Evelyn. You have worked so hard and I am looking forward to see them in full bloom.

Evelyn, great job and like everyone else, I can't wait to see photos of your blooms. May they all bloom next year.

Robin and Deborah ~ Thank you so much!
Even if just half of them bloom this coming spring, it will be a garden filled with iris flowers!

You've been a busy woman, Evelyn! Congrats on getting all of that done -- you must be feeling a tremendous sense of satisfaction.

Evelyn - You're garden is going to be beautiful! I love how you arranged them. A lot of work, yes, but so worth it.

Many on my wish list, like: Better Than Butter, Sergey, Coffee Whispers, Tango Amigo, Butterfly Affair.

A few from my 2018 orders: Peach Pearl, Giraffe Kneehis, Haunted Heart. (So excited!)

And I have/have had and LOVE: Tiger Honey (had years ago), Yalobusha Desert (have had for a few years but it hasn't bloomed yet), and Thornbird (one of my favorites, will always grow it.)

Like everyone else, cannot wait to see your spring pics!

Florentine Silk is so pretty - love the pink and blue combination!

Here in North Dakota, we've already had our first snow so I will be gardening vicariously through this website for the next several months. So looking forward to my new iris garden next spring and hope all of my babies survive the winter. Should they be mulched for the winter? They've been planted for about a month and a half so hopefully their roots have dug in by now.

greenappleagnes said:Evelyn - You're garden is going to be beautiful! I love how you arranged them. A lot of work, yes, but so worth it.

Many on my wish list, like: Better Than Butter, Sergey, Coffee Whispers, Tango Amigo, Butterfly Affair.

A few from my 2018 orders: Peach Pearl, Giraffe Kneehis, Haunted Heart. (So excited!)

And I have/have had and LOVE: Tiger Honey (had years ago), Yalobusha Desert (have had for a few years but it hasn't bloomed yet), and Thornbird (one of my favorites, will always grow it.)

Like everyone else, cannot wait to see your spring pics!

Casey ~ Thank you so much! I can't wait to see the blooms, too! If at least half of them bloom, there will be a lot of flowers! How many days now until May?

Ha! Too many. But I'm sure it will be here before we know it.

Muddymitts said:You've been a busy woman, Evelyn! Congrats on getting all of that done -- you must be feeling a tremendous sense of satisfaction.

Mary Ann ~ I still have a little ways to go. I am finishing up the raised beds and then I will plant a few in the perennial beds. My bulbs are due to arrive next week, so I can plant more white daffodils along the fence in the White Flower Border and then I will put out all the new (to me) white irises. I have removed Immortality and I will be putting them in a bed of their own to see if I can get them to rebloom next year.

How is your iris garden coming along? Have you planted any new ones? Or are you still working on those #@%&## weeds? I know you get a lot more rain so the weeds are a constant inhabitant in your gardens....

Here are the new white ones. They are nice for blocking the dying daffodil foliage.

Bridal Fashion

Mesmerizer

Purissima

Skating Party

White Extra

I posted in another thread("What did you do....") about the second iris bed, which is quite a bit larger than the first one. I can't believe that I ordered so many this year! Hopefully I won't order any more until I eliminate a few from these beds.

good luck on that phrase, evelyn. i've been saying that last sentence for three years, now.

It never seems to work out that way, does it?

Daphne and Andrea

Woe (or whoa!) is me!

evelyninthegarden said:
Bridal Fashion

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Bridal Fashion')
• Uploaded by irisfarmer

Mesmerizer

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Mesmerizer')
• Uploaded by Moiris

Purissima

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Purissima')
• Uploaded by AndreA33

Skating Party

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Skating Party')
• Uploaded by Snork

White Extra

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'White Extra')
• Uploaded by Polymerous

I think I will plant White Extra in between Purissima and Skating Party in order to tell them all apart, especially after they grow a bit.

Has anyone ever planted similar irises and then couldn't ID them later? (And especially white ones...)

I think you will be fine Evelyn if you label them and keep a bit of space between them.

If you map your beds carefully, you shouldn't have a problem.

I will be doing both of those...labels and maps. Thank you.