Put a new Iris Row in front of a daylily section.

14 years ago

As part of the daylily moving project other things have been moving around also. Earlier I had started a row of Tall Bearded Iris along in a new section in front of the daylily rows at the very top of the terraces garden. I liked the look so much that I thought about how to continue it along further. No simple way to do it no matter how much I thought about it. So moving some daylilies out of the area that used to be the quarter pie garden (before the new edges were put there this summer by simply laying newspaper and edging on top of the grass and topping with old fall leaves and straw) allowed for enough room for changing that garden enough to continue the row of iris further along that garden and have them in front of the redone daylily section.

Here is the summer picture of the started iris row. I don't have a picture of the iris I have going further along because its not finished and still needs work. But I desperately wanted to add Tall Bearded Iris to the garden and was having lots of problems with doing so as I just didn't like my first attempt. That was were I just put all the iris in the square raised bed I put in this summer. I planted the iris and when it was all done I thought it looked horrible. Waiting and living with it for awhile didn't change my mind and improve the situation.

I took some of the iris and planted them way at the far end of the Floribunda rose garden in the front yard and then started that iris row up top. I don't think I really intended to bring it further along until I saw how well it turned out.

This moving of Iris also freed up room in the square garden and I have been putting in late and very late blooming daylilies in part of that garden I call Tower Square.

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mizellie
14 years ago
Rita, I like it! Of course it's your bed but I think it looks great!...Ellie
blue23rose
14 years ago
Looks good, Rita. I saw some spring bulbs at a garden center over the weekend and just didn't want to bother planting anything anymore. The pictures sure did look good though. You have a lot more gumption than I do.

Vickie
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albertar
14 years ago
Rita
I don't know how you do it, :) but its going to look stunning. I know you have mentioned your age, and you and I are both the same age, I recently found out I'm going to be a great-grandmother, (something I'm not thrilled about since that grandson is very young, only 17,) and I'm feeling very old since getting that information. I applaud your work, I really do.

Alberta
organic_kitten
14 years ago
I like the combo really well.
kay
newyorkrita
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14 years ago
I really had every good intention of really going heavily for the spring flowering bulbs this fall. But I am so glad I did not order in the spring because now its fall and I simply do not have the time or the energy to get into a big bulb planting project. But then, in the spring I had no idea I was going to do all this rose and daylily moving. Well, less to do next year is the way I look at it.

But I didn't get anymore done today on the iris row project as I jumped back to the moving daylilies into the plateau project. Things go along slowely in any one area because I am working in so many different areas all at once. If a had another month this late summer I might actually get it done but I am going to run out of time before all the things in my mind get done.

I don't mind mentioning my age, I am 62. Never going to be a grandmother as I have no children.
organic_kitten
14 years ago
Well Rita, I have got you beat age wise I will be 65 in a week. And I don't know what you think, but it seems to me that everything take longer than it was expected to take. And there is never have as much room as expected either.

I did order a lot of Spring bulbs, so I will be planting as much as or even more than last year. But I should have at least a month, maybe two before it gets cold here, so there is still time.

I have to help teach a class tomorrow afternoon, but I've only signed up for two extra shifts in October, so I should have plenty of time to plant if the rain ever stops. (I'm whining again)
kay
timberohio
14 years ago
Nice Iris bed! If you haven't bought the iris Immortality, I highly recommend it. I purchased it last year, moved it after it bloomed this spring and it is sending up a rebloom. I figured reblooming irises were like dayliles. Some will some won't in my area. I was surprised to see buds on an iris this time of year in my yard.

Andrea
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14 years ago
Kay-I used to mind my age alot more when I was in my 50s than I do now. Just resigned to being an old lady I guess. Besides I have so much to do, I have no time to worry about my age. I think gardening helps keep one young.

Andrea- Before I bought any bearded iris I really thought I would go for reblooming ones. But after looking and looking the flowers I was drawn to were never the ones that rebloomed. So I decided to start my iris garden with non rebloomers. Will see if I might get reblooming Iris in the furure. First I have to see how these ones I bought this year do for me.
newyorkrita
Original Author
14 years ago
New pictures of the iris row so far-

I have to move two iris in to fill that space but had temp left it so I could more easily work on moving those daylilies in back of them around which I did but not finished totally. I can leave the last few till spring if need be as they are not in the way of anything.
newyorkrita
Original Author
13 years ago
This is the iris row that got made as a result of my brainstorm to move the iris last fall from Tower Square. The iris row does look good, I will continue the row until its finished with new plants (TB Iris) ordered for July. I still have a nice little daylily grouping in back of one section. And of course all the daylilies in the beds just across the path.
organic_kitten
13 years ago
It's looking good, Rita.
kay

Put a new Iris Row in front of a daylily section.

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