You'd like my "sissy"-in-law Sandra. She carries sunshine around with her wherever she goes. And a passion for gardening. We both became interested in flower gardening at about the same time and learned together through the "trial-and-error" method. At the time she lived about a half mile from me. Her acreage was shaded by a large bluff in addition to a huge weeping willow tree and many gigantic white pines. Sandra became the resident expert at shade gardening. Her garden was gorgeous; very tastefully done with lush hostas of all shapes, sizes, and colors, pulmonarias, ferns, astilbes, and all things shade-tolerant. By contrast I had a sunny southern exposure--perfect for daylilies. We'd go to plant nurseries together and she'd constantly chide me, "Another daylily?" "You already have so many daylilies." "More daylilies?" "You need to get other things...."
Where am I going with this? Fast forward to quite a few years later. Sandra moved into a brand new subdivision with a large spacious lot, and yes, 95% sun. One afternoon while I was visiting her garden, checking out a new flower bed she had created, she commented, "You know, I need to get more daylilies. They give you such bang for your buck with so little care."
I smiled and replied, "Yeah, let's get more--more IS better!"
Here are just a few of "sissy's" flowers.
Where am I going with this? Fast forward to quite a few years later. Sandra moved into a brand new subdivision with a large spacious lot, and yes, 95% sun. One afternoon while I was visiting her garden, checking out a new flower bed she had created, she commented, "You know, I need to get more daylilies. They give you such bang for your buck with so little care."
I smiled and replied, "Yeah, let's get more--more IS better!"
Here are just a few of "sissy's" flowers.
Daylily "Always Afternoon" with Achillea "The Pearl"
Daylily "Adamas"
Daylily "Stenciled Impression"
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Clematis "Nelly Moser"
"Becky" Daisies
Daylily "Voodoo Dancer"
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Set aside some time to enjoy summer.
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