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Love these irises, Lori. They'll lovely, great color. Will they spread out, multiply on their own or do you need to dig up bulbs to replant in another area? I had a lot of daylilies that I dug up and the new plants didn't do well. May need more time. I also love my African Iris that multiply like crazy, take over any area they can get to, but it's lovely and great filler for some places. I've thinned them out and given some to friends.

Also have walking iris, mine are little white with purple, gold and brown centers. They're lovely and I love the way they walk and spread. Also make a fun basket. Have trouble keeping the landscapers away from them....they are not weeds, darn it! Stop spraying them....but, I pull babies and replant where they can grow and flourish. Just stick my finger in to make a hole and plant the roots in and cover them well. They grow fine with a bit of water and love. My favorite place currently is under a live oak in front of my condo. They seem to like the filtered light, get water from my lawn sprinklers, and make me happy watching them walk and bloom. Pretty blooms.

My patio and feeders are suffering since I've been under the weather. I had planned to spend time today cleaning up all the dirt that's floated to the center of the patio and is now growing seedlings from the feeders' mess. Getting more seed that's cleaner, so not so much to clean up. I'm about ready to get my little gun out after the squirrels! What a nuisance. I love their personalities, interest in life and the way they figure out how to get to the seeds, but they've too persistent and make a huge mess, drive me crazy. Fun, how they know me and see me coming and run.....makes me feel so powerful and mighty!

Woodpeckers, cardinals, chicadees, house finch, wax-winged ???, still coming around, but not having as much fun. They like it clean and neat. If asthma and UTI let me, I'll be out there tomorrow to clean and reestablish the bird bath, clean up and refill feeders, move more to get away from squirrels....just do my thing. Love it and hope to have fun tomorrow.

Btw: son is better today. It's not a good thing for him to miss any doses of his meds, so I set it up for pharmacy to text me when something is filled. YEAH! Big progress, such a tiny thing.

Blessings to all. Have 't gotten the pictures working yet. Calling Samsung for help. Pray for me, please! Want to share the orchids and others. eliabeth

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Hi Elizabeth, yes these Siberian Irises do spread, but slowly. Regular irises are much easier to grow! The first 5 years there weren’t even any blossoms so i was getting a bit discouraged. Finally 3 years ago they started getting sporadic flowers but this year, wowzee! What a show.

You have daily shows at your condo with all the birds, obnoxious squirrels and other critters!! Do you have any neighbors who might do a quick clean up of your bird feeders for you? I’m sure this is all really vexing for you to not be able to get out and do what you want! I’m finding a similar frustration by my continued ban on any gardening…can’t even pull a weed. My transplant team is adamant…to avoid a fungal infection at all cost. Le’ sigh…

I’m so sorry that pesky UTI and asthma are continuing to plague you and keep you from enjoying your usual activities. I’m amazed daily with what you’re dealing with and yet, there you go, marching right along like it’s just a little inconvenience. You, Laurie (@artist01) and others members facing so much on a daily basis are exemplary in attitude and resilience!

I can feel your relief with the news that your son has filled his prescription!! We’ll hope and pray he continues on with his meds. It’s a huge step forward for him…and you.

Fondly, Lori.