Irises: Essentials of Winter Care

Iris is a wonderful plant to have in any form of garden setting. Irises are easy to grow, low maintenance and Oh, So Attractive! But these fascinating plants need specific care towards the end of the season. Preparing your iris plants for winter is vital to their survival during the cold season. Here’s some information you’ll find [...]

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The Fascinating History of Iris Flowers

The gorgeous Iris is named after a Greek goddess. You knew that already, right? But are you familiar with the intriguing, almost fantastical journey that your favorite perennial underwent in transcending the era of gods and entering the lives of us modern day mortals? Here’s a brief account of the fascinating history of iris [...]

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Growing flowers from seed

Love flowers? Then you just have to try growing flowers from seed! It’s easy, exciting and very economical. You can grow those rare flower varieties that are always ‘Sold Out’ at the garden stores by spending much less than their market price. Also, growing from seed promises the joy and satisfaction of being able to oversee your plants right from the start! [...]

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So Happy Together – Companion Planting

In the past I’ve always planted flowers together in beds and vegetables in their own plot. As I was reading about companion plantings this spring, I learned that it works best when growing a diversity of plants: a medley of flowers and herbs among some vegetables, and a vegetable or two tucked away in a flower [...]

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Easy-Care Irises Provide Breathtaking Beauty

As you can tell by our name, we love irises! That’s why we started IrisLovers.com, to share with you our joy of iris flowers. This blog is a place we will use to share tips, plant information, product announcements and more! Our friends and partners over at Spring Hill Nurseries are just as excited as we are to get the iris party [...]

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