The one you can see at the far end in shorts is their granddaughter, and she was hoeing along with the other woman at the closer end of the pic when we arrived. Very helpful and sweet person. I am assuming that bed already bloomed itself out and they were cleaning up.
I was just in awe at the fields of blooms but when I saw the peonies and the huge blooms, my mouth dropped. This is my first visit to an iris sales garden and it was such a pleasure even though we couldn't stay long.
We would have gone the week before but we had a family member pass away and we needed to stay close to home. I did notice alot of holes where plants were dug out. Was that from you?