Mary Ann Horton accidentally fell into the iris business. About 25 years ago, she started salvaging heirloom irises from abandoned foothill farms. "I'd dig up old irises and bring them home," she said ...

SUMTER, S.C. — Sumter is getting ready for the 81st Iris Festival, and this year the theme is "Rio Carnival." It’s the city’s largest annual event — and one of the oldest in the state. "They really ...

Famed iris gardens of years gone by have made a comeback in Willow Glen. The colors are popping out at the Three Creeks Trail—between Minnesota and Coe streets—and access to the public is free. The ...

exist if it weren't for a couple who, in the late 1940s, fell in love and went on to devote their lives to the flowers. Dorothy Willott of Beachwood and her late husband, Tony, who died at age 81 in ...

Question: I have mature bearded, Siberian and Japanese irises in the garden at the older house we bought this year. These have all finished blooming. How do I best care for them now through the summer ...

Iris enthusiasts call it one of the premier iris gardens in California — the Napa Country Iris Gardens, which is now open for the bloom season. Garden hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Saturday ...