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 -- how could I get a copy of that?

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.

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)

Wow -- that IS generous, Dennis. What a wonderful assortment you got!!

Thanks Paul -- I appreciate it. Think I'll email him and send some money via snail-mail.

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.

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.

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.

The Keppel is usually the first to arrive for us, followed by Superstition Gardens in Feb. We have Schreiner's mini catalog on line.

Wow -- my Keppel catalog arrived today. I must already be on his mailing list.

I think that I might order his BB 'Art Glass'.

It's a beauty!!

I also liked Wisecrack, Lucy!

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.

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.

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. 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.............

I noticed that "IF" was in capital letters! ...Arlyn

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.

Mary Ann, substitute IF with WHEN!

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