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Sep 12, 2016 5:52 AM CST
Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU
Irises Roses Bulbs Hellebores Foliage Fan Cottage Gardener
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Seed Starter Winter Sowing Bee Lover Dog Lover Region: Europe
I'll be adding 3 new ones to my tally for this season... So still in the 'Kids' Stuff' category.

Next year will be a bit more 'exciting'... Whistling
Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need expert advice!
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Sep 13, 2016 1:05 PM CST
Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Foliage Fan Critters Allowed Daylilies Irises Roses
Hostas Birds Multi-Region Gardener Cat Lover Dog Lover Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
OK, I'm at 274 (thereabouts anyway). And even if an enormous rhizome drops from the heavens into my lap, I will not give it growing space... (well, not this month, at least).
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Sep 13, 2016 2:13 PM CST
Name: Barbalee
Amarillo, TX (Zone 6b)
I bet you'd find a way, Mika! Where there's an iris, there's a way!
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Sep 13, 2016 2:46 PM CST
Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Foliage Fan Critters Allowed Daylilies Irises Roses
Hostas Birds Multi-Region Gardener Cat Lover Dog Lover Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Hilarious! Hilarious!
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Sep 14, 2016 5:57 AM CST
Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU
Irises Roses Bulbs Hellebores Foliage Fan Cottage Gardener
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Seed Starter Winter Sowing Bee Lover Dog Lover Region: Europe
Good thing you have two gardens!! Hilarious!

I do not envy you the work, but I'm sure I will feel a little jealous next spring! nodding
Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need expert advice!
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Sep 21, 2016 5:47 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
Ok everyone, sit down for this one...the grand total is 645!!! Does that mean I get my own category of crazy?? Blinking
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Sep 21, 2016 6:44 PM CST
Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)
Beekeeper Region: Illinois Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I tip my hat to you.
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Sep 21, 2016 8:04 PM 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
I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you.

And yes. Whistling
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Sep 21, 2016 8:06 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Liz, Queen of the iris, you get a crown and a whole new definition for crazy! I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Sep 21, 2016 8:18 PM CST
Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Foliage Fan Critters Allowed Daylilies Irises Roses
Hostas Birds Multi-Region Gardener Cat Lover Dog Lover Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Liz, that must be an all-time, unbeatable record! Your garden next spring will be Blinking Hurray! Blinking ... can't wait for the photos.

And I agree, definitely 'yes'!!! I tip my hat to you.
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Sep 21, 2016 8:48 PM CST
(Zone 9b)
Region: California Garden Ideas: Level 1
645? Blinking

I don't even know what to say to that. Rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 21, 2016 9:16 PM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
645, Queen of the Iris is right. Congrats! I tip my hat to you. Hurray! I tip my hat to you. Hurray! I tip my hat to you. Hurray! I tip my hat to you.
Next year I don't think you'll be able to keep that pace up because you'll be photographing so many beautiful Iris you won't have time to look and buy.
• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous
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Sep 21, 2016 9:42 PM CST
Name: Tienito
Rhode Island (Zone 6b)
Amaryllis Irises Native Plants and Wildflowers
Dachsylady86 said:645!!!


Holy moley! That's amazing. By the way, Liz, how's Sand Dancer doing for you? I remember that from a different thread and am still curious. I bet you have lots of really interesting irises!
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Sep 21, 2016 10:17 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
Funny you should ask about Sand Dancer, I just posted about it in the "Show Your Progress" thread. It is surprisingly happy! It has 2 increases and a bunch of new leaves. A little slow to start, but now is taking off. There's a picture in that thread you can check out. I REALLY want to see that one bloom next spring.

Thanks for celebrating my crazy everyone! Hilarious!
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Sep 22, 2016 2:40 AM CST
Name: daphne
san diego county, ca (Zone 10a)
Vermiculture Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
nodding Hurray! Hurray! crazy in a good way!
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Sep 22, 2016 3:43 AM CST
Name: Robin
Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)
Region: Australia Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Seed Starter
I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. Congrats Liz.
You are so far off the scale.
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Sep 22, 2016 3:52 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Debra will have to make you an appropriate crown, I think it may be sitting a bit crooked on your head after taking care of that many irises though! Hilarious! Whistling
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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Sep 22, 2016 6:43 AM CST
Name: Neal Linville
Winchester, KY (Zone 6a)
Bulbs Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Roses
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2
Liz, your place is going to cause a traffic jam next spring! You're our kind of crazy Thumbs up And if any of us are feeling like we went overboard, we just think of you and feel very restrained by comparison Hilarious!
"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi
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Sep 22, 2016 7:07 AM 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
Rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 22, 2016 11:19 AM CST
Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.
Irises Hummingbirder Hellebores Organic Gardener Dog Lover Daylilies
Region: Ukraine Region: California Dahlias Garden Art Cat Lover Vegetable Grower
The PNW sale (and I only bought 7) pushed me "over the edge" ! (106)
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