My Iris are just astounding this year. A friend told me that if I put some alfalfa around them in the fall, they would bloom heavier this Spring, and she was right!
I bought a bag of alfalfa pellets and scattered them around the corms. I was probably a bit heavy-handed, but the plants seem to have done well. It doesn’t seem to matter which form of alfalfa you use, but the pellets were the tidiest for our gardens.
I plan to take pictures of the gardens with my trusty disposable camera this week. When the pictures have been developed, I’ll post a few here. At least you’ll be able to see the big picture.
I have one deep purple iris that has done poorly for the past three years. Last year I had one bloom stalk on the plant and the dog snapped it off when he tumbled into the plant. This year, I think there may be six bloom stalks, and I can’t wait to have them open! Some of my newer iris are blooming this year, too. Usually I have good luck with blooms the first full season, but I moved these, and then they were heaved out of the ground with the freeze and thaw.
It looks like garnet, or burgundy is my favorite color for iris, but we have yellow, bronze, purple, and blue varieties getting ready to open. One of the most beautiful pale varieties is a delicate ruffled peach called “Infinite Grace.”
I was going to dig up and dispose of a pale lavender iris this year, but I may save a few pieces of it and plant it where it will contrast those stronger colors.
Yup, I’m iris happy. Come visit me this time of year, when my gardens are at their best!
Daily Archives: May 19, 2004
I Stole This From….
Jamie, who got it from T, who stole this from Tara, or maybe it was Whtetigr. If you wish to play along, answer these questions in my comments section. You’re welcome to swipe this from me. I’ll just say you got it from one of the others. *G*
1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends? and if not: do you want to be friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. Have you ever seen me IRL and been too freaked out to talk to me? If you only know me online…Have you wanted to reply to write things to me and been too shy to?
5. Would you give me a positive friendster testimonial?
6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
7. Describe me in a word, phrase, film, or album?
8. What was your first impression?
9. Do you still think that way about me now?
10. What reminds you of me?
11. If you could give me anything what would it be?
12. How well do you know me?
13. When’s the last time you saw me?
14. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn’t?
15. Are you going to put this on your LiveJournal / journal and see what I say about you?
Everything I’ve learned….
You know how that saying goes……Everything I’ve learned, I learned from….
In this case, the sentence ends….”my sister.”
We were gardening this weekend, and took a brief break. I have NO idea how we got on this subject, but she taught me that I need to be wary of “BUTT DROP.”
My God, please don’t tell me that one more thing is going to happen to my body, much less my butt! If my butt drops, I’m going to need a WAGON to carry it around.
As we age, why couldn’t we have problems like having TOO MUCH hair on our heads…..and NO hair on our upper lips? Couldn’t God have been kind and given us svelt bodies as a reward for making it to old age?
At least Sis gave me the low-down on which Land’s End swimsuit to buy, and she warned me to order the long-torso version. It pains me to think what the experience of trying on the regular version might have been. (wincing)
I wonder what else I’m going to learn from my sisters?