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Jan 27, 2014 3:59 PM CST
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Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.
Annuals Enjoys or suffers cold winters Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Garden Procrastinator Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Plays in the sandbox
Tender Perennials Tomato Heads The WITWIT Badge Region: Utah Vegetable Grower Hybridizer
Keith Keppel's catalog arrived today. A catalog again, not a folder. Lots of nice things to choose from including a good selection of Blyth iris. I'll spend some time with it this evening and see what tempts me.......
Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah
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Jan 27, 2014 4:03 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Paul -- how could I get a copy of that?
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Jan 27, 2014 4:57 PM CST
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Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.
Annuals Enjoys or suffers cold winters Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Garden Procrastinator Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Plays in the sandbox
Tender Perennials Tomato Heads The WITWIT Badge Region: Utah Vegetable Grower Hybridizer
Drop him a note at Keith Keppel, P.O. Box 18154, Salem Oregon, 97305 or E-mail him at <[email protected]>. If I were to write to him I would include a few dollars for the catalog. Nice pictures. He has listed again many of his intros that are a few years old and a lot of Blyths. My experience is that he introduces nice iris, sends nice rhizomes, and is generous with gifts/extras. Thumbs up
Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah
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Jan 27, 2014 6:00 PM CST
Name: Dennis
Gilbertsville, KY/ Lahaina, HI (Zone 7a)
Director, TBIS
Keith is quite generous with extras. I won "Dancing Days" (2013) at the TBIS Auction last year at Dallas,

and purchased:
Chenille (2011)
Ghost Writer (2011)
Pretty Kitty (2011)
Tunnel Vision (2010)
Haunted Heart (2010)
Spendthrift (2012)

and received as bonus:
Sea Cruise (2012)
Volcanic Glow (2012)
Summer Shadow (2011)
Overview (2012)
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Jan 27, 2014 6:46 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Wow -- that IS generous, Dennis. What a wonderful assortment you got!! Lovey dubby

Thanks Paul -- I appreciate it. Think I'll email him and send some money via snail-mail.
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Jan 27, 2014 6:50 PM CST
Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises
Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Irises Region: Northeast US Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Giggles that he had to go back to the catalog. I guess the folded notebook didn't work too well. Only 2 IBs for medians. OH well.
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Jan 27, 2014 7:50 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.
Annuals Enjoys or suffers cold winters Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Garden Procrastinator Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Plays in the sandbox
Tender Perennials Tomato Heads The WITWIT Badge Region: Utah Vegetable Grower Hybridizer
Keith has produced some wonderful medians. The ones that bloomed for me this spring were very nice. Raspberry Ice was a special favorite. Among his comments in the catalog he admits to have a passion for TB's and a realization of how many good medians that Mid-America introduces each year.
Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah
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Jan 28, 2014 1:12 AM CST
Name: Brad
iowa (Zone 5a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Celebrating Gardening: 2015
This will be one of the few things I will look forward to about returning to frozen Iowa, but I'm glad to hear it is a catalog form this year, I would guess it must be pretty expensive to produce these but what a treat to have them, I sure enjoy going through it every year always good advice and a nice selection of plants.
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Jan 28, 2014 3:11 PM CST
Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises
Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Irises Region: Northeast US Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
The Keppel is usually the first to arrive for us, followed by Superstition Gardens in Feb. We have Schreiner's mini catalog on line.
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Jan 28, 2014 3:46 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Wow -- my Keppel catalog arrived today. I must already be on his mailing list. Green Grin!
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Jan 29, 2014 7:26 AM CST
Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises
Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Irises Region: Northeast US Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I think that I might order his BB 'Art Glass'.
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Jan 29, 2014 7:42 AM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
It's a beauty!!
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Jan 29, 2014 7:44 AM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
I also liked Wisecrack, Lucy! Green Grin!
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Jan 29, 2014 2:52 PM CST
Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises
Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Irises Region: Northeast US Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Sorry that Keith didn't keep listing IB 'Soft Word' I managed to get it as an extra after he left it out of the catalog. Since it does well here & he uses it as a pod parent the resulting plant should be hardy.
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Feb 4, 2014 1:08 PM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I got my Keppel Catalog too. Don't know how I'm going to limit myself , I do like most of the new intros, but no way can I afford them all. Just have to see which ones I can't live without. I know House Arrest is one I have to have, then there's Arrivederci, and then Gambling Man, and and and . . . Oh well, it's good to be back on the computer. Darn thing bit the dust the other day, couldn't get it to boot up. Needed a new switch. I was pretty worried, as I hadn't backed up my iris inventory with the new ones I added last year. (over a 100) I am breathing easier now.
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Feb 4, 2014 1:29 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Ooh-ooh Tom -- you're lucky that wasn't a permanent crash. My worst nightmare. I haven't backed up all of my recent work either. Whistling Glad your computer is back up and running.

The Irises in his catalog are beautiful, aren't they? Fortunately -- there are a couple from a year or two ago that I like better than most of the intros. So -- IF I were going to actually purchase any Irises this year -- I wouldn't have to spend a fortune............. Rolling my eyes.
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Feb 4, 2014 1:35 PM CST
Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)
Beekeeper Region: Illinois Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I noticed that "IF" was in capital letters! Rolling on the floor laughing ...Arlyn
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Feb 4, 2014 2:00 PM CST
Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises
Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Irises Region: Northeast US Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
We were not able to finish clean up last fall so I am not sure how many places are open. I remember 3 TB places, not sure of the SDB ones. Going into the winter, last year's purchase 'Janet Price' (Bushnell) had 5 or 6 increase. So can't wait for that one.
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Feb 4, 2014 2:17 PM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Mary Ann, substitute IF with WHEN! Rolling on the floor laughing
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Feb 4, 2014 3:11 PM CST
Name: Dennis
Gilbertsville, KY/ Lahaina, HI (Zone 7a)
Director, TBIS
Mary Ann,
I said last year that I wasn't going to buy any new cultivars, but ended up with 75 new ones. I'm not even going to make that foolish statement this year.
Dennis

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