The narrow border alongside the drive faces south. It drains along the slope and is backed by solid concrete so it’s warm and very dry, conditions which seem to suit these irises perfectly.
We inherited some tall bearded irises with the garden, beautiful but liable to keel over in strong winds. This sturdy dwarf variety – a no label plant from a street market stall – has flowers as dramatic as those of the taller plants but stems only twelve inches high. Just the right plant for this particular place.
Beyond the Window Box 
May 8, 2020 at 2:03 pm
I have purple ones and peach ones of that size, and I love them. We have strong winds here, and these shorter ones are indeed more durable. And, they bloom before the tall ones filling in that bloom period after tulips. Love the color of yours!
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May 8, 2020 at 3:27 pm
They look even darker in real life!
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May 11, 2020 at 1:16 pm
What a wonderful colour! I like the idea of the pebbles around the irises and I have a lot of gravel to move and find a new use for, so I may have to give that a try! 🙂
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May 11, 2020 at 4:22 pm
The soil in our garden is liberally decorated with old bits of concrete and mortar so pebbles show the irises off better. They also stop the soil eroding from round the plants’ rhizomes. Good luck with your gravel moving!
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May 29, 2020 at 4:44 pm
Hello Ann. I was delighted to be included in your awards post and I’m very glad that you’ve enjoyed Beyond the Window Box. I did intend to write a post in reply but the more I thought about it the more I felt that it’s not really my kind of thing. Added to that, with long days and no rain I’m spending all my time in either my own garden or one of the community gardens I help to maintain. So thanks for the mention. I will respond to some of your questions in a later post (when it rains!) but I won’t be passing on the award as such.
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