We ordered dwarf irises with a couple tall ones. So far ordered TB Mixed Signals from Keith Keppel. The Winterberry order was for dwarf irises.

Hope they live in this drought!

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RobinD said:What kind of fish do you have?

I had 7 Discus, I started with 1 Blue Diamond from Petco and after I saw I didn't kill it I added 6 Red Turquoise I got from a hobby breeder in Western Mass, but I'm down to 4. I lost one after forgetting to turn the heater back on in the small tank they have been in. Too much stress. I lost a Blue Diamond I had bought from Petco. He made it a couple years but he had a deformity and probably was never a very hardy fish to start with. Also lost the runt of the Red Turquoises. I think it was a water quality issue. I am really supposed to change the water at absolute minimum once per week and I was down to once a month. PLus teh build up of mulm in the sand and too many snails were part of the problem I bet. The tank is 120 gallons so it takes a lot of time to do and a lot of water. I got lazy after 2 years of being good.

Here are some older pics from when everything was doing really well.


2014





2015

How beautiful! Salt water? I had fish several times, but got too lazy after awhile....they do take tons of care....

Yes they are a ton of work! This is a freshwater tank.

Very colorful fish for freshwater.....

There was a plant sale at my friend's farm in NH...bought a dark mauve lobelia, & a meadow rue with tiny purple flowers.....

Nice find, I love lobelia!

So do I.....I lost my purple clump this past winter...not enough snow, I guess.....

I don't think they last.. in denville it seems 4 years max on them

Mine never make it for more than two years.

Two years for me too

Well, I guess I can count myself lucky to have had the clump as long as I did......this one is Ruby Fan.....when I planted it, it was like planting in a sand dune....

Got a western lights azalea on the hurting rack for $3.00 AT&T lowes

So we mainly grow irises, from dwarf to just a few tall bearded. We also have a Siberian bed which is full. 42 new for next year, although some are 'historic' (over 30 years from introduction.)

Good purchase, Allison...you'll be able to nurture it....Lucy, didn't realize you had that many iris....the beds must be gorgeous when in bloom!

We start with the dwarfs & move along as the heights increase as the season goes later through the spring. Not much for fall as I sent the few rebloomers to our club's iris sales.

irisarian said:We start with the dwarfs & move along as the heights increase as the season goes later through the spring. Not much for fall as I sent the few rebloomers to our club's iris sales.

I would love to see pictures next spring!

Pictures are always Great