HAPPY BIRTHDAY to pirl

ooops, sorry, Celeste....the last one I posted is Buttered Popcorn, one of my new birthday present DLs from Hank. I have to go back and find today's shot of Egyptian Spice......

This one is Egyptian Spice.....

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This message was edited Jul 30, 2010 9:01 PM

Sorry I missed it, Pirl! Hope you had a great one! Just got back a few hours ago.

Thank you, Victor. Hope you and the family had a great time.

Love the lazy bee!

We did, despite the disgusting weather and outrageous Disney rip-offs.

Let's hope that eventually you remember the fun and not the rip-offs. The weather here was too hot until today. Now we're in for a nice spell.

I'm no fan of high temps, but I'll tell you that it was easier for me to deal with the upper 90's (with low humidity) we've had this year around here, than the incessant humidity there. It's unbearable and you cannot escape it unless you're inside. Shade doesn't help. Morning. Night. Nothing!

It's too tropical for me as well.

And Disney now considers you an adult once you've reached the ripe old age of - 10!

wow that's bad

Disney is ridiculously expensive, it's a shame.

any theme park

Have a great Birthday Pirl Sorry this is late.

Seems like there should be a more accurate way of determining "adult" for entrance to any theme parks. "Junior adult" or "teen" might work but all of these places are out for the money.

Thanks, ge! That's a pretty one.

Storm of the Century for your info.
I thought it described your gardening philosophy lol

The guy on radio now, in place of dearly departed Ralph Snodsmith, is Mark Viette. He just said that when we buy hostas or daylilies they should be cut "to the ground" and then planted. Gasp!

I do cut my daylilies back to stubs at this time of year but the thought of cutting new arrivals (like birthday gifts) of hostas and daylilies down to ground level sounded alarming to me.

Storm of the Century does sound like what I did to one hydrangea last night!

hEH !Heh!
When Susan Shaw dug DL's for me she cut one off about 6 inches.The other one had a scape with 4 buds.The last bud just opened.

Wow - that would make a great impression in the garden!

Eek! I am constitutionally unable to do such a thing, Pirl! Shocking!

Do you mean you couldn't do it to an existing plant or a new arrival?

Well, I have no problem cutting my existing DLs back to a few inches when they start to succumb to fall, but I don't think I could cut off a new plant all the way to the ground. Ugh. How can that be good for it when the leaves need to take in the nutrition all summer. Am I wrong on that? It just doesn't make sense to me!

I agree with you. I've often received a new late blooming daylily as a birthday gift and wouldn't consider cutting it back to the ground until it looks exhausted and the leaves start turning that ugly brown.

As for cutting hostas back that drastically, I just couldn't do it and don't know of anyone who does it.

It's pretty drastic and unappealing, but has some science behind it. Would certainly help it get established since there would be no transpiration loss. All water and nutrients absorbed by the roots will go to getting the plant started, and not 'wasted' on the leaves. New foliage will emerge soon enough.

Drastic is a good word, Victor. While I can understand it, I still doubt I could do it with a gift or even one I purchased.

Me neither.

Whew! Glad I'm not alone on this! I feel better now! LOL

I really do need to check new threads more often. AAACCCKKK!!! I missed your birthday. Glad it was an enjoyable one.

Thanks. It was great.