 10
Free shipping on orders over $150
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