Happy Daylily wishes your way ....
Hope everyone has had a good Sunday. Our weather here in north central North Carolina was just gorgeous. High in the 80's, light breeze, low humidity and not a cloud in the sky. Great weather for people, goats and daylilies. And the dogs were basking in the sun as well.
Have seen a few new daylily bloomers today.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Opening Day ...
Yes, this day is the unofficial "Start of Summer" plus it is the 2010 Opening Day for our "beautiful bloomers", daylilies, at Oakville Farm. If you are close by, or if you want to take a nice drive to visit us, this is our weekend opener. We have some unannounced bargains for this weekend only. So come on out ... we would love to revisit with old friends and like to make some new ones.
Want to send out a thanks to Bobbie and Jere for their purchases. The Mynelles's Starfish will make a great addition to your garden. And John, hoping that you received your daylilies and found everything in order. Please visit our website for the best daylily for your yard/garden: http://www.oakvillefarm.com/
Several of our customers were talking about having gardens with a specific theme. One customer has a "white" area in their garden. All plants are white in color. Another customer said that they have an area that has plants whose names are names of animals. How cool is that? Does anyone have any other "themed" garden areas? It would be fun to hear about them.
All for now. Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Want to send out a thanks to Bobbie and Jere for their purchases. The Mynelles's Starfish will make a great addition to your garden. And John, hoping that you received your daylilies and found everything in order. Please visit our website for the best daylily for your yard/garden: http://www.oakvillefarm.com/
Several of our customers were talking about having gardens with a specific theme. One customer has a "white" area in their garden. All plants are white in color. Another customer said that they have an area that has plants whose names are names of animals. How cool is that? Does anyone have any other "themed" garden areas? It would be fun to hear about them.
All for now. Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thanks ...
Want to send out a thanks to ....Larry, Jere and Cindy for recent daylily purchases. Your new plants should provide you with good color this summer. A reminder, 6-8 hours of sunlight per day and water weekly. And other than that, patience for the time when scapes send up buds, buds mature and open to beautiful blooms. The flower stays open for one day, withers, then one or more blooms on the scape open for all to see.
Our Happy Returns daylily is currently blooming. A small yellow bloom. It is also a reblooming daylily. That means the dayliliy will bloom , rest, and bloom again. It may bloom for many times during the growing season. Here in Zone 7, ours may bloom up through October, before the first frost certainly.
All for now. Until next time, Happy Gardening
Our Happy Returns daylily is currently blooming. A small yellow bloom. It is also a reblooming daylily. That means the dayliliy will bloom , rest, and bloom again. It may bloom for many times during the growing season. Here in Zone 7, ours may bloom up through October, before the first frost certainly.
All for now. Until next time, Happy Gardening
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
May 19
Good Morning,
Hope all is well for everyone. Our two acres of Hemerocallis, just say the word out loud, it has a cool sound to it. Daylilies as we all call them, are such a great perennial. I can never say that enough. Easy to care for and they give back so much more .... great foliage, beautiful bloom color, good bloom size and years of production.
Check 'em out today. Every yard/garden/display area should incorporate these plants.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Hope all is well for everyone. Our two acres of Hemerocallis, just say the word out loud, it has a cool sound to it. Daylilies as we all call them, are such a great perennial. I can never say that enough. Easy to care for and they give back so much more .... great foliage, beautiful bloom color, good bloom size and years of production.
Check 'em out today. Every yard/garden/display area should incorporate these plants.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Good Afternoon ...
Skies are overcast/cloudy today and periodically the rain comes pouring down. Just had a 3 minute shower. Rest of the day has brought light showers, drizzle, downpours, cool temperatures and light wind. What welcome sights. :)
Walked through the daylilies during a lull this morning and am seeing many new scapes rising up. Oh yes, the rains are certainly a welcome necessity.
Had a question posed to us here at Oakville Farm. Someone wants to know about pigment color, the possibility of change of bloom color. After much research and much talk about pigment color and possible change, we found an article by Tom Hart: http://www.hartsdaylilies.com/Colors/flowercolor.htm . It may give you an insight to pigment change. If you find other useful information, please pass it on to us. Thanks.
For daylilies, they need 6-8 hours of sunlight each day, an inch of rain per week during scape time, fertilizing in spring and late summer and need plenty of room to flourish. A daylily will provide you with many years of beautiful blooms. Visit our website http://www.oakvillefarm.com/ to find the right daylily .... just for you.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Walked through the daylilies during a lull this morning and am seeing many new scapes rising up. Oh yes, the rains are certainly a welcome necessity.
Had a question posed to us here at Oakville Farm. Someone wants to know about pigment color, the possibility of change of bloom color. After much research and much talk about pigment color and possible change, we found an article by Tom Hart: http://www.hartsdaylilies.com/Colors/flowercolor.htm . It may give you an insight to pigment change. If you find other useful information, please pass it on to us. Thanks.
For daylilies, they need 6-8 hours of sunlight each day, an inch of rain per week during scape time, fertilizing in spring and late summer and need plenty of room to flourish. A daylily will provide you with many years of beautiful blooms. Visit our website http://www.oakvillefarm.com/ to find the right daylily .... just for you.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Hello all....
Welcome to Oakville Farm blogspot. If you are new to us, WELCOME, if you have been here before, hope all is well with you. We are the home of "beautiful bloomers", daylilies that is, Hemerocallis.
We have been busy here. Our weather was just perfect during the first part of the spring: rains when we needed it and bright sunny days. Then Mother Nature sent a High pressure system to sit over us. Bringing us many many weeks of hot, record heat as a matter of fact, to our area. That in turn had us work harder providing water to the plants.
Using soaker hoses to water our daylilies, they are looking really good. Several extra early bloomers, ie: Stella de Oro and Butterscotch Ruffles blooms are currently showing some good color. The Stella de Oro is a short growing (12-14" tall) plant with a small golden color bloom. It is a rebloomer, which means that it will continue blooming from now until frost. It is a very popular perennial which can be seen all throughout landscapes. Stella de Oro daylilies multiply very quickly. They are used on embankments to prevent erosion, used as border or used as a specimen plant. Stella de Oro, like all daylilies are drought tolerant and disease resistant. Daylilies prefer 6-8 hours of sunlight per day. And need to be divided every 3-5 years. Their prolific growth makes them a good plant to share with family and friends.
Pick one up today through our website: http://www.oakvillefarm.com
Hemerocallis Stella de Oro
Butterscotch Ruffles, this great perennial daylily grows to about 24" tall and has a small peach blend bloom. "Blend" refers to the bloom having two or more colors mixed together. It is a rebloomer.
Hemerocallis Butterscotch Ruffles
All for now. Hope everyone has a good day and Until next time, Happy Gardening.
We have been busy here. Our weather was just perfect during the first part of the spring: rains when we needed it and bright sunny days. Then Mother Nature sent a High pressure system to sit over us. Bringing us many many weeks of hot, record heat as a matter of fact, to our area. That in turn had us work harder providing water to the plants.
Using soaker hoses to water our daylilies, they are looking really good. Several extra early bloomers, ie: Stella de Oro and Butterscotch Ruffles blooms are currently showing some good color. The Stella de Oro is a short growing (12-14" tall) plant with a small golden color bloom. It is a rebloomer, which means that it will continue blooming from now until frost. It is a very popular perennial which can be seen all throughout landscapes. Stella de Oro daylilies multiply very quickly. They are used on embankments to prevent erosion, used as border or used as a specimen plant. Stella de Oro, like all daylilies are drought tolerant and disease resistant. Daylilies prefer 6-8 hours of sunlight per day. And need to be divided every 3-5 years. Their prolific growth makes them a good plant to share with family and friends.
Pick one up today through our website: http://www.oakvillefarm.com
Hemerocallis Stella de Oro
Butterscotch Ruffles, this great perennial daylily grows to about 24" tall and has a small peach blend bloom. "Blend" refers to the bloom having two or more colors mixed together. It is a rebloomer.
Hemerocallis Butterscotch Ruffles
All for now. Hope everyone has a good day and Until next time, Happy Gardening.
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