An easy way to fill your garden with colour is to learn how to grow irises, adding character and interest to your garden.

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 ...

DENVER — Everybody loves iris, but as your garden becomes shadier over time, your iris may need sunnier locations. Even if you have plenty of sun, clumps need to be divided when they become ...

Despite drier weather, my garden is still showing a lot of mold and mildew. The weeds, taking full advantage of the recent sunshine, are once again threatening to overwhelm parts of the garden. On a ...

The lovely irises are finally blooming. Do you have irises in your landscape? With their colors and gray-green foliage, they can certainly put on a colorful show. Irises are hardy, long-lived ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. When is the best time to cut the leaves of Louisiana iris plants? They bloomed ...

Louisiana iris is the name used worldwide for a unique group of Louisiana native iris species and, in particular, their hybrids. Their extraordinary beauty and reliability in the garden have made them ...

There are two dietes species that carry the common name butterfly iris. The rhizomatous plants in this genus, too, are known as fortnight lilies because their bloom crops come in two-week periods.

Among my favorite spring wildflowers are the amazingly beautiful native Louisiana iris species. You may see them blooming in swampy or boggy areas or in ditches along roads. In gardens and landscapes, ...