Susanne Holland Spicker In the past when planning my beds, I always organized them with a specific color or colors in mind, with a few favorite irises, then added an assortment of several perennial plants that coordinated with, or enhanced the bed.The past several years, however, my passion for tall bearded irises has increased and I have planted additional irises that coordinate with each other, adding several to the beds. The upside is that this past season the beds were a glorious array of coordinating colors! The downside to adding more irises is that division must be done every 2-3 years in my beds because of closer planting. I still have companion plants of every kind, but the number of irises now outnumber the other perennials. (l - r) 'PHOTOGENIC', 'ARISTOCRACY', and 'SOUTHERN MORNING' (l -r) 'CHAMPAGNE ELEGANCE', 'MASTER TOUCH', 'LATIN LOVER', 'GAY PARASOL',