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Early Morning Light, Proliferations, etc....

Nancy Barginear

11 years ago

Below are miscellaneous photos, including scenes from our daylily garden before and after we had the wood fence removed. The daylilies in the two back rows were not thriving and blooms were very small, even though they did receive at least 6 hours of sunlight. We have already noticed a return to normal bloom size now. We are also enjoying the view of the water and fountain, too!

(I do not understand Photobucket. I cannot upload photo #2 and have it be same size as photo #1.)

Spring 2012

September 2012

Four proliferations (one is blooming) on a seedling scape, September 6

Proliferations growing in an improvised "water bed."

Bonzai Gardenia (growing too big for its "britches")

I think the gardenia either needs to be moved to a bigger container, or what? So far, it is quite happy.

Nancy

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jean_ar
11 years ago
Bigger container.I sure do like your flower beds. very nice. Looks like open range for the deer.

Jean
Nancy Barginear
Original Author
11 years ago
Actually, Jean, we aren't bothered with deer here. I saw a buck once running across the road which is behind the trees in the back, but it's quite developed around our area. During winter, I can see houses all back there where you see the trees. Coming here from the country, I miss the open spaces, but this fence helps. It gives us something to look out upon instead of the wood fence.

We did have a raccoon problem until I learned to not feed our cat outside.

Nancy
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well, I have tried rooting them in water and then planting them , but, have never had any luck with this method which surprises me, as I can usually root about anything I want to and grow another plant. not so with the daylilies, but,I finally followed ELLIE's advice on this last one. I had a prolif on MARIETTA SURPRISE, AND its growing in a pot, so I just cut it off and stuck it in the pot along side of the plant and it got watered every day as I watered everything else.I thought of it a couple days ago and checked to see if I had any better luck with this one, and lo and behold, its rooted and growing nicely. Thank you ELLIE.thats the way I will root them all from now on.I had 3 BETTY FORD prolifs and tried rooting them in water and after they had roots I planted them in a pot,and they died shortly after, so no more water for me.From now on,I will follow ellie's advice.I will leave this one in that pot for another few weeks, then will dig it out and plant it in a pot by itself.Wish I had done it this way on all the others. Jean
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houstmag
11 years ago
Love that new fence it's gorgeous. I agree with Jean I also like your beds and the DL's look like they like them to.
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jean_ar
11 years ago
wow,I would have left that fence up.its protection for your flower beds..Them racoons can be a problem too.I dont have a cat outside no more to feed, but, I have a litle water fountain on my porch that one of my daughters bought me for mother's day,and the coons come up on the porch at night and wash their feet in it and drink some too, i guess, becasue several rimes i went out early morning and my fountain is dry and not working, and I hurry up and add water in it and it starts working again.

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dementieva
11 years ago
Was the old fence blocking morning sunlight?

Nate
Julia WV (6b)
11 years ago
I like the new fencing setup. Seeing the view of the water and fountains is definitely a plus. All of it looks really nice and well kept.

Julia
Nancy Barginear
Original Author
11 years ago
Yes, Nate, they didn't get sun until after 9 A.M.

I have some daylilies planted in the front of our house which is on the west side with no sun until around 10 or 11. While they are doing O.K., they haven't multiplied. They did bloom well, though. Seedlings planted in a direct horizontal line with them on the other side of our driveway receive full sun all day and are doing great.

Jean, the raccoons might be coming in to get water but so far they haven't dug up any daylilies this year. Last year, every time my husband would plant a new daylily, it would be dug back up the next day and laid down neatly next to the hole. The board fences was all around our back yard, but they managed to find a way in somehow. We did trap and relocate some and that ended our raccoon problem for the time being.

I have noticed we now have a lot more grasshoppers!

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newyorkrita
11 years ago
I like the open look. Much better view than just looking at a wooden fence.

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