Kate's Garden

 Leaving the westies at home Wilson & I went to dinner 

at Kate & Felix's home just down the road from us.

 Before we ran the door bell I stopped to take pictures

of all the flowers in their front garden.

 It's that Iris time of year.

 Meet Kate Blackwell

Kate is an author who spends half her time on the eastern shore and the
other half at their home in Washington, DC.  They just came back
from spending a month in India and shared a few interesting stories.
To learn more about Kate & her book please visit her website

http://www.kateblackwell.com/

Dinner was lovely and I'm sorry I missed taking a photo

of Kate's husband Felix.  He is the designer behind their lovely gardens.

I found this color iris so unusual.  

History of the Iris

Iris plants were first introduced to the garden around 1479 B.C.

King Thutmose III of Egypt saw the flowers growing in Syria and 

wanted some for his garden. He enlisted his botany experts and the

plants were brought to Egypt where they flowered in his gardens.

Louis the VII saw the flowers in Egypt during the 12th Century Crusades 

and had them brought to France. He also adopted the flower as 

a symbol of his conquest and it became his personal crest.

Felix mentioned the tiny orange flowers are a form of

California poppy which re-seed each year.

Strange yet interesting.

Have a nice Monday & great week ahead.