Mother's Day is always considered the first "safe" time , here. They say we are looking at a freeze Sunday, and Monday nights, so......there go my apricots

So sorry, Arlyn. That's the way my plums go.

For southern Maine, Memorial Day is the safe day. I choose the second full or new moon in May....or whenever I can get the garden put in. Dad's birthday bash is Memorial Day weekend. I am never in the garden.

I like your *Ancient One* Mary Ann I do have I. germanica, and the rhizome is doing very well, so I do expect decent blooms from it. I don't have any smaller ones, except a Dwarf bearded that someone told me is an ancient form of I. germanica. It was here when I bought the mobile home. It desperately needed thinning out, which I did, but now I need to add more rhizomes, so I chose 'Royal Maroon' an 8-inch MDB to fill in the empty spaces. It's lovely. I had originally wanted 'Cherry Garden' but it is to tall at 11-inches. I don't expect any blooms on my Iris until May, unless 'Crimson King' blooms out for me early.

The "Weather Channel" says it will be going down to 26 degrees on Tuesday night! It was almost 80 today here!!

We have chances for "hard Freeze" or hard frost on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. I have bloom stalks on a few and two blooms. I am worried also about my hydrangeas. They really get zapped when we have a late freeze/frost.

Mid 70's to low 80's early next week, with next Wednesday topping the chart at 87.

It's cold and windy here right now, lots of freezing days ahead yet. Arlyn what cultivar(s) of apricots do you have. I have 3 different ones. All bloom at different times. The Manchurian has Pink showing on the buds now. Not a chance for that one. Even if the buds survived, there are no insects around to pollinate them.

I *think* it's a "Moorpark".....I'd have to check to be sure, though. It is one of the few that I found that was *supposed* to be self fruitful . I'd say about 1/2--3/4 of the blossoms were open, today, and, during the few sunny hours we had, the honey bees had found them. I have heard that apricot blossoms can stand more cold than peaches, so, maybe if it doesn' get TOO cold

I've had them take up to 4 nights of temps at 28 degrees and still produce.

Mary Ann, short or tall, love the colors of all of them

April 6th -- and there's lots of blossoms!!!

Ruby Tuesday -- looking a little ragged from the wind and rain:


Two Thumbs Up -- not quite fully open:


Little Sighs:


Casper's Shadow:


Two Thumbs Up -- open:


Sparks Fly is gonna do it!!!


Little Sighs close up -- such a pretty little bloom:

YAY! Mary Ann. You have little guys playing in your garden!

Hmmmm, I see some Tom box selections! Great pics!

Nasty wind & rain here. Glad nothing is in bloom.

I've been taking pictures all along, but have not had time to post them. So here's a few from the past several days.

This is Snitch:


Giggles and Grins:


Cafe Mocha:


Pippi Longstockings -- I think my favorite little guy so far:


Kilarney Green:


And Deb -- wouldja look at the size of the clump..................
People -- that's from one rhizome planted last June!!!!!

And -- finally -- I get to see Sparks Fly!! Thanks to Debra for this one too!!


And here's little Dapper -- another enthusiastic little guy:


That's all for this morning. There are TB bloom stalks all over the place -- won't be long now!!

Wow Mary Ann, what are you feeding the little guys? They sure are a happy bunch for sure.

holy crap! that's from one Rhizome? that's one hell of a grower!

I'm gonna have to move all the Irises in that one raised bed -- it would appear that Kilarney Green wants it all to itself...................