First, irises at three gardens: RBG’s Laking Garden in 2019, then, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden at the end of April/early May, and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in April. Then we’ve got Cocktails with Iris (Apfel). She will mix her own drink, thank you very much.
The daily lemming
Iris Liqueur from Elixir Craft Spirits in Oregon: "Iris takes its name from its main ingredient—genuine iris root. Iris root is legendary for its delicate, violet-like scent. For centuries, Florentines cultivated iris plants in their vineyards to enhance their wines, and used iris root infusions to make floral liqueurs. The precious iris (fleur-de-lis) serves as the official emblem of Florence and the aristocracy even today." $44.99 at Potomac Wine & Spirits (see comments).
Iris week x 3
We open with irises at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, from 2017. Below the jump, bearded irises blooming this week at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Alice Hahn Goodman Iris Garden, followed by a short film from International Flavors & Fragrances’ in-house naturals facility, Laboratoire Monique Rémy, on the French orris harvest (this is a 2016 video that we already posted back in 2017).
Camellia Walk
The Camellia Walk at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens in West Sussex at the end of March.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show x 5
Highlights of the Chelsea Flower Show from 2019, (then below the jump) 2018 and 2017 (1 1/2 to 2 minutes each), followed by two gardening-help videos from RHS: “Urban Wildlife in Your Garden” (about 7 minutes) and “Top 3 hard to kill houseplants” (2 minutes).