Introduction

Hi everyone,

I live on the eastern end of Long Island. I think this is zone 6. We rarely
go below 0 F or above 100 F. I had this house built three years ago.  It
sits on about 1 acre of wide open land. Except for the handfull of trees
that I have planted there are no trees with 1/4 mile at least in any
directrion. This provides great views, but the WIND.:(

My basic interest is in gardening in general. I do grow some vegetables but
I have in truck farming country and the farm stands are so near that I
really should not grow too many vegies. If I was inclined (which I am not)
I could walk about 200 feet and pick the nearby farmer's corn or pumkins!

I have put in many shrubs as starting landscaping and alot of lawn (ugh!).
Most of my favorites in this group (the rhodies) have had a very hard time
of it because of the winds.

The last two years I have started a perenial bed, a rose bed and an Iris bed.

I am hoping to expand on these beds this year.

As far as Irises are concerned, I have about ten plants last year, mostly
bearded Irises. I hope they all come back this year for we were very dry
last summer and extremely cold this winter. The last three mornings we were
at 0 or -1 F.

I am looking for a beared iris that is yellow(ish) with a brown lower part
(beard?). If anyone knows its name and a mail order house I would
appreciate the info.

Looking forward to participating in the list!

John Packard
Calverton, NY
jpackard@emapnet.com
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index