Q: I have a patch of irises measuring 28 inches wide and 20 feet long. It was planted 35 years ago. The irises are overgrown with weeds growing in the patch. I would like to thin them out, but they ...

Q: I wanted to know if you can dig out bulbs of irises from one yard to another. The irises have been in the yard for many years. Will they do OK in my yard if I dig them out and transplant them in my ...

This is the third year that my irises are not blooming. Two years ago, a few were transplanted, but none bloomed. Last year the deer ate the greens, which grew back, but I thought that was the reason ...

Q: When we inherited this home, we had a lot of places that were planted with iris. Since we’re back in the house and the landscaping has been taken care of, we noticed that the iris beds ...

We’re now at the peak bloom period of the highly regarded garden plant, the iris. Irises are popular attractions for home gardens, based on their astonishing range of blossom colors and forms, their ...

After years of pandemic isolation, the Monterey Bay Iris Society’s annual rhizome sale returns, to the delight of current and new iris aficionados. Today’s column updates earlier columns. Irises are ...

The iris is the birth flower of February, the month in which I was born. The Dwarf Lake Iris is the state wildflower of Michigan, where I’m from. There is an iris named “Clarence,” the most handsome ...

12:21, Mon, May 27, 2024 Updated: 12:22, Mon, May 27, 2024 Irises, cherished for their vibrant blooms and delightful fragrance, are a staple in British gardens. These elegant flowers not only add a ...

Q. My neighbor had some beautiful tall blue iris in her garden for years, and this year all the rhizomes got mushy and the crowns fell over. We looked on the internet and read about iris rot. She dug ...

A: If Ellie is referring to Stachys byzantine, the usual plant named lamb’s ears, it is an attractive, fuzzy leafed hardy perennial. It is beautiful when newly sprouted but often becomes damp, moldy ...

Recent On Gardening columns have presented the most popular groups of garden plants. I first highlighted four groups, but I now count five: California natives, dahlias, irises, roses and succulents.

The bearded iris is an early summer treat whose rhizomes should be lifted and divided now if you want more for free. Irises have been cultivated in gardens for millennia and were named by the Greeks ...