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NewYorkRita

10 years ago

I don't post here very often, but I visit regularly to enjoy all of your beautiful daylilies. I have missed seeing postings and/or comments from Rita for a while now. Rita, are you okay?

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newyorkrita
10 years ago
I am fine. Just tired of taking daylily pictures this year. Doing some garden projects so I have not been on this daylily forum in weeks. Will not be back here for a while either.
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blondiesc
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10 years ago
Glad you are okay! Take care and thanks for responding.
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Oh geez. I ordered from so many people for this spring. They all sent me great plants. As you are in Georgia, you do not have to concern yourself with northern hardy. I expect rebloom might be alot easier to get also. For me, I stayed away from any of the southern beauties and picked plants from Northern growers. I got really nice greenhouse grown daylilies from Karroll Emmerich. They are big like the southern plants because they are greenhouse grown but they settle in to normal size for my garden. I recieved exceptional quality, and I mean exceptional, daylily plants from both Melanie Mason and Don Herr. My plants from Phil Korth were smaller as he is in zone 4 but are taking off right away. My plants from Richard Norris and Mike Derrow were exceptional. I also got really great daylilies from Jim Murphy and Margo Reed. Also, if you buy from the resale list of Paul Owens Slightly Different Nursery, you get really great many fans. On his intros, mostly single fans.
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organic_kitten
10 years ago
Well, I miss your pictures, but more than that, I miss your unflagging enthusiasm for your latest project. And it just isn't right to not have pictures of you re-making your world.
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shive
10 years ago
I miss your pictures too! And I'm wondering what your latest project is.

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Nancy
10 years ago
Missed you too Rita, but I've been so busy around the yard I've not been able to take photos & to post as usual. I had assumed you were going to be super busy this year with all the tomatoes & veggies. I don't grow very many veggies myself, but have been overwhelmed with blueberries & blackberries this year, & now apples & pears are starting to ripen.
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jean_ar
10 years ago
I have also missed the gorgeous daylily pictures,and pictures of the new projects.The gardens always look so pretty and green,and so many flowers.I had a bunch of the pictures saved in my favorite so I could look at them when ever I wanted,l but, the computer messed up and the daughter bought me a new computer, but, now I don't have all the pictures I had saved.its so sad, too.I had great joy looking at thrm pictures. hope you are ok, RITA

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