- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Taunton Press (Feb 15 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1561585602
- ISBN-13: 978-1561585601
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 20.1 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #7 in Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > By Plant > Irises
- #41 in Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > Flowers > Bulbs
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Whether the reader is new to irises or has loved them for decades, this is the most complete and useful book anyone can find on growing these complex and beautiful flowers. With clear and concise writing as well as stunning photos, The Gardener's Iris Book features all the essentials of iris care for nearly every region of the country.
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A 40-year veteran of iris growing shares his expertise in choosing, planting, growing, and dividing the most exquisite irises. 163 color photos.
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"Spread by the liberal hand of nature across the northern temperate zone, irises of many kinds grace habitats from swamps and lake margins to stony deserts and alpine mountain slopes." Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally, an iris book that talks about borers,
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This review is from: Gardeners Iris Bk -OSI (Hardcover)
"The Gardener's Iris Book" describes itself as an introductory book for American gardeners. In my own experience, books about irises tend to fall into two categories: beautiful and fun to read, but not particularly useful or well-organized; and books that I can take out into the garden and actually use. This volume manages to straddle both categories, which is good because I like to look at beautiful pictures of irises, but I've also discovered that they are not particularly easy to grow. I've lost two complete plantings of Bearded Irises to borers, and even managed to kill off a bed of hardy Siberian irises.Why bother with a touchy plant that has such a short growing season? That's easy: because they're one of the most beautiful flowers in the garden when they do bloom. The author has a gift for clear, succinct phrasing, very well-suited for a 'how to' manual on growing irises. He also loves his subject--in the chapter on Louisiana Irises, he refers to himself as 'Johnny Iris Seed' because of his habit of planting his extra rhizomes in the mud at the margins of farm ponds, park pools, or even roadside ditches. "Most will establish themselves and give pleasure to passersby in years to come." After forty years of growing irises, he has learned that a good garden springs from a healthy, living soil. He suggests using pesticides and commercial fertilizers only as a last resort. For instance, in the section on Iris borers, he starts with the least toxic methods for ridding your garden of these pests: carefully clean up your garden debris in late fall and early spring to limit the number of borers that will hatch. Monitor the young foliage fans for notches, then pinch the fan below the notches to squash any burrower (a mano a mano approach not recommended for the squeamish). Irises can also be treated with beneficial nematodes. I tried this method one year with some success, although the neighbors probably wondered why I was running around with what looked like a horse hypodermic and sticking it into iris stems. According to this author, the nematodes can be sprayed on plants or used as a soil drench, so I can throw away my hypo. "The Gardener's Iris Book" is fun to read straight through to the appendices on Iris specialist nurseries (listed by state), and iris books and computer resources. However the book is divided into sections that treat irises with similar growing characteristics, e.g. those requiring substantial moisture or those that thrive in dry conditions. These useful subdivisions allow the reader-in-a-hurry to concentrate on the irises that thrive in an environment most closely resembling his or her own garden.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Helpful Reference,
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This review is from: Gardeners Iris Bk -OSI (Hardcover)
My mother has found this book to be a very informative and helpful reference. When she started losing some of her plants to rot, the book explained what it was and how to treat it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Gardener's Iris Book is fabulous!,
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This review is from: Gardeners Iris Bk -OSI (Hardcover)
With fabulous photography by Roger Foley et al, this is an indispensable reference on irises for newcomers to these flags or old-times iris lovers. All the essential care needed for a spectacular display of these moving flowers. The Gardener's Iris Book is a wonderful way to learn how to tend your new crop of these amazing & historic plants. This is a book I've often re-read, the information I keep gleaning comes just at the right time. END
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