TenAcres Co

TenAcres Co (tenacres.co) is a boutique grower and curated online destination for exceptional Bearded Irises and select garden products.

We believe that iris belong in almost every garden because of their structural foliage and broad colour palette.

02/06/2026

Marital Bliss (Keppel 2016) is a confection of frothy ruffles. Very pretty and a popular pink at TenAcres. In our southern hemisphere winter months we iris lovers have to look over last season’s photos to get our fix!

21/05/2026

Planting iris is a bit of a challenge with Bonnie and Charlie who are convinced that I am at ground level just to provide cuddles. Thank god iris are resilient because this latest row has had a lot of Border Terrier love!

18/05/2026

Orange. A most polarising colour in the garden. Part of the reason is that gardeners often lack confidence in how to use it, but in reality it is extremely adaptable - almost more than white! Don't believe me? Take a look here.
1) Avalon Sunset photographed at TenAcres. It absolutely glows when a clump is in flower and very useful as a mass planting.
2) Orange iris as a contrast. The bright orange adds the "pop" to a cool colour scheme of blues and violets.
3) Orange as a friend to lime green. Gardeners are understanding the use of "green" as a colour and lime green is a perfect foil for orange.
4) Orange as an anchor for "rustic" colour schemes. Co plant with creams and russet reds for a stunningly elegant combination.

So embrace your inner sunset and seek out orange.

09/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! As all iris growers know - we pay homage to “mothers” all year. A healthy mother rhizome produces healthy pups/increases and the next generation of iris are born. A wonderful metaphor and reminder to all of us who are mothers/have mothers past and present that a a bit of cherishing never goes astray, because a happy, healthy mum goes a long way to creating a happy, healthy family.

05/05/2026

Iris make it to the 2026 Met Gala! Are you, like me, a bit of a fashion admirer (NOTE - I said admirer not participant!). I was very happy to see British star Charli xcx paying homage to artists Van Gogh and Yves Saint Laurent shared passion for iris represented in this year’s theme “Costume Art”. She wore a simple black dress decorated with a resin iris on the front. Gorgeous.

29/04/2026

As gardeners with a passion for iris we need to make some tough decisions. Do we:
a) Get entranced by all the lovely new varieties and buy first/decide where to plant later?
b) Buy them with the purpose of creating seasonal "hero" plants in a landscape.
c) Specifically select an iris which fits into your overall garden palette.
d) Buy for mass planting and combine gorgeous architectural foliage with once a year stop in your tracks "wow"
Which one are you?

24/04/2026

He’s not an Arctic Fox! He’s just a very tired Border Terrier puppy from helping mum lift, divide and replant all the iris. Charlie is just 12 weeks old and loves being at the farm. An absolute menace when he “helps” with the planting, but a great distraction and joy.

22/04/2026

Who said romance is dead? We are building new iris beds and, while we are very fortunate to have Pam the little tractor and our gator, we don’t have tools for all the jobs. Bed formers, which pile and smooth the soil, are hard to get and expensive. I spend hours raking but Chief of the Chainsaw (hubby) to the rescue! Behold our $70 bed former made al from an old pallet, a couple of sturdy planks and some bolts… and it works treat! Check the video of Chief with the ever faithful Bonnie at his feet and me making sure everything is straight. Perfect!

15/04/2026

Sometimes an older variety catches your eye when you walk down your rows. The quirkily named Mything Tooth (Graeme Grosvenor 2011) has the most extraordinarily lacy rims, reminiscent of a gown from Sophia Coppola's movie, "Marie Antionette". Not the tallest iris in the patch, it is, nonetheless a worthy addition.

09/04/2026

Followers of this page may know I am a fan of swallowsanddamsons.com, who use iris to beautiful effect in their bouquets and floral arrangements. I love the fact they explore non-traditional colours and bold pairing. Unfortunately the varieties are not mentioned in Swallow and Damson's post - what would you suggest are those in the picture?

If you were looking to recreate this vase from TenAcres stock, I have selected Shock Alert and Strange Harmony as having similar shades.

Photo credit Smokin Heights

Address

William Road
Mount Helena, WA
6082

Telephone

+61407833449

Website

http://tenacres.co/

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