Irises: Help Beautify the City Dave Lives In , 0 by lovelyiris

lovelyiris wrote:
Hey Dave,
If I were you and I wanted to make a bigger impact the first year of bloom I'd plant the irises about 2 ft apart. If I wasn't too concerend about it then I'd plant them about 3 ft apart so I would not have to thin or transplant them as soon. It will work just about however you want to do it.

Best advice I can give you while planting your irises is to make sure that you do not plant them too deep. DO NOT COVER the rhizome with dirt. Just press it down or pull the dirt around it up about 1/2 way. Let the sunshine reach the rhizome and it will grow new roots to anchor it with.

I'll bring you one of the Basic Iris Culture Booklets to help you get started. That way you can read up and figure out exactly what you want to do for the garden islands.

Happy Gardening, Marian

A few of my irises before I divided and traded them so much this year.