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Lilies - I need more like this!
I have two small columns of stones in the back yard. In front of each, I
planted three day lilies two years ago. This week, the first of 100 possible blooms have opened. A few photos: http://www.tfrog.com/digitals/daily/daily.htm My daughter is a huge fan of Tiger Lilies. Here in the Northeastern US, Tigers are considered weeds - they grow everywhere, seen most alongside the roadways. Didn't take me long to figure out that no local nurseries sold the things, and more than one nursery told me to take a shovel, drive out into the countryside somewhere, and dig some up. So that's exactly what I did. Like the day lilies, the Tigers have now spread out quickly and are throwing up dozens of stalks, which usually bloom on Father's Day. One person warmed me that the Tigers would try to take over my entire back yard. Is that a bad thing? After this year's bloom, I'll be transplanting some of the tigers to strategic places about the property, leaving the rest as a sort of nursery of my own. I want LOTS of them. Point is, with no attention or tending from me, these lilies have done fantastically well. I am not generally an active gardener, but do enjoy maintenance. I will work on a given area to create an "environment" by clearing the area, bringing in new plants, and arranging things to my own liking. But the occasional weeding is the extent of my overall landscaping. I need more plants like these, that can take care of themselves, grow and spread, and put forth fantastic beauty year after year. dwight |
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