Q. My Louisiana irises produced three fat seed pods, and I have several dozen seeds. When and how should they be germinated? -- G.T., Galveston A. According to The Louisiana Iris: The History and ...

Well, it seems as if the weather is starting to balance out. We are getting less rain and more sun. It would be nice to have a season that isn't completely dry and 90 degrees all summer long. As it ...

Specks of pollen scatter from the wings of a bee as it dives into a giant blue iris in the Barataria Preserve in Marrero on Sunday, March 26, 2017. (Photo by Chris Granger, NOLA.com | The ...

Q: I have a plot of Siberian irises that I am curious about. Two years ago, I cut back the seed pods and all greenery around mid-summer, when they started to look raggedy. The next spring they had ...

Q: In years past I have waited to harvest hosta and Siberian iris seed until after the pods have opened. How do you recommend saving them? -- Annette Wade, email A: There are lots of easy-to-collect ...