Oooh, total scoop on that DR! What a trunk! The other thing is really cute, I didn't think it was a fig, similar leaves though, so what came to mind. Papyrus. It's interesting (nicest thing I could think to say.) Failing to find tha love for it... Yes I have lasagna'd, too many times to count, here and in OH. I don't know which of the grasses we have, there are several kinds, but it's a vine. I think St. A grass is rhizomatous, if not a vine also. (My comments to follow are about tenacious southern grasses, not the stuff up north...) Sometimes pieces 4 feet long come up when I pull what I think is a sprig. Anyway, it's not easy to kill like rye or fescue grass in OH. It has to sit in a pile for like 3-4 months to actually die enough to even compost. If it doesn't stop raining, I may have to put all of the recently removed grass in a plastic bag... at least it takes so long to make seeds, we rarely get any. Compared to tilling'n'picking'n'sifting, or straight digging, I prefer it every time I can find the patience to wait. You're right, you can't trust one layer of cardboard to do the trick. It's not heavy enough, and some light can get through. I've pulled pieces of this grass near a corner of the house that have gone under the house (dark, skirted) for several feet before finding a way out of a crack on the other side. I put 2 layers of cardboard, then a lot of heavy, wet stuff to make it conform to the soil surface, and be too heavy for anything to push through. The potted plants were originally holding corners and edges but as I've accumulated more OM to put there, I've just set them on top of that. And that's (grass staying alive under there so long) why I'm not planting in it until next spring. I don't want to pull/dig grass there, and won't trust that it's really dead until then, especially the bahaigrass. That stuff has big, tough rhizomes and there's quite a bit of that too. Before planting, check to make sure it's dead with this tenacious grass even if it's been months, and cut all the way around with a shovel, well before planting, to make sure none of it is still secretly alive from being attached to the surrounding untouched grass. I've discovered pieces alive on one side, looking dead as it passes through smothered area, and still alive on the other side, still connected. This cut will also make sure the border works without starting out with unknown live grass under it. Expose a small part for a couple weeks and make sure grass doesn't start growing (after the yard wakes up, if it goes dormant where you are.) Sheet metal seems to kill it faster, if you have any, but then you're at Sq-1 when it's removed, naked dirt that hasn't had something decomposing over it for a while. Nice clean edge tho! Also like to make beds wider by laying the (yet intact) bags of mulch I will spread there later.

I just LOVE Maryott's. They are my top supplier for the past couple years....almost my only supplier other than a few auction wins. Like someone said above, they carry a lot of the newer daylilys and that is reflected in what the prices are. Their daylilys are huge and healthy, plus they send unbelievable bonus'. Opening their box of daylilys is like Christmas morning when I was a child. They send great bonus' too. I ordered Song writer too. Can't wait to see it bloom, may have to wait till next summer though because I just planted it a couple weeks ago. The Shores Of Times I ordered from Maryott's has 2 scapes coming up so I will get blooms on that this summer. I can't wait (that was a BOGO). Not only are their daylilys awesome, but Bill and Marilyn are top customer service people and really nice too.

Debra, Celeste sent me Timeless Majesty fall of 2014, so this is its 2nd year of bloom. It hasn't multiplied any, it is stll just 2 fans. They are big wide fans though. It is blooming with most of my lates, my notes say it started June 28. So hard to gauge with this year, but last year it bloomed about a week earlier. Maybe was still settling in, I'm thinking a normal year it will probably bloom around July 10-15 going by my other late bloomers. We got a bit more rain this morning, looked like rain about all day. The overcast day really does get nice photos, Sherry. I hope you get some rain soon Laura, if I could send a bit your way, I would. I'm kinda selfish with it though :) I'm used to a drought in July/ August, so I keep thinking we're going to dry up soon. I think it is still supposed to have more rain tomorrow. Thanks Nat & Lori, I am really enjoying all these. Many plants have had their last blooms, the garden still shows lots of blooms, but things are starting to wind down. I'm seeing several scapes, hope I get lots more! Kay, I love Citrix too, & it is shaping up to be a really nice plant. Of course, it was your encouragement that I got it! I was so thrilled when Maryott had it so cheap.

Perennials, by their very classification/definition, take care of themselves and return year after year so long as they're planted in healthy soil and have adequate moisture. My garden beds were designed and planted 10+ years ago and are thriving despite this year's gypsy moth caterpillar infestation and drought. Note: my brother planted peonies in my mother's garden 40+ years ago. They come up & bloom every year. My garden is an acre so slightly larger than your own. The rules remain the same no matter if you have one square foot or 100 times as much. Your perennials need a year to establish their roots in your soil. The only "help" they're likely to need from you is supplemental water. The "rule of thumb" with perennials is this: first year they sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap. Unlike annuals (pansies, petunias, marigolds) perennials don't bloom the entire growing season. Their genetic code governs when they bloom, either early/mid/late season. At the moment, my Heuchera/coral bells are showing off as are my Stokes aster, and daylilies. You'd probably get lots of ideas & insight from Tracy Disabato-Aust's book: The Well-Tended Perennial Garden There's a rhythm to gardening. Patience is one part of that rhythm.