Irises

The irises in the front garden started opening on Wednesday. They are such a beautiful dark purple. The ones in the back garden just started opening this morning and they are a slightly lighter shade of purple. Beautiful!

I need to get a book on outdoor plants because I feel like a dork asking my neighbor to identify what's growing in my garden. In my defense, I didn't plant any of it and she is a professional landscaper, but I still feel silly. Then, to make matters worse, I forget from year to year! So I think I need a book so I can look these things up on my own. Then I might even learn how to care for them. That could come in handy :)