June 09, 2009, message update: 

Thank you to each of our customers for making 2008 another very successful year. We look forward with great anticipation to serving you again in 2009.

BLOOM REPORT:  Tall Bearded irises are almost finished blooming.  Only the latest blooming varieties are still flowering.

We are still adding some median iris pictures to the site.  Please have a look at our Stalks / Clumps section listed under the Irises tab.  Many have written and said how much they've enjoyed it.  We'll continue to make updates to it as we have time.

On-line ordering isn't available.  Please send orders by regular first class mail.

The full version of the 2009 print catalog is available for viewing.  To view the on-line 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 2009 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