We met SpaBoy early this morning to hunt iris plants for our
respective gardens at the Boose Family Farm down the road!
We've been transplanting their iris plants into
our gardens for
SpaBoy decided it was high time to add some to his garden too!
Everyone in this area knows Boose Family Farms for their beautiful irises!
If you stop by, Boose sisters, Faye and Rita will gladly sell you some iris plants. But
if you ask about their business, they'll tell you that it's not so much a business
as it is just taking care of what they refer to as their mother's out-of-control
collection of irises. And, if you're lucky you might see the now 91-year
old Mrs. Boose cruising around the iris farm in her golf cart!
Like we did again this morning!
If you're looking for iris plants to add to your garden...
You'll want to head over to Meadowlark Road in Winston-Salem...
Where you'll find irises in every color...
And every combination of colors imaginable. Not to mention
you'll get to enjoy a nice walk through a spectacular garden!
I thought I was done adding irises to our gardens...
But then I smelled these!
Yes! I actually smelled them before I saw them!
Now... Some irises stink, which my gardener tells me is revenge
for my cutting them and keeping them in vases in the house!
But not these... This iris smells incredible! The scent is difficult to
describe, but it's somewhere between sweet grape juice and fresh,
clean linen sheets. It's an odd sounding combination, but it works!
While SpaBoy walked the iris garden and took inventory of all the ones he
planned to take home with him, I rushed home to drop off my own haul!
Usually Faye and Rita don't sell their iris plants with bloomers
on them. But if you ask real nice and pay an extra dollar, they will!
When we returned to the farm to collect SpaBoy, I stumbled
onto a couple more iris varieties I couldn't live without!
Like these!
And this one!
And especially that one!
Lots of that one!
I cannot wait for next spring!
There are going to be even more beautiful irises in our gardens!
And, in my vases! And for that...
We have Mrs. Boose and her daughters to thank!
