Greetings PBS'rs, On his way out traveling for a couple days, John Lonsdale asked if I would post an article he's written decribing some of the challenges and successes growing Aril iris in his Pennsylvania garden. I have posted the article as a PDF to the following location (note, the URL is long and might wrap... copy and paste the whole URL into your browser): http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… ... or go to the PBS wiki Iris page at: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States "New England", near New Hampshire USDA Zone 5 ======================================= antennaria@aol.com website: http://www.plantbuzz.com/ alliums, bulbs, penstemons, hardy hibiscus, western american alpines, iris, plants of all types!