It is a lovely memorial bed and when in bloom what a tribute it will be.

Looks nice Debra, and when it's all in bloom next summer it will be even better. We'll look for pictures then too! Thanks for sharing.

They are, Mary Ann, including you.

Thank you, Bonnie. Be different if we had been able to afford a burial plot where Crystal's kids could go to remember. (I have her ashes at my house until my sister or one of the kids decides to take them.) Thought it would be nice for them to have it. And I get a pretty garden bed out of it, so everyone benefits. Tracy had a traditional funeral and his kids do have that option, but it is not convenient traveling distance for my sister and his part was more for her than for his children.

Thank YOU, Tom.

It is going to be wonderful in bloom!

Thank you, Leslie. Keep meaning to send you this photo of the new sidewalk bed where the Quaker Ladies have been located.

That is a fantastic layout! And I love that you have picture markers!!! Clever you.

What are the yellow ones along the left edge? And it that Blueberry Tart or Bold Statement in the front?

AD - Adventurous
CARY – Sunshine Blue Caryopteris. Might change it out for one more fully developed.
CWQ - Catwalk Queen
CLS - Crooked Little Smile
GG - Gizmo the Gremlin
KG - Killarney Green
MB - Megabucks
MP - Michael Paul
MA - Miles Ahead
OBI - Obi-Wan Kenobi
PJ - Platinum Jubilee
QL - Quaker Lady
RM – Arp Rosemary
SM - Smart Money
SFG – Strawberry Fields Gomphrena
WS - Wintry Sky

Oh so Gizmo looks a bit like Tart. I have Killarney Green on order this year. Have you grown it before? Does it grow well?

You seem to have a computer program set up for your mapping. Was it easy to set up?

I received Killarney Green as a gift this year, so I don't have any growth information yet. In fact, received 90%+ of all my Irises this year as trades or gifts.

I used Microsoft Publisher to superimpose imported flower images onto the bed photograph, and used the Text feature in Picasa photo editor to put in the labels. Labor intensive, but turned out well, I think.

My Gizmo looks like this.

I am really impressed with the work you have done Debra. It is really going to pay off next spring.

I like the depth of color, Bonnie. The ones I have I got from Calif Sue. Will see how the color differs between Arkansas, California, and Texas.

I got some Gizmo from Sue too, so we can see what it does up here as well.

Good

That will be an interesting experiment.

I love the way you did your garden Debra, it is going to look so pretty come next spring.

Vi, you are back! Did you have a good trip?

Nope -- she hasn't left yet.