Thursday, June 11, 2009

Peonies and Iris are the Stars of the Garden Now

Right now under the gray skies of New England peonies and iris reign supreme in the garden ...we have had so much rain and moisture the iris fill with water and don't last as long as usual or desired...the peonies get weighted down so supports are vital. The colors are gorgeous and it is a delight to walk amongst this beauties...
Pinks, purples and yellow are the colors du jour....
The foliage is thick and green this year.

Peonies and Siberian iris mix so well....

Deep pinks peonies are delightful...


How gorgeous are these peonies...



White Siberian iris are so delicate....



These Siberian iris are a delicate pale yellow...almost like butter...



Deep purple Siberian iris are my favorite...




These purple iris are also black...can you see the furry beards?


This iris is getting ready to unfurl...the color is actually almost a deep raspberry...the photo does not do it justice...


This iris has a pale pale pink top and the under petals are a delicious lavender....this is absolutely a wonderful variety and unusual variety.


This iris is a delight...stark white upper petals and lower petals are a blue...just beautiful...
Hope your gardens are doing well and producing wonderful feasts for your eyes...
Elizabeth



1 comment:

Alice Goldsmith said...

Loved your iris plants this year mine were very nice.
Today we have sunshine after days of rain and very cool temps
My farm neighbors corn is very stunted and should be shoulder high at this point.This weather has been very bad for them. I am off to a quilt show in Augusta, ME,
today and will visit a niece tomorrow down in the Brunswick area. Thankful the sun has started to warm us up.Alice