Work Done in the Front yard daylily gardens (pics)

14 years ago

I have no daylilies soaking, they are planted!

I have been working on the new sections of daylily beds in the front yard. First the planterbox from the street. I like this picture because it does show that there is a small hill section but then most of my gardens are uphill.

Closer to see the daylilies in three rows in the planterbox with lily bulbs in between.

Roses on the top part left and off to the right. More daylilies up top too more to the top right.

I finished planting in the planterbox yesterday. This should be stunning blooming. First I get the roses blooming mid june and then in July I should get a really big bang out of the two daylily sections. It was nice last year with only that top daylily section but this is what I had in mind all along and have been working towards for years for this side of the front yard.

Now moving over to the left side of the front yard-

There is a section of lily bulbs put in last spring in one part of that garden in back of the second row of daylilies.

The first row of daylilies along the low stone front wall were put in last fall. Today I finished the second row. It was done by planting afew of the last of the daylilies I had to plant and then by moving nine daylilies planted last fall that were directly in BACK of those lily bulbs into the second of the two rows in FRONT of the lily bulbs. There are now no daylilies back there anymore.

This garden still needs lots of work as I am no were near as far along on it as I have been in other areas of the yard. It also wasn't started all that long ago, last spring started it with the relocation garden (up in the top right in these pictures).

This empty section of were I moved the lilac bushes out of this spring.

Along the topmost of this bare section I intend to eventually put a row of Siberian Iris running accross this garden section.

This last picture shows the entire front yard and the two sections. I plan to put Tall Bearded Iris in that very skinny section right in front of the planterbox.

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luvtosharedivs
14 years ago
Looks like you will have a spectacular display when all are in bloom, Rita.

You must be very limber to be able to plant/weed in all those raised beds, without stepping on plants, or falling off the edge of one of those terraces!

Looking forward to seeing your DLs in bloom...

Julie
newyorkrita
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14 years ago
My camera really squishes the looks of space. There is a path in the planter box in back of the second row and in front of the third. But really I am used to skinny paths. Plus I am used to stepping up and squeezing myself between daylily plants because of the plateau in the back yard. I didn't think planting it was really that difficult. I guess I am used to all my raised beds.
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Yes, you did the right thing planhting 18 inches apart. My daylilies on the plateau pictures are too close but I was too impatient and hated the bare look so I spaced them close in mostly groups of three. I will have to enentually take out every other group. This year I planted my daylilies 16 to 18 inches apart in the new daylily beds I made and I planted annuals in between for now to fill in. One area has a flat of Cosmos that I bought and planted between the daylilies. IN the terraces gardens not pictured here I put lots and lots of zinnias in between the daylilies plus there are other perrenials in there too. You would not believe the difference this spring from the pictures last summer. The view towards that fountain garden in back of the garage looks smashing with just the fact that the path is now green grass (hadden't seeded it yet in the pictures) and the daylilies that are growing at the base and around the fountain. The daylily plateau, which is what was referred to as the brick planter, looks even better this spring. I need to get a chance to do some weeding on it and put more mulch but it really looks good. The plateau is a pure daylily garden. Its going to be attention getting in daylily bloom season and then its just green the rest of the time.
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jean_ar
14 years ago
Rita;I love them raised beds you have.They really look very pretty,even without the blooms you will soon have in them.

Jean
ladylovingdove
14 years ago
Rita,
Your gardens are always awesome, even not in bloom. I LOVE the stacked stone wall, it looks great with the planter box wall in back. Just wait til you have flowers blooming in them, it will stop traffic LOL.

Dot
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14 years ago
The hardscape on that right hand side garden was started in spring of 2007. Thats when the topmost curved wall went in. After that those two top sections of roses and daylilies and also the honeysuckle on the treellis' was planted. The rose section off to the very right, that I call floribundaville, was already there at that time, although I was still adding roses. Then the rest was simply hill going up covered in grass.

Then last spring in put in that low stacked stone wall going accross the front of my property. Putting leaftover bagged leaves on the left had side killed any leftover grass but the right had side still had some grass which had to be cut with a weedwacker.

Then last fall about September I think, I had the planterbox built and my stocktank pond dug inground and covered around it with rocks. This had to be done like that because the dirt from digging the stocktank inground was used to fill the planterbox up most of the way. Leaving about 6 inches at the top, which I had compost delivered and filled in.

I do have a nice amount of summer color because the roses always seem to have something in bloom after the big mid june flush. Then the daylilies do their thing. But I want to have some earlier color so will be adding spring flowering bulbs this fall. I already added some lily bulbs to the planterbox between the daylilies.
fairysoapgirl
14 years ago
Wow Rita - what a ton of work you have put into your yard... you really will be stopping traffic (foot and car). I really love the grey stacked stone...

When things start blooming your gonna have to go across the street to take shots that get everything in frame!!

Can't wait!
newyorkrita
Original Author
14 years ago
There really is alot of color in the garden even before the roses and daylilies start to bloom. Its just not in that front yard that much. But the clematis in back of the roses just started to bloom and the honeysuckle will bloom soon.

Meanwhile there is lots of color in the shrubs section with quite a sucsession of viburnumbs starting to bloom. Earlier the flowering fruiting trees like cherries and crabapples bloomed. And next year all the new Siberian Iris shrould start to put on a show.

I intend to have the front yard have lots of spring bulbs for earlier color and plan to start planting them this fall out in front.
jean_ar
14 years ago
I liked FAIRYSOAP GIRL'S idea, for you to go across the street and take some pictures of all the front area.I know its all going to be just beautiful.I love them planter boxes,They are so pretty.

Jean

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