Here's a new thread. The other was getting really long. We came from here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1020118/
I have a project I'm working on now. Those of you who were at my RU will remember the area that you were digging daylilies out of. Here it is all cleaned up. I'm working on digging that area and putting in new stuff, or moving in stuff from other beds. Don't have any after pics yet. Will try and post some later tonight.
Karen
Look like a blank slate to me.
Good luck with the transformation.
Thanks, Jo Anne. I got the part in the back, in front of the compost bin (that's the thing encircled with the white 'fencing'), planted today with clumps of DL's that I divided and transplanted, some of my mother's hybrids that I may register. The orange one I may register this year, but the other 2 I want to evaluate first. I got about 6 or 8 clumps out of the one big clump of the orange one, each with at least 8 to 10 fans. The other 2 I got 4 clumps each with 6 to 10 fans or more each.
Karen
Here is the orange one. I'm thinking of naming it Adventures With Extra Terrestrials.
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Here's a red one I planted in that area.
That red one is about 40" tall and has a 6.5" bloom.
Here's a peachy gold one that's kinda spidery that I also planted there. This one's tall, too.
The first one is pretty, but that is a long name to put on a garden marker.
Yeah, though I happen to like long names.
Karen
Your tall red one looks like "Red Thrill" I bought it from B&D lilies
Here it is with Agastache Apache Sunset
To me it looks much different. Red Thrill has more curled back petals, has a different shade of red, and has more yellow on the edges of the petals. Red Thrill is a nice looking one.
Karen
Hi everyone, love the daylilies! : )
I spent a good amount of yesterday getting a new bed ready. Not too big - about 7' x 5' but a circle. I added it on to a circle of mulch with a red bud in the center. So it almost looked like a peanut shape (according to dh) Now that I put it on paint for a plan it took on the appearance of Sunglasses- lol! This is where I plan to plant half of my spring bulb order and the other half is going in my latge butterfly garden. I want to naturalize that area with dafs but I'm not sure all daffs will do well because it is more toward the partly shady side during early spring. It is always the last spot for the snow to melt. Not sure if Dafs can naturalize in those conditions. So these are both basically test gardens. : ) I wanted the new one originally so I sould have somewhere to plant different Tulips every year. I figure after the fade I can dig them up and plant zinnias or some other annuals. Hmm maybe Dahlias. : ) The side tof the diagram that's blank was pre-existing and is pretty much completely taken up by a Redbud. I am dreaming of spring all ready!! : )
You have organized it---why can't I? I did a new bed this summer, & knew exactly what I wanted & where to put it---this one has me stumped.
Ge what went wrong with the plan? This is jus my preplan. Things always change as I actually plant things. So it will be fun to see what I actually do when it grows and blooms in spring. : )
I made a collage to try and get an idea. However most likely they will not all bloom at the same time. That is the 'test' part. : )
Sometimes the bloom time overlaps and you get a surprise.
Thanks Ge, It's very hard to judge when they'll bloom by catalog descriptions as they are all from different areas and use different descriptions. I am just trying to estimate about what will bloom first so that way the newer blooms are toward the front so they aren't distracted by spent blooms or blocked by the foliage of other earlier bloomers. Sound good? The doubles are especially up in the air for bloom time frame. Some just said april, some said early. So I am going to count on Late April or Early May. We usually don't see the first dafs until mid April so that would probably be when the earliest will bloom. Possibly early April - which I'm hoping for at least from the early sensation ones I got.
it should be quite a show
You'll have to post pics of the show.
I sure will! : )
here are a couple pictures of a compost bin i am making - i am copying the design of one kassia had made for her last year. hers is a bit different in materials (2x4's for the frame) and stands above ground. i am using left over 4x4's from the picket fence i took down where i built the wall last year and have the posts 24" in the ground.
another view - digging out the slope and making it level was a job with all the roots and rocks. lower in the yard below this i do have a large area where i have been dumping yard waste and it does have nice compost - however with the ice storm last year it is under a couple feet or more of debris that has not broken down yet and thought this would be a good way focus on just compost and still use the other area for other heavier yard waste.
Quite a project---good luck with it, Bill.
Cousin Nut I luv the peachy/orangy spidery DL. I must confess that I composted a few DLs over the past few weeks :O They were not performing and I had no idea what they were (my feeble excuse). Meredith I TOTALLY LUV the new sunglass bed which of course you should call the SunGlass bed (I have to name all my beds and patches or my notes get totally confusing). Dafs are sun lovers for me so I haven't had any luck with them in spring shady spots. I vote for dahlias ^_^ Remember my new patch fronting the new patio? Although it doesn't look like much at the moment being all leafy. I transplanted a redbummed iris in and a veronica division and under the leafs I planted dwarf cream narcissus and english bluebells. I still need to move some drumstick allium in front of the veronica on the left. In the spring I think I will put put in a border of bellis perennis along the patio edge and then overplant the bulbs with dahlias and dianthus. Maybe sweet williams?
wha looks like the new compost is coming along. Is that the old compost it behind it that you're refering to? Luv the canoe btw.
compost bin is done and will post pics tomorrow - both of those pics are facing the woods between us and my neighbors house - i will see if any show the big pit that i have been using for a dozen years - only used the compost from there once so far.
those poor canoes - since we got kayaks a couple years ago only the green one has been out once a month ago - mostly let friends borrow them now
Meredith, can't wait to see your new bulb bed in bloom next year.
Cousin Nut, your new patch looks like it's coming along nicely.
Bill, that sounds like it will be a great compost bin. 'Been' wanting to make one myself, but have not had a chance. I have several composting areas, and all of them look messy. Would like to coral them all in and make them look nice.
Karen
wish we had a big space for one
and here is the compost bin completed - each section is about 4' x 4' - this i hope will make it easier to get at the compost - will be interesting to see what grows up from the bottom - there were so many roots here
next on the agenda is to set up the rock seat louise and hank donated and then...........a small rock wall behind the daylilly bed by the fire pit :)
Looks nice, Bill.
Really professional Bill.Not visually obtrusive either
thx - just don't bring a tape measure :) hard to get it completely square when you dropping posts down 24" - over built it a bit as i want to dump stuff in from the high side/back and it needs to hold up to a lot of weight
Looks great wha!
Dahlia nut your garden sounds like it will be beautiful. I guess I'll have to keep my fingers crossed there is enough sun for dafs in my butterfly garden. The catalogs say the pink dafs develop color best in semi shade. However I'm thinking they may only do well the first year in a shady spot. Then the Thalia are listed as being good in semi shade. I can't remember if the bed has a lot more, or only a little more sun in spring - than now. It must have at least a little bit more due to trees not leafing out. I have some giant pine trees to the south side of the bed with a mix of oaks which leaf out very late compared to the other trees around. The higher the sun gets in the sky, the more sun the bed gets. Right now the bed only gets full sun from about 9am to noon. Then it gets filtered sun once it comes around the trees enough. I used my Sun Calc tool there about a week ago and it registered as Part Shade. I really want a drift of dafs in that area so I hope they do at least all right there. One good thing is my neighbors had some trees cut over the summer - that kept the bed shaded for longer in the afternoon -so maybe that'll help too.
Does any one know if the sun is higher in the sky in spring than in fall?
Wha, I am jealous of your compost bin! Did you use pressure treated? I have read you shouldn't but I'm curious if people still do or not. It's hard to determine myth from fact with all the info floating around on the web.
i did use pressure treated - i already had 6 of the 8 4x4's that where pressure treated although they are painted white from the fence
Thanks Wha. : )
Why would it be a problem for compost bins?? I just would not use the compost for edibles.
Yupper.. that's what I was thinking.
We put in daffodil 'Decoy' which has a peachy-pink cup. It gets some morning sun, then filtered shade. It had a lovely bloom last spring, its first.
I saw that one in the catalog, it looked beautiful. I tried picking all ones that were claiming to have a fragrance or scent. The pinks only listed Accent and Passionale as having scent. I planted some Passionale last year and they weren't pink at all. More like a pale yellow, maybe with a hint of apricot for about a minute. lol Could have been too much sun and too hot a weather though. My DD is always sniffing flowers and is disaapointed if they don't smell like anything.
pressure treated wood doesn't have arsenic anymore.
I think if the dafs are under late-leafing trees it counts as full sun. I have some that are full sun in spring and they bloom beautifully and then they are in full shade for the summer and don't care. I just planted a plethora of tarda tulips under a salix (which is new) and I'm hoping they will bloom before the salix leafs out. So far I've been trying to stick to early blooming bulbs for under my trees and shrubby things (but sometimes I will sneak in a mid-season bloomer if it is prettiful ^_^ )
