July 14, 2008
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Now that the daylilies are slowing down, and there is not so much deadheading to do, I've been tidying up the garden in the mornings. It starts to get pretty hot by 10, though, so it will take me a while to get it all done. I worked in this front bed today.
The purple cone flowers have been really nice this year. They are adding a lot of color as the daylilies wane.
Normally, I'm not one for yard art, but I have these plastic dragonflies around the garden to mark where my soaker hoses are. The end of the hoses get covered with plants and very hard to find sometimes, so I had to find a way to not lose them.
As sad as it is when the daylily peak season is past and there are fewer every day, there is one nice thing: bringing in lilies that are the last bloom on the stem. I try not to ever bring in buds when I bring cut flowers in the house, but if it is the last bloom on a stem, no future flowers will be ruined.One more day of Steroids and antihistamines and I'm finished with the course of meds the doctor put me on last week. Now I'll see if the allergy comes back. I hope it doesn't. It would be nice to know what I am allergic to -- so I can try to avoid it or deal with it, but I'd prefer to have it a one time mystery allergy.
Find of the Day: Something Fun to Play with
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Lovely blooms everywhere! I must say I'm jealous of that wet pavement I see in the first photo! I got a light sprinkle here this evening but not nearly the rain we need!
I have those tiny purple flowers on very long stalks...butterflies love it - but was is the name? (first pic, showing against the lawn)
Very pretty, I'm glad to see that no one has stolen your glider out front.
Yes, it used to take me and hour and 15 minutes to deadhead the back yard, but this morning it took me only 20 minutes. Next year it will take me a lot longer than an hour and 15 minutes at the peak of lily season, what with all the new lilies I've ordered. But it will be eye candy . . . food for the soul to have so many lilies blooming all at once. I only bring in lilies when I accidentally break off a bloom while deadheading. Ufortunately it happens too often.
Oh, I liked that fun thing to play with.
I love the brick with the stone on your house. I had fun with the imagination thingie, too.
They are still gorgeous. When I had lots and lots of irises blooming, every day was a new discovery. Of course, that was a few "lifetimes" ago...
with flowers as pretty as yours, you don't need yard art. I love your garden. :good-job:
@gillwildflower - They are Verbena bonariensis, commonly called Verbena on a Stick.
Do you deadhead the daylilies? Why?
All your photos are lovely. I'm awed that you know the names of the daylilies.
@marcym - I deadhead the daylilies for two reasons. One is just neatness... and the other is so that they don't waste energy producing seeds.
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