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I have a SE facing Front Garden and I adore Big Blousy Bearded Irises I saw Irises Growing in shallow pans perched on raised tree trunks in the above I would like to recreate this effect . Could someone please tell me the best growing medium, what by liz14

13/08/2012 16:44:30

by liz14

Irises

be moved after flowering. The bulb forms are easy to split the clumps up, burying at the same depth as before. I have the rhizome irises in my garden and they don't mind being moved, in fact they will grow anywhere but prefer a sunny position. They are one by Furballs Cattery

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10/06/2012 11:46:41

by Janet 4

Beared iris Border

Hello there everyone, Last september I divided some bearded iris and made a new border at the foot of south facing wall. The irises seem to be growing well so am hopeful for at least a few flowers this year. I planted some foxtail lilles (eremurus by Allymc

29/04/2013 21:39:18

by chicky

When do I plant Dutch Iris bulbs?

they were exactly. They must have a species name. I still don't know. Plant them now There are flag irises that grow from rhizomes Dutch rises have longer stems and grow from bulbs by lilysilly

11/11/2012 15:48:28

by sotongeoff

Looking after alpines

. I don't want to grow alpines outside. My question is how do I look after the plants ( minature daffs, tulips, irises, saxifrage,eranthis,cyclamen etc.) when they finish flowering, so that they reflower just as well next season? I could bin them by Woodgreen wonderboy

24/03/2013 21:09:05

by Berghill

Iris Katharine Hodgkin

referring to early bulb irises like Katherine Hodgkin or to later rhizome irises? I know that's the right advice for the latter. Oops, I looked a the title and thought, who the heck is Iris Katharine Hodgkin! Sue Gold1locks- any tips of how to establish by Gold1locks

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26/04/2013 22:09:50

by nutcutlet

bulbs in pots

Thanks hollie. I'll leave it as it is. Sounds good Joyce, I love aquilegia s. My daughter gave me some seeds from her bluey purple and and they all came up. I can't grow holly hock s here, they get blown about so much but I do love them. Hi nutcutlet, I by nutcutlet

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06/03/2013 08:40:40

by nutcutlet

ornamental grasses

the daylily but still a striking flower and a good perrenial lily. Iris is always useful depending on the position, foetidissima is the native - tough but with great flowers and seedheads. There are the siberian irises too and a whole host of others by green fingerd will

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21/04/2012 12:31:25

by cesca1

How to create base of bog garden?

! There are some nice irises lurking in the bottom already, I'll preserve those while I prepare the base. Actually there's a waterlily that might still be viable. I have a more natural looking pond at the bottom of the back garden, choked with bulrushes. If I pull by Blueboots

10/05/2013 13:27:26

by Blueboots

blanketweed in my wildlife pond

I made a wildlife pond last year which has newts, frogs & other pond creatures in it but also alot of blanketweed. It is 20ft by 12ft and has 3 waterlilies, irises,oxygenaters and various shallow marginals. I pull out the blanketweed at intervals by dovetail

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16/07/2012 10:41:40

by dovetail

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