The yellow iris reigns supreme, with Salvia in front.
10 May 2011
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Some quick shots this morning from the garden.
Bleeding Heart, this one is a real trooper, it’s the first thing that came up right after we moved in, the landscapers must not have known that it was under there, they laid sod right over it, no matter, it busted through. In a couple months, there will be a pathetic show though, it’s not one for summer….AT….ALL!
The short irises are really taking off this year, though they are about done by now. Salvia, fantastic, just does it’s thing without fanfare or water. Tall irises are ready to bust at any moment. I’ve had the tall irises for several years now, and only this year do I get a good crop. I scratched in some compost last year, and looks like they finally found it!
8 June 2010
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I know it’s beginning to sound like I am really into irises, but I think it’s just a great year for them. Every year, our colleague Stacy sets up the annual trip to Long’s Garden, famous for dig your own iris plants. You HAVE to go with Stacy, she is expert at picking out which plants can be divided into the most plants. She picked out a good one for me this year, and Intermediate iris called “Shampoo,” I got 4 plants from one clump!
This beauty is actually a gift from Lisa (another friend from work) from the random field, you don’t really know what you are digging up. The brown in this iris matches the shampoo exactly! And the purple, matches the rest of my tall bearded irises that I dug up from elsewhere in the yard.
26 May 2010
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The tall yellow iris emerges! 2nd transplant success! This iris has 3 buds, so better pictures are en route, but for now, this close up will have to do. I’m not so great with irises, but this latest success keeps me going….
