Thank you Dahr-ling! I do love that Lilac rose. Awwww...that was so thoughtful of you to think of me! Your garden is full of color and vitality. Mine is just sitting there...on hold. Everything in your garden looks healthy and so pretty! I bet with all those beautiful roses and irises blooming, your garden smells delicious. I only wish irises could have a longer blooming period. I can sit out in the garden and sniff and sniff and sniff their yummy scent for hours. I love red roses, too, and I must say. WS 2000 is AWESOME! (swooning..) I actually like red and purple together, especially with yellow gold. Very regal colors. I like deep red with bold, bright yellows, white, purples, blues, turquoise, oranges and some shades of pink, HOT Tropical colours, with Caribbean blues, but never with demure Pastels. It just depends upon the shades and the hues of red.. I do NOT like pinky-washed-out-reds. If it is going to be red, I want my roses to bloody well be a true red, a Christmas red, a juicy apple red, or a cherry red, or a deep crimson red...or it's Off with their heads! Off with their Heads!

Hello All: With the spring weather finally arriving in NJ, we thought it was a good time to introduce ourselves to a larger group of dedicated garden lovers. My parents who previously owned a garden center in Hunterdon County for many years started a perennial farm in their 'retirement' called Pittsgrove Farms in Pittstown, NJ (near Flemington). They specialize in iris, peonies, daylilies and other unique perennials. While it started as a small operation a few years ago it has grown considerably. We have a few hundred varieties of iris, 70+ varieties or peonies and a large selection of daylilies and other perennials. We are officially opening the first week of May but with the warm weather we will be open this weekend and likely next as we prepare for the 'official opening.' We currently only sell at our location in Pittstown, NJ, Presby Memorial Iris Gardens and select local garden centers. Knowing that garden lovers are always interested in new growers and gardens, we wanted to take the opportunity to introduce ourselves. Hope you check us out online or better yet, come see us at the farm. Happy Gardening! Jeremy Here is a link that might be useful: Pittsgrove Farms Website

That was Easter weekend and the freeze stretched from about Northern Missouri to the gulf coast. HPS requested that people watch their peonies and report on any changes that were seen. Some times the plant's growing habits change. There are no records of what effect a freeze of that magatude can have on peonies. I noticed on some of mine that the following year they were shorter. Sometimes changes do not show up for several years. My Fen Dan Bai was sending out new growth every year. It has not sent out any lateral branches since then. Is the change related to the temps. Who would know unless others notice something similar in their plants and can tie the condition to a specific occurance. The occurance does not have to be weather related.

Although lovely, the picture is more of an iris with "rays." This one is more of a plicata: I'm totally open to different things, though! Do you have pictures?