April 11: I came outside today to find a nice surprise.

It has begun !

I have some Yellow Flag irises blooming and a bunch on deck.

It looks like the irises on the driveway side of the yard are starting to bloom first, which is what happened last year.

Soon, I hope to have a whole yard full of yellow flowers.

We'll see what happens in the coming weeks.

April 14: As expected, more irises began appearing.

At the moment, blooms are appearing from the existing iris groups that did not get divided last summer.

One bloom on a small cluster that I left in place last summer.

The large center section is starting to bloom.

Center section is starting to bloom.

The existing irises that I planted in this area in 2017 are starting to bloom.

Lots of blooms here.

April 20: More irises are appearing with each passing day.

The blooms seen in the photo above are from the existing irises I planted in 2017.

I left the cluster seen in the photos above and below in place when I removed and divided last summer.

This used to be part of a large path of irises that engulfed the entire design.

More of the existing irises that were planted in 2017.

More bulbs appearing in the center section.

The photo above shows another small cluster that I left in place when I divided last summer.

The center section looks great !

All of the existing irises that I planted in 2017 are blooming.

Existing irises that I planted in 2017 are blooming.

The good news is that some of the irises I divided and moved last summer are starting to bloom.

I don't have a lot of blooms yet. But I'm glad to see the divided irises from last summer blooming.

April 24: The irises continue to do very well.

All of these blooms are from the existing irises that I planted in 2017.

The existing irises have been in the ground for three years and are very well established.

The one thing I need to remember is that all of these existing irises that did not get divided last summer will probably have to be divided this summer.

And by looking at the photos, I'm going to have A LOT of irises to divide, and A LOT MORE when I'm done dividing.

More good news ! I spotted a couple of blooms in the new area of irises that I planted last summer.

It's good to see the new sections blooming.

The photo above shows what I'll probably end up doing when I divide the irises later this summer. In addition to giving some away to whoever wants some, I'll probably start several new small clusters in various spots throughout the yard.

The center section looks great !

I am going to be elbows deep in Yellow Flag Irises later this summer when all of these get divided.

But for now, I'm enjoying the view.

I spotted a few more blooms in the new section of irises that I planted last summer.

April 28: I've got a few more blooms.

The blooms in the photo above are all from the existing iris path I planted in 2017.

The small cluster seen in the photo above looks great !

The center section is full of blooms.

I spotted a few more blooms in the new section from last summer.

Another existing cluster from 2017 is doing very well.

The center section is full of blooms.

It looks like the mystery bulbs are growing quite well. If I remember correctly, I believe these are Gladiolus flowers.

All of the existing irises that I planted in 2017 are blooming.

More of the existing iris path I planted in 2017.

May 1: It looks like the iris blooming season is peaking now.