Iris garden

The practice of “Companion Planting”, a centuries-old gardening tradition, follows the theory that different plant species, planted close together, assist each other with nutrient production and ab…

A very hot climate, a beautiful garden, full of local stone, class details, generous and tolerant plants. Un clima decisamente caldo, per un giardino stupendo, colmo di pietra locale, dettagli di classe, piante resistenti e generose. I love the brightness of this light-colored stone, often used without mortar Amo la luminosità di questa pietra chiara, spesso usata a secco and the choice of colors, where the blue (that I adore) and grays are mixed in a refined palette that gives a great sense…

When Do Irises Bloom - If you are scratching your head with this question, well, we'll tell you about these flowers in detail!

Check out these stunning companion plants for iris flowers for a colorful garden: columbine, salvia, peonies, lupines, allium, daylilies, and oriental poppies.

I apologize for the MASSIVE upload (89 pics!), but I really wanted to put all of these up on my flickr and put them in my album "The Iris Collection". If you love irises, or if you love color, you might want to take the time to click through them all. Maybe the garden is this amazing every year (the last time I was there was two years ago, and before that, I can't recall), but it really seems to me that this year was a BANNER year at this garden. If you ever get the chance to visit it, jump…

W hat I love most about August is the flower catalogs that come in the mail. My all-time favorite catalog is the ones with irises. It's a magical time when bearded irises 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 winter temperatures dip below freezing and allow the plant to go dormant before next year's growth. Next to roses, the iris is my all-time favorite flower. They are…

My hometown has the most beautiful Iris gardens, which only bloom for a short time every year. They are the highlight of Memorial Day weekend!

This past weekend I wasn't quite in the mood to actually tackle any of the projects around the house or garden...and was looking for an excuse to get out of town...and if I could make it plant-related, so much the better, right? As luck would have it, I somehow remembered that Schreiner's Iris Garden was having their open garden events right now. I somehow tricked Norm into going along for the ride ;-) OMG...first off, I should probably apologize for the ridiculous, over-the-top, unbridled…

Some plants are long-term givers in the garden—flowering their socks off from spring right through to the last days of autumn. Others burst forth in a brie

From blue blooms to cheery yellow and even multicolored, brighten up your garden with the beauty of bearded iris flowers.