Appreciating native plants A few years ago, I read a thought-provoking book, which kick-started a new and exciting trend in my gardening. Scanning my bookshelves, it looks like the book fell prey…
Tag: daylilies
Daylily Clumps
Let those daylilies multiply! As daylily lovers, we get used to pictures of perfect single blooms. Catalogs tout them; proud growers post them. Plus we take plenty of those kind ourselves too….
It’s Daylily Season
Open garden scheduled Kelvin’s daylily garden is about at its peak with around fifty different varieties in bloom. A couple early ones have already completed their season and some late ones are…
Spider Daylilies Capture My Fancy
New spider daylilies bloom Daylilies, daylilies, daylilies. What a great season. It is almost over now. Watering was certainly necessary this year to keep the blooms coming. But with a little care,…
Daylily season underway
I’m a daylily fan Daylilies are still blooming even though things are a little soggy. The blossoms look great with a few drops of water on them, but eventually most of them…
Building my Daylily Collection Thoughtfully
A few years back, after a vacation in the Adirondack Mountains of upper New York state, we decided to head toward Vermont passing just north of Lake George on Rt. 74. …
My daylily hobby
An inherited avocation The last daily bloom faded away one day this past week ending another season of daylily delight. Growing the flower technically called hemerocallis is a pastime I inherited from…
Daylily Summer Joys
Summer Joy One of the true joys of summer for me is growing daylilies. They don’t require a lot of care and they reward me with many blooms, each one lasting only…
Grace Gardens — A beautiful spot
[nggallery id=27] You could call it the mother lode of daylilies, but I just cannot resist the sheer beauty of a hillside filled with a variety of hemerocallis in bloom. That is what…