Tag Archives: bearded iris

The Most Beautiful Flower

Posted on May 29, 2023 by johnvic8

There are so many beautiful flowers in our gardens that is impossible to find just one that is the MOST beautiful. So, I will continue to share a few nominees over the next few weeks. Perhaps, one of them might … Continue reading →

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Opening

Posted on May 22, 2020 by johnvic8

The subject of this week’s photo challenge by Nancy Merrill Photography is OPENING. How nice that word sounds after two and a half months of being apartment-bound because of the novel corona virus restrictions. Our community is opening, I hope … Continue reading →

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The Old and The New

Posted on January 2, 2016 by johnvic8

During the last ten days of 2015 we received eight inches of rain in my garden. We are not alone as heavy, often damaging rains have occurred over the US and in the UK. There were flood warnings out again yesterday, but the County … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Sunny Disposition

Posted on October 14, 2015 by johnvic8
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In a Vase on Monday

Posted on June 22, 2015 by johnvic8

This week’s In a Vase on Monday features a surprise (at least to me). A most unexpected event in my garden is the blooming of bearded iris ‘Clarence’ on this the first day of summer. It just had to take an important … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: May 15, 2015

Posted on May 15, 2015 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day, a wonderful idea created by Carol at May Dreams Gardens who invites us to share what is blooming in our gardens once a month on the 15th. I am happy to share with her some of the … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Irises

Posted on April 27, 2015 by johnvic8

The bearded iris and the siberians are coming into flower in my garden this week. My Arranger selected three of the pale lavender and white ones for this week’s vase. The name tag was lost in the move some years … Continue reading →

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A Garden Review of 2014: October-December

Posted on December 26, 2014 by johnvic8

Here at the end of the year is the final chapter of A Garden Review of 2014. Thanks (and a very Happy New Year) to Cathy at WordsandHerbs for initiating this idea for sharing the key events/plants in our garden in quarterly reviews during … Continue reading →

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A Garden Review of 2014: April-June

Posted on December 11, 2014 by johnvic8

Cathy, at WordsandHerbs, has encouraged her readers to present a review of their gardens for the past year, focusing on a quarter of the year each week up until Christmas. I am pleased to present this first offering. In putting this … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Immortality

Posted on October 27, 2014 by johnvic8

For my weekly offering for In a Vase on Monday I am pleased to present a single column of ‘Immortality’ bearded iris. There are many plants blooming in my garden right now that have appeared in recent Monday postings, so I thought it … Continue reading →

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