Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a magical time when bearded iris flowers unfurl their pencil-slim buds to reveal a kaleidoscope of color in spring. Once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When summer's lush greenness gives way to the sunset hues of autumn, you'd expect the garden to overflow with asters and ...

FARGO — No wonder gardeners love their plants; flowers have all the anthers. Although summer is fleeting fast, there’s much to be done around the yard and garden. Following is a list of garden tasks ...

Now is the perfect time to divide your irises as the soil has been loosened by recent rains. Irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in our area. Johnson County K-State Research & Extension ...

DENVER — Everybody loves iris, but as your garden becomes shadier over time, your iris may need sunnier locations. Even if you have plenty of sun, clumps need to be divided when they become ...

The bearded irises used to seem to me too regal and stately to love, in fact, rather pompous. (There are other estimable kinds of irises, but the tall bearded are the most familiar and the most ...

Q. My Siberian iris did not bloom well this year. Now I have little black bugs making holes all over the seedpods. What are they and what can I do to save my iris plants? — Pamela, Rock Hill A. The ...

As gardeners, we often find ourselves in a bit of a predicament. First of all, if we admit it, we want all the flowers. We also like to share our flowers. I would guess that irises are one of the more ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The annual sale of iris rhizomes is coming soon! This event, hosted by the volunteers of the Monterey Bay Iris Society, provides an excellent time to add ...

If you want your irises (Iridaceae spp.) to put on a real show next spring, don't reach for the clippers too soon. It's easy to get impatient when the flower stalks start to flop in midsummer, but ...

One of the oldest and best-known perennials in the home landscape is the bearded iris, sometimes called a German iris or a flag. But the genus Iris contains almost 300 species, and many irises have ...