No two ways about it…irises make me happy. Supremely happy. Today marks the first day that the irises in my flower garden are blooming, so I thought I would share these iris flower pictures. Enjoy!
First year that this iris is blooming – it’s a gift from a friend!
My father in law moved in with us from his home on Long Island, NY. He drove to Virginia with a bag of iris roots on his lap. This is the iris he dug up. It smells like grape soda pop and it will always remind me of Jack.
These pale blue beauties are the first to bloom.
Jeanne Grunert is a certified Virginia Master Gardener and the author of several gardening books. Her garden articles, photographs, and interviews have been featured in The Herb Companion, Virginia Gardener, and Cultivate, the magazine of the National Farm Bureau. She is the founder of The Christian Herbalists group and a popular local lecturer on culinary herbs and herbs for health, raised bed gardening, and horticulture therapy.
Mine are just about to open up! These pictures are gorgeous!