May 1, 2008 message update:

It seems that Spring has finally arrived.  There are quite a number of SDBs in bloom.  From now thorough May 10 will be a great time to see them in all their splendor.  There are many new and exciting seedlings in bloom. 

Thank you to each of our customers for making 2007 another very successful year. We look forward with great anticipation to serving you again in 2008.

Updates to the web site have been completed. Please enjoy it as a resource to help you in making your decisions about ordering those new varieties you can't live without. There are a considerable number of pictures on the web site that aren't in the print catalog. I will also be adding a few more pictures during the coming week.

The online catalog is also finished and available for you to see or download. It is the full version of the print catalog. To view the online catalog, click on the "download catalog" tab at the top of this page and then on the catalog "pdf" icon on the resulting page. It is a rather large file so it will take some time to download if using a slower dial up access. On very slow connections, it may not be possible to download it. 

Welcome to Mid-America Garden. Thank you for dropping by our web site to view some of the latest and best Bearded Irises as well as the tried and true. We also have one of the largest selections of varieties from overseas hybridizers such as Barry Blyth and Graeme Grosvenor from Australia,and Richard Cayeux from France.

We are also proud to present the 2008 introductions of Paul Black and Thomas Johnson. Our emphasis is on distinctive flowers produced by vigorous, hardy plants and borne on strong, well branched and budded stalks. You will also notice we have a definite obsession with Standard Dwarf Bearded hybridizing.

Mid-America Garden is much more than an iris garden.

The grounds are a botanical wonderland with something in bloom most of the year. There are many trees and shrubs including evergreens of all sorts, fruit trees, Japanese maples, and magnolias; to mention a few. There are large collections of daffodils, peonies, [these will be in bloom during iris bloom season] lilies, hemerocallis [daylilies], gladiolus, and one of the largest collections of hostas in this part of the country. These are available for sale from Sebright Gardens located on this same property. You can easily spend a half day enjoying this abundance of beauty. Please come by and do just that.

We hope you will allow us the privilege of providing you with some of the finest quality irises in the industry. Our customers tell us repeatedly that our plants are of top size and quality and that a very high percentage bloom the first year after planting. We will always give you our very best effort to make your experience with us a very positive one.

 - Paul Black and Thomas Johnson