Q: I have a patch of irises measuring 28 inches wide and 20 feet long. It was planted 35 years ago. The irises are overgrown with weeds growing in the patch. I would like to thin them out, but they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a magical time when bearded iris flowers unfurl their pencil-slim buds to reveal a kaleidoscope of color in spring. Once ...

Dividing plants is my favorite way to make more plants of a pre-existing plant, for free. While it's true that not all plants ...

Nearly every yard in Kansas contains bearded irises. Irises are well-suited to this area, because they can tolerate poor soils and severe drought conditions. Their beautiful flowers, which come in so ...

Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in cold-weather regions. Though they are mostly care-free, these irises do need to ...

Few flowering perennials provide more enjoyment for less effort than iris. With colorful blooms that rival those of orchids in intricacy, irises grow easily in the garden. Seemingly, without a care in ...

I got an email a few years ago from a person asking why his irises were not blooming. I have had an iris in my garden bed for as long as I can remember. My parents grew iris when I was growing up at ...

Bearded iris are eye-catching, low-maintenance flowers that thrive in Ohio gardens. Learn how to plant and care for them.

Rhizomatous iris -- the kind that grows from rhizomes -- includes Siberian, Japanese and bearded iris. (Other types of iris grow from bulbs and have different care requirements.) To keep rhizomatous ...

August is the month that we divide the iris. There is no questioning the reason why. After about two years – three, tops – iris clumps will grow too thick and the blooms aren’t as spectacular as they ...