The iris we got from Paul the Pond Gnome last year has been fruitful and multiplied. Instead of trying to grow it in baskets on the pond shelf, we piled rocks on the shelf to hold the plants down. Clearly, they prefer this setup because there are now dozens of iris spikes where there once were a couple of plants. I've already divided them once and need to do so again. That is a fairly messy and muddy procedure as it involves contorting myself into awkward positions in order to saw through the thick underwater rhizomes. Also, the plants don't like having their comfortable growing spaces disturbed, and react accordingly by not looking so nice for a while. I think I'll wait until later to this...maybe a lot later.
The red plant in the background is Little John bottlebrush. We planted three small plants when we first began our gardening adventures, and they have grown and spread. This is a great plant for our area...not too frost sensitive or messy, long blooming period, not too thirsty, and hummingbirds love it.
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