For the past several weeks both the day lilies and the oriental lilies have been spectacular. The ones in the front of the house are doing especially well although I had feared that they would not get enough sun. It appears that the amount is just right for them. I planted 3-4 daylilies in the no-man’s land that is to the north of the driveway, between the mailbox and the rock garden, next to the hardy prickly pear catus (opuntia). I don’t know if the plants there look so bad because of neglect or because that is simply a bad location. Maybe there is too much of a slope down to the driveway and so it dries out. Or maybe there is too much shade because of the french lilac – which seems to be dying out at the main trunk and finally sending up either seedlings or runners. Perhaps I should put a railroad tie along the edge of the driveway so that it prevents the water from running off – if that is the problem. Or maybe I never really improved the soil there. Or maybe it is because there are too many daffodil bulbs in the ground, creating competition for all other roots. I should put a photo of the space here and then see if I can get an improved “after” shot next year.
The brugmansia, Angels Trumpet, is in bloom on the deck. The first flower opened up today and it is large yellow and fragrant. I’ll take a photo of it tomorrow. Fernando says that it is going to be his favorite plant – so I asked where he was going to put it in the winter because right now we have an awful lot of potted plants that need to be moved indoors. I don’t know where we are going to put them now that we are losing our kitchen and bedroom garden windows! Next home improvement: a greenhouse.
