Beginner Gardening: Hackberry Trees, etc, #2, 1 by SunnyBorders

SunnyBorders wrote:
Thanks for info re coffee makers.
The gallery sounds very interesting.
Used to be very big on counting and measuring (objectivity/replicability/etc)
but also getting interested in art as well. As said, very interested in why people like what.
Gardenias sound very exotic to us - beautiful plant.
We have major problems with easter lilies, fritillaria, toad lilies. Have lily beetle (bright orange adults), which eat especially the leaves of lilies away. Same in England. Can't keep blocks of lilies. As much as I like them, don't use them. Daylilies not affected. At least that's good.
You probably know that the pollen of easter type lilies is very poisonous to cats (ingestion: apparently, kidney damage and death, without immediate veterinary intervention). Was quite surprised to read this recently.
Following: two pictures of the biggest garden I have put in and maintain. And two of a former customer - trillium woods and 'sad garden'.