The Beautiful Iris

This one is one of our favorite of all the different iris we own. We bought it two years ago from Highland Nursery. I am so bad at names so I can't tell you the names of any Iris shown here.

This was a big shrub last year and this year it is a beautiful Gaggle of Iris yet still not as great as we would like it to be but probably will not ever get that way either we kinda let things grow how and where they want to an extent.

We transplanted these Iris last year from shady locations. they are beautiful so close together but, i think I must divide them already so if any one needs Iris please let me know I have plenty and many still unblooming in the shade.

This one was given to us by my Mother who divided her Iris 2 or 3 years ago.It is a gorgeous peach color.

Blue and Purple on Red

Blue Flax Against our Red brick wall.

Purple Iris Against our Red shed

Walls can make such a good backdrop I never realized how much red wall space we have. I enjoy our Iris very much they are so beautiful more pics coming soon.

And I thought my Soil was Hard

A tree growing out of a granite boulder in the Dry Creek Canyon of Alpine. I took this picture on a hike last summer but, have been thinking a lot about hard soil lately. I planted my veggie garden last sat. and my "dirt" felt about as hard as this boulder if not harder but,this little tree (I think it's a cedar) encourages me to say the least. So plant away even if you feel like you're in "between a rock and a hard place."

Double or Nothing?!?!?!

Double Icelandic Poppy up from seed last year.Very pretty I didn't know they came in doubles. but, it just bloomed again and it is no longer double confusing? Yes very mabe 2 different seeds came up next to each other one a double and one single or mabe just a fluke of nature whatever it was I don't know. If anyone knows how this happened please enlighten me.