Congratulations to Jim Waddick for succeeding with so many Juno (Scorpiris) irises in the open garden! I have not dared to try to many here in our very wet winters, but have a few doing well -- especially now that my recently acquired Collie is chasing the deer out of the rock garden at night. Deer used to eat and pull up these irises regularly when I didn't have a Malamute I could trust loose at night. I grow most of my Junos (the species Jim mentioned) in the bulb frame and especially love the little ones such as I. stenophylla and I. kuschakewiczii. Last year I bought I. rosenbachiana from Janis Ruksans, and it is extremely beautiful, well worth the price. In the open rock garden I have I. magnifica and I. vicaria. Used to have I. bucharica, but the deer destroyed it and I need to move some more in from the stock kept safe in the frames. These plants are doing best on a high berm of deep sand and pea gravel mounded over a base berm of native soil (gritty clay), of course in full sun, with little summer water. Species tulips also do well there and now that the deer are on the run, I'll plant some more next fall; I've given up on them elsewhere because of the moles and voles, which don't venture into this exposed, raised berm. In the summer, the berm hosts Alstroemeria species, and there are some Lupinus and Digitalis among them. I also moved some big Hastingsia plants there, and they've come through the winter well. There is no rockwork on this berm, so it looks pretty stupid in winter before the plants emerge, but it's very easy to plant into. The perfect drainage is a necessity here: in March, it rained or snowed for 30 out of 31 days this year. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA