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End of the Iris Road
Well, I think I am at the end of the road as far as counting our irises. As I mentioned in the last blog, many have still not bloomed, but looks like they won’t this year. Here are my last … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberries, cherry trees, gardening, iris, raspberries
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Iris update
Yes, I’m still counting them although we’re getting to the end. I have several that are not blooming this year or might bloom in the fall instead including two orange ones. I also have a black one that is budding … Continue reading
Love them irises
Well, I am still counting them! I’ve used almost 100 tags so far which includes all of the duplicates. A lot of these were taken after it rained, which it’s been doing a lot here lately. Here is #22. This … Continue reading
21 and counting..
Well, the count continues. The rain helped eight of the irises to bloom bringing my total to 21 different irises so far. #9 has dark mauve falls and light mauve standards with yellow beards. She’s a tall bearded iris. She … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, Germanica Spinoff, iris, iris count
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And The Count Goes On…
The iris count continues. You would think I’ve never seen irises as excited as I get to see what’s blooming in the yard. Here are the next four that have bloomed in the last couple of days. #5 is a … Continue reading
Irises and The Rain
It’s amazing what a little rain will do in the garden. It finally rained some yesterday and last night amounting to around an inch. The next batch of rain may come with severe storms. I’m hurrying to get this posted … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, blueberries, hostas, iris, spiderwort, weigela
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Iris Count #2
Well, the iris beds are gearing up to bloom. Every day I see more of the buds popping out. Again, I am amazed at how fast everything is coming out and how my areas of irises are changing from green … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, gardening, iris, spring, tall miniature iris
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Iris count has begun
When we moved here in late May 07, I really didn’t have time to keep track of what was blooming. However, I did notice we had several different bearded irises. Evidently one of the previous owners was an iris lover … Continue reading
Looking for asparagus
Yesterday I took a stroll around Happy Acres to see what has changed since the rains came. I was hoping I’d see some asparagus peaking up through the soil. Last year this time, they showed themselves and we picked our … Continue reading
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Tagged Bestseller tulips, buying local, gardening, iris, spring
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