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• Home to signs of spring:
  • joenesgarden: That's funny, fern, I've only been to Lake Placid during winter.
  • fern: I've always enjoyed Lake Placid, too, although I've only gone in the summer.
  • joenesgarden: Christine, so sorry your garden is snow-bound. I'll keep posting photos so you can live through mine until yours awakens. And one of the cool things about the birch tree is that each bit of bark is so different in color and texture.
  • Christine B.: The peeling bark on those birch trees is something to behold. Reminds me of home. The Iris reticulata, not so much. I have them planted in my garden, but said garden is buried under a couple feet of snow, and it's still snowing. (Insert sigh here) Christine in Alaska
  • joenesgarden: Iris reticulata blossoms don't last long, Debbie, but bring such a bright relief after the gray and brown of winter that I'm thrilled to see their short burst of color.
  • Debbie: I've always loved going away for a few days in the spring because the changes back at home are so profound. I love the color of your iris, such an intense blue for the spring. I don't have any iris reticulata but I may need to plant some for next year so...
  • joenesgarden: Laurrie, I'm intrigued by the bark of paper birch, and there are so many to choose from in upstate New York so I tend to try to capture them digitally. I bet your iris reticulata blooms soon ... don't forget to watch for it.
  • joenesgarden: Thanks, Jean. I'll bet you are anxious for some color in your Maine gardens.
  • Laurrie: My iris reticulata isn't blooming yet, but I did see green shoots. Mine is very purple, not the deep rich blue of your gorgeous iris. Can't wait for mine to show now! I love the paper birch trunks in your photo... they almost look silky.