It's a magical time when bearded iris flowers unfurl their pencil-slim buds to reveal a kaleidoscope of color in spring. Once commonly called flags, these perennials flourish in USDA Zones 3-9, where ...

With so many gorgeous varieties of bearded iris available, it's hard to know where to begin. Enter professional gardener Peg ...

Owing to climactic conditions here in the Inland Northwest and my admittedly lazy ways, perennials in my garden have to meet a long list of criteria. They have to be heat and cold tolerant, drought ...

Question: I have mature bearded, Siberian and Japanese irises in the garden at the older house we bought this year. These have all finished blooming. How do I best care for them now through the summer ...

Irises are in bloom now through July and fields across Oregon and Washington are fluttering in blues, pinks and almost every color combination imaginable. That seems fitting since the perennial was ...