When we moved from small town to a farm, one of my brothers was thirteen. Among the many things we discovered on the property, was a patch of iris growing in the ditch between the front yard and the county road.
I suppose it began as a joke — but the flowering perennials (these were white and yellow) became known as his garden. Very easy care. All we did was admire.
However, all good things – especially the free ones — have an end point. The iris patch fell victim to major road repairs several years after we moved to the farm. If planted in a safer location, this spring beauty will return, spread, and bloom year after year.
This deep purple is only one of many colors of the popular, easy-care iris.
Comfort Zone, a sweet romance, features a heroine with a flower bed in front of her home. While the contents are not mentioned, I like to think a few iris are among the plants. For book information, click on the link: https://amzn.to/2ZvL0Av
