Thanks to both of you and this year my iris's are blooming again but I think right now only the yellow ones. Yes Dr. Dawg I mix my soils but didn't put any bone meal. I use a mixture of ground pure pine bark, black cow or mushroom compost, oak leaf mulch ground with lawnmower & grated Styrofoam (the kind you buy but I make it)
With huge oak trees mulching is great for me.
Have a great spring and boy am I glad to be back in the yard.....SPRING IS HERE