Display Gardens
The Society of Japanese Irises has a network of display gardens whose owners are willing to have them open to the public during the bloom season. One of the best ways to learn more about Japanese irises is to visit gardens which have a good assortment of cultivars. Most owners are also willing to explain how to grow them well and a few may even show you some of their hybrids which are being evaluated for introduction. When visiting a display garden it is important to remember that you are a guest and that you should be considerate and follow the guidelines below.
- Always make advance arrangements for your visit via letter, phone or email.
- Keep to your arrangement or, if not possible, let the owner know of your change in plans.
- Use public facilities before you arrive at the garden. It is the garden which is on display, not the owner’s private home. Note some gardens do have public facilities ask when making your advanced arrangement.
- Small children and pets are not encouraged; if it is necessary to bring them along, be sure to keep them under control at all times.
- Do not pick flowers, even those which have gone by (they might represent a desired cross); also, resist the temptation to pull “weeds”.
- Most host will welcome your questions but remember that their time may be limited so do not prolong the conversation if they start to fidget.
AMERICA
MARYLAND
Draycott Gardens
Carol Warner
16815 Falls Road, Upperco, MD 21155
410-374-4788 draycott@qis.net
mid June-early July (300); hyb; sales; Siberian irises, peonies, rhododendrons, daffodils, rock garden plants, general perennials
www.draycott-gardens.com
MICHIGAN
Ensata Gardens
John Coble and Bob Bauer
9823 E.Michigan Ave., Galesburg, MI 49053
269-665-7500 ensata@aol.com
late June (250); hyb; sales; Siberian iris, hosta collection, daylilies
www.ensata.com
Jim and Jill Copeland
78118 M-40, Lawton, MI 49065
269-624-1968 jandjcope@aol.com
late June-July (200); hyb; heaths, heathers, daylilies, trees
MISSOURI
Don and Sue Delmez
3240 Connecticut Ave., St. Charles, MO 63301
636-399-0472
early-mid June (250); hyb; sales; general perennials
NEW JERSEY
Presby Memorial Iris Garden
Public Garden
474 Upper Mountain Ave., Montclair, NJ 07043
973-783-5974 presbyiris@comcast.net
late June-mid July (40); tall bearded, median, Siberian, Louisiana iris
PENNSYLVANIA
Larry Westfall
37 Brownstone Ln., Elverson, PA 19520
610-901-3662 lweststill@gmail.com
Siberian iris late May-early June
Japanese iris Mid-June to Mid-July
Collection of Siberian, Pseudata, and 75 named Japanese Irises
Glenara Gardens
George and Carol Boyce
520 Dairy Road, Palmerton, PA 18071-5923
610-824-8198 glenara@aol.com
Collection from hybridizers across the nation and our own seedling beds. Lilacs, day-lilies, hosta, arboretum
2016 AIS National Convention Host Garden
SOUTH CAROLINA
Carolina Daylilies: Iris and Hosta
Tom Bruce
645 Barr Road, Lexington, SC 29072
803-290-1428 tombruce@windstream.net
early June; daylilies, hosta, Siberian iris, Japanese iris
www.carolinadaylilies.com
Swan Lake Iris Gardens
Public Garden
822 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, SC 29150
1-800-688-4748
Iris ensata bloom, late May-early June
Free Admission-Parking
www.sumtersc.gov/community/swanlake
WASHINGTON
Aitken’s Salmon Creek Garden
Terry and Barbara Aitken
608 N. W. 119 St., Vancouver, WA 98685-3802
360-573-4472 aitken@flowerfantasy.net
mid-late June (200); hyb; sales; all types of irises, orchids
www.flowerfantasy.net
CASCADIA IRIS GADENS
Patrick and Margaret Spence
PO Box 1062, Lake Stevens, WA 98258
425-770-5984 patrick@cascadiairisgardens.com
late June early July ( 400); hyb; sales; all types of irises, daylilies, peonies
www.cascadiairisgardens.com
MT. PLEASANT IRIS FARM
Chad Harris
PO Box 346; 12 Marble Road, Washougal, WA 98671-0346
360-835-1016 chadharris@prodigy.net
mid-May-early July (200+); hyb; sales; Japanese iris, Laevigata iris, Siberian iris
www.mtpleasantiris.com
BELGIUM
Willie and Jeannine Hublau
Steenweg Op Borgloon 37A, 3830 Wellen, Belgium
012-74-55-21
mid June-mid July (350); hyb; daffodils, hosta, daylilies, peonies, poppies, rock garden plants
CANADA
HARBOUR BREEZES DAYLILIES and JAPANESE IRISES
Allan Banks
10099 Hwy #7, Salmon River Bridge, Head of Jeddore,
Nova Scotia, Canada BOJ 1 PO
902-889-3179 info@harbourbreezes.ca
early-late July (100+) Daylilies (800+) Perennials
www.harbourbreezes.ca