Gardening Unplugged - Spring Blooming Plants with Doug Ruhren (Part 2 - Irises and Kalmia)

The spring of 2023 was unseasonably warm resulting in many more than usual plants in bloom at the time of the Spring Open House. There was so much to see that we had to split the video into 3 parts - Shade Garden, Sunken Pond Garden and Souto Sun Garden. In this section, our Senior Horticultural Garden Supervisor Doug Ruhren talks about the many varieties of native and Asiatic Iris that we have growing around our rainwater fed Sunken Pond garden, as well as the beautiful mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia. And join us for part 3 to explore our full sun Souto garden. Thumbnail: Iris ensata 'Queen's Tiara' https://www.plantdelights.com/product... Plant Delights Nursery is an award-winning nursery in Raleigh, NC near Garner. We specialize in rare, and unusual perennials and we strive to carry a wide selection of exotic plants, cold hardy tropical plants, and native plants. Many of our best perennials are available nowhere else in the US as they represent rare plants collected by Plant Delights founder Tony Avent during his more than 60 plant hunting expeditions to places like China, Crete, Taiwan, South Africa and Argentina or distributed by some of the many specialty plant organizations of which Plant Delights is a member. https://www.plantdelights.com Juniper Level Botanic Garden was founded in 1986 by Tony Avent to promote and preserve botanic diversity by bridging the gap between botany and horticulture through plant study, identification, educational outreach, and global plant exploration. JLBG is home to over 28,000 taxa spread over 28 acres of beautiful grounds. https://www.jlbg.org Follow us on Facebook for the latest garden news, gardening tips, new plant announcements, and more!   / plantdelightsnursery   Subscribe to our channel to discover more plants and learn about gardening.    / @plantdelights