Re: Gardening with Irises
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- Subject: Re: Gardening with Irises
- From: c*@qntm.com (Chad Schroter)
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 18:36:28 -0700 (MST)
In my experience, A mixed TB and perennial bed can be done - but
requires a lot of grooming and careful plant selection to work well.
In my own case I am in the middle of a redesign of a large front bed
(approx. 35 x 35) where I am going to try a curved "river of iris" through the
bed. The iris will reside in a 4 foot wide strip starting on one side and
curving through and out an adjacent side (kind of an "L") I am going to have a
narrow walkway of brick along most of the Iris. Since this strip will not be at
the front or rear of this planting only the flowers should be apparent from the
outside at some distance. When out of flower both foreground and background
color should compensate. With the path along the Iris they can still be viewed
from close range when desired, and I hope to accommodate about 100 cv. I have a
color range for the bed (black/purple/blue/white iris only, with like colored
companions and bluish red and orange accents) to help it fit in with the whole
design.
The color scheme is one inspired from a picture of a border in Monet's
Garden where white/blue/purple iris are succeeded by red field poppy's.
Chad Schroter in Los Gatos CA Zone 9
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Subject: Gardening with Irises
Author: iris-l@rt66.com at SMTP2
Date: 1/12/98 5:52 PM
Hello all,
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So, does anybody have any hints or tricks on using a lot of iris in a
garden so that the casual visitor doesn't walk in and say "Boy do you have
a lot of irises!"
Kay Cangemi
Cangemi@ulster.net
New York, USDA zone 5
