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Michigan is a perfect garden spot. The springs and falls are glorious, the summers get hot (but not extreme) with plenty of rain, the winters are cold (again, not extreme) with plenty of beautiful snow and lots of down time to plan next year's gardens. The soil here is sandy and a tiny bit alkaline. If I had a wish it would be for more loamy soil and shorter winters but oh well!

I had long grown daylilies but discovered the incredible advancements in variety of form, color, and accents about 7 years ago and started buying more. I have about 350 varieties at the moment. I hybridize my own seedlings and have a large seedling bed. My garden here is relatively new (moved in 2008) but getting established.


It's tempting to plant beds with only my favorite flower but it's the combinations with other plants that make a garden beautiful so I'm careful to keep the entire composition in mind so that my garden is beautiful spring through frost.



Gardening is a lot of work - but how nice to come home after a busy day and forget my cares for a while by immersing my mind in maintaining beauty.




Monday, January 3, 2011

My bad - no posts?

A friend making a new blog spurred me to check out mine - how can it have been two years since I last posted? Urkkkk.

When I think of the events I could have / should have posted about . . . well I will try to catch up this winter. There were garden visits galore; two wonderful Region 2 summer meetings (in Chicago and in central Ohio) and my own garden's evolution from "new" to "established" (but with a long ways to go). There were nice trips, new jobs, a new artistic career for my husband, Bob.

And looking ahead to 2011 - it's shaping up to be a busy but wonderful year! I hope to share it with you.
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1 comment:

Passionate Gardener said...

Hello, I just left a comment on your blog, but realized it was from 2007! Come on....let's get blogging (just kidding). I just started a new gardening/amateur decorating blog. I'm looking to connect with other Michigan gardeners who love gardening just for the fun of it, and find it relaxing (not work)We all know that it is a lot of work, but the beauty and gifts of nature are so rewarding. I'd like to learn more about day lilies. I have a few, but would like to learn more so keep blogging!

If you're interested please check out my new attempt at blogging

www.delightfuleclecticabode.com/

Sandy

March 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM

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