I have accidentally bought a repeating bearded iris for my new iris bed - English Charm. We'll see if it flowers again.
Iris sibirica are elegant plants with narrower foliage that like moisture and produce flowers in the blue and purple range. There are also broad leaved marginal irises that like moisture
I'm afraid I find nothing lovely about yellow iris pseudacorus - flag - after a clump given me by a gardening 'friend' invaded our unlined pond and its margins and terraformed it while I wasn't able to do anything about it after 3 lots of surgery in 2 years. Not my problem now and there will be none in this new garden. As it is we're waiting for a man witha bulldozer to clear out this unlined pond which has been left alone for 4 years and is now full of bullrushes and brambles.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Can you get hubby to film you when you go in Hosta?
We had a lot of flag Iris at the last house, but it was contained in large tyres. The Sibiricas are lovely - much less hassle than the bearded ones too, unless you live in a very dry location.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Oh i see, it's the bearded Irise that i was thinking about. Thanks.
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Hope it helped Logan.
and don't do what Monty once instructed. " dig a hole 6" deep and plant them" unless you want them to die very very quickly.
I have accidentally bought a repeating bearded iris for my new iris bed - English Charm. We'll see if it flowers again.
Iris sibirica are elegant plants with narrower foliage that like moisture and produce flowers in the blue and purple range. There are also broad leaved marginal irises that like moisture
I'm afraid I find nothing lovely about yellow iris pseudacorus - flag - after a clump given me by a gardening 'friend' invaded our unlined pond and its margins and terraformed it while I wasn't able to do anything about it after 3 lots of surgery in 2 years. Not my problem now and there will be none in this new garden. As it is we're waiting for a man witha bulldozer to clear out this unlined pond which has been left alone for 4 years and is now full of bullrushes and brambles.
Obs, I'm with you on yellow flag.
I got my new chest waders last week and I'm heading into the lake to clear what I can. No birds nesting in them this year so it's full steam ahead.
Be careful Hosta. We have waders too but it's really hard when you're sinking up to your knees in gloopy mud.
Can you get hubby to film you when you go in Hosta?
We had a lot of flag Iris at the last house, but it was contained in large tyres. The Sibiricas are lovely - much less hassle than the bearded ones too, unless you live in a very dry location.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The aim is to get the lake a wee bit prettier, without it looking too twee.
I've got no idea how to tackle the hideous weed problem we have on / in the lake, but I can at least try to tidy the margins.
A wee boat and a large rake? Bundles of barley straw stuffed into old tights and weighted down with a brick should help with blanket weed.
we've got a rowing boat. I think I'd need bales of straw. The lake covers 0.8 acre.
It'll be fun, and messy, and no doubt, very smelly once I start.