Tom, what a wonderful list ! I agree and have been thrilled by many of them.
Speaking of Ghio... His EMBLEMATIC was one of my earlier loves, but he's been
feeling a bit out of sorts,, and I'm reminded that I should feed and rescue him - or at least part of him. (Which reminds me, I should say, that I sometimes assign genders to my irises (I know, silly.) For instance, Joe's sweet, pink
MAGICAL not only knocked my socks off, but she's planted in 3 places. in 3 different beds!
