Oakville Farm Daylily Blog

"I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden." --John Erskine 

One becomes physically tired after a good days work in the garden while taking time to be in the present and think of things to come.  Even sitting outdoors in a swing or on a bench, enjoying the sun on your face, the scent of freshly mowed grass, the light breeze against your skin ... a time to be mindful of all things great and small. 

Spent several hours amongst the daylilies yesterday.  As I say so very often, daylilies make a great perennial, ie pest and disease resistant,  low maintenance, prolific growers, drought tolerant,very adaptable.  

Here are a few more great daylilies ....

Buddha

Daylily Buddha is a black red self with green throat.    It is an early midseason rebloomer that is about five inches wide and stands near three feet tall.  And as you know, daylilies perform best with 6-8 hours of sunlight daily, the near black cultivars perform well with the lesser amount of light, ie six hours.  I have even seen near black daylilies growing well in lightly filtered light, as sometimes they fade in the intense southern sun.

Prairie Blue Eyes

Daylily Prairie Blue Eyes is lavender with near blue eyezone and green throat.  It is a midseason bloomer that stands over two feet tall with a bloom width of over five inches. 

 Want to say to all fathers, young, old, stepfathers, godfathers, father-in-laws, those who are currently fathers and those soon to be fathers .....

Hope you get to spend time with your Dad, talk with him, hug him, laugh with him, remember him.  Thank you for being there for us.  Love you, Dad.


Have a good day and until next time, Happy Gardening.