Kathy it's nice to know i'm not the only one mad enough to be going out in the morning taking photo's. The amount of daylilies you have is amazing, I have never seen so many in one place, come to think of it I think I have only ever seed about 10 in one place and that would be the garden centre, they are beautiful.
Pat that photo is beautiful, love the colouring.xx
Pansy face, imagine that! I didn't expect anyone in the UK to have ever heard of Maleny. The block of land we used own was high up overlooking the glasshouse mountains. I imagine it's a bit built up now. Have your relatives sent you photos? The place over the road from us had lots of Macadamia nut trees growing on it. One day, we might go back up there and have a look. Hubbys sister lives locally. Trouble is the distance - two day drive to Queensland.
Lorna thankyou ,yes often out there in my dressing gown there was the day I walked back round singing away straight into the paperboy though lol.
Thankyou pansyface the bed did start off much smaller but each year it's had another 2ft off one side or another,no more though its far to big now and dead heading can take well over an hour each day.
Hostafan the main flush has finished now but a few are getting ready to rebloom, think I've only ever had one in flower at Christmas!
Morning to you all (nearly 8am here). I expect you're all getting ready for bed now and I've not long woken up, but very refreshed.
Reading back - yes the venomous things are something to be always alert for. Hubby got bitten by a brown snake several years ago. He luckily survived after hospitalisation and treatment, but it makes you wary. The previous year, a man had got bitten by a tiger snake and the hospital couldn't save him So they were extra attentive to Hubby when the ambulance brought him in. It's one of the reasons i don't plant cottage style. I need to see a space around my ankles.
Kathy, I can easily understand wandering around in dressing gown. It's so nice to have the freedom to move around the garden like that.
Lorna, I agree with all your comments about how lovely Kathys Daylillies are. What a wonderful hobby gardening is. I'd hate to be restricted to a unit or flat with no garden to play in.
I've been having a read back too Pat don't know where the 90??? came from should read 90 % , I looked at Maleny Daylilies wow! some fantastic edged ones.
Snakes eeeek don't think I'd go out thats one thing that gives me the willies, glad your Hubby's ok!!.
We are very lucky in we have half an acre of garden, we built out own house 15 years ago so a totally blank canvas except for a small wooded area, the land had to be terraced as we are on quite a steep slope great views though, with such a large area I had to learn very quickly how to grow from seeds and cuttings, still a work in progress we've had quite a few dead trees this year so OH's been busy chopping them as they're quite near a main road no sign of fungus so don't know whats caused it, still opened up a whole new area which we will replant with more trees honey fungus resistent just in case the cause is baffling me.
A few more these are my seedlings, from the BHHS seed scheme again, all from the same cross to show how different they can be, 'Desert Icicle' x 'Wind Frills', the second one is a real favourite a great unusual form, its even been moved from the allotment to the garden, 5 flower scapes in its second year flowering, one day I will register one and this is one I'm watching closely
We are in a similar situation, the block is basically a bush block (100acres - pretty common here to be that size) with the front approx 15-20 acres cleared by previous owners for their cattle. The eastern boundary is a river, so as you can imagine, it's all uphill from there ( well up and down as you go back). so we built on a slope too. I'm not trying to make a botanic garden or fancy parkland, it's too much, but I love growing my own vegetables and of course any flowers that survive easily here as well as look good. There have been failures, but the climate is harsher than I've been used to gardening. I love the learning process of trying to see what grows well.
Pat, My first place was a flat, we was on the bottom floor and had no garden or balcony I hated living there, then we had a place with a small garden which was ok we got a few nice plants in there, now we are in a bigger place not really a big garden but bigger than what I have had before, I done the garden up and have changed it loads of time since, I grow flowers and veg, but my flowers ended up taken over and we ended up getting a allotment this year, I don't think it will be that long before flowers end up on there aswell, but at least there is room for both of them, Oh yes and we are also putting up a 20ft polytunnel on there, I got it from my mother-in-law as she has moved back to the UK, Gardening is very addictive, especially when you love certain plants.
Kathy these are more lovely daylilies, I love coming on here and seeing your flowers each day they are so beautiful. I think you should definitely register some they are lovely.xx
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A few pictures of the daylilies at peak bloom, excuse the washing it always sneaks in on my pictures
Kathy it's nice to know i'm not the only one mad enough to be going out in the morning taking photo's. The amount of daylilies you have is amazing, I have never seen so many in one place, come to think of it I think I have only ever seed about 10 in one place and that would be the garden centre, they are beautiful.
Pat that photo is beautiful, love the colouring.xx
I have one called Marion Vaughn, although the scent is subtle, it's lovely when you stick your nose into it.
It was still in flower in December last year, even after a few light frosts.
Pansy face, imagine that! I didn't expect anyone in the UK to have ever heard of Maleny. The block of land we used own was high up overlooking the glasshouse mountains. I imagine it's a bit built up now. Have your relatives sent you photos? The place over the road from us had lots of Macadamia nut trees growing on it. One day, we might go back up there and have a look. Hubbys sister lives locally. Trouble is the distance - two day drive to Queensland.
Lorna thankyou ,yes often out there in my dressing gown there was the day I walked back round singing away straight into the paperboy though lol.
Thankyou pansyface the bed did start off much smaller but each year it's had another 2ft off one side or another,no more though its far to big now and dead heading can take well over an hour each day.
Hostafan the main flush has finished now but a few are getting ready to rebloom, think I've only ever had one in flower at Christmas!
Morning to you all (nearly 8am here). I expect you're all getting ready for bed now and I've not long woken up, but very refreshed.
Reading back - yes the venomous things are something to be always alert for. Hubby got bitten by a brown snake several years ago. He luckily survived after hospitalisation and treatment, but it makes you wary. The previous year, a man had got bitten by a tiger snake and the hospital couldn't save him So they were extra attentive to Hubby when the ambulance brought him in. It's one of the reasons i don't plant cottage style. I need to see a space around my ankles.
Kathy, I can easily understand wandering around in dressing gown. It's so nice to have the freedom to move around the garden like that.
Lorna, I agree with all your comments about how lovely Kathys Daylillies are. What a wonderful hobby gardening is. I'd hate to be restricted to a unit or flat with no garden to play in.
I've been having a read back too Pat don't know where the 90??? came from should read 90 % , I looked at Maleny Daylilies wow! some fantastic edged ones.
Snakes eeeek don't think I'd go out thats one thing that gives me the willies, glad your Hubby's ok!!.
We are very lucky in we have half an acre of garden, we built out own house 15 years ago so a totally blank canvas except for a small wooded area, the land had to be terraced as we are on quite a steep slope great views though, with such a large area I had to learn very quickly how to grow from seeds and cuttings, still a work in progress we've had quite a few dead trees this year so OH's been busy chopping them as they're quite near a main road no sign of fungus so don't know whats caused it, still opened up a whole new area which we will replant with more trees honey fungus resistent just in case the cause is baffling me.
A few more these are my seedlings, from the BHHS seed scheme again, all from the same cross to show how different they can be, 'Desert Icicle' x 'Wind Frills', the second one is a real favourite a great unusual form, its even been moved from the allotment to the garden, 5 flower scapes in its second year flowering, one day I will register one and this is one I'm watching closely
We are in a similar situation, the block is basically a bush block (100acres - pretty common here to be that size) with the front approx 15-20 acres cleared by previous owners for their cattle. The eastern boundary is a river, so as you can imagine, it's all uphill from there ( well up and down as you go back). so we built on a slope too. I'm not trying to make a botanic garden or fancy parkland, it's too much, but I love growing my own vegetables and of course any flowers that survive easily here as well as look good. There have been failures, but the climate is harsher than I've been used to gardening. I love the learning process of trying to see what grows well.
Pat, My first place was a flat, we was on the bottom floor and had no garden or balcony I hated living there, then we had a place with a small garden which was ok we got a few nice plants in there, now we are in a bigger place not really a big garden but bigger than what I have had before, I done the garden up and have changed it loads of time since, I grow flowers and veg, but my flowers ended up taken over and we ended up getting a allotment this year, I don't think it will be that long before flowers end up on there aswell, but at least there is room for both of them, Oh yes and we are also putting up a 20ft polytunnel on there, I got it from my mother-in-law as she has moved back to the UK, Gardening is very addictive, especially when you love certain plants.
Kathy these are more lovely daylilies, I love coming on here and seeing your flowers each day they are so beautiful. I think you should definitely register some they are lovely.xx