On today's episode, Liz Schreiner-Schmidt, President of Schreiner's Gardens in Salem, Oregon, stops by to discuss bearded iris! Iris are in all their glory at their display garden right now, which is open through May 31st. If you don't make it this year, put it on your calendar for next year!
Liz answers all my questions about how to grow bearded iris - what conditions they like, how your iris will come packaged and what to do with them when they arrive, whether they can grow in pots, what to do in winter in spring to help iris succeed - as well as how to divide and what companion plants work well with bearded iris. We also discuss Schreiner's hybridizing program, some of Liz's favorite varieties, and some of their best sellers. We also discuss how her grandfather started the family business, how it's grown, and what their farm and display gardens are like. Liz is a wealth of information!
In the intro, I continue the convo on the Chelsea Flower Show and discuss some of my favorite gardens and takeaways from the show, and some of the things I learned about garden design.
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