Kathy, Hubby is waiting for an operation, you know how waiting list are. , I don't print all my scrap pages but I have done some scrapbook for my in-laws when their dogs passed away, I also did one for my father-in-law when his Mum passed away, I have another one to do as my In-laws had to have their dog put to sleep. I'm lucky with the printer, hubby doesn't use it, it's only me and any school work from my youngest. I'm just learning knitting but very much the basic's, would love to be able to crochet. Thanks for offering to share your plants when you split them, you are very kind.
Kathy you have a Birman, they are absolutely beautiful, we have in door cats aswell but not any pedigrees .
Lyn, these are great, love the first picture, would love to try that and have a go making both these, wouldn't no where to start, you must have to be really good to make these.
Think you're better with the non pedigrees, love Symba to bits but oh my did he have a big problem, we bought him from a registered Birman breeder but he had a liver shunt very long story and the poor little thing was so ill, all I can say is thank goodness for Petplan,he's 13 years old now still can't eat proper cat food it makes him sick so he lives on a diet of fresh meats, cat heaven lol, and has to have a special booster injection as the normal ones make him really ill, here's a piccie
A couple more of my seedlings today, these are both from a cross of Rolling Raven x Affirmative, Rolling Raven is a large almost black spider and Affirmative has one of those lovely broken patterns, the first is quite unusual colouring and quite like it, the second has the pattern! but not a very good colour although later flowers were a bit darker, its only their first year so both are keepers to see how they develop can take 2-3 years to show their true potential. Excuse the weeds these are very near the allotment shed which has a wasp nest so keeping clear after them chasing me!
Poor Symba, Kathy that sounds like the poor mite had to go through bit, It's such a shame when they have something wrong with them but yet they still carry on and always appreciate their owners. He is such a beautiful cat, such a cute face.
Love the first picture, it does look a big one. Don't blame you for not doing the weeds if there are wasp's there, I really don't like them, Bees I can deal with but wasps is a big no no for me.
We were on first name terms with the vet Lorna one day we were there in the morning with our labrador Fudge who had a fit then in the afternoon with Symba after he walked off the galleried landing,,his illness caused periods of blindness,which we didn't know at the time as it took the vet a while to find what was wrong with him, he'd had a dog with the condition but never a cat, a normal cat now though, just spoiled rotten
Proliferations, those of you who grow daylilies will probably at some time have seen the little plantlets that sometimes appear along the old flowering stems.
These will make new plants identical to the parent, its often not worth growing them on as division is a quicker option but sometimes if they appear on a special plant that's slow to increase I grow them on, I usually cut the stem and leave a bit of stalk so I can use it to hold the base of the plant up so its just touching the water completely submerged and it will rot, then into some water and almost immediately the roots will start to grow, here's one done 3 weeks ago, this ones ready for potting on now to plant out next spring but it will be two years before it flowers.
If anyone would like this message me, only post to UK though as its still young and won't survive to long in the post, I'm sure it'll fit in a large letter padded envelope,you can either pot it up like this or with a very sharp knife seperate it from the stalk, there are 2 plants here,and this is what it'll grow into, one of my favourite seedlings this year
(Memories of Oz x Ottis Leonard)x (Summer Star x Heavenly Curls) it has 7.5 inch flowers but that could increase as this is its first year flowering and is diamond dusted.
I've just read this post from the beginning and I am amazed not only by the colour and form of the hemerocallis but by the fantastic photography of Kathy's daylillies.
I have been building a collection for the last couple of years and now have around 75 different named varieties but I have very few of those shown. I was pleased to see Lacey Doilley as mine being a new plant this year, has yet to flower.
I ordered Siloam Pee Wee and was sure that was not what arrived so was a little disappointed but when it flowered, it was obviously Siloam Show Girl and I am now very happy as it is a lovely flower.
I bought Ezekiel a couple of years ago and am sure it was a dark maroon/purple when it first flowered but now it is a bright clear self coloured yellow, a beautiful flower but not what I wanted as I planted it between First Knight and Stella d'Oro, both yellow. Does this change happen or did I imagine the first dark bloom.
I have bought a lot of daylillies from Slovenia and they are good strong plants and pretty inexpensive which is more than I can say for the plants in the garden centres here in SW France.
Keep posting the photos Kathy as everyone loves them and it gives us 'learners' something to aspire to.
Kathy it sounds like your cat is doing alot better now. The info on the plantlets will come in handy when I sow the seeds you sent me, I will know what to do with them now, The roots are quiet thick for just 3 weeks, they definitely are doing well, the parent plant is a lovely bright colour, I'm sure you will find a good home for it.
Elizabeth, 75 Daylilies that is a collection, I think Kathy is daylily queen but your not far behind, I'm only just starting all I have is seeds that Kathy kindly shared with me, It is lovely coming on here and seeing Kathy plants and she does give great advice. She had been great helping me.
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Good for you Lorna, I hate to see an animal suffer.
These are the corn dollies, also used to make crosses, these are all google images.
the second one is a Maize dolly, I loved doing those. I used to go to the greengrocer for the maize.
I've never seen the maize dollies Lyn brilliant!
Kathy, Hubby is waiting for an operation, you know how waiting list are.
, I don't print all my scrap pages but I have done some scrapbook for my in-laws when their dogs passed away, I also did one for my father-in-law when his Mum passed away, I have another one to do as my In-laws had to have their dog put to sleep. I'm lucky with the printer, hubby doesn't use it, it's only me and any school work from my youngest. I'm just learning knitting but very much the basic's, would love to be able to crochet. Thanks for offering to share your plants when you split them, you are very kind.
Kathy you have a Birman, they are absolutely beautiful, we have in door cats aswell but not any pedigrees .
Lyn, these are great, love the first picture, would love to try that and have a go making both these, wouldn't no where to start, you must have to be really good to make these.
Oh dear hope its sorted soon Lorna
Think you're better with the non pedigrees, love Symba to bits but oh my did he have a big problem, we bought him from a registered Birman breeder but he had a liver shunt very long story and the poor little thing was so ill, all I can say is thank goodness for Petplan,he's 13 years old now still can't eat proper cat food it makes him sick so he lives on a diet of fresh meats, cat heaven lol, and has to have a special booster injection as the normal ones make him really ill, here's a piccie
A couple more of my seedlings today, these are both from a cross of Rolling Raven x Affirmative, Rolling Raven is a large almost black spider and Affirmative has one of those lovely broken patterns, the first is quite unusual colouring and quite like it, the second has the pattern! but not a very good colour although later flowers were a bit darker, its only their first year so both are keepers to see how they develop can take 2-3 years to show their true potential. Excuse the weeds these are very near the allotment shed which has a wasp nest so keeping clear after them chasing me!
Poor Symba, Kathy that sounds like the poor mite had to go through bit, It's such a shame when they have something wrong with them but yet they still carry on and always appreciate their owners. He is such a beautiful cat, such a cute face.
Love the first picture, it does look a big one. Don't blame you for not doing the weeds if there are wasp's there, I really don't like them, Bees I can deal with but wasps is a big no no for me.
We were on first name terms with the vet Lorna
one day we were there in the morning with our labrador Fudge who had a fit then in the afternoon with Symba after he walked off the galleried landing,,his illness caused periods of blindness,which we didn't know at the time as it took the vet a while to find what was wrong with him, he'd had a dog with the condition but never a cat, a normal cat now though, just spoiled rotten 
Proliferations, those of you who grow daylilies will probably at some time have seen the little plantlets that sometimes appear along the old flowering stems.
These will make new plants identical to the parent, its often not worth growing them on as division is a quicker option but sometimes if they appear on a special plant that's slow to increase I grow them on, I usually cut the stem and leave a bit of stalk so I can use it to hold the base of the plant up so its just touching the water completely submerged and it will rot, then into some water and almost immediately the roots will start to grow, here's one done 3 weeks ago, this ones ready for potting on now to plant out next spring but it will be two years before it flowers.
If anyone would like this message me, only post to UK though as its still young and won't survive to long in the post, I'm sure it'll fit in a large letter padded envelope,you can either pot it up like this or with a very sharp knife seperate it from the stalk, there are 2 plants here,and this is what it'll grow into, one of my favourite seedlings this year
(Memories of Oz x Ottis Leonard)x (Summer Star x Heavenly Curls) it has 7.5 inch flowers but that could increase as this is its first year flowering and is diamond dusted.
I've just read this post from the beginning and I am amazed not only by the colour and form of the hemerocallis but by the fantastic photography of Kathy's daylillies.
I have been building a collection for the last couple of years and now have around 75 different named varieties but I have very few of those shown. I was pleased to see Lacey Doilley as mine being a new plant this year, has yet to flower.
I ordered Siloam Pee Wee and was sure that was not what arrived so was a little disappointed but when it flowered, it was obviously Siloam Show Girl and I am now very happy as it is a lovely flower.
I bought Ezekiel a couple of years ago and am sure it was a dark maroon/purple when it first flowered but now it is a bright clear self coloured yellow, a beautiful flower but not what I wanted as I planted it between First Knight and Stella d'Oro, both yellow. Does this change happen or did I imagine the first dark bloom.
I have bought a lot of daylillies from Slovenia and they are good strong plants and pretty inexpensive which is more than I can say for the plants in the garden centres here in SW France.
Keep posting the photos Kathy as everyone loves them and it gives us 'learners' something to aspire to.
I'm glad you mentioned those little plantlets Kathy.
One I bought this year has produced 2. I'll have a look and see if they'd be suitable
Kathy it sounds like your cat is doing alot better now. The info on the plantlets will come in handy when I sow the seeds you sent me, I will know what to do with them now,
The roots are quiet thick for just 3 weeks, they definitely are doing well, the parent plant is a lovely bright colour, I'm sure you will find a good home for it.
Elizabeth, 75 Daylilies that is a collection, I think Kathy is daylily queen but your not far behind, I'm only just starting all I have is seeds that Kathy kindly shared with me, It is lovely coming on here and seeing Kathy plants and she does give great advice. She had been great helping me.