tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post4643788241089875231..comments2024-03-01T20:10:19.114-08:00Comments on ROCK ROSE: IRIS, AUTUMN MAPLERock rose http://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-36105402958373457772013-04-22T07:13:38.884-07:002013-04-22T07:13:38.884-07:00Actually, I am further east than the blackland. M...Actually, I am further east than the blackland. My soil is a sandy loam but more sand than loam. My land slopes so I have a hard time with water retention.Grasshopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040533394543743572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-69677769331890090582013-04-22T05:57:44.674-07:002013-04-22T05:57:44.674-07:00 Yes, grasshopper, drought is making us all think ... Yes, grasshopper, drought is making us all think about what we should be growing. I wonder about your soil in NE texas. Are oyu on the blackland prairie? If so you may have more clay. Even so I am sure incorporating expanded shale into the garden will help with agaves and cactus. Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-52780518265867939192013-04-19T18:50:21.970-07:002013-04-19T18:50:21.970-07:00I love your iris. It is such a beautiful color and...I love your iris. It is such a beautiful color and beautifully photographed as well. It's great to get such lovely garden surprises.Cottage Domehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295190958592410365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-68291926474864229452013-04-19T10:54:32.979-07:002013-04-19T10:54:32.979-07:00Very unique (to me) iris...that color!Very unique (to me) iris...that color!David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-42178750100934723212013-04-19T07:58:17.712-07:002013-04-19T07:58:17.712-07:00What a lovely iris! They are one of my favorite f...What a lovely iris! They are one of my favorite flowers and I always patrol the yard in spring, looking and feeling for buds deep in the leaf fans. I came across your blog a few weeks ago and have been lurking since then. I am very inspired by your gardens. I like the combination of cottage-style plants with cacti, agave and other drought-tolerant plants. I live in northeast Texas, so my Grasshopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040533394543743572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-59358450040049409962013-04-18T22:18:59.513-07:002013-04-18T22:18:59.513-07:00Beautiful color :) Lovely Iris.Beautiful color :) Lovely Iris.Katarzyna Tkaczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481557404404464712noreply@blogger.com