Blooming after early spring flowers such as tulips and daffodils fade, irises steal the show both in the garden and in a vase ...

Louisiana iris is the name used worldwide for a unique group of iris hybrids derived by breeding together five iris species ...

Dividing plants this month is a fantastic way to rejuvenate some older clumps of perennials and give you new plants to add to ...

If you're looking for dark flowers for containers and garden borders, violas and pansies are hard to beat. These plants both ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

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I’ve always been fond of irises. My mom had a dozen or so various colors when I was a kid, and I can still remember the lemony, spicy scent of the reds, the grape scent of the purples, and the petals ...

There are two times of year that spark joy in gardeners' hearts: When the seed catalogs begin arriving in winter, and when bulb catalogs arrive in late summer. If you love bulbs, now is the time to ...

With irises, you can just expose the roots and break ... A layer of mulch protects the soil (and the plants below) by helping ...

Flowers have been used since time immemorial to signify one person’s feelings towards another. But did you know that there is ...

Annual Dahlia Festival: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through Sept. 29. Stroll through nearly 40 acres and a ...

The runways in Milan may be filled with well-dressed models, but Iris Law is turning the sidewalk into a catwalk, too. The 23 ...