Louisiana Iris "Black Gamecock," or How I Turned My Soggy Mess of a Back Yard into a Garden5/28/2013  Louisiana Iris "Black Gamecock," the hero of our story today. Ron took the pictures. Once upon a time, there was a nondescript yard with an unfortunate tendency to flood. It was not a nice place at all. So begins the story of my back yard bog garden, which is looking pretty darn good after a very rough start. There are many heroes in this story, but today's star is Louisiana Iris "Black Gamecock," which is blooming like mad as I write this.  Flooding in the back yard in 2005.
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It would be unseemly at best and ungrateful at worst to complain about anything related to my upcoming trip to Alaska. Nevertheless.  All buds, no blooms, and the clock is ticking. My "Festiva Maxima" peony is running about 10 days behind schedule. In the past, it has bloomed like clockwork on May 1. This year, its fourth in my garden, promises to be spectacular. It has finally hit a good size and has tons of big fat buds. My best guess is that it will start blooming on Friday. Unfortunately, I won't see it.  So near and yet so far. |
AuthorThe Galloping Horse Gardener is a native New Yorker who packed it in in 2005 to live under the radar in Cary, North Carolina. In 2014, she removed to a new secure location somewhere in Raleigh. Archives
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