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Iris Time

Iris_1

The bearded iris are early to flower this year due to the long hot spell here in Bracknell in April. There are also...

8 comments

AndrewR

9 May, 2011
Andrewr

An old friend in flower

Sam_0866

This Iris was growing in my old Wilby garden when I moved in twenty three years ago and even with the first years of neglect...

19 comments

annella

6 May, 2011
Annella

The Dwarf Bulbous Iris Problem

Iris_alida_1

This blog arises from a question by Alextb last week and some of the interesting comments that came up after I had dared...

25 comments

bulbaholic

23 Feb, 2011
Bulbaholic

Mini-Irises!

Temp_003

I have a new obsession, for late winter/early spring. It's called 'collecting as many different tiny Irises as I can!' Well,...

84 comments

spritzhenry

1 Mar, 2010
Spritzhenry

February Flowers.

Temp_005

I've been posting photos of the flowers in my garden in bloom NOW. I suddenly thought that it would be nice to see them...

64 comments

spritzhenry

23 Feb, 2010
Spritzhenry

Cheer-up time for winter!

Katharine_hodgkin

In my greenhouse this year I have some pots of bulbs, grown and kept in there ready for the cold months-they are there partly...

42 comments

spritzhenry

29 Jan, 2010
Spritzhenry

3 Let the Sun Shine

Snowdrops__hellebore-1

What a difference a couple of days of mild weather makes. On Sunday the garden was grey and damp immediatly after the snow...

10 comments

bulbaholic

17 Feb, 2009
Bulbaholic

Odds and Ends from Kazakhstan

Kaz098_prangos_pabularia_2

In this blog, I will show some of the strange plants I saw on my holiday in Kazakhstan (the odds) and some of the endangered...

9 comments

AndrewR

7 Nov, 2008
Andrewr

Other Bulbs from Kazakhstan

Kaz132_allium_atrosanguineum_1

My previous blog on Kazakhstan concentrated on the tulips I saw so this time I will concentrate on representatives of the...

4 comments

AndrewR

2 Nov, 2008
Andrewr

Spuria and Siberian Irises

A while back I was inquiring about the difference between spuria and Siberian irises. A Canadian grower sent this information...

2 comments

NancyM

20 Jul, 2008
Nancym