Blue Iris

This glowing mid-blue iris grows in the Hen House Garden on the side of a little path. I have to keep the neighbouring hebes well trimmed to give it enough early summer sun.

Irises have been ignored in my garden for too long. I have many patches of them, and I love their flowers - whether in the garden or picked for the house.

But in previous years my early summer gardening weeks were always sabotaged by work commitments. This year, being semi-retired, I'll make up for it - you can expect the Great Moosey Iris Photograph Series. Then irises will have to get their own section of pages, and I'll feel totally hopeless because I don't know very much about them. Ooops - such is progress!

Footnote - Early 2005

I have now finally started some serious iris documentation - I've written the first of many articles about my big bearded iris collection.