Tuesday blooms and lots of rain yesterday
The thunderstorms rolled through yesterday afternoon into early evening with torrential downpours and high winds. The garden appreciates the watering as the daylily foliage was starting to look like it wanted to die off.
RIBBIT RIBBIT - I missed posting the FFO yesterday but today, it showed a duo. Tall scrapes.
Yesterday
Today
ROCKS CRY OUT - tall scapes this year and I think it has finally settled into its new spot.
JELLYFISH JEALOUSY - always a tall scape performer.
WHIP CITY FLIGHTIE TIGHTY - much darker on its FFO this season. Lots of scapes.
BAHAMA BUTTERSCOTCH - very bright and hard to capture. I plan to remove this one out this year. Not for poor performance but I need to move some out and replace with others.
SEMINOLE WIND - forgot to post this one yesterday. I plan to move this one out also. Overall good scape height but I need to put some other colors in this bed.
MISTER LUCKY - I had wanted to remove this one last fall but ran out of time. Surprised me with a trio opening this morning. Poor thing got over taken by the lupines. I removed a very large planting of cat mint (dirt area behind Mister Lucky) from this area and trying to decide what to put in its place that can be managed easily each season.
LUNAR MAX - multi bloom pic from yesterday or was it the day before that. LOL.
And a few garden shots. Since we got the rain, I can now start edging the front of these beds. I sprayed with grass/weed killer along the front edge of this bed before the heat wave and hope to get this cleaned up today. Rain makes a difference in pulling weeds. Daisies went wild this year. you can also see some of the foliage took a hit from the heat
That is it for today. :)
Julia
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lilykate7a
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No rain soaked blooms today!! ;-) (lots of photos)
Comments (13)Awww.. look at that cute baby! She looks like a pup, not 12! Alright, well maybe the grey on her muzzle gives it a way a wee bit, but only because I know what I am looking for! :o) Oh, yeah, the flowers! Lovely photos... I am REALLY diggin' Metaphysical Moment! I keep meaning to put more Lambertsons in my garden, but $$ only goes so far! Maybe now that my plants are getting big, I can start trading, won't that be fun!...See MoreRaining Tuesday
Comments (6)Tom, as you told me, you can't post a pic to often. We are cheated if you don't let us see the different views.. I also love the reds but like your seedling best.. Thanks my friend, for the rain in Al..hehehe!! My driveway is washed away again!! it came down in buckets for awhile then tapered to a slow rain for a while. At any rate, we got the rain we needed and it's cooled a bit...Ellie...See MoreTuesday Pics, before and after the rain.
Comments (15)WOW ,,RITA; That first photo is absolutely breathtaking.Just gorgeous.And the second photo of the Lilies is gorgeous, too...Well,I was wanting to see a close up photo of the Oriental lilies.I thought several thats in my back yard was Oriental Lilies, but, no, they not.At least they look nothing like any you have.The foliage is different,and spreads out to make big plants,and I hate the things.They have been cut down so many times,and they come right back.They have huge stalks, but soon as a flower shows up, they fall over on the ground.Ran over them with a lawn mower and cut them off to the ground and 2 weeks later they back up with bloom stalk. I love that TIKAL MAID . its beautiful,and BARNEY IS GORGEOUS.I love that one the most. MALAYSIAN MARKETPLACE is gorgeous, too..You really have some beauties.I am glad you posted BARNEY again,as I think hes beautiful. Jean...See MoreBlooming in the rain, just blooming in the rain...
Comments (20)Kathy - I'm glad someone got the reference to song. I was humming Singing In the Rain while I was photographing. LOL Glad I could bring you a smile. Earlier this week, a lady stopped her car, rolled down her window and said she just wanted to tell me how much she loved my gardens. Here's what she said: "Whenever I've had a bad day at work, and I come around this corner and see all those flowers, it just makes me smile and forget my troubles." So, daylilies are good theraphy and much cheaper than a psychiatrist! Debra...See More
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5 years agoJulia WV (6b)
5 years agoThank you all for the comments. I spent most of yesterday tackling the front edge of the rock wall garden bed but gave up before I reached the bench seat area. I did dig out a lot of small seedlings of rudbeckia, lychnis, coneflower (purple I think) and replanted into a back garden space. Not sure if they will take but time will tell.
Nancy: I have about 5 maybe 6 of Lori's intros. They always perform well and really grow fast and tall. As you say, nothing real fancy but a good performer. I have to divide mine as they are monsters.
signet: Jellyfish Jealousy is listed as a UF. Here is a pic from last year.
signet_gw(6b)
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