Paul, I hear ya with the green with envy thing. I'm just a few days away from having one of my little iris open, Shindig, can't wait, and pussy toes is not far behind. The TB's are a longer way off, I just had my first tulips open and some daffs, and a couple of pasque flowers, so I have a little color starting.
Dot, I really like Ballycastle, They're all great, but remember when your's are all done blooming, ours will just be going strong. lol. Reminds me of my sisters when we were young, I'd gulp my Ice cream cone, and my sisters would eat slow and rub it in that they still had some left! The good thing is we can share the joy with pictures on here. Tom