I got an email a few years ago from a person asking why his irises were not blooming. I have had an iris in my garden bed for as long as I can remember. My parents grew iris when I was growing up at ...

With so many gorgeous varieties of bearded iris available, it's hard to know where to begin. Enter professional gardener Peg Aloi for a list of her favorites.

HOPE TOWNSHIP -- Nancy Chambellan's fascination with irises began at the tender age of four in her mother's garden. Growing up, each May, she would anticipate the day when the big beautiful purple ...

If you like your flowers plain and simple, the bearded iris is not for you. It is hard to say which aspect of the iris is the most ornate: its range and mixes of colors, its frills, its size or its ...

Daylilies and irises are commonplace in most Hoosier gardens, but gardeners still have questions about these mainstay perennials. For instance, a lot of gardeners confuse daylilies (Hemerocallis) with ...

CONCORD -- Behind a curtain of green on Old Road to Nine Acre Corner sits a field of purple. Majestic and graceful, boisterous and subdued. They are irises. Everywhere, irises. No two are alike. Three ...

LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces is partnering with iris societies throughout the state and growers throughout the country to help add some beauty to the museum ...