“Those who have time for drama are not gardening enough.” Maybe it is because Iris was my mom’s name that it’s been a goal to create an iris garden in honor of her. Maybe it’s because the flower has ...

It's a magical time when bearded iris flowers unfurl their pencil-slim buds to reveal a kaleidoscope of color in spring. Once commonly called flags, these perennials flourish in USDA Zones 3-9, where ...

Nothing compares to the regal beauty of the iris; learn how to grow this stunning flower in your garden.

My Favorite Garden Shears! <a href="https://amzn.to/3KYXdl2">https://amzn.to/3KYXdl2</a> Iris season is here! Iris flowers symbolize the start of summer, and ensuring that you deadhead the spent ...

I don't have to think back many years, maybe five, to my first flower show entry. I was more than a little nervous, but I ...

The first records we know of about iris flowers date back to 1479 B.C. — nearly 3,500 years ago! What a flower! It made such an impression on King Thutmose III of Egypt that after conquering Syria, he ...

Bearded irises have come a long way from the simple Iris pallida fondly called “Grandma’s flags” and grown in so many gardens many decades ago. Named for the Goddess of the Rainbow in Greek mythology, ...

Our earliest bearded irises have started blooming just in time to add color to the garden as the last of the spring flowering bulbs are fading. As such, they occupy a valuable niche in the flower ...

The bearded irises used to seem to me too regal and stately to love, in fact, rather pompous. (There are other estimable kinds of irises, but the tall bearded are the most familiar and the most ...