Hi all, As it gets warmer for you all in the northern hemisphere spare a thought for those of us where it is getting colder. There are,of course, always some gardening delights at this time of year. I grow several forms of Iris unguicularis which flower in the open garden here in late autumn and winter. Here is an early bloom of the cultivar Starkers Pink .The blooms are quite delicate and the latest batch have been destroyed by the current southwesterly blast we are getting, which is our first taste of winter. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… Cheers, Rob in Tasmania