Tag Archives: daylily

The Most Beautiful Flower #14

Posted on August 31, 2023 by johnvic8

This week’s MBF offering is Hemerocallis ‘Daiquiri,’ a daylily I have grown in two of my gardens with great success. It has performed well with loads of flowers over an extended period. In the article on daylilies in my iBook … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower # 8

Posted on July 12, 2023 by johnvic8

There are many beautiful daylilies in this world, and you may well continue to see a few during this series. This week’s beauty is Hemerocallis “Siloam Double Classic.” Over the last twenty or so years I have seen at least … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower

Posted on May 22, 2023 by johnvic8

I am happy to be back after a long absence from the blogoshpere. Having retired from gardening a few years ago and moving into a retirement community, I have to rely on memories of my gardens. Each week, I hope … Continue reading →

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Something Pretty

Posted on January 17, 2021 by johnvic8

This week’s photo challenge from Nancy Merrill Photography is SOMETHING PRETTY. I had lots of choices among my wife, daughters and granddaughters, but I couldn’t decide on one without hurting feelings of the others. So I looked at sunsets, art … Continue reading →

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The Old and The New

Posted on January 2, 2016 by johnvic8

During the last ten days of 2015 we received eight inches of rain in my garden. We are not alone as heavy, often damaging rains have occurred over the US and in the UK. There were flood warnings out again yesterday, but the County … Continue reading →

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A Morning of First Blooms

Posted on June 18, 2015 by johnvic8

I walked through the garden this morning with my usual  cup of coffee and the camera slung over my shoulder. After a week or so of relative quiet in the garden, I was delighted to see several new things in bloom to add … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: 22 March 2015

Posted on March 22, 2015 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day hosted by Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides. Spring is making its presence felt in my garden, waking up plants that have been a bit sleepy for awhile. I thought it might … Continue reading →

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End of Month Review: February 2015

Posted on February 28, 2015 by johnvic8

Not much is blooming right now in my garden here on the last day of February. I decided to present a very limited view of what is about to come forth rather than a review of things that are yet to … Continue reading →

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A Critter Review of 2014

Posted on December 19, 2014 by johnvic8

In the year 2014 the critters were certainly here in my garden: four legged ones, winged ones, creepy crawling ones, invisible ones, and persistent ones. But this was a relatively benign year in comparison to some previous years. Probably the most obvious change was … Continue reading →

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A Sunday Walk in the Garden

Posted on August 24, 2014 by johnvic8

Today was a great day to walk in the garden and take in what is happening here…and show me a few chores that I need to undertake. It’s cooler today…finally…and a cloudy sky takes away the harsh glare of a full sun. … Continue reading →

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