Daring Deception and Gypsy Lady are probably my favories of his so far.



When I see next year's blooms that may change!

Gorgeous, Tom. Each year I look at the new blooms and think they can get no better then along comes another crop of beauties the next year. Amazing, isn't it.

For sure, and it keeps me scrambling to make more room and justify more cost!

Those are gorgeous, Tom -- I don't see how Irises can get any more beautiful than that!

For sure they will!

Didn't think about it until this moment, but I planted more irises from Thomas Johnson this year than any other hybridizer.


Cotillion Ball - MTB - no pic

Stop and Stare - SDB - no pic

Good ones, Kent!! Think my favorite of that group is Dance Til Dawn.

Mine are Asian Plum and Dancing Ghost!! Gorgeous!!

I have many Tom Johnson creations I wish I owned but I am embarrassed to say I only have one of his - Tremors.

Leslie, I wouldn't have any if it weren't for folks here, so don't feel badly about just having one--right now.

I think I can say I wouldn't have any of many a hybridizer if it weren't for the folks on here!

That Asian Plum is a beauty! So many of his are wonderful.
I have to wait a year or two until some of the very latest intros come down a bit in price - but
I can dream!

Tom. Daring Deception...wow!

Bonnie we have visited his gardens quite a few times in Oregon and he is a awesome guy very friendly, he comes from Canada and he started Hybridizing there. I know for a period of time he was partnered with Paul Black and lived in Oklahoma hence the name Mid America Gardens they both moved from there to his current home in Salem which is one of my favorite places to visit it is incredibly landscaped with Conifers, shrubs and small collector trees. There garden is the host main garden for AIS Convention in 2015 or at least they had the largest display for it.

After visiting I tried to built a little piece of it here at home in Iowa but there really is nothing like Mid America there collection of plants is World Class I highly recommend visiting it one can spend a lot of hour's walking it and enjoying there landscaping . I know Paul is now retired and just Hybridize's and Thomas maintains the property and plants all by himself he is a very talented and we will have some really fun new colors and patterns coming from them in the future years. He is a plant lover like the rest of us and after meeting him you can tell he really Love's what he does. I was in awe of some of his seedlings this spring his work with pinks with blue beards is really impressive. I will have lot's of pictures to share of his work when Cabin Fever sets in Look up his mid america Facebook page he has lots of pictures from this spring of seedlings and plants that will be introduced next year it is Eye Candy !!

I added these from him this year was really hard to choose which ones to pic to buy after visiting but Loved all of these.

Crowned In Glory & Full Of Grace



Stole The Show & Season's in the Sun


Eleganza & Totally Tropical


Land Down Under & Polar Mist


Good Morning Sunshine & Ink Patterns

Beautiful pictures Brad!

The ruffles on Crowned in Glory are amazing! Totally Tropical is a must have! Heck I like them all! But, I do have 2 of them.

Seasons In The Sun is already on my want list (yes, due to a Brad picture). Now I may have to add Land Down Under and Polar Mist.....

Like Jan, I will have to let the price come down a bit though.

Thank You, Brad, for the wonderful information on the hybridizers and their gardens. I am glad you could add the personal touch about their creations and who they are. Your photos are wonderful as well and if you have any of their new creations to post - when the winter wearys really set in - of irises that are blue with pink beards....... well, needless to say they would go to the top of my list! I love the overall garden shots you have posted in the past. It encouraged me to add some dwarf evergreens to my patch. Not many but they do bring that extra dimension to a garden.

Seasons in the Sun, Land Down Under, and Good Morning Sunshine...well, had to wipe the drool from my keyboard.

From the Mid-America Facebook page, looks like he/they are visiting the Blyths in Australia. Lucky them!

These are the ones I have in my beds, mostly added this year....and mostly due to other member's kindness !
Catwalk Queen
Daring Deception
Howler
Insaniac
Strawberry Freeze
Ultimate
Chinook Arch

Did you happen to see the picture of Brad hob knobbing with the big guys on the Mid-ameri ca facebook page! Way to go!