Muddymitts said:Thank you Missy and Jan! If I was facing it again -- I don't think I would even attempt it. But the allure of having room for more new Irises was irresistable!! 
As we get older, don't most of us feel that way? Today I sit back and look at my spread, I look in awe, so glad that I started it 15 years ago. I would never venture to start something so huge today. It was my retirement dream to have a beautiful garden since I would have time to work and enjoy it. I sit back and think about all the changes I have made over the years...and all of the plants I had to try. But the irises have won out, followed by gardening for beneficial insects...bees, butterflies, etc, and for birds. And even today I am making changes, simplifying it, trying to make the garden a pleasure and not a a chore!
