If you are in or about Lincoln, Nebraska this weekend please stop by the LIS show. It should be a good one! In our garden, we are in peak Tall Bearded bloom with many Siberians in full bloom, as well. On Monday, May 9^th, the city was hit with a severe storm, complete with pounding rain and lots of hail. We escaped the larger hail, but thought you might like to see what nickel-size hail did to our irises. All open flowers were shredded and a few stalks were broken off. Here is a photo of Magellan (Roger Nelson, 1994) the morning after the storm. The second photo is also Magellan taken today, May 12^th. The irises have rebounded nicely.

Here are the particulars of the show:

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016

Time: 1 to 4:30 PM

Place: Meadow Lane Elementary School

7200 Vine Street, Lincoln, Nebraska

(about 2 blocks east of the intersection of 70^th Street and Vine Street)

The show is judged and you are welcome to enter your named irises. Stalks must be groomed and on the table by 10:00 AM. Or just stop by in the afternoon to check out the show.

-Linda Rader