On 6/4/12 10:30 AM, zuhayr-123 wrote:
hi all, ive been doing some gardening now after a lenghthy recovery.
umm, i basically want to know what these plants are and what family they
come from, best way to maintain them etc etc...
we moved into this house just over a year ago now and the garden was a
mess with plants overgrowing and there where hills in the garden, (it
was very bad)
so where pretty sure these plants where planted by the previous owner.

and ever since we moved in theyrev'e never grown so im guessing theyre
the plants that kind of 'hibernate' in the winter and grow when the
weathers ok (berrenials ??)

if anyone could have a look at the attached pictures id be greatful if
you could tell me a few details about them.

thanks in advance !!


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The first two are some type of true lily. I'm not sure about the third
one, but it too might be a lily. The long buds open to rather nice
flowers. I can't have the flowers in my house because their fragrance
makes me sneeze, and I can't grow them in my garden because my soil is
very heavy clay.

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David E. Ross
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