Friday

Hello All,

Have been busy since last blog:
sold nine goats on Wednesday
took our 1987 Galaxy inboard/outboard boat out on the Roanoke River on Thursday
sold daylilies today in between weeding and spraying for weeds
and now we await our weekend guests....

My sister and her family are coming up for a weekend visit. They have a family function to attend on Saturday, while Sherman and I are tending to daylilies! Will be deadheading and weeding. Horse nettle is such an invasive weed...also prickly! With gloves on and buckets for weeds, "A weedin' we will go".

More daylilies are blooming....


Paper Butterfly
large bloom, rebloomer, peach/violet blend color



Happy Returns
small bloom, yellow



Jeune Tom
small bloom, rebloomer, light red


Until next time. Happy Gardening....

PS.....Just went outside and as the forecasters are saying, a cold front is approaching. Maybe you can see in these two photos what is happening. Oh I am so fascinated with weather photos.

Looking southeast, ahead of the front


Looking northwest, approaching cold front

Thank you...

Thanks to our lovely customers for shopping with us today. Hope you got the plants in the ground before the rain.

We just had a wonderful downpour, lasting about 10 minutes. Enough for the leaves to perk up and scapes to stretch a little higher! Our Happy Returns daylily, a small yellow one, is blooming right now. And so many other ones are sending up scapes. This is such an exciting time.... anticipation of new blooms, daily. Remember that daylilies need about an inch of water per week while sending up blooms. Will make for more vivid colors and large blooms.

We had begun watering the daylilies yesterday, but turned off the watering system today when the raincloud and dark sky approached.

Until next time. Happy Gardening.

Happy Memorial Day...

Good Morning,

Special THANK YOU goes out to all the men and women who have served our great country, the United States of America. We appreciate all your sacrifices both afar and at home. We are a great nation and you have helped to keep us safe.

Did anyone watch the program on PBS last night? National Memorial Day Concert. Great performances/speeches/tributes to service men and women.


This is one of the bales from the west pasture. We have finished up with the "HAY" project for now. Final count was 46 round bales of grass hay. It is stored under two different shelters. And when one walks by, takes in a deep breath, the fresh smell of grass hay is so pleasant. So earthy, fresh...brings a smile to ones face!! And it will bring a smile to the bovine and caprine's faces this winter.

Until next time. Happy Gardening.

Hump Day...

Hello all,

Yes, it is Wednesday.

Want to say Thank you to Suzette and Denise for their daylily purchases. Come on back, hear?

We are cutting hay and will be tedding, raking, baling and storing hay for the cows and goats this winter. We are down to two dozen goats and five Black Angus heifers. A good herd size for our farm.

Checked on the daylilies yesterday and the Stella de Oro's are really blooming. Many other daylilies are sending up scapes, so more color to come.

All for now. Want to get out in the daylilies. Have some deadheading to do. Until later,
Happy Gardening

Rain...

Yeah, we are having a little rain falling this morning. Much needed. Although there is a bit of moisture in the ground, further down, it is dry. That was evident yesterday when digging up daylilies. And after discing between rows to get those little weeds, some areas were more dry than others. That always fascinates me, good/well draining soil in one area and in the same yard/area, poor draining soil. That will be a job for this fall after daylily season....digging up/moving/aerating/replanting...getting daylilies ready to rest for winter.

When looking out this morning, saw many more Stella de Oro's blooming.

Hope folks in Zone 7 and higher are seeing many scapes and some blooms. Please let us know what you have blooming.

Until next time. Happy Gardening

Great Day...

Do you ever feel tired? A good tired? Physical tired from working hard outside? Well, we have had one today. Customers kept us busy this day! We were digging, dodging rain showers, talking, digging, dodging rain showers...well, you catch my drift? It was just a wonderful day. We enjoy sharing daylilies and daylily stories.

Remember...we are open on weekends, beginning June 6 through July 25. And you can call anytime to make special arrangements for visits. Hope you will visit soon, on the web or in person. We are here with those special daylilies.

Until next time. Happy Gardening.

Good Morning

What a fun day we had Friday. Our local Welcome Center in Norlina North Carolina had Traveler Appreciation Day. Visitors who stopped between 10 AM and 2PM were given free North Carolina goodies. We were there giving free Stella de Oro daylilies . I met so many nice people. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say Hello and whose who told Daylily stories. Hope everyone had/is having a safe trip.

Today is looking like a great day. Our farm will be officially open for visitors on June 6 and each subsequent weekend thru July 25. If you wish to visit other times, please call, 252-257-4454 to make sure someone is here to greet you. Look forward to meeting each of you.

Until next time,
Happy Gardening

Good Morning

Hello Everyone.

Hope all is well with everyone in the gardening world.

We have had great weather this week. The greatly needed rains have come in the late evening and overnight. Scapes are shooting up on early early bloomers and even early bloomers. Our Stella de Oro daylilies are really showing themselves. So remember, today is May10, the last day of the Stella de Oro daylily sale. Get your orders in today! Thanks to those of you who have sent in Stella orders. Watch closely, for in a few weeks, those newly planted Stella's will send up new growth, new scapes and beautiful blooms. Enjoy.

And speaking of May 10, Happy Mother's Day to all those fortunate woman who have the great honor of being a parent. It is a difficult job, with so many rewards. Have a great day, MOM's.

Everyone, have a great day and until next time...Happy Gardening!

Hello

Have been on the go with family health issues since last blog. My Dad's health is failing and I traveled to the OBX (Outer Banks) to assist in getting him back and forth to Dr's visits.

While at the OBX, I got a few shots of the Atlantic. One evening, the weather was absolutely gorgeous.


The next, weather was cool, to the point of having to wear a jacket, and very rough seas with a stiff wind.


I returned home late Friday night. Our local Relay for Life event was held on Friday and Saturday. Was able to attend the Saturday AM portion. Warren County was very close to their goal of raising $78,000.00. Way to go county!

Did not see any blooming daylilies on trip, however, we have a Stella de Oro with a pretty little bloom showing it's self. Will check them out more closely this morning and let ya know what we have out there. Remember, we are having a great sale on Stella de Oro daylilies. Get 'em while they are here!!!!

Yesterday was also my birthday. Not telling how old, but will say had a great birthday. Received birthday greetings from many close friends.

Hope everyone has a great day and until next time....
Happy Gardening.