The Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens was established in 1927 to honor Frank H. Presby of Montclair, a leading horticulturalist and a founder of The American Iris Society. This living museum, listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Sites, offers a spectacular display of thousands of iris varieties to visitors from all over the world. (Photo credit: Irene Jeruss)

Garden Status as of August 23, 2010

The Bloom Room gift shop will re-open for shopping and rhizome pick up, in addition to new purchases, on Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, September 26 from 12 noon to 3 p.m.

Grab bags of at least 8 unidentified rhizomes will be available for $20 at Presby on those days, along with a few varieties of named irises for $5 per rhizome.

If you require alternate pick up arrangements for reserved grab bags, please email after September 26 and include your name and receipt number with your request.

Presby rhizomes are also for sale on Ebay for a limited time. Check our Ebay sale page through October to see what is available. The link is under “Site” in the right hand column on this page.

Click here to view the iris garden live via the Essex County webcam!

ReBloomer of the Week “Summer Olympics”
Smith, 1976