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AIS Region 4: District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

Rainbow Iris Garden
Walter and Sara Marley
13358 Sagle Rd.		email: digger@anent.com
Hillsboro, Virginia 20132-1827		phone: 540-668-9004

250 H, 650 bearded, 150 beardless and 75 varieties of daylilies

Facility: Rainbow Iris Garden is owned and operated by Walter & Sara Marley, catering to local clientel, ranging from west of the I-495 Beltway, south/central Maryland, and the panhandle of West Virginia. The 14 flower beds are of free-form design and include other perennials and shrubs, besides the irises. Spurias were introduced to the garden, a couple of years ago and are doing well.

Open: Wed. - Sat., 10 am to dusk; Sun., 2 pm - dusk; closed on Mon. & Tues. except by chance or appointment. Mon & Tues are usually the days we schedule garden clubs, painting groups, etc. Do call ahead, we'd be glad to visit with you.
Restrooms: private, Johnny-on-the-Spot on occasion.

Directions: Coming from Leesburg, Va. Take Rte.7 west, pick up 9 west, go thru Hillsboro, travel on 9 west (to Charles Town) and pass Appalachian Deli on right. Go 1-1/2 mi. and take 1st road on right (Sagle Rd.), Garden is 2nd place on right.
Coming from Charles Town, W. Va., take 9 east, after passing Sweet Springs 24 hr. Deli (in Va.) on right, proceed about 1 mi. to Sagle Rd. on left (slow down, youÆre going down hill and on a curve). Garden is 2nd place on right.
Coming from Frederick, Md., take 340 west, cross the Potomac River and al- most immediately turn left onto Harper's Ferry Rd. (Amoco Station on corner), pro- ceed about 4 mi. to Sagle Rd. on right. Go 2 mi. (gravel road), Garden will on your left.

Restaurants: Picnicing is permitted on the lawn. We have a pond, so young children must be supervised at ALL times. Other eating places are in near-by Harper's Ferry, Purcellville or Charles Town.
Bloom-time: starts in late April with the medians, the TBs peak is usually the 3rd and 4th week of May, with Siberians, Spurias, Louisianas and Japanese over- lapping or following.

There is adequate vehicle parking. Buses must park on the side of the road.