I would add a comment to the above that is memorable. Some 4 years ago Keith and I at twilight where out looking at the expanse of irises in his garden, Keith turned to me and said, "Joe did you ever think that we would see what we are seeing in the new directions irises have come to." And I replied, "not only did I not imagine I would be seeing this, but we would be the ones doing it!"
Another sidebar is that I kept track of who was my longest consistent customer. RosaBelle VanValkenburg last held the title that pasted to Thomas Johnson who placed his first order with BVG when a youngster in Canada. Nancy Cunningham reminded me that she has bought some for 32 years in a row. All a fun factoid.
