The Daily Daylily Walk
June 28th, 2007 
by Susan
God, I love mid-summer. Now I can’t STAND doing manua
l labor in the heat, so my mid-summer jobs are keeping everything watered that needs it, and doing a bit of weeding. Even the weeding I won’t do after about 8 a.m.
But walking through the garden in the morning, coffee mug in hand, visiting the daylilies to see what’s blooming today and snap off yesterday’s batch? To me it’s one of the sweetest pleasures of gardening.
Here you see two of my favorites. The reddish one with the spidery form is ‘Brave World’ and on the right is the two-tone pink ‘Rosy Returns.’ Both have been blooming like crazy for years now.
I know I once complained about daylilies as garden plants (cornstalk foliage, anyone?) and it’s true that over the years I’ve given most of mine away. But I’ve kept my absolute favorites, like these beauties, and for about three weeks I’m totally in love with them.
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June 30th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
No problems with deer in your yard? Bambi and his friends come into my backyard every night and nibble the buds off of the daylilies. Oh, and munch up the hostas. I’m pissed!
July 1st, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Taking off the faded blooms is usually listed as a minus for people who grow daylilies, but like you Susan, I enjoy that part, too, My collection has also been winnowed down to the ones I like best. Your ‘Brave World’ looks like it could fly off the stalk at any moment - very cool flower!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
July 2nd, 2007 at 2:34 am
I have to tell you we never miss your saturday afternoon show! We live in IN which should explain it all! Not really, your very informative and interesting all at the same time! During you show which aired on the 28th or June, you displayed a plant hanger which was brown made of plastic and screwed or nailed into a post ect. I wanted some info on them as to where I could purchase these possibly on line or a store,whatever. Thank You in advance for your time and I’m looking forward to Saturday
Sincerely: Kimberly and Paul Worman
2587 East 175 North
Albion,IN 46701