She explains her process: "I keep an eye out for the first green ... Vanderlinden shared her favorite fertilizer for iris flowers -- a balanced bulb fertilizer like Bulb-Tone, which goes for ...

Irises spread by underground rhizomes, a storage organ similar to a bulb. Plants can be split apart ... making sure you keep as much of the rootball as possible. Put it on a bare patch in the ...

Lady B endures year on year, because the foliage develops into a foot-high sheath, so the bulbs always get replenished. Early flowering irises need good drainage and a sheltered position.

While the weather might have us yearning for the warmth of spring, there's no better time than now to start preparing your ...