New York Garden Calendar
This week: Now is the time to divide and plant bearded iris and peonies for spring bloom, if you've got the room. Not together! Iris prefer a well-drained and summer-dry soil, while peonies love a moist loamy bed. Both will thrive in full sun. Oh, you don't have room? You can get the same effect next spring with peony-flowered tulips (look them up, they are a thing) and Dwarf iris (Iris reticulate). Rarely more than five inches tall, the Dwarf types have the same iris look, and are great for window boxes, small borders, near walkways where there jewel tones - mostly shades of blue - will be noticed.
Reliable sources for fall bulbs include: Schreiner's Iris Gardenshttps://www.schreinersgardens.com
Breck's - https://www.brecks.comBrent & Becky's - https://brentandbeckysbulbs.com
Old standbys include Burpee (which offers fall vegetable starts too): https://www.burpee.com/new-for-fall/.....and White Flower Farm - https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com
Reliable sources for fall bulbs include: Schreiner's Iris Gardenshttps://www.schreinersgardens.com
Breck's - https://www.brecks.comBrent & Becky's - https://brentandbeckysbulbs.com
Old standbys include Burpee (which offers fall vegetable starts too): https://www.burpee.com/new-for-fall/.....and White Flower Farm - https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com
Coming EventsSeptember 19-20 - West Side Community Garden is a free-to-the-public flower garden at 123 West 89th Street in Manhattan, open from dawn to dusk. The annual "Arts and Crafts" fair runs this weekend, featuring music, poetry readings, dance performances and a variety of locally made crafts. Free admission. 10-3 each day.
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