Hello Iris Lovers,

    Welcome to our 18th iris season. We are a family run business and we love growing iris and sharing their beauty with others. All the wonderful comments we receive from our customers and garden visitors make it all worthwhile.

    Since we are a small family run operation quantities are limited for each variety. Several varieties sell out each year. Our fastest selling period is during peak bloom season in the garden when several thousand people visit the garden.

    In order to maintain the quality and size of our rhizomes we dig and transplant our entire stock each year. Some varieties are replaced with new and different ones. We also sell potted irises at the garden during our bloom season which runs from mid April through mid May. Plant ordered are shipped bare root July and part of August via UPS.

    The exciting part of our business is developing new varieties. For 2008 we have 6 new varieties which can be seen at Introductions for 2008. Last year we were thrilled to hear that two of our irises won awards in the International Iris Competition in Florence, Italy. Purple Ritz was selected as the best purple variety and Pickledilly garnered a 7th place Honorable Mention. Also awarded Honorable Mentions from the American Iris Society judging were Accidental Woman, Brilliance, Pickledilly and Rainy River. Needless to say we are very honored for these awards! We hope you like our new introductions for 2008.

    For those of you visiting or living in the San Francisco Bay or the Northern California area we hope you can visit us during the bloom season as that's the best way to view the flowers. The garden is located 14 miles northeast of Napa near the southern end of Lake Berryessa. Depending on where you are coming from there are several routes to get here so it's best to consult a map. Steele Canyon Rd is just north of the intersection of Hwy. 121 and 128. The garden is 1.5 miles on Steele Canyon Rd on the right.

    Best bloom time varies each year depending on the weather but usually peak bloom occurs between the first and second week of May. Please check our website for the latest bloom & garden conditions.