It’s official: Spring has finally arrived! The spring peepers in the marsh behind my house have confirmed it by beginning their evening chorus last week.

One of my favorite early risers in the spring is dwarf or reticulate irises (Iris reticulata). They can be found in bulb catalogs in the fall and are best planted at that time of year. Fully ...

Depending on the cultivar and your climate zone, bloom time can be from late March to mid-June in the South. Dwarf Irises (Iris reticulata) Dwarf irises are one of the earliest blooms in the spring, ...

California poppies have sprouted everywhere. She had some purple-blue miniature irises (Iris reticulata ‘Dark Blue’) that I had never seen before – perfectly formed at about four inches tall ...