Schreiner’s garden celebrates 99 years of iris farming 

Liz Schreiner Schmidt with Island Blush, a new popular iris. 
PHOTO/LYNDON ZAITZ of the Keizertimes

From humble beginnings in 1925, F.X. Schreiner’s dream of an iris farm is celebrating its 99th anniversary this year. 

Originally a 15-acre farm to grow his beloved bearded iris, founder Scheiner’s children, Bob, Connie, and Bernard (Gus), assumed the reins of the burgeoning business after F.X. passed away. On the advice of their late father, the Schreiner siblings also…