I actually have "blanket of snow" (at least so far)

Ohhhhh. Sooo pretty!

Sadly, sometimes those plants that have exactly the perfect name for our loved ones, have some egregious fault or other, or are just downright ugly. I once bought the daylily 'Hazel' because that was my mom's name, but I couldn't stand the plant. (I forget why, but possibly because the blooms didn't open well, or had poor substance, or the plant was prone to leaf streak (no rust back then), or the colors were muddy and dingy looking together. Yellow (or gold) and red together in daylilies is mostly a color combination that I cannot stand, anyway. Oddly enough, though, that same color combo is in the daylily 'April Fools', whose flower is actually quite nice in person, better than the database images suggest. I got that one for my husband; his birthday is April 1st, and he loves jokes.)



For anyone planning a memorial garden, I should point out (though you probably already realize this), that plants that are here today may be gone tomorrow - or at least, much harder to find and acquire. That's why I'm so anxious for a certain iris nursery to respond to my email, because I want those two irises (pictured in my page 1 post), 'Lovely Lois' (for my sister) and 'Lord Jeff' (for my daughter's alma mater).

Someday, if I *ever* get just what I want out of the seedling patch(es), I hope to name some plants for my dogs. (For my mom, and sister and daughter, and other folks too... of course. And for various other things, such as snippets of poetry (DH loves poetry and is always reciting it). I have an ever growing list of potential plant names, mostly paired with certain bloom traits. I just need to get just the right plants. )

For my DHs and my parents memorial garden, I chose plants that they liked, not specific named ones. That way, if something happened, we could replace it easily. Roses for DHs father and some large rocks he chosen and had placed in his own rose gardens. For his mother, daffs and peonies. My mother loved hollyhocks. My father loved delosperma.

Beautiful Celia!

Thank you! Those rocks were a b**** to move.

Sure look like it!

It's a beautiful bed, Celia!!

Thanks, everyone.

The first day I saw this Plic. on ATP, I was in love It's overdone perfection on Redbull and steroids. My kind of plant

Cuzz4short said:The first day I saw this Plic. on ATP, I was in love It's overdone perfection on Redbull and steroids. My kind of plant

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Dipped in Dots')
• Uploaded by tveguy3

I agree, when it came out, it was one I had to have. It's done really well here, and I might have a couple to share this summer baring any rot this spring.

beautiful bed Zencat. Im sure they would love it if they saw it.

I'd like to be on a potential Dipped in Dots list, Tom.

I put you down Jan, We'll see how it goes, right now they all look so dumpy after the snow just melted off them, but is there is no rot there should be one for you.

Thanks Tom! And I've just posted all my Blyths (or at least most,) on the Blyth thread - in case there's
something of mine that you'd like.

tveguy3 said:

I agree, when it came out, it was one I had to have. It's done really well here, and I might have a couple to share this summer baring any rot this spring.

If you have enough, (crossing fingers agaunst rot) I would like to be on that list too, Tom. I have been lusting that iris in every post.

Tom, I recently got a Dipped in Dots. Thanks, anyway !

Here's one i got both for the name - and why? it is my hope for America - and for its pretty peachy color.

I got

http://wiki.irises.org/TbPthru...

because 'Michael' is my DHs name and I got


because that's what he likes to drink.

...and to stay on theme, I had to get 'Drunks at Sunset' too:



I've also got enough irises with 'chocolate' in their names to make a new bed, so there must be something I like about that name too...

Then there's



because... funny!

Finally, there are these, no explanation needed:




...and of course:

...just kidding!

Lilli

Lilli ~ What chocolate ones do you have?