Daylilies and roses are two of my garden passions. Of these two, daylilies are more reliable and give more bang for the buck in my climate than the fairest Queen of May. For the …
Daylilies for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, June 15, 2012
Daylilies, beautiful daylilies--what else could I take photos of for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day? Okay, a rose or two perhaps. GBBD is hosted on the fifteenth day of each month by …
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June Bloom Day, come and converse with the daylilies
At the Red Dirt Ranch, when the daylilies are blooming, nothing else can compare. Not even beautiful Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' although she does give it her best …
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Ten Daylilies For Ten Dollars
Ten daylilies for ten dollars or less. Each. You didn't think this was one of those crazy ads at the back of a gardening magazine did you? "Grow luscious peaches on your …
A quick garden update
So, how is everyone's garden season so far? I thought I would give a quick garden update and tell you what I've been doing for the last few weeks. [Click on the images in the …
Garden questions
We opened our garden a week ago Saturday, and people had lots of garden questions. I figured my internet friends do too. And I have answers. A special thanks to everyone who …
Color crush
Have you ever had a color crush? I know I have. Some years it's using complementary colors on the color wheel, like purple and gold (my high school colors, actually), or purple and …
Ephemeral Spring Beauties
While these flowers aren't true ephemeral spring beauties in that they don't bloom and then go underground for summer, they don't last long, either. Because we had a very long, …
Everything’s coming up roses
My roses have never been better than this year. In fact, this May, everything's coming up roses in my back garden and in containers throughout my entire landscape. Growing roses …
Too hot, too long
We returned from the daylily national convention a couple of weeks ago, and it's been too hot in Oklahoma ever since. I think David Payne said yesterday that we're at day 15 of …
Fun days at the daylily national convention
For July's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, I want to share my visit to the daylily national convention. A region of the American Daylily Society puts on the AHS National Convention …
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