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my friend charlie

1/29/2023

I bought My Friend Charlie about 8 years ago and I love it more and more as each year passes. It makes a stunning large clump. Charlie is a Paul Owen daylily (2012). This dormant tetraploid daylily is very hardy in Wisconsin. It grows 34 inches tall with beautiful 7+ inch blooms. It is a mid-season bloomer that lasts well over a month!

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tiny creatures

1/22/2023

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While deadheading my daylilies during the summer I come across a variety of insects that are an integral part of my garden. I thought I would share a few of them.

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nature's blue witches brew

1/15/2023

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Nature's Blue Witches Brew (Story, 2010) is one of my favorite bicolor daylilies. This daylily came from my friend Sally. I love the unique smokey lavender-cream color. It is very hardy in Wisconsin and grows 38-40 inches in my garden. The flowers are four inches and they bloom from July 12 through August 7. This one is a keeper!

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arizona dreaming

1/8/2023

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Our friend Patty took these photos in Tucson, Arizona. Since all we have is snow in Wisconsin, I thought I would share these sunny warm pictures.

Fun fact – in the U.S. Saguaro cactus only grows in southern Arizona.

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keep it simple

1/1/2023

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Sometimes things strike me as funny/annoying and I just thought I'd share:

While Shopping:
"Would you like a bag?" (When you have seven or eight items sitting on the checkout counter)
"What's your zip code?" (I just want to pay for my stuff; marketing is not my job)
"Can we round up the dollar on your purchase?"
"Did you find everything you needed?" (Just understand that if your answer is anything other than "Yes," you'll end up waiting in line for an eternity longer.)
And how about the people who never seem to get their grocery carts put away in the cart corral? What's up with that?
People who take up two parking spaces.
Why would anyone name a daylily "Golightly?" Ditto for the daylilies named "Root Canal," "Splinter in the Eye," "Buddy's Booger," and "Toad Strangler."
"Delicious" apples - Are these really considered apples?
Campbell's soup labels - How long do you have to stand in front of the soup shelf to find the actual soup you want?
Pharmaceutical commercials on TV - You gotta love the side effects of the drugs that include diarrhea, difficulty breathing, stroke, heart attack, and death. I want that... yes please! (sarcasm)
People on Facebook who make vague statements like "I am having the worst day of my life," seeking attention.

Happy 2023 to you - keep it simple!

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