The Letter I Is for Iris

I have always loved irises. To me they’re one of the most beautiful flowers around, except for roses, and they’re also a variety I can actually grow. I have a terrible “black thumb” (or whatever the opposite of a green thumb would be). I have a sentimental attachment to them as well…

Years ago, my late husband brought home a huge pile of iris plants that had been thrown in the dumpster where he worked, victims of a new landscape design. We planted them all around the house and hoped for the be...