Tag: Hostas

Conflicted

I have a quandry.  Two days ago I still had flowers on our Aureomarginata hostas.  I don’t collect hosta seeds because I don’t generally want the hostas to put any energy into seed production AND (and this is a big “and” – my husband is not in agreement with any more expanding on the garden).  I think he’s right because in the fall I hand cut everything back, and it takes time and energy and multiple trips to the compost site.  But … today I looked at the Aureomarginatas and they have seed pods already.  Last weekend there were no seed pods, but today there are.

Oh bother! 😏  The bees certainly did their job.  Is this a case where doing nothing (letting them finish seeding) leads to a wonderful something?

What do you all think?

“Because sometimes doing nothing leads to the best something” – from Christopher Robin movie

There is so much going on at once right now in the garden.  The last cream daylily bloomed today.

20180809_084139-1“Twins” are abounding.  (More about that and pics in days to come).  I saw a very young (probably a baby) cardinal in our Linden tonight.  Both white squirrels showed up this morning.  (I only could catch one in the pic below, through the foggy window this morning.)

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The last bloom of the two ‘Just Plum Happy’ daylilies in one area bloomed today.  (Still more blooming in another area.)  The ‘Patriot’ hostas have finished blooming.  Some of the daylilies have started to set seed.  (More about that in an upcoming blog, or two.)  The Weigelia is reblooming.

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But the best part of today was that it was my Mom’s birthday.  I took the day off work and we spent the day together – coffee and pastry at Caribou, shopping, a movie, more shopping, and dinner.  The movie we saw was Christopher Robin.  We both absolutely loved it.  It brought back so many memories.  And the line we both loved most was “Because sometimes doing nothing leads to the best something.”  That’s how a good garden day feels.  Just enjoying “being” in the garden, and then you see this, and that, and putter around, and before you know it you are quite content.

Time to Trim

Today was the the second hosta scape trimming day of the season.  The first was a few weeks ago after the ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ hosta were done blooming. I trim the hosta scapes after the flowers bloom because I don’t harvest hosta seeds and I don’t want the plants to expend much energy making seeds.  Daylilies are another story.  I’ll probably do a post on that soon.

Our Guest in the Garden was here again today.  He supervised.20180804_183352-1

‘Patriot’ hostas

Some parts of a garden are more than just pretty.  They mean something.  They are tied to memories.  That is true of our ‘Patriot’ hostas.  I planted them during the years our son was in the Army National Guard.  My father-in-law served in World War II, my husband served in Bosnia, and our son served in Afghanistan.  We are a patriotic family.

Our ‘Patriot’ hostas have gotten large, been divided and shared with our friends and neighbors, and now they are doing well in many gardens.

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Thank you to all those who have served and those who are serving in our military.

Hosticus Giganticus

If you are looking for a hosta to fill some space, an Aureomarginata hosta might fit the bill.  Ours are now about 6 feet wide!  I love them because they cover up fading tulip leaves in June and fading asian lily stems in late June and July.  Hiding under the right side, however, is an Autumn Joy sedum.  I think that will be moved this fall 😉

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It’s a matter of perspective

Over the past couple of weeks I have really enjoyed a new perspective regarding our ‘Purple ‘d Oro daylilies – the outside of the bloom.  It is the side that shows the least during bloom, yet it is equally stunning – a gorgeous waxy butter yellow gradually giving way to the purple.

Also a matter of perspective are the two “garden stones” in the background.  Can you guess what they are?

 

 

 

Couldn’t choose so 4 pics today

I was hoping for a rainbow today.  When I left work it was not raining at all.  As I got close to our town the skies opened up and the windshield wipers started going.  Within 10 minutes it was done.  But alas, no rainbow.

Today I can’t choose between four pics.  The Ivory Queen hosta started sending up scapes yesterday.  The Hush Little Baby daylily opened it’s second bloom today.  (That is new to our garden this year.)  And our cream daylily (sorry, no name) bloomed for the first time today.  It is missing a petal but we still love it ❤

We also have a hide and find picture.  Check out the bird feeder and also an incredible capture of what is probably  a dove in flight.

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“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?  Luke 12: 27-28

 

Welcome to Susan’s Daily Garden

20180718_180101I decided today that I would love to begin sharing pictures from our garden, along with a short daily blog.  My goal is to provide my favorite picture each day, and then share a highlight of our time in the garden.

A few years ago I decided to simplify our garden.  “Only” daylilies, asian lilies, hosta, and sedum are added to our garden nowadays.  We have other plants, like a beautiful hibiscus and two huge shamrock plants that are old timers, and they have cherished places as well.  OK, and an occasional potted tomato plant.  Yum!

Our garden is one of our favorite places. We watch the sunrise and sunset, listen to and watch an ever growing variety of birds, watch for two white squirrels that live nearby, and enjoy the beauty of what is growing and blooming.

Right now the daylilies are absolutely delightful.  Today’s pic is one of my favorites – ‘South Seas’.

Enjoy!