Dwarf irises ready for packaging at Rainbow Iris Farm
It’s no secret that I love Pinterest, addicted as I am to scavenging the web for the latest plants, funky vignettes, and coolest new ideas for my garden and home. So what better way to celebrate bearded iris planting season than with a contest and giveaway for iris rhizomes and a signed copy of my book A Guide to Bearded Irises?
What exactly is a Pinterest contest? Well, if you have Pinterest and have an interest in irises, you’re all set. Basically, we’re challenging you to scavenge this site for at least 10 of your favorite bearded irises. You can add more from other sites, but for the purposes of this contest, you need at least 10 to be entered for the giveway–a signed copy of my book and a Kelly’s Top Picks collection from Rainbow Iris Farm, a sampler of 6 of my favorite bearded irises ($69.95 retail value!)
Here’s how to get involved!
- Make sure to follow both Kelly Norris and Timber Press on Pinterest.
- Create a new board on Pinterest and title it “I Love Bearded Irises!”
- Pin at least 10 of your favorite irises from the site (the one you’re currently browsing!)
- Once your board is complete, post a link to it here in the comments section of the announcement post. Please sign your post with your email so that we can get in touch with you if you win. We will not sell or inappropriately distribute your email address in any way.
Pin away iris lovers! The deadline for entering your board is August 29, and we’ll pick the winner at random from the comments posted here using the plugin “And the Winner Is.” Due to postal restrictions on plants across international borders, we’re unable to accept entries from outside the United States.
I couldn’t stop at ten…
https://pinterest.com/blasfemme/i-love-bearded-irises/
The recent street construction on both streets on our corner with heavy machinery parked on my tulip flower bed, gives me the perfect excuse to “start-over” with Irises…..as if I need an excuse.
I know I’m not entitled to compete since I live in Sweden, but I still love irises and would love to have a copy of your book.
http://pinterest.com/ceciliasoneskar/i-love-bearded-irises/
Good thing it was a rainy day! I’m usually out in the garden. It was fun to make an iris board. Thanks Kelly!
http://pinterest.com/suzflora/i-love-bearded-irises/
I’m so excited about this… I LOVE irises!
http://pinterest.com/vwluvervw/3-i-love-bearded-irises-3/
That was just about the easiest thing I’ve ever done, because I LOVE Bearded Irises! Plus, I’m a total plant collector.
Come see my Pinterest I adore Iris oops I mean.. I Love Bearded Irises! board.. I’ll be adding photos of my own from my garden if I can pull them out of my files.. Kelly has some awesome ones lined up and I just melt over all Irises big, small and in between! Very exciting! to be able to have a chance to win this book!
Ohhhhhhhhh, You know I am a huge fan, about 4th generation Iris lover. I have a board up over @http://pinterest.com/wildwestgardens/i-love-bearded-irises/
Had fun choosing my top varieties and showing a little of my personality in the comments.
http://pinterest.com/jenrichardson8/i-love-bearded-irises/
Thanks for the contest. Good luck, all!
Jennifer Richardson
cucina1520@yahoo.com
I’ve said this before, and it bears repeating: Thanks a LOT of giving me another genus to obsess about, Kelly!
http://pinterest.com/wellwoodgarden/i-love-bearded-irises/
Here’s my board http://pinterest.com/mecarolks/i-love-bearded-irises/
Thanks for the chance! I really do love Bearded Irises!
http://pinterest.com/fssanchez/i-love-bearded-irises/
http://pinterest.com/mallykiger/
Luv Iris…all
On my site check out my “Iris & Rose” board along with my “I love Bearded Iris”
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Love my iris, my Mama grow and loved them ,now it is my turn.
http://pinterest.com/glowade/i-love-bearded-irises/
I love irises. They are some of the most elegant and beautiful flowers. These are just some of my favorites. Unfortunately, I have so many favorites it’s really hard to pick.
Well I must confess … I do love Iris’s and this was REALLY a treat… So many colors to choose from and so little time. Thanks for the chance to win some more along with your book!
http://pinterest.com/sdsassafrass/i-love-bearded-iris-s/
Thanks for the great contest, these are all such beautiful flowers, so hard to choose
http://pinterest.com/mariebblake/i-love-bearded-irises/
http://pinterest.com/sherrymaye/i-love-bearded-irises/
I do love Irises…. my husband just made my perennial bed larger & also raised it for me, so I just had to lift all of my Irises…..
there are so many beautiful irises I couldn’t stop at 10 either! My first time creating a pin board, I think I tried one other time…. so this was good practice on one of my favorite hobbies! Gardening!
So many beautiful iris, so little gardening space!!
http://pinterest.com/readacreates/
Hi Kelly! What a fun way to promote your book! Thanks for the oportunity to get it for free!
http://pinterest.com/frontrangeiris/i-love-bearded-irises/
Beautiful selections!
http://pinterest.com/tereemtshop/i-love-bearded-irises/
Thank you ALL for entering your boards! I’ve personally looked at every single one of them–love what you’re pinning! Come back to the site often for the latest in bearded irises, and don’t forget to pass on word to your friends–we’ve still got a week of the contest left!
I DO love bearded irises!!! Love your site and glad to ‘follow’! I can’t wait to plant a garden with irises at every level!
Oops, my Pinterest Iris link: http://pinterest.com/dezzatimgf/i-love-bearded-irises/
Kelly, love the new book so much that I am giving one away as an earlybird registration prize for Region 13 Fall Conference to be held in Spokane WA, hosted by The Town and Country Iris Society.
Here’s my Pinterest “I Love Bearded Iris” page…..I also included a few “beardless” iris too..Enjoy
2 years of drought have hurt my iris beds. I would love to start over.
God’s Rainbow of Color….the Iris!
I learned to love Iris from my Dear Mama and now when I go to my iris garden…I whisper “Mama can you see them?
“Yes Pat I see them” she silently whispers back to me I have a Heavenly view and they are beautiful…I’m proud of you and your Iris Garden…….I can see Mama smiling.
Here’s my Pinterest ” I Love Iris “… So many beautiful colors, it’s hard to pick just ten.
Dad was always searching for the next special bearded iris for his gardens. When mom sold the house last summer I divided the remaining Iris for my sisters and I, but they didn’t transfer well. Would love to create a tribute garden to dad of my own special iris!
http://pinterest.com/galyettina/i-love-bearded-irises/
they are so beautiful
galyettina at yahoo dot com
http://pinterest.com/rabbitycat/i-love-bearded-irises/
I have two Iris gardens and would love to add more varieties. Also would be very interested in the Iris book.
Hi Lynn!
Thanks for the comment. Didn’t see your link to your Pinterest board and wanted to make sure if you had one, that we got it for the contest!
Oh Kelly, How does one just choose ten? LOL
http://pinterest.com/barbesb/i-love-bearded-irises/
Thanks for the chance to enter!! Good luck to all who enter!!
Hi have the winners been chosen?
Who won?? i’d love to start planning my garden
The winner was announced on the Rainbow Iris Farm page after several untimely glitches on this site. I never got back to make an announcement here–my apologies. The winner was Leanne Johnson from New Mexico.