With showy flowers and undemanding personalities, irises are stars of springtime gardens throughout Ohio. They are named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris, attesting to their wide range of ...

No kaleidoscope of color can inject as much elegance or grace into a garden as white Iris flowers do. Symbolizing purity and ...

Bearded irises have come a long way from the simple Iris pallida fondly called “Grandma’s flags” and grown in so many gardens many decades ago. Named for the Goddess of the Rainbow in Greek mythology, ...

Iris blooming in the fall? Yes, these stately inflorescences announcing that spring has come can also brighten the fall garden if they are ‘Rebloomer’ irises. The iris is often a backbone of color for ...

Martha McDowell, 73, of Anna, has several types of Iris flowers blooming on her property on Friday, April 6, 2012. Three acres on the northern edge of Collin County inspire two of Martha McDowell’s ...

DENVER — Everybody loves iris, but as your garden becomes shadier over time, your iris may need sunnier locations. Even if you have plenty of sun, clumps need to be divided when they become ...

FARGO — Did you hear about the gardener who mistakenly called Sunnyside Cemetery instead of Sunnyside Garden Center? When the gardener asked how deep to plant iris, the old undertaker who answered ...