just south of Palo Alto in Los Gatos
Theladygardens@aol.com (Thu, 05 May 2005 17:51:28 PDT)

My bearded iris garden is in peak bloom this weekend, most of the Pacific
Coast hybrids are finished. The Spuria and Louisiana iris are opening, the
evansia are still in bloom. I have well over 1000 different named iris in my
garden. The ixia and ornithogalum arabicans are blooming, watsonia are opening,
lots of roses and other stuff blooming, fruit trees are blooming and setting
fruit everywhere, birds are nesting all over the place. The Royal Palm show
turkey is strutting, chickens are crowing or laying. It's beautiful to me right
now! Just magical.
My garden is still open for public viewing Fri, thru Monday from 10 am to 4
PM the next 3 weekends. It's free, we do this every year and every year say we
won't do it again. But then we forget how much work it is and get humbled by
the notes and cards we receive, particularly from those who get their mothers
out of rest homes to bring them here and we are told this is the only place
they want to come to.
Carolyn in Los Gatos