The black iris is amazing in that at sometimes it appears black while at others it appears a rich purple.  I first became entranced in this flower a few years back when I was going through a dark stage.  My garden was full of pink and red but I wanted something deeper and richer.  One of the [...]

There is nothing like a rose.  A nice fat garden rose. Scents can range from a true rose scent to a violet or citrus smell.  No other flower has such a color or fragrance range.  No other flowers elicits such love as a rose.    According to fossils the rose is 35 million years old.   [...]

When I was young my friend had a field that was filled with sweet peas.  As children, we would wander through the field gathering bouquets of sweet peas.  There were always a ton of them in a variety of colors.  There are over 250 varieties of sweet peas and they self pollinate.  Easy to get [...]