Well, grass is overrated...just a thought...

Well Liz. How about some yard shots so we can maybe help come up with ideas? Just a thought.

Liz, I know the feeling. I need to make like 4 beds that's 5 foot wide by probably 50 foot long so I can plant all mine with enough room

I guess I'll post my numbers once everything is received. I'm estimated 100 total, but have ordered around 70 so far..

I hope you people aren't like the ebay hoarders and have stacks of orders piled up unopened. Poor irises.

Definitely not! Mine will go right in the ground when they arrive, even if it means gardening in the dark with a work light. I'm hardcore like that I'm also working on getting all the beds in order now to be ready for my babies coming.

coboro said:I hope you people aren't like the ebay hoarders and have stacks of orders piled up unopened. Poor irises.

How about potted and lined up.

Mine usually go right into pots.

Carl - that would be beyond cruel! My iris are mostly all planted in beds. About 25 this year are still in pots.

Gahhh!!! Have the funniest sign from Facebook but can't seem to get it to show up here. Any ideas on how to do that?

We only have orders out to Keppel & Supersition & winterberry. Some of the extras get taken to our iris auction in Aug. Of course I might buy a couple there.

Last year at this time I was at zero and by the end of Summer I ended up in a straight jacket for the second year in a row. Currently I have 4 ordered and we'll see what happens over the next 5 months. September is a long time away....

That's quite an impressive list of vendors and number of rhizomes ordered Liz!

Arlyn, I see you fell off the wagon.

djinnevada said:
Gahhh!!! Have the funniest sign from Facebook but can't seem to get it to show up here. Any ideas on how to do that?

Try taking a screen shot. On a Mac, it's control/shift/4.. I usually save them to the desktop, then move to photos, or a file, or delete. Someone else will have to explain how to do it on a PC.

I ordered from a few places this year, but I wasn't paying attention and ordered a couple of the same Iris from different vendors. It's ok because I really like the ones I doubled ordered. But now I really have to do an accurate count. I know my orders will not come anywhere close to the last two years orders.
I really really want to place an order with Mid America and Kepple too. My $4,000 to $5,000 issue has now rose to $6,250. Ouch! You know how many Iris I could have bought for $6,250?

One way to do it for the PC is to right click on the image. Click on 'save image as'. When the screen comes up, name the file and save it. Note what folder it goes into. Should be Downloads.
Then add the photo like you would an iris photo. I saved your avatar and then downloaded it from my Downloads folder.

tveguy3 said:

Here is the "How many new iris cultivars did you acquire" scale

1 to 30 = Just kid stuff
31 to 50 = A good start
51 to 75 = Slightly off balance
76 to 100 = On the Edge!
101 to 125 = Over the Edge
126 to 150 = Pretty messed up
151 to 175 = You need your head examined
176 to 200 = Bring on the paddy wagon!
200 to 300 = Men in white coats coming with strait jacket.
Over 300 =Living in La La Land
(either that or you're a commercial dealer )


Rules:
You count all of the iris cultivars that you acquired during this calendar year.

The deadline for this award will be Sept. 15. Rhizomes received after this time will not count toward this title.

May the best man or woman win!

Question, the PNW sale is usually around the second week of September. Can this date be modified if the sale runs Sept 15 and Sept 16?

Phillipb2 said:
Question, the PNW sale is usually around the second week of September. Can this date be modified if the sale runs Sept 15 and Sept 16?

Will have to take that up with the board of directors and see what they say.

The chickens say its ok Tom.

The horses seconded the motion, and the dog and cat's rallied around the idea and it passed with flying colors. The only apposing vote came from the darn ground hog, and he's going to get his!!! Sept. 30th it is, and it's been changed on the first post.

Phillipb2 said:
You know how many Iris I could have bought for $6,250?

Might want to look at Liz's order. It might be close! 😂