This past week the team spent some time in the Iris Garden (FG #1) removing weeds and deadheading the irises. There were hundreds of pods to remove. It took about two hours to remove the flower pods. If the pods were not removed all the seeds would have been released into the ground. Normally, allowing seeds to self-sow is a good thing but in the case of this garden not so. Self-sowing would create a big problem with overcrowding in this very special bed.
As you can see, there are already lots of little volunteer irises coming up. The volunteers will be removed over the next few weeks to prevent said overcrowding. Aren't the Fireweed flowers lovely?
Three bag as a result of removing those pods. The daises and geraniums are still looking great.
