Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Trekking through the garden...........





Iris of the Aril Variety...............




And tall bearded too............






















A lovely garden vista........................




Some real Iris enthusiasts..................





A pretty "belled" flower--one of hundred of types of plants in the vast garden.............




Dr. Frasier's favorite Iris--a varietal........................





beautiful shade plants......................




This is like Disneyland to Iris lovers................




This unusual conifer has needles in two shades of green, blue and red tips.......................




A gorgeous tree..............................




There's a lot interest in one particular iris.....................




More Aril Bred Iris........................



















The mother- of-all driftwood.................





dense lush growth..................




Taking a rest on a bench in the Shade Garden.....................




That looks like a deep forest path......................




Sisi's enjoying the cool respite as well.......................




A little Eco-system within an immense garden...................




Lots more Iris to admire..............





More beautiful tall beardeds..................




































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