Wow! What a lot of work you've done! It will be gorgeous when everything is blooming!

Debra

Now you know why I was whineing earlier this spring about being tired of planting (also moving) daylilies. Plus I had all the other things I bought this spring to plant. And I went overboard on buying spring plants as usual. But those plants are all planted now and I am back to working on that back bed section.

I want a sucession of color. I plan to use spring bulbs for first color. TB Iris for spring color. Lilies to fill in color between iris and daylily bloom. Daylilies of course. Plus those sections of late blooming daylilies to extend the show. Then more bloom of some sort in the skinny brick section to be done in the furure.

You are just amazing! I love what you are doing & can't wait til it all fills in so I get to see the pictures.
Like you, I'm trying to get a succession of color. I really need something for fall. Wish mums overwintered better here, I don't want to replant every year. I have some reblooming iris, but not enough dependable ones to make a real show.

What about dahlias in the skinny brick section? They continue blooming into the fall. I used to grow several dahlias before I got the daylily crazies. I'm thinking about adding a couple to my circle bed for late color.

Debra

I did buy Dahlia tubers this spring. My very original plan for that bed was a much skinner TB isis section and Dahlias in back and in front of the late bloomer daylilies in the very back. But I only managed to get half of my dahlias to grow which is about usuall for me. I don't want to deal with too much that I have to lift and overwintewr in the basement. Dahlias do not overwinter in ground here. Also don't want to deal with the fristration of not being sucessful at them.

Add that to the fact that I went nuts over the TB isis blooming this spring. Just loved them. Decided to make the TB iris section bigger.

The sucession of color is actually coming along quite well. Don't forget that I have lots of roses so they give a big spring and then also big August bloom flush. I have given up on late fall. Don't really like Asters and my mums died in the garden redos and replantings.

Everything is lookin good. Now for the daylilies to bloom there!! Ellie

Everything is looking very neat and well planned. It is going to be bursting with bloom very soon with all the daylilies. I can't wait.
kay

wow, you have been a very b usy lady.And,I lOVE seeing the photos of all that work.You sure have a lot of daylilies,and your property seems to be pretty big, too.I have quite a bit of property, too, but, can't plant nothing in it.For 2 reasons,most of my property can not be planted with flowers or bushes.Well, maybe 3 reasons, but, the bigest reason is the deer eats everything in sight that you can plant.Them suckers won't eat grass or weeds.But, then everything we have ever planted in that back yard died.Nothing lives except a pine tree and weeds,and some grass.Years ago, we wasn't bothered with deer..

Jean

Where do you get all the energy?...:)....A great project and a lot of work but its fun too. I can hardly wait to see it all in bloom. I have to redo a full bed and keep putting it off. I too have caught the tall beared iris bug. There are so many bright color combos out now. Cheers, lloyd..PS...Loved the roses earlier....stunning pics.

it's so nice how you chronicle and illustrate the development of your garden. I can almost see it grow first hand, and visualize what the desired future look will be. It's bold and well-thought out. Lots of work but truly rewarding.

thanks for sharing.
Ben

You've really been doing a lot of work. I know it will pay off in the end. Can't wait to see pictures of the completed project. I know it's hard work, but also a lot of fun. There's so much that I want to do here but the heat is just unbearable. I can't even get the weeding and deadheading done. Guess some things will have to wait until fall. It's not like I don't have anything that needs to be done inside.
Michelle

I went earlier today to the real nursery and bought ten bags of their good topsoil and five bags of their good compost. I could have gone to Home Depot and get cheeper but inferier product. Plus the nusery loads my car just like that and you have to struggle at home depot.

Then when I got home I put out the topsoil first and spread it out and then the compost spread out on top. I wish I had thought of taking pictures of the bags all ready laid along the garden to be emptied but all I wanted to do was get it filled with my bagged goodies. Did take after pictures of the empty bags laying around and the iris garden now full of good soil and compost the way I wanted it. Its pretty much leveled out but I will let it sit overnight and tweek any imperfections tomorrow. I have pictures of it now but too tired to download. So will download after I take tomorrows daylily shots and post my update pictures then.

I was a crabby last night until I went to bed as I was so tired. I wanted everyone to see all the wonderful work I did but I hadn't even downloaded my pictures! I haven't done any more there yet today. I have to do some minor more leveling. Let me show you the pictures-

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I don't know why it looks so small from the third picture, its not. I guess the angle. When I was making it I kept having troubles making the lines run parrell as they look like they come in when they are really even. So I had to do it by measuriing and running a stringline to get it even and correct.

I am thinking how to make the end look better. I might just entend those edger pavers to run all the way accross to mark the edge of that gardenbed area.

This filled in area is the new Tall Bearded Iris section. Iris plants aready ordered and they ship in July.