Garden Holiday was a smashing success! And now we have finally got
back to the business at hand. A reminder about re-blooming (remontant)
Iris for your garden. Two worthwhile varieties pictured here are 'Feedback' and
'Immortality'.
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| Feedback |
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| Immortality |
Nice to see a second flush in the fall after the May bloom we
are all accustomed to. Sit them in a warm sunny spot and keep up the
watering and tending to all summer for this autumnal reward. These plantings
cause quite a stir here as gardeners shake their heads and recheck the
calendar.
I had the pleasure last Sunday to visit Stonecrop garden in Cold
Spring, New York. A Gunnera manicata specimen is highlighted there and I
can't help myself, I have to jump into the picture to show the scale of these
leaves.
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| Gunnera Manicata |
The plant is only marginally hardy and requires a stream side location.
The Stonecrop folks go through painstaking winter preparation to keep it
alive. Well worth the effort!
-gartenmeister
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