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Name: Laura SE Pennsylvania (Zone 7a)  catanache Jan 29, 2019 10:08 PM CST |
Hello! I've been lurking and reading for ages. Had a few rough years and lost most of my garden plants so I'm basically starting with a clean slate. Browsing through the Got a Box threads led me to Suttons and Stout Gardens (amongst other places). Browsing their sites led me to find Sutton's Mystery Grab Box (20 reblooming TB for $50) and Stout's Grab Bags (13 TB for $45). Exiting lurk mode to ask if anyone here has experience with these and what did you think of them? Also, any suggestions for other vendors who have something similar? I have a lot of space, a little money and nothing that they might duplicate.  Thanks! |
Name: Tom Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)            tveguy3 Jan 30, 2019 5:08 AM CST |
| Ghio has usually had a surprise package where you send him a sum of money, and he sends a bunch of rhizomes. I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. - Alexander the Great |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws.            lovemyhouse Jan 30, 2019 5:19 AM CST |
Laura, welcome!   I tend to favor Sutton's because their introductions are so vigorous in my yard, and I can't speak specifically to the grab bags, but each of those three vendors is top-notch for quality and service. It’s okay to not know all the answers. |
Name: Lilli Lundby, Denmark, EU           IrisLilli Jan 30, 2019 5:35 AM CST |
Laura!  You don't know if it will grow until you try! |
Name: Scott Elburn, IL (Zone 5b)       BlueFlagFan Jan 30, 2019 6:37 AM CST |
| Welcome Laura! Tina and Daughters Iris Gardens offers 9 different collections, but they're not open yet. https://tinaanddaughtersiris.c... “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” -Aldo Leopold |
Name: Monty Riggles Henry County, Virginia (Zone 7a) Oops. The weeds took over!    UndyingLight Jan 30, 2019 11:46 AM CST |
| Welcome, Laura! I'd also like to find some "grab-bags" of sorts. That'll get me some hopefully identified new irises without having to pay simultaniously for 13 or 14 or 15 different irises. 13 irises at $5 would be over $100 One of our Bantam Rhode Island Reds stares intently at me. She is our little protector of our littles in the background! Sometimes life isn't fair. Sometimes you have to hold on tight to what you love. Hold onto your friends and family as you will never know the last time you will see them. |
Name: Evelyn Northern CA Sierra foothills - (Zone 8a)      evelyninthegarden Jan 30, 2019 1:13 PM CST |
lovemyhouse said:Laura, welcome! Laura ~ to the Iris Forum! Yes, time to come out of the shadows and into the light! Good luck with your new iris garden! Let us know what you decide. “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” ~Charles Dickens |
(Zone 9b)  UndertheSun Jan 30, 2019 4:05 PM CST |
| Welcome Laura! If I recall, Gabe ordered a grab bag from Sutton's a couple of years ago. So he so was impressed, he mentioned ordering another one. |
Name: Pam Pennsylvania   Snork Jan 30, 2019 6:19 PM CST |
| Welcome Laura from another SE PA iris addict! Both of those are great companies. I think you would be happy with a box from either one. Happy shopping! |
Name: Barbara Northern CA (Zone 9a)   iciris Jan 30, 2019 7:11 PM CST |
| Welcome Laura • “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous |
Southern Ohio (Zone 6b) Save the cows  hippie Jan 30, 2019 8:42 PM CST |
| Iris Grower and Hippie Lives Matter |
Name: Laura SE Pennsylvania (Zone 7a) catanache Jan 30, 2019 11:26 PM CST |
 For all the welcomes!I'd seen mention of plants direct from Ghio but hadn't poked around to find out how. That's now done and I've requested his catalog. Tina and Daughters Iris Gardens is one I hadn't heard of before, I'll look into it. Thanks! Hi @Snork Nice to have company. I'd say I'm still a beginner addict but making speedy progress. I'm seeing if I can get a friend or two to join in, then I can get both grab bags and a few individual varieties. I know one person wants blacks and bright glowy ones. She was very excited to learn they can be fragrant. I love being a plant enabler. |
Name: Evelyn Northern CA Sierra foothills - (Zone 8a) evelyninthegarden Jan 30, 2019 11:46 PM CST |
catanache said: Hi @Snork Nice to have company. I'd say I'm still a beginner addict but making speedy progress. Laura ~ You will fit right in with us here then.... “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” ~Charles Dickens |
Name: Barbara Northern CA (Zone 9a) iciris Jan 30, 2019 11:50 PM CST |
Yes you will.  • “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous |
Name: Lilli Lundby, Denmark, EU IrisLilli Jan 31, 2019 5:01 AM CST |
| Plant enablers! You don't know if it will grow until you try! |
Name: Leslie Durham, NC (Zone 8a)   Lestv Jan 31, 2019 10:20 PM CST |
| I find most bearded iris, if not all, are fragrant. Some stronger than others, some sweet, spicy, etc. I love the scent of iris. It is one of it's attractions. My road calls me, lures me west, east, south & north; most roads lead men homewards, my road leads me forth. - John Masefield |
Name: Evelyn Northern CA Sierra foothills - (Zone 8a) evelyninthegarden Jan 31, 2019 10:30 PM CST |
Leslie ~ You probably don't have English Charm.   “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” ~Charles Dickens |
Name: Ivan West Central Texas (Zone 7a)         Ivan_N_Tx Feb 1, 2019 2:57 PM CST |
| Hi EveIyn, You made me curious. I planted an English Charm last year, so is it a stinker or w/o a fragrance??? I googled it and some say none, others say it has a vanilla scent. _____________________________ "So many blooms, so little time" |
Southern Ohio (Zone 6b) Save the cows hippie Feb 1, 2019 3:05 PM CST |
Ivan_N_Tx said:Hi EveIyn, You made me curious. I planted an English Charm last year, so is it a stinker or w/o a fragrance??? I googled it and some say none, others say it has a vanilla scent. I planted one last year also. Iris Grower and Hippie Lives Matter |
Name: Robin Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)   Totally_Amazing Feb 1, 2019 3:11 PM CST |
| Laura, I hadn't been following this thread but I had some spare time today. In regard to English Charm, https://garden.org/thread/view... |
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