How to choose an iris There are thousands of bearded irises available, and here we’ll show you what to consider when choosing the right plant for you, as well as some ideas on designing your own personal
Open Gardens - Spring 2019 We opened our spring gardens for the first and last weekends in June, in 2019. Two days were in support of the Bevern Trust - a local charity that provides accommodation for young
Pests & Diseases Iris are pretty pest and disease free plants. You may get pests like aphids in damp warm weather, or you may see black spots appear on the leaves. I prefer to use a
Dividing & Transplanting Irises One of the great joys of growing irises is that they reproduce new plants every year which will give you loads of new plants for your own garden as well as presents for
Do irises die in your garden? I'm a great believer in “The right plant in the right place”. Irises need as much sun as you can give them. They hate cold wet feet in winter. So don’t plant
No more flowers? “Why don’t my iris flower anymore?” This is most likely one of three things, either the plant has got overcrowded, the rhizomes are planted too deep or they aren’t getting enough
Now What do I do? I’ve received my iris order… now what do I do ? Don’t leave the rhizomes in the box for more than a day. If you can’t plant them straight away, lay
