Spring? We went from winter directly to summer. It feels more like the 4th of July instead of Mother’s Day!

Nancy and the bloom looks like a Siberian Iris , and Japanese iris and several other varieties. I had no idea till now just how many types of iris there are . Anyone interested check out this list !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.revolvy.com/page/List-of-Iris-species When you go to look ( if you do) make sure to click on the Continue Reading link .........the list gets longer , much much longer. Id'ing this iris just may be impossible .

I have a German Shedder, er Shepherd. This spring I removed probably 25 daily clutches of undercoat when I brushed her each day. And everyday I'd take those handfuls of hair out to my yard and leave them. Fast forward to now and every single little pile of soft undercoat is gone. They found them. And hopefully are lining the many bird nests popping up in my trees. Maybe the squirrels took some also. It's amazing to see what squirrels will use to line their nests. Like the chair seat pad they pulled off, removed the fabric and used the foam like material for their nest. So put that dog hair out in your yard and help out the birds and squirrels.

Seil, those are beautiful! I got my first very recently as well! Monday, March 9! These are always my first to come up every year, and they have even bloomed in February here in my South Michigan Z5b garden. I believe them to be Iris reticulata and they are so very blue! I need snowdrops and croci as well. I've gone ahead and pruned all of my roses since they're beginning to stir as well! Steven