World of Irises

      In a time when even the accomplishments of the American Iris Society's prominent leaders and hybridizers from the past are diss...

In a previous blog we talked about doubling the chromosome number in Siberians to produce tetraploids. Now I’d like to talk about anothe...

Going Green       I have never been a great fan of green irises or caught up in the attempt to hybridize them, though I do like green ...

I understand fairly well that this is not the Kim and Kris after 72-days separation news, but it's an exclusive nonetheless to iris fan...

                  I relish growing things that are uncommon or rare. Of course sometimes it is rare because it is nearly impossible to grow....

The iris 'Fairy' holds a singular distinction - it is the very first iris to be hybridized and introduced in the United States of Am...

Late August and early September is harvest season for Siberian seed pods. After a couple of weeks to dry out, it’s then time to open up all ...

I am sitting here transfixed...by my window watching it rain--well actually pour down. This might not seem to be such an unusual thing, unl...

Not long ago I read the article " In Quest of Pink," written by Steve Poole and published in IRISES, the Bulletin of the America...

Days are getting shorter. I am very aware of daytime because it affects me in so many ways. Sun light has set the direction of my day sinc...

. It's been weeks of digging and dividing the overgrown iris beds in my garden and those areas are finally done and looking great....