I think they'd need 40 steps for me, and then I'd have to be put into a strait jacket

Paul2032 said:What is the iris in the first picture from the Keppel Garden?

About have to be Jealous Guy, wouldn't it?

Brad -- YES!!!!! I'm consistent, aren't I?

Wow Brad, great pics! Wild and Chariots of Fire were planted last year, can't wait to see them bloom I liked the muted colors on Forbidden Fruit too!

Thanks everybody glad you liked the pictures, It is Jealous Guy and I really like that one it has very unique colors there is nothing else like it that I have seen but Barry is pretty good at doing that

Mary Ann yes you are Rustler is another good one it really glows in the sun.

Arlyn I like the blend of colors on that one as well it has been on my ever growing list but I have not noticed it for sale from anyone but Schreiner's.

Oh my! I'm in serious trouble if I ever go see a grower.

I was/am planning on visiting Superstition Gardens this year. I fear they will have to scare me away with garden rakes to leave their yard.

Tom -- 40 steps!! -- LOL!

Brad -- oh I hope it blooms this year! I need to go out tomorrow and see how the rhizome looks. Some of those in that temporary bed have been frost-heaved -- I hope that's not one of them. That Iris is gorgeous!!!

Rob -- do you have anyone you can take with you who will be a stabilizing influence??????

OK -- and I'm wondering what the dark beauty is in the third Keppel photo -- lower left corner -- gold standards, almost black falls..............?

Now Jealous Guy is on my wish list!

Rob there garden is awesome very friendly good people if you are close by those guys definitely stop there and bring a camera

Mary Ann it is Catwalk the falls were more of a burgundy at home check the database for more pictures.

Sue you will like it.. Hoping we get to see it at Napa's they have been adding a lot of Barry's plants to there garden and from the sound of things they are growing fast with your weather.

I'm going to have to rob a bank now to buy everything on my wish list. I need someone to drive the get away car, any takers?

Sure -- but you gotta split the proceeds -- after all, I have a wish list too!!!

Iris fever seems to escalate this time of year. I am trying not to add to my wish list. I tell myself only iris I can't live without. Right! Jealous Guy and Catwalk... got the spelling right. Tom, the bank will not have any money by the time you get there as others have had the same idea as a solution. I wonder if pleading the iris virus would be a good defense.

I'll agree, folks, that it's easy to get "hooked" on some of the pictures you see here, and it's real easy to go over board with one's purchases . But I look at it from another direction...for example, Rita and I used to attend at least 2 concerts a year, when ever one of "our" music stars happened to appear at our local venue. Tickets were about $75 a head at that time, and then there was supper to buy, and gas to get us down there. It was an enjoyable evening, and cost me about $250. Now $250 will buy quite a few plants, and give us WAY more than one evenings fun! And what else are you going to do with your money that improves the look (and therefore the value) of your home, adds to your enjoyment, improves your health (through more exercise!), and expands your "friendship" base ( if it weren't for the iris, would we all be 'talking" to one another here?). But , as an "iris buddy", I will try to help you all through this, and if any of you are worried about getting carried away this "ordering season", just send your checkbooks and credit cards to me, along with your wishlists and I'll manage them for you till the buying season is over! I will make sure that you get then iris on your wishlist, at the best possible price, and without any buyer's remorse, or guilt ,on your part. Instead of "the Devil made me do it!," you can just tell people ,. "It was Arlyn's fault! He promised !" I have "broad shoulders", and can easily take any abuse that is thrown my way! And any guilt will be mine, alone, leaving you free to enjoy your plants ! Just e-mail me for my address, I will expect the checkbooks and credit cards before April Ist...... ....Arlyn

Of course we'll split the bootie Mary Ann, but then we'd have to rob a few extra banks in order to have enough for all involved. Maybe a better idea is to have a "Hostile take over" of one or more of the iris gardens. We could just dig what we wanted and leave. Or better yet set up a compound and wall it in and have it all to ourselves. All the wacko iris lovers of the world could come and indulge in iris bliss until the feds came and blew us up. Did I say that???? omg I am going crazy! I need an iris fix and fast! Some body help me!

Nice try Arlyn!

Well Tom -- don't we already have that plan in place? You know -- Brad's garden this spring..........???????? (shhhhhhhhhhhhh)

Nice try Arlyn, indeed!!

Maybe, because of my "Accent" , you didn't understand that I'm just here to help !


....................Arlyn