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As gardeners, we often hear about the dangers of overwatering our plants. However, underwatering can be just as detrimental, ...
Each plant type serves a specific purpose, from oxygenators that keep the water clear and healthy to marginal plants that stabilize the pool’s edges and attract beneficial wildlife. By selecting ...
Q • My irises didn’t bloom well this year, and a friend recommended that I divide them. When is the best time to do that? Any ...
Summer has made a steamy, muggy and hot entrance. The warm weather and holiday weekend brought many visitors to the reservoir ...
“It’s very soothing,” says Jarboe, 70. His Town and Country garden, which features a bridge, a Mayan temple, a bocce ball ...
No-hana-shobu (Iris ensata var. spontanea) is the wild Japanese water iris that growers have used to create better, more colorful iris plants.
The feasibility of using floating vegetation to remove nutrients from fishery wastewater is being tested by scientists.
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Plant in well-drained soil with rhizome exposed at the surface or just below. There should be no measurable soil on top of plant. Spread roots down and out. Firm soil around iris and water in.
Second, irises are among the most desirable garden plants during our prolonged period of water shortage and rationing: They combine gorgeous, large blossoms and great tolerance for summer drought ...
The best time to remove iris leaves is in fall, after the foliage is completely dead. Like other plants, irises use their leaves to manufacture the food they’ll need in the coming year.