April 16, 2010

overwhelmed

 Last year, CG vowed to thin-out the purple bearded iris.
It didn't happen.
Now, the cut flower bed and the back corner bed are awash with purple.
The excuse last Fall was that none of the iris were marked, and CG didn't want to risk giving-away some of his rare non-purples. So, the plan this year is to mark/tag only the non-purple iris, and give away 75% of the purples. CG could also consider installing a new planting area of entirely purple iris with purple-blooming ajuga and liriope as ground cover.
 
yea! the first non-solid-purple iris have started blooming!