Viewing post #980958 by HoosierHarvester

Henhouse said:I remove dead or yellowing leaves through summer and fall. I never liked the look of Iris chopped off in the garden, and was appalled when my new gardener did so (we had a retraining moment). I cut off the brown tips at an angle, so it's not something that stands out in the garden. I use scissors, not clippers, because they make a cleaner cut on the Iris foliage.

I enjoy that we all have different taste, and I may be the only one with my preference. I prefer the way mine look when I cut them back, or basically a similar look here in early spring with fresh new growth, and how the plant all stands up erect. Now I don't cut them real short, and all the leaf blades on each rhizome get cut in the pointed manner toward the center. Some reason I like the way that looks better than with the leaves sprawling sometimes toward the ground and in different directions.