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How Early is Too Early?

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 13 Feb 24

We had our monthly community meeting in the apartment complex I live in today. We are under new ownership, and the new owners are making ridiculous rules and making changes that make many of us feel like prisoners. (This is a big...

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Irises !!!

Danna B. @db20747 (43419) • Washington, District Of Columbia 20 Apr 21

This is the real life version of van goh's painting, irises!! Irises are fascinating flowers with a most unique shape! These purples were a treasure to find and I caught them with my camera!! This is one of my photos of spring....

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Irises, etc are starting to bloom...

Stacey @xstitcher (39002) • Petaluma, California 21 Feb 20

When I came back home from walking Angel this morning, I noticed that a couple of the irises under the front window are getting ready to bloom. Now if only I could catch up with all of the weeds. That...

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I Love My Irises

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 14 May 19

Irises are my favorite flower. They smell good. They look and feel good to touch. I love their smooth texture. I have a variety of colors and they take turns blooming. But there's one thing I don't like about them. They fade so...

brevity of life

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Marsha's Log: Now I Have a Pretty Peach

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 9 May 17

Today I went out and found a pretty peach colored Iris bloomed. I know this is one of the bulbs that I dug up from someone's yard a few years back. She had them listed on freecycle. I took several bulbs that she said were peach...

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Marsha's Log: First Iris Has Bloomed

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 15 Apr 17

I came back to town from babysitting to find that my first Iris has bloomed! Strangely enough, it's not yellow. I did buy some bulbs at the Iris show a few years back. I also dug up bulbs from a ladies yard when she offered in...

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Mother Nature's Surprise

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 30 Mar 17

If I've learned one thing since I've been gardening it's that Mother Nature has many surprises. What you see in the photo are all surprises. Anyone who's ever grown lamb's ears outside of a pot knows that it spreads. The shortest...

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Fall Bloomers

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 15 Jun 08

This is my side flower bed by the driveway. It has mostly fall blooming flowers. 2 seedums and a huge beebalm are here. Also lined with irises as well. I also planted a couple small lilies to see if they do any good here. Just...

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Fully Bloomed

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 12 Jun 08

Here is the updated photo of my Apple tree and the surrounding Irises. They are fully bloomed now and look beautiful. As you can see some did take a beating from all the recent storms and heavy rain we have had the past 2 weeks....

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Baby Sisters

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 23 May 08

As I've mentioned in other discussions, I'm renting a small house and have no idea what may have been growing here prior to us living here. I saw Irises coming up and wanted to move them, so replanted some along a privacy...

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My Friend Iris

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 20 May 08

I just moved here last Sept so I have no idea what may have been planted around here before, but I dug up some irises I found and re-planted them along a privacy fence hiding the shed and also a few in my front garden area. I...

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Water lillies & Irises

Kylalynn @Kylalynn (1771) • South Africa 6 Mar 07

I have been very unsuccessful in growing water lillies, and yet they grow wild in certain parts of the country. Can anyone let me know what I am doing wrong please. The water irises are doing fine and have to thinned out...