tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post7989733711623295196..comments2024-03-05T04:53:05.648-04:00Comments on Canoe Corner: My apologies to the genus LiliumMargueritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-33215041577005027672011-08-07T06:42:30.795-03:002011-08-07T06:42:30.795-03:00Nice, glad to see you have moved over to the lily ...Nice, glad to see you have moved over to the lily side, they are a great flower. I have some bright orange ones. You are right though you have to plant something along with it so it takes up some of the nothing leaf plant of the lily. I planted day lilies beside a lot of them as they produce the green sprigs then the lilies jump out and they all fit nicely together. EnjoyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713987235401898999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-3564503239315437642011-08-05T21:33:51.186-03:002011-08-05T21:33:51.186-03:00Janet - from what I've read the Martagon (red)...Janet - from what I've read the Martagon (red) lily isn't all that common and they take forever to reproduce. I just really liked that deep red colour.<br /><br />Debbie - I have the same issues! I tend to avoid plants that are known as high maintenance. Gardening is so much work as it is, I like my plants to be more carefree.<br /><br />Laurrie - I couldn't find baskets for sale anywhere so had to make my own! Luckily these were pretty easy. I went to the Agro-coop and bought the smallest sized hardware cloth they had. I messed with a pattern on paper first so I knew how I wanted to cut the baskets and then snipped away. Lots of cuts on my hands but relatively easy. I just hope they work.<br /><br />Jean - that yellow really is amazing. I was swept off my feet. umm, I completely understand about that heuchera, can I admit to not liking another plant?! Probably best to stay mum after this.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-88812291579566040112011-08-05T19:27:23.929-03:002011-08-05T19:27:23.929-03:00In *Time and the Gardener,* Elizabeth Sheldon writ...In *Time and the Gardener,* Elizabeth Sheldon writes about this experience of denouncing some plant only to fall in love with it a decade later. (It makes me think twice about announcing my dislikes; maybe someday I'll be totally smitten with those caramel-colored heuchera that look to me as though their leaves have died!) As far as your lily goes, I could not resist a yellow that soft and lovely in any plant. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-39483641329119048812011-08-05T14:26:04.604-03:002011-08-05T14:26:04.604-03:00Oh you are so fickle! But that sweet yellow lily ...Oh you are so fickle! But that sweet yellow lily would have turned my head too. You can change your mind about anything in your garden, it's your own piece of Eden to be as fickle you wish.<br /><br />Those baskets Jody made are just the thing. I need those! I have seen little one-bulb cages that are expensive for planting a tulip, and not useful for masses. Yours look like the perfect solution.Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-81233326181968179252011-08-05T07:05:06.996-03:002011-08-05T07:05:06.996-03:00You wouldn't be a gardener if you didn't c...You wouldn't be a gardener if you didn't change your mind about plants! I have to admit, lilies are not my favorite flower. When we moved into our house years and years ago the first plants to be removed were the lilies and the roses. I enjoy seeing both in other people's gardens but they are too high maintenance for mine. Although your photos do remind me how lovely they can be.Debbie/GardenofPossibilitieshttp://gardenofpossibilities.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-73813591534548922522011-08-04T21:35:40.850-03:002011-08-04T21:35:40.850-03:00I love fickle gardeners. That red lily is most un...I love fickle gardeners. That red lily is most unusual!! I may need to start building those cages. Somebody is eating a lot of my plants from underground...I say somebody because it might be a chipmunk...maybe. Makes me crazy!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-75958396784825670532011-08-04T20:34:54.616-03:002011-08-04T20:34:54.616-03:00Janet - I've heard about lily beetles but have...Janet - I've heard about lily beetles but have yet to encounter them. I guess that will be an issue I'll need to look out for. Right now I'm concerned as apparently lily bulbs are a favourite delicacy of voles.<br /><br />Frances - I cannot believe it's August either!! It feels like summer never started and yet the other day there was a chill in the air that reminded me of autumn. How sad that is to see the end coming already.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-22244009388943081502011-08-04T20:32:38.698-03:002011-08-04T20:32:38.698-03:00Donna - I think there's something about lockin...Donna - I think there's something about locking that scent in an enclosed room that really overpowers me. Although lilies are lovely in bouquets I just can't abide them in the house.<br /><br />Ms.S - we're just suckers for a pretty face aren't we? :-)<br /><br />Jennifer - I stuck my face in this flower to see if there was a scent but it was pretty faint if it was there. Seems to me I read the Orientals had a strong scent. Either way, I'll be leaving these plants out of doors to be on the safe side.<br /><br />Jane - I think so too! I couldn't believe how lovely that flower was.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-1492407969023603782011-08-04T16:57:24.280-03:002011-08-04T16:57:24.280-03:00lol a womans perogative to change her mind ;o)
I...lol a womans perogative to change her mind ;o) <br /><br />I'm glad I hadn't found your blog when you wrote about hating lilies or I might not have come back, I love them, my commom orange day lilies are from my Dad's garden so are Dad's lilies, the oriental lilies were a feebie and I love them, love the perfume and even like the pink! ones, I bought more orientals last autumn and a perfumed yellow day lily this spring, I don't have any martagon lilies think they must be next, <br />I love both your wonderful lilies and am thrilled they won you over, though you would have to have a hard heart not to be and you're a softie, <br />like you we are not having much summer but ours is dry and cold north east winds, still can't believe it's august, FrancesIsland Threadshttp://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-12751307241786522842011-08-04T15:58:44.892-03:002011-08-04T15:58:44.892-03:00I wholeheartedly defend the right of any gardener ...I wholeheartedly defend the right of any gardener to change their mind about plants they love and hate ;-) I love lots of lilies but refuse to grow them any more because of the lily beetle issue. Your dark purple beauty almost makes me waver, but the thought of all those horrid little red critters that I have to hunt day in and day out means I shall enjoy yours instead, at a safe distance!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-69272727072027095292011-08-04T14:10:18.129-03:002011-08-04T14:10:18.129-03:00What a beautiful shot - a perfect bloom, in my hum...What a beautiful shot - a perfect bloom, in my humble opinion!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-78241444463829248562011-08-04T14:04:36.867-03:002011-08-04T14:04:36.867-03:00Marguerite, I like a little less make up on my gir...Marguerite, I like a little less make up on my girls. What a great line! I laughed out loud. Isn't it funny how we can so completely change our minds on plants?<br />Does that yellow lily even have a smell? I find the Asiatics have the strongest scent. Some varieties barely even have any fragrance though.<br />I love your Martagon lily. I had one last year (mine was deep orange-red), but it does not seem to have come back. Yours is really pretty.Jennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-59155689502261484372011-08-04T12:59:17.548-03:002011-08-04T12:59:17.548-03:00I know exactly what you mean about flowers sneakin...I know exactly what you mean about flowers sneaking into your heart! Enjoy. :)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-42654224444179693772011-08-04T08:41:03.835-03:002011-08-04T08:41:03.835-03:00I love lilies, but like you, the smell nauseates m...I love lilies, but like you, the smell nauseates me too. It is not that it is always so bad smelling, it is how strong and literally overwhelming. It can knock you over when you enter a room. I get a lot of Easter lilies as gifts because so many folks know that I have them in the garden, so the lilies have to be inside until it is warm enough to be planted. I keep them very close to the back door too. I like your lone bloomer, but it looks like he will have some company soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com