Division has a few benefits. For one, irises have a tendency to become overcrowded, which can lead to sad-looking plants and ...

In the morning of what would be one of the hottest days of August, Jan Tolmasoff and her tiny team of two assistants at the Russian River Rose Co. engaged in a dusty late-summer ritual that will pay ...

Few flowering perennials provide more enjoyment for less effort than iris. With colorful blooms that rival those of orchids in intricacy, irises grow easily in the garden. Seemingly, without a care in ...

For these perennials, fall division comes with substantial risks, including the inability to endure cold weather and fight ...

Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in cold-weather regions. Though they are mostly care-free, these irises do need to ...

Do you know why the flower went to the dentist? It needed a root canal. Flowers don’t need dentists, of course, but humans do come in handy for other flower tasks. For example, most perennials thrive ...

Midsummer gardening chores center around weeding, deadheading and fertilizing those tomatoes that are coming soon. It's not the ideal time to plant or transplant due to the hot temperatures of ...

Your perennials will love you for it! The growing season might seem like it’s slowing down now that summer is officially over, but avid gardeners know there are still so many tasks that need to be ...

Irises in peak bloom at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve on Friday, April 3, 2015. The beloved icons of spring in the swamps are making a come back after sustaining damage from ...

If your iris are showing fewer blooms, maybe they are not receiving enough sunlight or need dividing. Dividing should wait until late July or August. Now is a good time of year to inspect the health ...