She learned about the 150-acre Schreiner’s Iris Gardens, located in Salem, Oregon. “Before that, I liked irises, but until I ...

Among my favorite spring wildflowers are the amazingly beautiful native Louisiana iris species. You may see them blooming in swampy or boggy areas or in ditches along roads. In gardens and landscapes, ...

Critics of bearded irises say the flowers are too fleeting, their lives too short, that they bloom for a few brief weeks in spring, then are gone until the next season. Further, they maintain, the ...

Peony and iris blossoms always bring back precious memories of my grandmothers. In one grandmother’s garden, the peony and iris plants lined the fence in front of the vegetable garden, ...