One of my favorite end of spring/early summer bloomers is the bearded Iris. They grow very quickly, produce showy flowers in ...

Move your potted citruses and other weather-sensitive plants into the greenhouse for protection. In the late winter, usually in January, start seeds for tomatoes and peppers so they’ll be ready to ...

Shop plants here: <a href="https://plantvibrations-shop.myshopify.com/">https://plantvibrations-shop.myshopify.com/</a> Gardening on clay soil is not fun. It was the first thing I noticed when I moved ...

Victorian flower farmer Caitie O'Grady has watched her black bearded irises bloom just in time for Halloween. "When it comes out to bloom, it's usually near Halloween, which is really cool, and people ...

Iris in bloom (top), iris borer larva in an iris rhizome (bottom) Q • My irises didn’t bloom well this year, and a friend recommended that I divide them. When is the best time to do that? Any tips on ...

While July gardening chores revolve around watering, weeding, deadheading and helping plants through the heat, those chores might include transplanting bearded iris and watching for powdery mildew on ...

To iris enthusiasts, The Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (SDB) is well known, second only to the Tall Bearded (TB) in popularity. However, to most gardeners and even gardeners that show, the SDB iris is ...

Mike Wolcott’s musings on the bearded irises from his old family homestead got me wondering more about their history in the US. “Bearded” irises are native to Europe and East Asia, but they were ...

I adore Bearded Irises; they impress no end in late spring into summertime. I plant new young ones at this time of year so they can establish and give us wonderful flower displays year after year. The ...

As a child growing up in the mountains of Western North Carolina, I thought irises were part of the orchid family because their blooms were just as spectacular and exotic. I would find native irises ...

I’m not going to end 2024 by muttering, “How can it be December?!” So let’s start like this: Happy holidays! Much love to you and yours! And thank goodness we’ve had some rain, so by the time you read ...