{"id":6188,"date":"2017-06-25T04:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/?p=6188"},"modified":"2017-06-24T12:32:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T19:32:59","slug":"iris-varieties-which-is-your-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/family\/iris-varieties-which-is-your-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Iris varieties. Which Is Your Favorite?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During my trip back East to celebrate my granddaughter’s college graduation<\/a>, I stayed with her other grandparents for a few days. Ever since my daughter and their son became engaged, we’ve been friends, so it was nice to spend some time with them.<\/p>\n

The afternoon before graduation the other grandma and I toured the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens<\/a> in Essex County. It was late in the iris season, but most of the varieties were still blooming.<\/p>\n

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Being an artist more than a gardener, I didn’t take note of the various irises’ names. Instead, I contented myself with enjoying their beauty.<\/p>\n

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Irises remind me of Japanese flower arrangements …<\/p>\n

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Here are some more of my favorites from the garden.<\/p>\n

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I know they’re all beautiful, but can you choose a favorite? How about the party-pink ruffles of #5?<\/p>\n

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These are only a few of the 1500 iris varieties in the garden. I like the purple and white elegance of #6.<\/p>\n

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Number seven makes me think of Hollywood in the 1930s. Does that make sense?<\/p>\n

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The guileless simplicity of yellow and white calls to mind thoughts of sunshine and plain cold milk.<\/p>\n

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What do you call the colors in #9? They’d look fine on a lady with a long, bustled dress I think.<\/p>\n

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Number ten starts simple with plum and white and then bleeds in some red and pink.<\/p>\n

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Velvet magenta, lilac-pink, and violet-red, #11 has beautiful depth of color.<\/p>\n

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Number twelve is pure and simple. If you like sweetness and effortless sincerity, this one is for you.<\/p>\n

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For me, #13 conjures up clouds and kittens.<\/p>\n

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This last one wants to twirl and clap its hands to the sound of\u00a0 a flamenco guitar.<\/p>\n

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