Irises

These Japanese irises with their long, slender leaves and petite, purple blossoms are my favorite flower in my gardens. They are in perfect bloom right now. I hope you enjoy them as well. May they brighten your day!

The following iris poem is from an old catalog of "Green Gate Gardens 1931" :

The garden with its little gate of green,
Invites you to enter, and view mysteries unseen,
Its vine laden bowers and overhanging trees,
The air filled with sweetness, the hum of the bees,
The flagged walks with Iris galore,
Of most beautiful coloring, unknown before,
Pink, white, purple, yellow, azure blue,
Mixed and mingled of every hue,
You come away wondering, can more beauty be seen
Than in the garden with its little gate of green.