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Jan 17, 2016 1:16 PM CST
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Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
I hope you enjoy, and don't mind my kids appearing in the photos too. This is when I went crazy. It was Mother's Day, cloudy, and about 72 degrees. This I believe is Celebration Song, but I can't be sure.
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Ranunculus was in bloom.
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:19 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
The plant tag in the back says Drifting.
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:21 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
Aqua Fresca
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Sitting area in the shade.

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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:24 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
Daring Deception alongside something not labeled in my pictures.
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Companion plant of Coral Charm Peonies.
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:27 PM CST
Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)
Beekeeper Region: Illinois Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015
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Jan 17, 2016 1:27 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
Primroses and other plants along a path to other areas of the garden.
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There were seating areas everywhere. The place was incredibly busy.
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:34 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
Poesie planted next to Poet's Rhyme on the right.
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Dangerous Mood
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Ecstatic Echo
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:39 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
My kids were not really cooperating. I don't have a tag pictured next to these iris, and I don't remember what they were.
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Moroccan Magic on the left and Kaligazam on the right.
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Grand Canyon Sunset
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Color Me Blue
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:47 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
Blueberry Parfait
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No label pictured for me. Red.
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Clematis
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Garden
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 1:56 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.
Bee Lover Butterflies Daylilies Dragonflies Frogs and Toads Hummingbirder
Irises Region: Oregon Organic Gardener
I think these are Belgian Princess because I loved them so, but no label.
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I won't post them all, but this year I will try to get better pictures of just the flowers too. Salem also has a beautiful Carousel by the river with carved wooden horses by different artists. They fit weights up to 250 pounds and just cost $2 or less for a ride. I got a ride for free on Mother's Day. I also was given a free bouquet of iris at the farm. There was a flower show going on, but my kids had no more patience so I didn't get to examine them.
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"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Jan 17, 2016 2:42 PM CST
Name: Sally
Nichols, iowa (Zone 5a)
Charter ATP Member Birds Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Vegetable Grower Peonies Lilies
Irises Region: Iowa Dog Lover Daylilies Cat Lover Butterflies
Niki,
I would love to tour Schreiner's and your kids were completely adorable!
A small town has no secrets except itself
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Jan 17, 2016 3:35 PM CST
Name: Jane H.
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Birds Region: Kentucky Clematis Daylilies Irises Region: United States of America
Love the pictures - kids make them memorable. Color Me Blue is one I lost this past season and I do love it.
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Jan 17, 2016 4:06 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
Usually when you see lupine & irises in the same garden you know it is Schreiners' display garden. I wish that I could grow the combination.
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Jan 17, 2016 5:00 PM CST
Name: Marilyn, aka "Poly"
South San Francisco Bay Area (Zone 9b)
"The mountains are calling..."
Region: California Daylilies Irises Vegetable Grower Moon Gardener Dog Lover
Bookworm Garden Photography Birds Pollen collector Garden Procrastinator Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Lovely pics, cute kids! (Yes, they don't have infinite patience for garden trips at that age - I remember my daughter well, visiting Maryott's. Even now, at age 25, she'll zip right through whatever garden and leave us eating her dust. Hilarious! )
Evaluating an iris seedling, hopefully for rebloom
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Jan 17, 2016 5:04 PM CST
Name: Neal Linville
Winchester, KY (Zone 6a)
Bulbs Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Roses
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2
Lovely photos! I didn't realize they grew such a variety of interesting plants. The lupines also make me think Schreiner's right off the bat too. I loved seeing the ranunculus and delphinium too, which I hadn't seen in their gardens before. Loved some of the funny faces the kids were making too, LOL.
"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi
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Jan 17, 2016 6:19 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
Nice pictures, and cute kids. I planted some Lupines last summer. I hope they live and bloom at the same time as the irises.
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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Jan 17, 2016 7:30 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
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Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Thank you for posting the photographs, Niki. Smiling
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Jan 17, 2016 7:39 PM CST
(Zone 9b)
Region: California Garden Ideas: Level 1
Nice photos Niki (and cute kids)! Thumbs up
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Jan 17, 2016 8:00 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
Niki -- cute kids -- and they were pretty darned patient through *all of those flowers*.................lol!!

I have got to ask -- do you know the name of the Iris in the extreme foreground of the picture of Daring Deception? It's a glorious yellow with lines on the falls. Sooooooo beautiful!!! Lovey dubby
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Jan 17, 2016 8:00 PM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
I agree , it's nice to see other plants planted along side the Iris.
And your kids are cute too, brings back fun memories.
• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous
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