After the wonderland of bloom by flowers in March and April, we now approach late spring, which often seems too green. With the trees in full leaf, the bulbs mostly finished and the azaleas on their ...

Even though it doesn’t quite feel like spring, it’s not too early to start planning your garden and spring planting. Although many iris varieties are planted in the fall, there is a variety of the ...

Irises are beautiful flowers with incredible diversity! With more than 70,000 registered varieties, these striking perennials can be planted across almost the entire U.S., except some extremely hot ...

One of the oldest and best-known perennials in the home landscape is the bearded iris, sometimes called a German iris or a flag. But the genus Iris contains almost 300 species, and many irises have ...

Bearded irises are, undoubtedly, the tall standouts of the spring bulbs, with their showstopper flowers, complete with the ruffled edges that give them their name. If you’re looking for more variety, ...

Once they were called flags. Gardening books call them irises and earlier they were known as the fleur-de-lis, a name of royal derivation dating back to the time of Louis VII, who chose the iris for ...

I like to think of spring as an inheritance. On the very first day of April, four crocuses pushed through the newly thawed ground in the yard. I am sure there will be more tomorrow. These crocuses are ...

The mythology of the iris dates back to Ancient Greece — the goddess Iris personified the rainbow and acted as the link between heaven and earth. Irises are among the most beloved and easy to grow ...

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Calumet Farm's accomplishments earned the historic Kentucky farm owned by Brad Kelley a position as one of three finalists for outstanding breeder of 2019, an honor to be announced Jan. 23 at the ...

Racing mostly on the East Coast for the past two years, Dogtag was most effective in short turf routes, winning the 1 1/16-mile P. G. Johnson Stakes in 2018 at Saratoga Race Course | BloodHorse.com ...