Yeah I'm bad!!!!
 

WOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I competed in the Iris show today and I won best artistic design!:)

Congrats!!! It is lovely!

And like that wasn't enough, I also won the award of excellence in the horticultural show for having the highest percentage of blue ribbons.:)

Yeah, I'm all shits and giggles right now.:D

Wow!!!!! you should be ecstatic! Does your boy know yet?

Thank you Lilith.

For those of you who have never seen or been to an iris show here's a pic for you. The colors are awesome!

Yeah he knows. I didn't even get my foot in the door and the phone was ringing.:D

Congrats CGT! Beautiful Irises.

Thanks Eliza. I think it helped my creativity taking my breaks last nite at pixies while I was working on them.;)

Btw.. just wanted you all to know that we are a non profit organization that donates any money we aquire thru our iris sales in the summer to college scholarships for graduating seniors in high school that has some type of horticultural background.

Cowgirl
 

Our backyard is loaded with iris from the previous owner. I'm a little new at these plants. There is one that is huge and purple. It is chest high and the blooms area at least 8 inches across. I can see why you like them so much. Congratulations! It's a beautiful arrangement, too. :)

wow mae that is an enormous bloom!!!! thank you

Sharni.... you have a very well known hybridizer there in Australia.

Barry Blyth

Excellent CGT! How beautiful!!! You have a special talent for arrangements.... I love it!!! :D And you should be proud of yourself!!!!!

Gorgeous flowers and what a great cause!!! thanks for sharing some of this world's beauty with us.

CONGRATULATIONS on all your wins!!

The arrangement is beautiful and the flowers are incredible!!

TY for sharing. :) :)

Well done CGT! :D

*hugs*

CGT, I had no idea that you were so multi-talented. Congratulations, they're beautiful!

awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i luv those flowers !!! for some reason i dont have any in my garden tho, i got mostly roses tulips and some other thing i cant remember the name of!!!!!!!!!! LMAO

~nikki

Those are lovely, CGT. Well done and congratulations on your wins!

congrats on the awards CGT, you are truly multi-talented!!

Congrats, cowgirltease....it is absolutely gorgeous, just like you....being a gardening nut, i really enjoyed seeing the show....

Congratulations, your arrangement was beautiful!

See..there's a reason the Iris is Tennessee's state flower...we are smart people! lol

LOL@ TinTennessee. you nut!

Thanks all of yall. I really do enjoy it. It's a great stress reliever.
Yeah, whoever thought pullin weeds could be fun.:rolleyes:

Pulling weeds is about all I can do in the garden. Very impressive, CGT!

Steph want to come help me garden then?

Lilith,
when she gets finished at your house, send her my way.
Tell her I'll pay her a dollar a day and all the water she can drink.:D

Can I send my kids with her for the same deal?

hee hee hee, as long as you don't own a whole tribe of em! LOL:D You might break me!

Oh I though I was paying you :p;)

I'da never figured! Way cool.

Congratulations CGT!!!! I have really enjoyed seeing your beautiful Iris'! You must be so proud!:)

Congratulations Cowgirl, a woman of many talents. I'm happy for you. Good job.

What a wonderful talent and gift you have. You worked hard and deserve to be damn proud of yourself! Thanks for sharing this with us, I loved the happy smile on your face (((hug)))

Awww gee guys, thanks.:o Yeah I really do have a brain. LOL :D

It's harder than you think. Those ol bittys are are out for blood I tell ya!:)

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Wow..Cowgirl that is beautiful...I need to have you make me a silk arrangement like that for X-mas. A big hug & a kiss...congratulations!! :)

Yeah...

I'm just beaming right now!!!!!! :D

I am so proud of you CGT! You truly make the world more beautiful...in so manys!

CGT, the flowers are absolutely beautiful. You are one really amazing lady!!! Thanks for sharing the pictures!

CGT,

It's so good to get recognition for doing well.

Well earned by the looks of it.

Stunning CGT! You must be so proud! I'm still waiting on mine to bloom. TY for sharing!

Oh lixy, I gotta see! Take me some pics will ya?

If any of you have some of the older(what we call Historic) ones, I would love to see them. I'm looking for some to show in that class.
Thanks:)

Very nice CGT. I can see why growing them brings such pleasure - a garden of them must be an amazing sight.

Enjoy your awards.