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    Home » Gardening

    My Blooming Iris

    Published by Pam Kessler | 183 words. · About 1 minute to read this article. - 23 Comments

    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. 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

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    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

      http://fashionmoto.blogspot.com

      Thank you! 乂⍲‿⍲乂

      Reply
    3. 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.

      Reply
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