Daylily

A daylily is beautiful for one day and that's where the name came from. There are many stalks and buds on each plant so you can have many flowers in a clump. They normally bloom in the spring and fall but since we’ve had such cool weather this year they are all blooming now. If you are afraid to plant flowers in the yard I’d suggest you start with a daylily. They are easy to grow and are drought tolerant. Remember that most day lilies grow best in full sun. After a year or two you can start separating them. Many people are familiar with the orange or yellow color but there are a variety of colors to choose from. Here are only a few that I have in my yard. Enjoy.

photo credit: CK Worley

Miss Amelia: photo credit: CK Worley

Siloam Betty Barnes: photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

Heavenly Dragon Fire: photo credit: CK Worley

Chance Encounter: photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

How to pot plants- Birthday idea

I potted an herb garden for my friend's birthday. Once I chose the pot I wanted to use, the first thing I did was put an opened coffee filter into the bottom. This prevents soil from leaking out of the bottom of the pot but allows the water (much like the water in a coffee maker) to get through.



Next ~ I saved the packing peanuts from various boxes I received in the mail and filled the bottom of the pot with them. This creates excellent drainage and reuses something that most people throw away.



Now for some good quality soil and some Soil Moist which reduces the need to water by up to 50%. This is great for people who work out of town or like to go on short trips. This way she won’t have to worry about coming home to dried out plants.



I always, always use Espoma products whenever possible. I added some organic Garden Tone which will continually feed the plants. Did I mention that I love Espoma products?



So here we have it, a green pepper plant, Oregano, Dill, Chives and Basil. I’m saving the little plastic pots to use for indoor sowing later on.

Next I wrapped a ribbon around it, put it on a dolly and trucked it over to Tanya’s house. Happy Birthday Tanya!

See what's blooming now- Apple tree, Gardenias, Quince Tree

I just wanted to show you what is blooming in the yard this week. First our quince tree which is deciduous. You can see from the flowers that it belongs to the rose family. I love the bright orange color. It’s a beautiful tree.



Next our gardenias are in bloom. The fragrance is lovely. We have gardenia bushes and some that look like trees that are 6 feet tall. They are evergreens.



We had a great time at the Atlanta Food and Wine festival with friends Doug and Cate. Cate writes the very popular blog Tailgating Guru (ttp://tailgatingguru.blogspot.com)
Thursday nights activities were held at JCT Kitchen and the theme was tailgate style. We got to sample lots of good food and even tasted Moonshine. Not too bad.



Outside in the bar area they had lovely apple trees that where strictly pruned to look like this. I thought they were pretty cool.





At the bottom of this apple tree sat a tiny little birds egg. The train was going by and the breeze was perfect and we had the best company. It was a great night for us but the festival will carry on without us through the rest of the weekend.





One last thing. My husband gave me this gardening apron for Mothers day so I thought I’d show it off. I love it!