YO, Y'ALL It is written in the stars..............ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE ! ! ! This spring, glancing out my dining room window, my spirits soared at the sight of a dozen stalks of Dutch Iris BLUE RIBBON blazing over a clump of Allium triquetrum. What caused this elation was no doubt due to the fact that the Iris had been planted 4-5 years ago and after first year bloom, were sleeping until last year when three decided to yoohoo. Also, I'd meant to dig up all the Alliums and send some to my sister in New York State, but hadn't got around to it. ALLIUM TRIQUETRUM...............! I've heard some people say. you GROW Allium triquetrum!!!!! You KEEP Allium triquetrum!!!!???? Well, when I look at the state my front garden is in (we won't mention the back forty!) and you see all that bloom - which is pure milk-white and the fresh green foliage and the electric-blueviolet of the iris....I'm sure YOUR heart would lift a little at that time of the year. I decided then and there to get SCADS of BLUE RIBBON and spread it around. Wouldn't you know, Dutch Gardens, where I got them, does not expect to sell this variety next year. #%^&*(!!! ANECDOTE: The first year BLUE RIBBON bloomed for me (courteously just in time for the IRIS SOCIETY SHOW), I brought 5 specimens - 1 entered solo, 3 entered in 3-of-a-kind, and one donated to a lady who begged a touch-of-blue for her arrangement. Mt. Olympus smiled at me - I won a Blue Ribbon for my single entry - a Blue Ribbon for my three-of-a-kind, and the lady with the arrangement walked off with a rosette! So you see, it is a special favorite. I love its BLUEvioletness rather than reddish hue. Hope you haven't found this too 'chatty'.....wouldn't want to be kicked out hurly-burly (or is that surlyturley?) ROBERT PBS 10038 U S A - ALL THE WAY !!!Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com/