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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Hannah Stephenson

How to grow Chelsea Flower Show’s dazzling irises

Irises are often the colourful stars of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, not just in deep blue hues, but in yellows and rustic oranges too.

Renowned garden designer Sarah Price is designing the show’s Nurture Landscapes Garden, which features a plethora of irises in a variety of moody pastels, purples and deep yellows – inspired by the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris and his naturalistic garden at Benton End, Hadleigh, in Suffolk, where he bred and planted 90 different varieties.

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