Spending time in the last couple of months on family affairs exhausted me both physically and mentally and didn’t leave much time left for anything else. I retreated to Instagram @petalsandwingsimages as my outlet since I didn’t have to spend time correcting images on PhotoShop. Now, as the dust settled, I’m back.
With plenty of rain in early spring, the garden has grown pretty fast and the flowers have responded well, especially the irises. I don’t water irises regularly like the other plants so with plenty of rain they bloom in abundance.
All these irises either re-bloom or are fragrant or both. With good weather, I should see most of their flowers again in October.
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So beautiful. I particularly love Phoebe’s Frolic. It reminds me of the orchids I grow
Yes, they look more like orchids than irises.
Glad you are back posting—hope things are going ok now. Your irises are wonderful specimens, rich lovely colors. Fragrance or rebloomers make them very special.
Things are much better now. Thank you very much. I’m glad to be back too.
I try NOT to add plants that only bloom once a year. Surprisingly enough many roses and irises are either continue blooming or will re-bloom again around autumn.