These pictures were taken today at my husband’s homeplace. His mother and my mother
both could make flowers grow with little effort. This post is created in memory of
two special mothers, and dedicated to all mothers everywhere. Happy Mother’s Day!
Freeda Baker Nichols 
The irises are lovely–did you know they can be divided to make more? I have been saying I’m going to post how to do this for years (and have some people lined up to take divisions), so perhaps your pictures are the push I need. It will be June or July before they are ready in Wisconsin though (best done following flowering). A belated Happy Mother’s Day to you Freeda.
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I know the irises need to be divided and I’m far behind in getting that done for these plants. My husband helped to move one group into another spot, and we will transplant the rest of the bulbs. They were being taken over by crab grass and most of them had already bloomed.
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I would like to see a post you do on dividing iris.
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I still have some I brought from my mother-in-law! Thanks for the pictures Freeda. Mine aren’t blooming yet, so will have to enjoy yours until they do. Happy Mother’s Day to you too!
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just beautiful…I have one of my Iris’ blooming…but, waiting in anticiapation for the other colors…Happy Mother’s Day Freeda…
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So, so pretty. Your Aunt Dixie had a green thumb as well, but I didn’t inherit it.
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I’m thinking the same for me, Martha. I do okay at times, but often I slack off in taking care of plants, although I have some house plants handed down that are still growing.
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Mom, the flowers are beautiful. Both grandmothers were such wonderful ladies. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures. Happy Mother’s Day to you! Love, Tammy
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Thanks, Tammy. Love you, my second child, first daughter!
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What a tribute to both moms, the flowers are gorgeous……Thank you for sharing the post.
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It’s been fun today, taking the pictures and a little work to post them. Happy Mother’s Day, Ginger. Say hello to your mother for me. You are blessed to still have her. Time goes too fast.
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I have 4 different colors. A yellow one from a bed planted just last summer. Yours are soooooo pretty. pl
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Thank you, Pat. Happy Mother’s Day!
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Beautiful, Freeda! Happy Mother’s Day!
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Happy Mother’s Day, Catherine. Your little children are so very cute, and such an adorable age. Enjoy your day.
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rainbow garden
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That’s a creative thought! Thanks for commenting. Must be a poem surrounding those words.
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Then I must work on creating one and finding or drawing an appropriate illustration to accompanying it.
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Will look for your poem.
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