Lemon Lilies

Many years ago my mother gave me some lemon lilies from her garden.  The bright yellow delighted us both and over the next few years I moved them and they spread, here there and everywhere in my garden.  Here are a few photos. 

  I started with a dozen plants and as you can see they've really liked it here and spread quite a bit. These are in the front garden.

These are along the side ramp.

 

These are along the front ramp.

And these are along the house.

This last area is out in the Butterfly garden

Running Wild in the Garden

Well, the season is moving quickly. The hosta along my path and around the garden is blooming already and even the ones we transplanted this year are doing well.

A few wildflowers planted from seed this spring are blooming and adding  welcome color to the mix here.

Here's a closer view of the hosta.

Things here are a shaggy mess but it's nice to see a return of the lemon lilies that my Mother had given me so many years ago.

 I'm not sure what these  are but the color is nice in this spot that not long ago was full of daffodils.

Here's a view up the driveway where the orange lilies multiplied soooo fast and are taking over in spite of the fact that I give them away to anyone who wants them all summer long.

 Can you see the peak of my neighbors house to the upper left of this photo? I'm so lucky that they don't complain about the wilderness that my yard has become since I've been in the wheelchair. There just aren't that many people that are willing to come in and help when you haven't got a budget for that sort of thing.

As you can see there's a lot of milkweed here for the butterflies. I'm raising another batch of caterpillars now and will be releasing them in the garden soon. Next summer I'll pot up a lot of the smaller plants to give away to anyone interested in having butterflies in their yard too.

Fun with Flowers

Moving the Lemon Lilies

 Mom's lilies had become a bit crowded in the old border so it was time to move and thin them.

 This new flower bed will be home to some of the lilies surrounded by wildflower seed and should be really pretty by fall.

It doesn't look like much now but should improve soon.

Garden Update

It's still to warm outside to suit me but I figured I'd better look things over in the garden and get a few things watered. The rain barrel is running low so it takes a bit longer to fill my watering can and get the job done but it's better for the environment, the budget and my heath (I need the exercise).

I lost a few plants to the heat but others seem to be loving it.

I'm not sure if this photo quite captures the size of this rosebush. (the fence behind it is 5 ft. tall so that should give you some idea.) Believe it or not I pruned it down to about 2 ft. tall just a few months ago. I just wish I'd gotten pictures when it was really covered in roses. Is it just me, or has the season just flown by?

The lilies continue to go strong and I'm planing to to get back to drawing and painting them as soon as I finish this post and get some dishes done. It's amazing how fast the day goes! 

Triple Treat

I cut 3 varieties of lilies in the garden today. It's nice to have different sizes, shapes and colors to work with. I haven't started the drawings and paintings yet but I should have something new to show you tomorrow.