I was into roses before the Iris and always dreamed of having a English Cottage Garden. Not knowing any better the Iris I bought were from the big box stores. About 6 years ago my friend Anita and I stopped at an Iris field where a man sold un-named Iris for 2.00 each. I think we each bought about 60 Iris each. The next three years each spring we would go back and buy about the same amount. I remember the man telling us about these ladies that would come to buy Iris and they would leave mad because he didn't have named Iris. He called them Iris snobs. Anita and I didn't care about the Iris names we both just wanted beautiful gardens and now you know why I have so many un-named Iris. About 4 years ago I noticed a sign that said "Iris sale" that was not to far from where I live. This lady sold her named Iris for 3.00 each and all of them where named! Anyways I was hooked when I saw most of them in bloom and thought how gorgeous they looked. Then I found ATP... then about two weeks ago I got a new computer monitor. It's amazing the color difference in the old monitor vs the new one monitor and now I'm even more afraid.....
