Ordering Information
Our garden is inspected 3 times per year by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Shipments are mailed in July and August, subject to outdoor weather conditions. Your orders are sincerely appreciated.
We guarantee all plants to be true to name as registered with the American Iris Society. Accidents do occasionally happen and if you receive a plant that is improperly labeled, we will (1) issue you a refund, (2) issue credit on your next order or (3) replace the plant on an order you place the year of the discovery, if it is still offered for sale on this site. All orders are confirmed promptly by email. Prices are subject to change without notice.
SUBSTITUTIONS
In the event that a plant purchased and reserved for you does not develop properly, please note that when checking out all customers need to choose between the "yes" or "no" option. If you are willing to accept substitutions, feel free to contact us (see "contact" tab to the menu on the left on this page) and furnish us a list of acceptable substitutions.
SURPRISE PACKAGES
At the end of our shipping season, surplus rhizomes remain. You choose a price category of iris rhizomes ($50, $75, $100, or more). We will ship you a collection (our choice of varieties) with a total list price value of 2-3 times the dollar value selected.
The shipping charges for surprise packages is 10% of the value of the surprise package ordered, plus $9 handling fee as well as .0975% sales tax for Tennessee residents.
Example: if you order an $80 surprise package, you will need to add $8 for the postage + $9 handling fee + sales tax if you are a Tennessee resident. To order a surprise package you may send us your request using the CONTACT tab. We will respond to your request but unfortunately you cannot order these packages through our website store.
GIFT CERTIFICATES
Go to the A-M Store. The first photo you see is of a gift-wrapped package. Click on the icon and it will allow you to choose your price point for the gift certificate. Follow the directions and fill in the provided spaces which covers all aspects of the gift certificate process. Provide the information requested. When the payment is processed, the lucky recipient will instantly receive an email AND gift certificate announcing your generous gift. Please DO contact us if you have any questions or encounter problems while purchasing a gift certificate.
If you have questions, there are 4 ways to contact us. Emails get quickest response!
email: phil@rockytopgardens.com OR rtgphil@gmail.com
phone: 615-274-6426
postal service: 914 S. Main St., Eagleville, TN 37060
ORDERING YOUR PLANTS BY MAIL OR PHONE
If you prefer ordering by mail or phone, please go to the home page and click the “Order Form” tab. Fill out the order blank then phone us, email, fax it to us or drop it in the mail. We will manually record and process your order for you and advise you of your order total.
email: phil@rockytopgardens.com OR rtgphil@gmail.com
phone: 615-274-6426
fax: 615-274-6634
postal service: PO Box 41, Eagleville, TN 37060-0041
TERMS USED IN DESCRIPTIONS
The descriptions below contain official terms from the American Iris Society Handbook for Judges and Show Officials used in iris descriptions. The incredible variety of new color patterns as yet have no official terms of description and I am not informed enough to expand these unofficial terms.
AMOENA: white or near-white standards and colored falls
BICOLOR: standards and falls are of contrasting (different) color
BITONE: standards and fall of different tones of the same color
BLEND: Combination of yellow and one or more colors
NEGLECTA: light blue or violet standards and darker falls of the same color(s)
PLICATA: stitched margin color on a paler background
SELF: entire flower of uniform (same) color
VARIEGATA: yellow or near yellow standards with deeper falls in varied or solid tones of brown, purple, or red
STANDARDS: 3 upper petals of the flower
FALLS: 3 lower petals of the flower
HAFTS: area where falls adjoin the standards
BEARDS: fuzzy decoration at the top of falls
STYLES/STYLE ARMS: 3 upright segments enclosed by the standards