I've been out today spraying weed killer and the ever-present clover and grass tries, and sometimes succeeds in invading my 1/4 acre patch of irises. This time of year is always so exciting as there are new seedlings that should bloom this year, in fact...a lot of them! Last year's crop brought some great results, and a few worthy of registration which I have not done yet, but will once I have enough of them. If things proceed well, hopefully I can re-enter the market and try to sell some of my own hybrids in about three years. In the meantime, just keeping up with this ever growing patch of iris is some serious work! As the new flowers open, and I proceed with documentation of size, color, type, and vigor, I'll post up some photos of the more promising results. Culling is the hard part. I find it very difficult to dig them up, and throw them away. So if you would like some free pretty irises, let me know. They can be yours just for the cost of shipment. If you would like to swap for something I have that I don't already have in the garden I have plenty of swapping material. Many dwarf, and talls...in trade for broken color, or plicatas, also looking for vivid pinks.
