Our little cherub statue above (shot taken by Bill Olmsted) appears to be looking ahead (from the formal gardens) to a nice spring and despite an overcast day, plants continue to emerge and bloom. The garden clean-up thus far is right on track and we hope to have everything nice and tidy by early April. Jenny was here to work on labels and Dr. Gredler worked on aerating some lawns and hauling debris to the dump. Larry worked on various projects and brought in the last of our Holiday Lights Show displays. We also saw Vern, Dave, Chuck and Deb over here today. I met with some Madison Iris Society members today to talk about some of the details regarding their national convention bus tours coming to the gardens in early June. With the American Peony Society also meeting at the gardens that weekend, it should be a bottleneck of plant geeks that we hope really explores (and appreciates) the garden. We're looking forward to both events. Our new John Deere Gator has become our most popular vehicle as evidenced by Bill's frequent use. The vehicle (below) has been used for hauling all sorts of loads and the "add on" sidewalls were from our other Gator and fit perfectly to allow for more volume of material. Speaking about iris....below is 'Spice it Up', another bearded iris (Iris germanica) in our collection. Peak bloom = approximately 70 days from now! 
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