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Mar 13, 2016 6:25 PM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Mines in August... Whistling
• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous
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Mar 13, 2016 8:04 PM CST
Name: Shannon
Burkeville,Va (Zone 7a)
The House on the Hill Gardens
Birds Seed Starter Sedums Roses Peonies Irises
Hostas Echinacea Dog Lover Daylilies Dahlias Cottage Gardener
Ummm...My 50 th was in February Whistling


I had the pleasure of talking to (email) and getting a few of Mr. Blyths iris this year Hurray! They are my
first and they are beautiful . My mom gave me money for my birthday and I was told Buy plants you could
not get on your own SOOOO ... Here are my new babies Lovey dubby

Dramatico
Yoda
Irish Darling
I'm Wicked
Jo Bangles
Wild Nutmeg
Buttered
Flamina
Scripted
GoChloe
Bounce
Off Guard
Storm Song
Chimu
Buster
Baffle
Gig
Grandescent
Coloursonic
Coffee Cove
and Barry sent me Bluesman , Sugarmist & Date Me

He was so nice and helpful. I ordered late and Barry picked different iris that matched the ones I did not get and to
top it off the ones Barry picked 5 of the 6 were on my Wish List Lovey dubby
The horse is God's gift to mankind. ~Arabian Proverb
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Mar 13, 2016 8:59 PM CST
Name: Liz
East Dover, VT (Zone 5a)
Annuals Irises Lilies Region: Northeast US Organic Gardener Peonies
Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Seed Starter Enjoys or suffers hot summers Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Hummingbirder
You have to post pictures of Scripted when it blooms! That looked so lovely in the catalog. Your entire order is amazing though Lovey dubby Drooling
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Mar 13, 2016 9:14 PM CST
(Zone 9b)
Region: California Garden Ideas: Level 1
My birthday is in August too! Whistling

Happy belated birthday Shannon! Can your Mom adopt me on my 50th b-day? Whistling
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Mar 14, 2016 9:16 AM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Happy Birthday late, Shannon. Hope it was wonderful!!

I'm also an August baby -- August 1st to be exact! Nothing like starting a month off on the right foot!! Rolling my eyes.

Shannon -- your Iris list is amazing!! Lovey dubby
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Aug 20, 2017 10:55 PM CST
Name: Evelyn
Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)
Irises Region: Ukraine Garden Procrastinator Bee Lover Butterflies Plant and/or Seed Trader
Region: California Cat Lover Deer Bulbs Foliage Fan Annuals
janwax said:We lighten up our clay soil with compost and rice hulls...but maybe I should be adding sand?


From what I have read, clay and sand make concrete.

http://www.patwelsh.com/soils/...
"Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson
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Aug 23, 2017 5:56 AM CST
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(Zone 7a)
Garden Photography Hybridizer Irises Seed Starter Region: Tennessee
It can Jan more sand

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