| The best part of visiting a garden centre is being | | | | Siberian Iris is that it has few enemies so no |
| overwhelmed by the beauty of all the different | | | | insecticides or fungicides are needed! The foliage is |
| flowers. The assortment of colors, the range of | | | | graceful and with very little care, you can have a |
| fragrances and the shear splendour of mass plantings | | | | show stopper. I should mention the Black and Purple |
| is a sight to behold. These garden design tips will | | | | Bearded Irises also make quite the statement. |
| definitely help you navigate the isles of the garden | | | | Flower Number 3 - Lupine. I love the Lupine. Its |
| centre to what have become my top 3 picks. | | | | cottage like style reminds me my childhood and |
| Flower Number 1 - Stargazer Lily. This has to be the | | | | summers' spent at my grandparents' house on the |
| most amazing flower ever. It's as showy as they | | | | lake. Brilliant blue, purple or reddish in color, they're |
| come. This star-shaped red flower with spreading | | | | always a pleasure to behold. They aren't very fussy |
| pedals with darker spots looks amazing in a garden | | | | and only ask that you keep their feet dry in a well |
| as well as in a vase. The fragrance is un-mistakable | | | | drained spot. |
| and its beauty is second to none. | | | | Now what is my piece de resistance, it has to be the |
| Flower Number 2 - Iris. There is such a large variety | | | | rose of course. You can't call yourself a gardener |
| with every color under the rainbow that there's one | | | | without having rose bushes. The variety is too large |
| to fit every garden. My favorite is probably the | | | | for me to pick my favorite so you will just need to |
| Siberian Iris. They are hardy and are drought tolerant | | | | go and peruse the local garden center and pick out |
| once established. One of the best traits of the | | | | your favorite. |