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    Home » Gardening

    My Blooming Iris

    Published by Pam Kessler | 183 words. · About 1 minute to read this article. -

    The iris bed is in bloom.

    Purple iris.

    When we first moved into this house, the iris bed was much, much larger.

    Iris bed on the side of the house.

    I am not a fan of dividing and transplanting bulbs and all that nonsense, so I have just let them be. I was going for a zen like approach to gardening.

    Iris up against a brick wall.

    Which pretty much explains why the bed is shrinking instead of growing. These guys love to be divided every so often and their legs given a chance to stretch out.

    Bed full of bright purple iris.

    That and the weed wacker. My husband has a hard time differentiating between flower leaves and grass leaves and these guys don't like to be beat to a pulp on a regular basis.

    Bright purple iris.

    Then we have the dog issue. They tend to wander in and out of the plants here and my iris have started to be a favorite napping place for them. Napping on iris always results in a lot of snapping sounds coming from that area.

    Dog walking through the iris bed.

    And a snapping iris is not a happy iris.

    Do you grow iris? Are you a better guardian of the iris than I am?

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    1. Pam of Eastlake Victorian

      April 16, 2012 at 1:58 pm

      Your irises are very pretty. I love them, too, and I'm a lazy gardener in general. I want all my plants to take care of themselves. So whatever is requires any regular attention usually dies off over time.

    2. ^_^ wReY and R0bbY

      April 14, 2012 at 12:42 am

      This is the first time I saw Iris flowers! I love its color! Beautiful! ヅ

      P.S. Please stop by soon and hopefully we can follow each other. 乂⍲‿⍲乂

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      Thank you! 乂⍲‿⍲乂

    3. Faye ~ Wild Rose Vintage ~ Cabin Creek

      April 12, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      Yours are beautiful...mine are full of grass, wish I knew how to get it out of there!
      Faye

    4. reFresh reStyle

      April 12, 2012 at 9:11 am

      Looks like a cool, beautiful place to nap! You may find me out there snapping one warm afternoon 😉
      Debbie

    5. Shabby chic Sandy

      April 12, 2012 at 1:29 am

      I think they are beautiful. I think I have some coming up--but can't remember from last year if that is what they are. The previous owners planted everything--gotta love them for that!

    6. Gloria (The Little Red House with the White Porch)

      April 11, 2012 at 11:06 pm

      I don't grow any iris, but yours sure are pretty!
      Best,
      Gloria

    7. jewaicious

      April 11, 2012 at 10:33 pm

      What beautiful captures of color...love the varied compositions...beautiful.

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