"In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil. And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time, do we get such superb colour effects as from August to November."
- Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905

Hello

Hope all is well. And that your flower gardens, yards and orchards have succumb to the beautiful autumn season. Resting, dying, hibernating, rejuvenating. Yes, preparing for the 2012 growing season.

What daylilies do you have in mind for next year? Our website, Oakville Farm is currently under construction. It will be up and functioning in time for ordering next year's crop. Think of what colors you want, what height of daylily scape interests you and jot down notes so when we are again on the web ... we can make your daylily dreams come true.

Until next time, have a good day and, Happy Gardening.



Want to wish my sister a Happy Birthday. Have a good one, Karen.

"And these memories and associations that our flowers give us are independent of seasons or of age. They come to us as well in autumn and winter, in spring and summer; and as to age, the older we get the more, from the very nature of things, do these memories increase and multiply."
- Canon Ellacombe, In a Gloucestershire Garden, 1895

What memories do you have of autumn?

Yellow/red/brown leaves strewn about in a yard?

Fun filled family gatherings?

Bright colored mums dotting the landscape?

Snow topped hills in the distance?

Bright, crisp, foggy, clear sunrises and sunsets?

Raking leaves into piles and jumping in?

Cool nippy nighttime air?

What wonders there are in Autumn. My favorite time of the year. May this day conjure a happy moment from your past or the opportunity to make anew. Hope you have a good day and until next time, Happy Gardening.

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Hello All

We are updating our Oakville Farm website and will be down for a while. Keep checking here on the blog as news of the website will be forthcoming.

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

"Fall is not the end of the gardening year; it is the start of next year's growing season. The mulch you lay down will protect your perennial plants during the winter and feed the soil as it decays, while the cleaned up flower bed will give you a huge head start on either planting seeds or setting out small plants."
- Thalassa Cruso

Oh yes, now is the time to be thinking of your daylily purchase(s) for the 2012 growing season. Which will it be? Illini Jackpot? Charles Johnston? Panda Bear? ... Oh my!

Please check us out at Oakville Farm. Until next time, Happy Gardening.

There is no season such delight can bring
As summer, autumn, winter and the spring.
~William Browne

And what is your favorite season? I do like the variety of the seasons. And today, can not tell you my favorite. Each and every one has a place, right? :)

Daylilies, well there ya go, they tolerate all seasons. Daylilies do well here in Zone 7. Here it is, mid September and there are several rebloomers showing their stuff.

Now is a good time to purchase and plant daylilies. Three - four weeks prior to the first frost is a right time for fall planting. Daylilies will have time to get established prior to frost. So .... get on out there. Make a new flower bed, add to an existing flower bed or share with a friend. Daylilies make a great perennial. Check 'em out at Oakville Farm.

Hope you have a good day. Until next time, Happy Gardening.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus

Yes, it is almost Autumn, September 23, 2011, I believe. Autumn is my favorite time of year. I so like the colors ... yellow, brown, orange, red. And the holidays ... Halloween, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving. And events ... our NC State Fair, local art/craft events, Farmer's Markets.

Our State Fair, an agricultural fair, comes at the best time of the year, during the month of October, usually accompanied by cool days/nights, light rain showers. The coolness seems to make the animals a little perkier/more active. And all the 4-H events! Cows, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, horses and more. And the exhibits! Gourds, cake decorating, dressmaking, watermelon, apples, canning, baking and more. And entertainment! Clogging, fireworks, midway rides, exhibits, singing, folk dancing, Village of Yesteryear and more. Then the food ... OMG, the food. Funnel cakes, sausage w/ onions & peppers, fresh bar be cue sandwiches, cotton candy, corn on the cob, taffy, candied apples and so much more. Oh WOW, such fun. Get your family and friends together, head over to the fair for a fun filled day. See ya there!!! Check it out...NC State Fair, located at our state capital, Raleigh, NC