18 Comments
-
Lilies seem to love you :) -
Only if I leave them alone. I notice a lapse in my planting when I look at pictures. Wouldn't it look better to have at least SOME of the same things planted together? I seem to dot them all over the yard. I need to do better. -
It's interesting that you realize it in the pictures, though. Perhaps it doesn't look that way in person.Regardless, more flowers is always a good thing.:)
-
So pretty! I love lily -
, , , , , yeah, and leggy is right!!! Maybe Lily is an exotic dancer in her other profession!! LOL Beautiful and the yellow is so happy looking!! Blooming sunshine! -
I'm going to start planting things ni groupings. Don't know why if I have a handful of plants, I go "Let's see, I'll plant one here and one way over ther and..." that's exactly what I have ended up with. Got to work on this. Yard is too big to look so sparce and there must be over 1000 plants in my yard!
-
Ones transplanted this year are spindly and anemic-looking for now. Noticed that some are multi-headed, and some are single. Maybe different species.
-
That's a lovely lily, Melssa. More numbers of fewer plants is often a strategy that works well in the garden. -
Now you don't know what you're doing Douglas. Now I have to clear the other acre of land in order to have each set of plants in their own beds. Next century...but this fall I will route like plants to their respective cousins and see how this works next spring. Thanks Douglas. You are so full of good information.
-
I didn't mean to put you to work, Melissa, but if you've got another acre, get goin'!
-
Yes, in the rear. I will expect you and your chainsaw as soon as you can get here. Actually my hubby has his third and newst Husqvarna ready to go, he's just skittish about cutting very large trees that were saplings when we built this house. But, I can visualize lush plantings going down the back slope with many paths and arbors...mmmmmmmm! But I am on a begging jag, so I expect some of this will be done starting soon. Good for him and good for me! Then you will have to find some more ...»
-
I love that area! -
Took my hubby to the back-forty today and described how I wanted it to look. We decided to call in pulpwood people to get these very large pines removed. Better for him.
-
We look forward to seeing photos of the progress and the new plantings.
-
Yes, I look forward to seeing what else you do!
-
Actually Melissa - I can remember when my folks used to talk about taking someone to the back-forty, it meant something else entirely. I never did find out WHAT that meant though!!! LOL
-
Actually, Susan,this area is our east-40. Faces east, so lets be real here! The back of my house faces east, wish it was the front during the summers.
-
And remember, this is a huge slope, like 45* . Plan to use some of the downed trees as water-breaks. Starting this now with all the fallen trees back there. If I don't do this, most of my soil will be in the creekbed at the bottom.
