Re: Juno Irises

Ian Black in Alton, Hampshire, England!! Hello!  I haven't heard from you
since I've been on this LIST.  Where are you located in England?
On another e-mail list, a man who was transplanted to Italy who is very
interested in gardening and has lived in various countries reported to that
group about what he perceived to be a sidelong glance at American Iris, 
that the English see many American cultivars as gawdy and showy.  What do 
you think?  Is there a grain of truth to that?  What about you?  I see you
have species, do you grow Bearaded, or Beardless --Japanese or Siberian?
	We Americans look to the British as mentors in gardening and have
only very very recently started to think about "the American Garden" which
means that the techniques of gardening take stock of the environment and
microclimate before the desires for plant varieties.  
Gardeners in the Western USA generally seem to take the water problem very
seriously and choose plants according to the ability of the grower to provide
the needs of the plants.  
	What do the garden shows that we read about display in the way of
Iris?  
Many questions.  If they've been covered before I came upon this LIST, just
tell me.
	I'm intrigued by your questions about species -- I just don't grow 
any and I don't think I can in this zone, which DOES get cold -- to -10F
and +90F  with lots of lake effect snow and unpredictable ice, but not nearly
as bad as many other parts of the USA.  And very few tornados in NYState!

HAS ANYONE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TORNADOS?? OR HEARD OF ANYONE FROM 
THIS LIST WHO MIGHT HAVE????

Carolyn Schaffner in rainy for the next few days, Buffalo, NY
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