Dividing your bearded irises in summer will pay off next spring with more stunning flowers. Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials ...

Set your garden up for next year's best blooms.

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 ...

With its sturdy, grass-like, evergreen foliage, African iris is an excellent flowering groundcover or accent plant for warm climates (if you live farther north, you can still grow it as an annual, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Better Homes & Gardens Reblooming irises bloom at least twice a year, in the spring and again in late summer or early fall.

Irises should be cut back after blooming to prevent energy loss in seed production and promote robust root growth. Remove unhealthy leaves promptly to prevent the spread of diseases or pests and check ...

Did you ever imagine that an iris as exotic as Iris Ensata (otherwise known as the Japanese Iris or simply JI) could be grown very easily in your own backyard?

Darlene F. of Sonoma asks: My bearded irises used to bloom beautifully. This year there weren’t many blooms. They are in full sun, get plenty of water and they’re growing in good soil. There are a lot ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Cooler temperatures prevail this week as we say goodbye to July and hello to ...

Our iris leaves are 4 to 6 inches tall but they are looking poorly. Iris leaves are not meant to be striped with yellow but these are. What happened? Let’s start by looking at how irises grow. The ...

Our earliest bearded irises have started blooming just in time to add color to the garden as the last of the spring flowering bulbs are fading. As such, they occupy a valuable niche in the flower ...