The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. ~Patrick Young

Hurricane Irene sent outer band winds well in our direction yesterday. The wind blew constantly all day. The weather station was not reporting, due to power outage.

And today ... what beeeeeautiful weather. High temp ie 88 degrees, cloudless day, slight breeze ... a gorgeous day. It is said that is what occurs after a hurricane.

Gonna run back outside ... picking up more fallen branches. Hope you have a good day. Until next time, Happy Gardening.

It is said that flies bite more when it is going to rain

Evening red and morning gray will set the traveler on his way/But evening gray and morning red will bring down rain upon his head

When the wind is blowing from the east/'Tis not fit for man nor beast. ~Proverbs

Have you heard any of these? Not I.

The rain is upon us. Have had almost half an inch. View OFW for our weather stats.

All for this time. Hope you have a good day and until next time, Happy Gardening.

Often you have to rely on intuition. ~Bill Gates

That could be with the case of Hurricane Irene which is forecast to pound the NC coast and move north battering other shorelines. One has to decide to follow the mandatory evacuation or stay "hunkered down" in their abode. Which is wisest? Or does one act on intuition? What do you feel? What past experiences influence your decision? Oh my .... I say, "Just do it, do something!"

And that could also be said for daylilies. Which to purchase? What worked for you in another location? Color? Size? Bloom season? Hey ... why not have a sampling of many. Check us out Oakville Farm and get the daylilies ... just for you.

And check out our personal weather station, OFW, for the latest weather happenings here at Oakville Farm.

Hope you have a good evening. Be safe. And until next time, Happy Gardening.

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. ~John Lubbock

Do you have a seat/chair/resting spot near your garden or in your yard? It is a "must have". One needs to have several outdoor seating areas, where possible. My favorite spot growing up, was the glider on my Great Aunt's porch. Spent many an hour there, watching the storms coming down the Ohio River, looking for the spider lilies popping thru the ground near yard's edge and being aware that any moment the hummingbird's would zoom past my head ... headed for the bee balm.

Now, my favorite seat is anywhere outdoors ... on the ground, on a rock, bench, seat of tractor. Oh the "beauts" one can see outside.

How about the daylily Red Twister? Red Twister is a red bitone. The term bitone refers to the fact that the inner segments and outer segments are tints of the same color. This pretty specimen is large, being over 6" in diameter. Is a midseason bloomer and sells for $5.00 per double fan. It would compliment orange daylilies, yellow daylilies, or make a nice stand alone daylily.

Hope you have a good day. Please sure and check us out, Oakville Farm, and until next time, Happy Gardening.

Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. ~Author Unknown

Can that also apply to "anything/everything" that is handheld? Yes....with that said, have you ever misplaced a gardening implement? Oh yeah! Well, we have 5, yes 5, gardening spades and I can not find one of them. It is not in the shed on "its hook", not on the wagon/trailer. Could it be laying in a row between the daylilies? And be found when the tractor tire rolls over top of it and destroys it? Yikes! Guess that is one of the jobs for today, take a thorough walk thru the daylilies looking for the gardening spade. 1

Want to showcase the daylily Royal Occasion. Royal Occasion is black red with a black eyezone and bright green throat. It is a rebloomer. And being mid season bloomer, Royal Occasion has bloomed, rested and is now sending up new scapes with blooms to open within the next few days. A treat to look forward to. Bloom size is about four inches and it stands two and half feet tall.

Visit us, Oakville Farm, and peruse our selection of fine daylilies. Hardy, well proven daylilies that will compliment your yard.

Hurricane Irene update ... forecast is now for its path to mover further east, missing us. You can check out our weather, ie temps, rainfall, etc at OFW, at anytime.

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

He who plants a garden plants happiness. ~Author Unknown

What do ya know? Late August and time for fall planting. Time for dividing and separating. Time for mulching. Time for applying pre-emergent. On and on and on!

Have been aware for a bit, so now going out to peruse the yard. Will return.

WOW. Did you feel that? 30-45 seconds. Check out this web site ....
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005ild.php

And, what about Hurricane Irene? Is the storm headed this way?

Later ......

We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies and the sand out of our belongings. ~Erma Bombeck

Yes, I am still talking about the beaches, North Carolina beaches. Ever been there? At one of the Visitor Centers, the landscape includes Stella de Oro daylilies. Not currently blooming, the daylilies are in the foreground to shrubs that follow the edge of the walk around the Visitor's Center. The grounds are clean and well groomed, making the display very pleasing to one's eye.

Speaking of daylilies, how do you have them displayed in your landscape? Always interested in what is happening in other's yards.

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

PS Atlantic Ocean was calm again today. Beautiful ... sea temp was in the 70's, air temp was low 80's.