Creating a Zen garden is a wonderful way to cultivate a peaceful and serene space in your backyard. Japanese gardens are renowned for their tranquility, elegance, and harmony with nature.

There are several different types of iris to grow in the garden, including bearded German irises, Siberian irises, and Dutch irises. Japanese irises (Iris ensata), also known as Japanese water irises, ...

What: Iris ensata “Variegata,” known as variegated Japanese iris, is a lovely and elegant moderately slow growing perennial with beautiful flowers and striking foliage. The dark purple flowers are ...

Q: My Japanese irises bloomed beautifully the first two seasons, but haven’t bloomed for the last couple of years. Any suggestions? A: The flowers on Japanese iris (Iris ensata) are among the most ...

Four or five years ago, my wife Beth and I were walking through Skip and Peggy Shaver's garden in Freeland. Peggy is quite a gardener and stays on top of all the new varieties of perennials available ...

One of the oldest and best-known perennials in the home landscape is the bearded iris, sometimes called a German iris or a flag. But the genus Iris contains almost 300 species, and many irises have ...

Named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, the graceful and delicate iris has a great many faces. Few gardeners have seen them all. Though the tall "bearded" irises -- the ones with hairy, ...

The mythology of the iris dates back to Ancient Greece — the goddess Iris personified the rainbow and acted as the link between heaven and earth. Irises are among the most beloved and easy to grow ...

Bearded irises are, undoubtedly, the tall standouts of the spring bulbs, with their showstopper flowers, complete with the ruffled edges that give them their name. If you’re looking for more variety, ...