One of our greatest joys is watching flowers open. To watch one or our Japanese iris seedlings open, click here. This is a large file, so if you have a slow connection, it could take a while.

Halloween 2004 was a remarkable day in the garden. It was unseasonably warm, the skies were clear and the colors were brilliant.

Some of the first flowers of spring are the most exciting. Even before the ground thaws, some of the precocious bloomers are doing their thing.

Some perennials readily reseed. Most gardeners employ a combination of deadheading, pre-emergants, mulch and weeding to prevent seedling takeover. At Academy House, some seedlings are valued. Here are a few of them.

Our greatest passion is Japanese irises. One frequent question is how to hand pollinate them. Here is a step by step guide.

Follow this link to see the results of growing Japanese irises from seed.

Questions or comments?

Contact me at hager@aredee.com