Here's The New Daylily Garden

15 years ago

I have talked about doing a section just for late daylilies since I got the idea last summer. It is just to the left of the plateau up in the back yard. You can just see the end of the blocks of the plateau in the very right hand corner.

First I had the low wall done with those same blocks used in the plateau. Then we had to wait until spring to move all those shrubs back that you can now see up against my neighbors retaining wall. They used to be in the middle of the bed. The left hand end of the bed also needed some rearranging. All the plants had to be lifted and soil put in to raise the grade as you went towards the left. You can see that the ground slopes so to make it level, there starts out as one block here on the right to go to three blocks high to the left.

Then I had brought afew late bloomers here and there but I had planned to put the lates from Perfect Perrenials in that garden. It looked for most of this spring that I would not be getting that order but it finially worked out so the newest 5 daylilies there completed that first row of lates and extra lates. It was a weedy mess by now as I had hit a snag and I had to really weed before I could plant and mulch.

I transplanted those grain Amaranths for a row in front of the shrubs and then for this year I have some annual tropical Milkweed planted in back of the row of daylilies. Plants are small and only put in the other day so you can't see them.

Then some leftover bagged autumn leaves for mulch and that garden looks pretty good. I hope to put in a second row of lates and extra lates maybe next year but this was a good start.

Here is a view looking down the grass path in front of that garden toward the fountain garden in at the side yard fence. The taller scapes that snuck into the picture on the extreme right are up on the plateau. They are not some super tall daylilies, just up in the raised bed.

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i_c_dillies
15 years ago
It looks beautiful Rita. You have done a wonderful job.
When everything blooms it's gonna be spectacular.
The green looks pretty awesome now!
Thanks for posting.

Lrae
loveofmylife680
15 years ago
Looks great Rita.
Jill
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Tsk Tsk. No photos? :-) Let's see what you're up to. I need to get a new bed going, too. It's been soooo cold and windy this year, I'm way behind. This year I should be able to do a good part of it by dividing what I already have. Also have fugitive raspberries to move. I planted two tiny pups last summer that a friend let me dig up, and they have multiplied by about 8 pups each! They apparently love drip irrigation. There are some little DL's from the auction site growing near them, I think the raspberries should be moved before they 'notice' the DL's get drip irrigation, too. Cheers, Michelle
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I don't know about using gravel as a mulch, Kim. I would be afraid it would burn the plants because they will get much hotter than the soil and retain the heat. But I have never used either stone or gravel so I'll defer to others here who may have. Your daylilies will love the western exposure - they need a minimum of four hours of direct sun in order to bloom. One thing to remember is not to plant them too deep. Like irises, they should go just below the surface of the soil. They don't really need any mulch, IMO.
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OH CINY THANK you for posting the picture of BOWIE. I just love him, hes so sweet looking, the sweetest little face on him and he is sleeping do soundly. I always look for a picture of him wiht he blooms.CHICAGO APACHE is so pretty. and I like your new bottle tree.AND I really like them cool looking labesl. Sure wish I had some like them.VERY Nice. Jean
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newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago

The Grain Amaranth I transplanted have picked up alittle and are looking better (the purple things) and you can make out the row of small Tropical Milkweed plants that are in back of the front daylily row.

If you think this garden doen't look like much, you should have seen it before the start of the redo last year. Deffinately better now although it still needs some color.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
15 years ago
You've done so much work on your garden. I'm sure it's been fun but also frustrating at times. When it's all done you probably will want to start all over again (LOL). Very nice.
numama
15 years ago
Nice job Rita, thanks for sharing! Lots of creative thinking has been at work here.
Nancy
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago

Here it is today when two of the supposed late blooming daylilies were in bloom. I sure hope this is just because they are out of sync being new here.

The grain Amaranth perked up so the whole garden does look somewhat better.
mizellie
15 years ago
Yep, I think they are definitly early. the bed shows amazing changes though and I can't wait until it's filled with clumps. it will be very beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us...Ellie
shive
15 years ago
It looks really great! What are those two "lates"? Did you get them from somewhere South? If so, they may still be blooming according to their old climate. Also, they may be blooming rebloom scapes that formed last year but never came up because of frost.

Debra
fairysoapgirl
15 years ago
What another nice addition to the yard. It will be fantastic when you are in full bloom next year!
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago
Those two are SELLSTATION CAMPFIRE (yellow orange) and TWO JANES (pinkish). I bought them from Diane Kendig of Perfect Perrenials. They are introductions hybridized by Stuart Thomas in zone 6 PA and supposed to be true lates. Stuart is known for his late bloomers as he has been hybridizing for them for 20 years. Now sold thru Perfect Perrenials Daylily Farm and Nursery.

I was truely surprised to see them bloom now as they were supposed to be blooming in August. I guess daylilies get mixed up aboput bloom time their first year. At least I hope thats the problem.

Here is a link that might be useful: Dale Thomas intros
Edward_Kimball
15 years ago
Hi Rita,

New daylilies can bloom just about anytime. I had a mid bloom in september its first year.

Edward
tahtah4now
15 years ago
The garden took a lot of back breaking work, I'm sure, but it was worth it. The outcome is beautiful. The best part is, it will only get better!

Tammy
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago

Blooming back there today and starting to look good.
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago

Its starting to fill in some more and getting better.
njmomma
15 years ago
Looking good! What do you have there? Names please.
okbt
15 years ago
Looks great!
organic_kitten
15 years ago
You did a fine job with your design. It will only get prettier with time. You are inspiring and the tiniest bit intimidating at the same time.

Your photos are always gorgeous and I look for your postings so I can see what is going on at your place now.
kay
purplefairylady
15 years ago
Super job done there, its gonna look stunning as it bulks up over the next year or 2. Its nice to see other folks projects from the start onwards. Thank you for sharing.
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago
The daylilies in that bed are front row starting from right to left-
SELLSTATION FRIENDSHIP (blooming)
TWO JANES (pink blooming)
FLAMBOYANT PROMISE (blooming)
SELLSTATION CAMPFIRE (blooming but turned the other wa)
SELLSTATION CARNIVAL (buds only in above pic)
VICTORIANA (next in line taller no blooms there)
GUAVA JELLY
LAST CHANCE FOR ROMANCE

Then there is a back row started from left to right-
ALCHEMIST
FINIAL DESTINATION
IN HIS HANDS

The plan was to have the two rows of daylilies but since I only had enough daylilies for the partial row in back, I filled in with tropical Milkweed (annual attracts butterflies)

Then I had these grain amaranths (tall purple) that self seeded in an area of my veggie garden and as I started yanking them out, I decided to transplant some to in front of the shrubs there just to make it look nicer.

Next spring I hope to get some more late blooming daylilies to finish up the second row. Plus I hope those ones I did put in there DO go to bloom late as that was the point of the whole thing!

Closeup of Tropical Milkweed, host plant for Monarch Butterfly larva. I saw one of the Monarchs laying eggs on it as I was out there taking pictures today.

Purple Grain Amaranth. Usually grown as decorative plant but the smaller birds do like to eat the seeds from the ripe seedheads later.

A bigger view of that whole back of the garage area.
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago
Things are blooming back there but the ones I got from Perfect Perrenials that are supposed to be late blomers are all done. I really, really hope they bloom in August next year like they are supposed to.
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago

Last flower you see there on VICTORIANA. The New York Iron weed has been blooming (purple flowers) and so has the Milkweed back there which is very popular with the Monarch Butterflies as its both a necter and host plant.
organic_kitten
15 years ago
Rita,
Thank you so much for the pictures of your beautiful garden. It will only get prettier. I do love the daylilies you showed this time. I went to the website, and chose the ones I liked best, and, no surprise at all, when I checked they were the ones you showed growing in your garden. So pretty, Thanks,
kay
newyorkrita
Original Author
15 years ago
Kay, I was just thinking that you and I seem to have similiar taste in daylilies as you pick lots of ones I have or like.

Those Dale Thomas intros are ok looking in the pictures on the website but they really are much prettier looking in person. I wish I had more of his intros.

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