These daylilies are nothing to exclaim over by any means. In fact, the tawny Hemerocallis fulva is shunned by most daylily “snobs” because it is considered common. You find them along country roads and ditches, in cemeteries, and beside rural homes. And that’s exactly from where these came! My sister and I dug these up from an abandoned homesite that belonged [...]
Archive for May, 2009
I found an itunes playmix on a blog I follow and I thought it would be fun to do for my blog. Click on the title for the playmix and then the title of the song you would like to hear. See what you think. Play gardening music as you weed or plan your garden- good [...]
Continue readingMy mother was an indoor gardener, a lover and collector of houseplants. During high school, my mother gave me my first houseplant, a Crassula ovata, or jade plant, as she must have known I needed a succulent- low maintenance. When I left for college I was growing a Philodendran cordatum, or Heart-leaf Philodendron, so long it was trailing [...]
Continue readingI’m always a little hesitant or woeful about traveling this time of year because of what I might miss blooming in my garden. Although I had a wonderful excursion to San Antonio for my best friend’s wedding celebration, I knew I would miss the peak blooming days of the New Dawn climbing rose and the Daisy [...]
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