Early Spring Daylily Beds

11 years ago

The daylilies have begon to grow and the spring bulbs begon to bloom. Spring is here in my garden.

The left front yard is going to be a mass of tulip blooms. The daffodil there are already blooming.

In there these species crocus tulips are blooming.
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And those daffs up in the more upper section.

Now lets move to the backyard where I have my Korth Daylily Bed. I planted tulips in between those daylilies for early color.

Those tulips closeup.
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organic_kitten
11 years ago
Well it has started, and will be gorgeous I'm sure. Those tulips are supposed to come back every year, aren't they? You've got a beautiful stand of them.
kay
newyorkrita
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11 years ago
Yes, the little hot pink ones in front come back and the ones in that backyard bed come back. They are Greiggii Division tulips called Sundance. I planted Sundance and three others, Goldwest, Large Copper and March Of Time Greiggii tulips so 4 bulbs in each hole. My plan was a sea of color. But the Sundance are blooming first, others to stagger behind in bloom time. So instead of a sea of mixed colors I will have a sucession of staggered mixed colors. Pretty either way. And best part is that they never need to be replanted.
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I have to thank my wonderful DH for all of that space. Three years ago it was a tangle mess of trash and trees that he cleared with a bulldozer and backhoe - you couldn't even walk back there. Janna, the tree on the left is a plum and the one on the right is a peach - I'm not sure of the varieties - I do hope I kept them on file somewhere. Edna, the water feature is simply a $40 round 'pond' that we bought from Lowes last summer to have water enough for the dog to get into on dangerously hot days. It came with a tiny pump which I have not installed yet. I used to keep fish in my horse troughs all of the time and just overflowed them every other day. That is what I do here and it helps water the plants. I left about 4 inches of it sticking up out of the ground, made a collar of plastic, and packed ten bags of gravel around it to the top edge. This way when I over flow it the water runs over the edge, out and away from the path towards the garden, the gravel gives it drainage so the that the clay and mulch on top does not turn into mush. I will put in a small pump eventually but I have to be out of town for a bit and will probably not be able to get to it for a while. The screen porch is actually my garden room that is off the side of DHs shop. This winter I am planning to convert it to a green house - I'm really excited about that! Annie, all of my beds are lasagna beds - I'm too lazy to garden any other way. As far as the circle goes :-) I have this 'thing' about square and pointed edges around the home. I try to avoid them. I know some of you may laugh but it has to do with flow of energy, positive energy and that kind of stuff. PLUS it makes mowing very easy, just curves on the riding mower, no corners to weedeat. Now I'm looking forward to seeing all of YOUR veggies and flowers! :-)
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jean_ar
11 years ago
WOW Rita, Those last 5 pictures are gorgeous. so pretty.I have never seen tulips like this before but, they sure are pretty. The daffs are pretty, too...

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timberohio
11 years ago
Gorgeous! I keep saying one of these days my yard will look as nice as Rita's. I love seeing photots of all your flowers it gives me ideas. I put in 42 tulip bulbs this past winter. They are starting to come up. Will see how many make it next year. I never have luck with them coming back, too many squirrels that like to dig and eat them.

Andrea
Nancy
11 years ago
Things are already looking good at your house, Rita, lots of color happening. I only have 1 type of species tulip here. I'm thinking I need some more after I've had them a few years. They have returned every year & spread a little, really need some other colors.
I really like that last photo.
houstmag
11 years ago
Rita it's always a pleasure to see photos of your gardens, how I wish I could grow those tulips and daffs.
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11 years ago
I keep adding more and more spring bulbs. I truely love daffidils and love, love, love tulips.
Julia WV (6b)
11 years ago
Looking good. I especially like the last picture. I'm sure the show is just starting with all those bulbs you planted.

Julia
celeste/NH
11 years ago
Well things are really 'springing' forth in your yard Rita!
I feel like I'm in a theater getting ready for the curtain to rise.....this is just a preview of the grand show coming.
You are so far ahead of me it's like we are living in seperate hemispheres. It snowed & sleeted all day here and is so COLD. My garden beds are still frozen and nothing has been able to pop up yet, just the green tips on some bearded iris that are against the house. No spring bulbs, no daylilies, nothing. Last year everything was ridiculously early but I think now everything is going to be late. Although next week I heard temps are going to warm up and actually be like spring weather.....I am so sick of winter and today seemed like a big step back.

I can't prune my roses for awhile yet since no swelling of the leaf buds and the forsythias are a couple weeks from popping. I want to do bed cleanup but I can't yet until all the ground is unfrozen. So I just walk around and pick up limbs & pinecones that fell during the winter storms and sidestep where I can't walk because of mud and snow. I can't even clean out the watergardens because they're still frozen. I am throwing a baby shower for my daughter next Saturday so I keep busy planning that and making favors & decorations. I want to be gardening!

I await more of your grand show with much enthusiasm!

Cel;este
newyorkrita
Original Author
11 years ago
It is just the beginning around here. It is rediculous the amount of tulips I have comming up. Everywhere I look down I have tulips. And lots of daffs too.

I hope spring arrives soon for you. We have all had enough of winter by now!
newyorkrita
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11 years ago
That back bed today.
jean_ar
11 years ago
OH WOW RITA> How gorgeous, that is. those tulips are different from any I have seen beforer and they are just beautiful.

jean
darobi2459
11 years ago
I love the front of your house! The stair stepping is a great idea that I thought of doing too :) We dont have as much of a slope, but looking at yours make me want to revisit this thought! Very nice early garden!
thomastwin
11 years ago
I look at all the flowers and think, that was a lot of work planting so many bulbs! But isn't it sweet when they bloom. Can't wait to see the pics of your daylilies in bloom.

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Very pretty Rita! I always look forward to you posting new pics. And I think everybody after reading how many bulbs you planted are eagerly anticipating the deluge of beautiful garden photos to come.

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