I lost one bulb to the voles (cuss-cuss) and moved this one to a safer spot.
It's even more beautiful than I expected. Just breathtaking when you first see it.
It's an Oriental.
Robert.
Edited to correct where I got the bulbs: B&B's has it and I order from them, but I actually got this at my local garden center.
This message was edited Jul 9, 2006 11:48 PM
Robert,
Just beautiful! I just got into lilies this past fall and need to add many more to my gardens. I am hoping the lily co-op works out so I can get some more. ;o) I think I need to add this to my wish list. Any others you might recommend?
Sherry
That's gorgeous! Sorry about the bulb loss. I lost one this year, too, but it was due to my own inattention. D'oh!
"... My head is spinninn'."
Great picture, Robert. The parallels between what we both order from B&B is scary.
K
Kenton, were you even alive in '69?
How did you guess?
However, 90% of my friends were.
Scary--- born after the 70s, likes flowers---scary
My mother says I am both geographically and generationally displaced. After seventies, ha, indeed!
Why are you suprised? Just because my generation does not know a "Pansy" from a "Daisy?" Why do you suppose gardening is lost on my generatoin? Or will they pick it up in their later age- has this been going on in previous generations? What do you think?
I have not figured it out.
Actually it was just a joke, but now I see it requires some deep thought.
I do see gardeners as over 40 as the norm. I suppose younger people are too busy with schooling, starting careers, family etc. I certainly was not the gardener I am now in my 30's.
But I do see a lot of younger gardeners in these forums. I also suspect its a geographical thing, along with what you grew up with. My parents were in the Depression, and I learned gardening from them as a way to survive. They were not flower folks, flowers were a waste of good soil. My focus has always been on flowers and shrubs- ornamentals. I have a very small vegetable garden. My daughter at age 35 loves to garden, but having a busy dental practice and two small children leaves her little time. She does know her flowers though, as does my 7 year old grandson.
It's hard for me to make a generalization about the younger people. It really seems they are not, at least in this area, as interested in anything that involves outdoors.I really don't know the reasoning. When we were kids, we were outdoors all the time. We knew all the woods as well as the back of our hand. Now it seems like the kids are indoors so much more, playing games on the computer.
This would be a good topic for a discussion.
Mmmmm, I have 2 of those in bud, can't wait to see them!
Thanks for the preview Robert!
We're all very horizontal........
Sherrygirl~
Not to be short, but I think you should go with whatever appeals to you! Look at pictures and when you get that"must have" reaction, that's a reccomendation that can't be topped.
Robert.
Hi walla & k!
