Action Around the Farm--Outside the Garden

Iris

The old "cemetery" iris that I gathered in the wild from my great-great grandfather's grave has been blooming since Christmas Day.
















New Iris

One of my new fancy iris is also blooming.It's a tall bearded iris called "Mesmerizer." The color is supposed to be Blue-Violet but it looks white to me. It was first propagated in 1885 and is supposed to bloom in early spring, which it seems to be doing.

















Front of the House


I'm putting red salvia in the beds in front of the house again this year. I've also planted pink geraniums in the pots at the front entrance, but I plan to change them to red soon since they don't look that good with the red salvia. I'll also probably put something in front of the salvia as a border; probably something white.

The white azelias were very impressive during the last week in March, but unfortunately, I didn't get pictures.













Also, Carter has already mowed twice.