Wow, that's spectacular!

ooooh! I tried smelling the monitor but I couldn't detect that strong Casablanca fragrance. Must be my allergies getting in the way.

That is beautiful! I planted lots and lots of bulbs in winter last year, only half of them showed up in Spring.

That is real pretty.I don't do bulbs/I use to plant a lot of bulbs,but don't any more.Darn squirrels always came along and dug them up.

Jean

I could smell Casablanca over yonder.MMmmmmmmm

Carla I'm done with bulbs.
I wanted Irises, but no space

Just like msjam planted over 50 tulips
but I think the squirrel drop by for dinner on several occassions.

Lilies in my garden is overcrowded, had to put a few in pots and also gave some to my mother. No more space to stick lilies anymore.
Daylilies they grow so bushy that they are growing into my roses
I think thats it for me.
Beside the roses these two are also my favorite plants.
But who knows I might see something different in one of the new catalogues and might get carried away, especially after the Christmas holiday you get bored.
Niecey

I had some that didn't come up either and I was disappointed! I never have trouble with narcissus but the big bulbs are another story!

Carla

Beautiful lily Carla. I just planted a whole bunch of asiatics and orientals all around the yard in the spring. I was sooo impressed with the ones that came up from the last couple of yrs of planting that I had to try some more. Some of them became absolute monsters! They do really well here. I also have dahlias coming up all over the place. Some new ones, some older ones. It's hard to keep them staked up tho. They get so big!

Thanks Beth. I love dahlias too but this summer heat and no rain has taken it's toll on one of my dahlias.
Here is my favorite which is suffering this year.
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here is another great bloomer

Oh Carla, these are beautiful too!! The first one is really cool! I love the cactus-type ones!

Here's a couple of mine blooming recently:

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Gosh, I hate squirrels, voles, moles, wabbits, etc., when they eat my bulbs/rhizomes and I must have had thousands eaten in the last 5 years.

Nicey, I know what you mean about bulbs, iris and day lilies taking over the rose beds. It's hard, because they're so beautiful. I 'donated' another chunk of lawn, behind the vegetable garden, for a cutting bed, and then planted lots of lilies, allium, iris, glads, etc. so I'd have lots of flowers for bouquets for friends. I love it! The cutting garden brightens up the whole back of the garden.

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Such gorgeous pics, Carla! Casablanca is striking, I might have to add that one to my bulb garden. I really liked the first dahlia pic- that form is very attractive. I don't have any dahlias because they have to be dug up here. And Karen- I love your cutting garden - your yard must be a real work of art.
I love bulbs- lilies, amaryllis, daffodils, and spiderwort come to mind. (I planted a frittilaria- Crown Imperial_ but I never saw a sign of it this summer.) I have had to give up on daffodils until I get an area specially fixed for them- the soil just doesn't support them here, even though I was burying them in wire cages to keep the voles away. No problems w/ squirrels or rabbits in the yard, though- too many cats to have to worry about that. They even get a mole or a vole once in awhile, but not enough to safely plant daffodils.
thanks for sharing your pics. Brandy

Carla, Casablanca is very stylish and elegant.
Thank's for posting your pic of it!

Beth, I love your dahlias too.
Karen, your area there is just beautiful and so neat and bright! Thank you for posting.
Brandy, thank you. I only wish the animals wouldn't eat. I think I have a vole infestation right now!

Thank you Devon.

Carla