Re: CAT: Joe Ghio's Bay View Gardens - Expose'

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Bay View Gardens

I have to say that I really do like EXPOSE'.  For those attending the 2005
Region 4 Convention in Raleigh, NC you will be able to see two different
clumps of it in two of the tour gardens, including Glenn Grigg's garden that
is just a few miles from us.  Neither do I have a problem with the $85 price
of any iris that is introducing new characteristics to the genus.  The price
will drop when the flower hits the secondary market and distribution
increases.

Keith Kepple's new catalog arrived and I love ADOREGON with those great
waves of ruffles.  It is a flower that appeals to me and I am surprised that
it does not cost more.  I am not complaining that it doesn't cost enough.
Rather, I think it is a great value at $50 and believe people that like this
form will buy it without hesitation.

I love Joe Ghio's new FOR THE SOUL.  The colors are so captivating.  Bill
Maryott's new PURE AND SIMPLE is a great garden beacon with a commanding
presence in the garden.

I buy flowers from seeing only pictures.  Not all the time though.  I also
take into account the reputation of the hybridizer and other flowers that I
have seen from the hybridizer. I have no problem buying a Ghio or Kepple
flower from only a picture. I bet we could all name hybridizers that we know
will have quality flowers year after year.

I am real heavy into growing daylilies and am glad that irises do not
command the prices of the newest daylilies.  It is amazing how many $200
daylilies sell out within a few hours of becoming available.  I just
completed putting a greenhouse up, joined the American Orchid Society, and
am probably getting ready to be shocked at the cost of new orchids.
Fortunately, orchids will only be an accent flower for inside the house
while they are blooming.  I will be very happy with a small collection of
less than 10 orchids, but the ones I select,  I really do want to love.

Glorious gardening,

Bobby

Bobby Baxter
TheGardenSite.com
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