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 ...

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 ...

QUESTION: There are now bulb-like structures on the flower stalks of my purple iris. What are they, and what should I do with them? -- Jerry Borger ANSWER: These structures are seed pods. Remember, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some popular perennials and biennials such as columbine, foxglove, Siberian iris, Gaura, Angelica, Astrantia and others tend to seed about in the garden. Sometimes that’s a good thing. Columbine, for ...

Hey folks, the weather has gotten a little more normal over the past week. Some much-needed rains and cooler temperatures were definitely welcomed by many of us. Be on the lookout for powdery mildew.