Tall bearded irises are among the most dramatically beautiful flowers in our gardens, but they are not carefree. Ignore them for three or four years and the quantity of blooms will peter out, the iris ...

Dear Neil: I have a bed of iris that has quit blooming each spring. It’s pretty much in full sun, so I don’t think that’s the problem. Why would the plants produce good leaf growth but no blooms? They ...

Q: When we inherited this home, we had a lot of places that were planted with iris. Since we’re back in the house and the landscaping has been taken care of, we noticed that the iris beds ...

Q: You answered a question about working iris beds last week. You didn’t mention any soil amendments (compost), just adding blood meal. Would there be any advantages or disadvantages to adding compost ...

It’s not too early to plant Louisiana irises in your landscape. They grow well in south Louisiana and add an elegant touch to any yard. You often see these for sale later on — when they’re in bloom.

Dear master gardener: My iris bed is old and bedraggled looking. How can I rejuvenate it short of discarding everything and starting over? August is perhaps the ideal month to rejuvenate your bearded ...

Bearded irises are, undoubtedly, the tall standouts of the spring bulbs, with their showstopper flowers, complete with the ruffled edges that give them their name. If you’re looking for more variety, ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - For more than 25 years, the Flint Hills Iris Society has been helping maintain the Iris beds at the Kansas State University gardens. Volunteers dig up the iris clumps during ...