Re: High-flowering season

Sounds like paradise! Speaking of daylilies, the one I have goes brown
(the leaves, that is) on the ends around now when it blooms. It's a
deciduous one called Edna Spaulding. The earth around it feels damp. Does
it need more water or is it getting too much? I'm in Berkeley, by the way.
Barbara


On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Wendy Bradley wrote:

> Saturday I wandered over to a neighborhood yard sale and bought a small
> chair. The gentlemanly neighbor insisted he carry it home for me, and
> when we came around the corner, through the gate and stepped into my
> "secret garden", he stopped dead in his tracks.  He was so amazed by the
> flowering abundance, he just stood still, taking it all in, having had
> no idea all this was growing here.  Then he asked if he could bring his
> wife to see it, and she was equally appreciative.  It's such a wonderful
> feeling sharing the pleasures of the garden.  Like Nan, I take my
> morning coffee on the patio and love starting my day so peacefully,
> enjoying all that is blooming...abutilon, alstromeria, lace cap
> hydrangeas, verbena, shasta daisies (chrysanthemum max.), nastrutiums,
> various salvias, coreopsis, several roses, nigella and astilbe--both
> just finishing up--Centaurea cyanus, gaura, delphinium, clematis,
> impatiens, heliotrope, pandorea jasminoides, Bishop's lace (ammi majus),
> clytostoma callistigioides, fuchias, lobelias, plumbago, lonicera...such
> a delight, this high- flowering time of year!  Tomato plants are growing
> fast developing fruit (thanks for the recent watering tips/methods), and
> some of the herbs are going quite rampant.  Hope everyone else is
> enjoying the bloom!  Wendy
> 
>
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