'Arson' (Keith Keppel 2016, SDB)
‘Brickle’ (Barry Blyth 2000-2001, IB) Good buddies Pegi Naranjo-Smith and Cleide Blackwell from Brazil in Ayres's garden
luminata rebloomer ‘Joy Returns’ (Robin Shadlow 2016)
and many more.
Impressive Medians included SDB ‘Arson’ (Keith
Keppel 2016) in orange with big dark orange beards;
a group of Barry Blyth’s IBs ‘I’m Wicked’ (2013/2014);
‘Brickle’ (2000/2001); ‘Toffee’ (2008/2009); and Jim
Gibson’s famous plicata BB ‘Chickasaw Sue’ (1972).
This garden was immaculate and just overwhelming!
Did we mention we had lunch there? The catered box
‘I'm Wicked’ (Barry Blyth 2013/2014, IB)
lunches were quite tasty.
SCARLETT AYRES GARDEN, EAST MESA,
LAS CRUCES
Scarlett is a scientist at White Sands Missile Range
on the other side of the Organ Mountains north of her
garden. It’s quite a view.
When we arrived by bus we noticed her iron iris
gate so we had to take a picture of it from inside the
garden looking out at the busses. We walked to that
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