2012 will mark our 32nd year to be in the iris world. The older I get, it seems like the more excited I get when it is time to see the new round of seedlings in bloom. We should have a couple of thousand new seedlings in bloom this spring, both tall bearded and spurias. If you are an iris judge, please stop by and help Jim evaluate his new kids. You might even talk Jim into a judge's training session, if you need it.

Last year was a very good year again for Jim in the awards column. We found out in October, that Jim won 3rd Place in the Moscow, Russia competition in May with his iris, Lani Hoko. Whoopsidaisy, Jim's popular border bearded iris, was awarded a HM by the American Iris Society. He also won Best Seedling in Show and several other EC's on seedlings at the Region 18 Spring meeting in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

The past 2 years have been a little tough on visitors because of heavy rains during bloom season. We want to remind out local customers that we are open 7 days a week from 9:00 to 7:00 daily from May 1st until June 15th. There is no admission charge and we love visitors. We have a well stocked showroom with lots of garden related products, including birding and pond products. We generally have a good selection of water plants for your ponds by early May. In short, there is alot to see with 15 acres of irises to roam through. Many local customers come after they get off work in the evenings.

If you have not signed up for our newsletter, please visit our website and do so. It is free and we won't flood you with e-mails. We try to keep it at one or two newsletters a month that are loaded with tips on iris culture and once in a while a sale. We have over 1000 people signed up and they are raving about our iris tips. We have added over 100 new iris varieties to our website this year.

We also have a strong following on our Facebook pages. There are two, one on Jim Hedgecock and one on Comanche Acres Iris Gardens. You can see regular postings of Jim's new intros and seedlings on these pages. Jim literally does seminars on irises all over the U.S. If you need a program on irises for your society or garden club, contact us for details.

Finally, we could never have been here 32 years without you, our friends and customers. Thank you for all of your patronage in the past. We look forward to serving you this year. Remember our motto: We care about you and your irises.

Respectfully,
Jim & Lamoyne Hedgecock