Marquis Gardens

09/05/2026

Almost as much rain already in the first 5 days of September as the entire month of June. An iris I checked on yesterday with no signs of rot had completely fallen over today after 1.5” of rainfall between yesterday and now. More rain to come but at least about 10° cooler.

09/04/2026

Are you getting your irises planted? I’m working on burning my fields so I can plant, the constant rain is not helping. For those of you still experiencing humidity and hot temperatures, be very careful not to overwater your irises. Keep a bleach water spray bottle in your garden so you are prepared if you see fans start getting mushy. I definitely discourage watering if you are still hot and humid and getting rot.

I’m here for questions and support.

It seems that many sellers have had a though time this year and are behind. It’s been crazy season, if they are communicating with you and letting you know what is going on that’s a good thing. If I can help in any way, please let me know.

09/01/2026

Update: Both packages are SOLD.

I have two packages for sale. These are extras I harvested, not seconds. They are mature size irises showing increases unless indicated and ready to ship immediately.

Package 1: $90 shipped
Fresh lemonade
French Rose
Barbara Jean mini clump
Maricopa (small)
Beyond
Thornbird
Augustine
Full Figured
Habit mini clump
Evening Tidings
Red Hot Chili IB
Ricochet Romance IB
Soap Box MTB
Plinko RE MTB

Package 2: $100 shipped
Kathy Chilton
No Clount Blues
Maricopa (small)
Merry Amigo
Greetings My Lady
Thornbird 2+ mom clump
Stairway to Heaven increase + mom + 6 increases
Political zoo
Beyond (small)
Fresh Lemondade
Downtown Brown
Red Hot Chili IB
Ricochet Romance IB

08/31/2026

As I have moved on to planting for next season, a little late as usual, I may have a few odds and ends I will be posting likely in the form of a package deal. If that interests you, please keep your eyes peeled.

Mother Nature has been cruel this year to so many people in our iris community. The Mid Atlantic area (South Carolina especially) has been battling harsh rains and heat, Oklahoma and Texas have had hardly any rain and record high temperatures. Now it seems many areas have soaring temperatures this week, it will be in the upper 90s in Virginia.

It is devastating to lose your irises for any reason, but for those of us who have in the past especially know the feeling of helplessness and do understand. I lost my garden in Texas about 12-13 years ago and it was painful. Grateful it’s been a smooth year for me. Praying for others.

08/27/2026

PSA: Clumps that haven’t bloomed

Do you have an iris that is increasing well but hasn’t bloomed for you after two years in the ground?

Likely what had happened is the mother rhizome doesn’t have the room to bloom. What you should do is cut the mother out. The increases CANNOT bloom until that mother has bloomed, and by taking her out of the clump, it triggers the increases to bloom.

08/17/2026

FINAL AUCTION of the season. If you’ve been holding out for a killer package, here’s your chance. Bidding closes Wednesday night August 19 at 10 pm EST.

$2 incremental increases, only bids on this post please. Does not include $10 shipping, package must be paid in 24 hours or goes to the next highest bidder.

Bidding starts at $50. Good luck!

Please, bids only on this post, all other comments will be DELETED. Please remember to sort comments by NEWEST to see the latest bids. Bids going backwards will be deleted.

08/14/2026

One BIG AUCTION package is coming up, I must get planting so I’m finishing up harvesting. Please STAY TUNED, I will announce and start it later today.

08/11/2026

AUCTION HAS ENDED. Congratulations to Amethyst Creek!

It’s AUCTION TIME. This is CAT SCRATCH FEVER. I removed the outer leaves of the main rhizome so you can see the daughters, 7 in total.

$1 increments, does not include shipping. I can add it on if you have an existing order or it you can add on around it. Please no commenting on the post besides your bid. If not paid within 24 hours, next bidder wins.

Auction ends Thursday night 11:59.59 pm EST. Photo credit Hugh Stout.

08/11/2026

Help congratulate hydribizer and friend Hugh Stout Jr. for his top award in the dwarf class. Hugh is committed to excellence and is an incredible steward of the AIS community. We couldn’t be happier for him.

'Fruit At The Bottom' won the Cook-Douglas Medal for best Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris for 2026! Thanks to the American Iris Society judges! I'm ecstatic! 😁

08/11/2026

Who bought Chiseled? They look incredible! Wrapping up orders this week 🥳.