Showy irises are standouts in any flower garden, whether you use them as a border or as the star of the show. The distinct shape and petal arrangement make these flowers easy to identify, even though ...

FARGO - Last weekend I took my wife, Mary, on a romantic getaway. I found the perfect destination. Yes, we drove to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Chaska. You're probably ...

The post When to Plant Bearded Iris Rhizomes is by Melissa Strauss and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog. Bearded irises ...

Which perennial flower has the greatest range of colors? It’s iris, appropriately named after the goddess of the rainbow, available in white, yellow, blue, purple, lavender, orange, rust, brown, black ...

Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in cold-weather regions. Though they are mostly care-free, these irises do need to ...

The Monterey Bay Iris Society has announced its annual sale of iris rhizomes on two consecutive Saturdays in August. Gardeners who have been growing irises for some time eagerly anticipate the ...

Irises have rightfully earned their spot as a flower garden staple. First of all, irises are simply stunning, transforming even a small backyard into a regal floral display in the spring and early ...

Discover seven perennial bulbs to plant in spring for summer and fall color that returns every year. Spring offers a second ...

Bearded irises are, undoubtedly, the tall standouts of the spring bulbs, with their showstopper flowers, complete with the ruffled edges that give them their name. If you’re looking for more variety, ...

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 ...

Louisiana irises are at their most dormant stage in the late summer, making now through early October the ideal time to divide or plant them. Each year, Louisiana irises grow and spread, creating more ...

Q: I have a garden of German bearded irises of all colors, and I try every year to add new ones. But this year and last year have been disasters. I’m finding the rhizomes in the garden to be squishy ...