Re: Iris Garden Manitoba Style
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  • Subject: Re: Iris Garden Manitoba Style
  • From: J* L* <j*@yahoo.com>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:04:59 -0700 (PDT)
 

Yes, I am adding my new TB photos to Wiki as they bloom here.  I figure that the 2009 TBs which are blooming for me are earlier than most of the rest of you as everyone seems to be posting dwarfs and medians. 

We never get the right amount of rain.  Our typical year is supposed to be 13-15".  Yes, we are considered 'desert' here.  But last year was about 8"  This year we are at 21" (which is great).  About 5 years ago we had 47"  - That's what they called 'El Nino'.  And what does it do for us? - Major fall-winter fires.    Part of the problem is the 2-3 months when the temps are 90s to 110.  As they come after the rain/growth of spring everything gets super dry.  When you hear that there are major fires in So. Cal. - it's usually around here.  

But we don't have snow.

Have a good day and enjoy every iris that blooms.  And take LOTS of photos to post.

Jan in Chatsworth

 

From: El Hutchison <eleanore@mts.net>
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 11:48:48 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Iris Garden Manitoba Style

 

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Thanks Jan!
 
Hopefully, it'll be an extra good year for iris bloom here.  I entered quite a few iris on the new Iris Wiki site this winter, especially SDB's and MDB's, but there's lots more to come, if I can get good closeups.
 
And hopefully, you'll get just the right amount of rain there.
 
El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Z3
----- Original Message -----
From: j*@yahoo.com
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Iris Garden Manitoba Style

El,

All of the photos of your place have been beautiful.  So lush and green with wonderful irises too.  I don't envy your winters but your spring and summer look fantastic.  Thank you for sending them to us.

As I send you this our Southern California hillsides are already starting to turn their standard summer brown. 

Jan in Chatsworth

From: El Hutchison <eleanore@mts. net>
To: iris-photos@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 6:15:55 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Iris Garden Manitoba Style

 

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Yikes, sorry about that folks.  It was supposed to just go to Janet.
 
El
----- Original Message -----
From: e*@mts.net
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Iris Garden Manitoba Style

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Hope your system didn't get too bogged down by these large pix.
 
This one was taken June 4/09.  The picture shows SDB's, but there's also some MTB's and various other medians and a few TB's.  Then it later fills in with lots of daylilies, lilies, etc.
 
El
----- Original Message -----
From: e*@mts.net
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Iris Garden Manitoba Style

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And the opposite direction a few days later.
 
El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Z3
 


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