Of winter's lifeless world each tree
Now seems a perfect part;
Yet each one holds summer's secret
Deep down within its heart.
~Charles G. Stater

While standing in a forest area yesterday, I was in Awww of the Pine Tree. Weather was drizzly and tree bark on the east side was dark from rain. Tiny branches protruding up along the tree were of varying length. The thick, scaly bark was off in places leaving a smoother surface. This years pine straw, a light cooper color, lay lightly on the ground below the towering trees. The trees were standing close to one another, with some having rotted, leaning. And at the very top, tufts of green pine needles growing so ever strong.

A beautiful sight, those pine trees.

Let's look at more quotes/posters. Thanks to everyone for sending them in. Hope you have a good day and until next time, Happy Gardening.

Bare branches of each tree on this chilly January morn look so cold so forlorn.
Gray skies dip ever so low, left from yesterday's dusting of snow.
Yet in the heart of each tree, waiting for each who wait to see new life as warm sun and breeze will blow, like magic, unlock springs sap to flow, buds, new leaves, then blooms will grow.
- Nelda Hartmann

I can feel the spring thaw ....

We have not had snow this winter. Temps have been mild and precipitation has been low. Plants have even been fooled by the warmer temps. Our Flowering Quince is even blooming. Oh my!

Want to differ from daylilies this weekend. Today will share a few more posters that I received this week thru email. Please keep sending the posters!

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

O, wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
~Percy Bysshe Shelley



It has been windy here this week. And now, rains are headed our way. Possibly for the next four days. Oh Wow!!!

Received email yesterday, someone asking about the Foliage habits of daylilies. There are three ....


Evergreen


Semi-evergreen


Dormant

Morning is the best of all times in the garden. The sun is not yet hot. Sweet vapors rise from the earth. Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten. Birds call to one another. Bees are already at work. ~William Longgood

Can't you just hear and see and smell that morning?

Today, would like to showcase a few of our Orange daylilies. Hope you enjoy.

Frans Hals

This is a bright rust and orange bicolor daylily. It has orange midrib on petals. Frans Hals is a mid to late season bloomer. It is very showy in the blazing summer sun.


Bright Sunset

This daylily is a burnt orange with a deeper halo and a green yellow throat. It is an early season bloomer. Standing three feet tall and having a bloom over six inches in width.



Tuscawilla Tigress

This bright orange daylily has a dark eyezone and chartreuse throat. Standing about two feet tall and displaying a large bloom ie, over seven inches. A great rebloomer that begins blooming in early mid season.


Sound and Fury

The daylily is a brilliant orange red and has a green gold throat. Standing about two feet tall and displaying a bloom of over five inches, it is a mid season bloomer. Looks very good paired with a yellow daylily.

Daylilies just no introduction .... just reminders that they are a great perennial to have in your yard. They smell good, look nice and attract the sound of buzzing bees. Hope you will try in a few. And until next time, Happy Gardening.

The earth laughs in flowers. ~ R.W. Emerson

You know, that statement is so true. I can look out upon a field of flowers and it certainly brings a smile to my face, how 'bout you?

For after all, the best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth

Today, oh yes, today, we are supposed to have rain. And we need rain. The plants, the trees, the shrubs, the grass ... all need rain. A winter rain can be welcome. And today, it is forecast. Plus, a cold front is blowing in, with steady winds and possible 30+ wind gusts. Guess we better hold on to our hats!!!!

Want to showcase a few RED daylilies from Oakville Farm. And as with other cultivar "colors", red includes, burgundy, cerise, crimson, deep red, bright red. Red in the garden is such, such a beautiful sight. It seems to compliment other colors so well.

Miracle Maid

This daylily presents bright red with a green throat. It stands about three feet tall with a six inch bloom. Blooming in mid season, it is a real stand out under the hot summer sun.


Royal Heiress

This daylily presents evergreen foliage with burgundybloom with creamy eyezone and green throat. Standing about two feet tall and displaying a six inch bloom, it is a nice treat to see blooming in early mid season. It is a rebloomer, showing many times over its beauty.

Bama Bound

This daylily presents about two feet tall with a five inch bright red bloom. It is a mid season bloomer.


Daylilies perform well in six - eight hours of sunlight per day. With the darker red, near black colors, daylilies can be planted under a light canopy, still receiving direct sun, just fewer hours. The diffused light prevents the darker blooms from fading. Here at Oakville Farm, being in Zone 7 climate zone, we have the daylilies planted in direct sun and they do well.

Well, hope you enjoy your day and until next time, Happy Gardening.

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. ~ Victor Hugo

Brrrrrr ... cold here at Oakville Farm. 18 degrees. A heavy frost out there, I do see!!! And quite cold for this time of year, average is a tolerable 31 degrees. You can check out our weather at any time by visiting our personal weather station on the web, OFW.

Hope everyone had a good weekend. And today maybe an extended "weekend" for some. Have a safe and relaxing MLK Day to those who have a holiday.

Today, would like to return to the showcasing of daylilies that we have to offer. Today will share a few Purple daylilies, including several variants of purple.

Quin Buck

This lavender daylily has a green throat. It is dormant, ie, foliage dying back in the winter. It blooms in mid season. Stands about two feet tall and presents a bloom width about seven inches. A nice lower growing specimen that would look good in the foreground of a flowerbed.

Sebastian

A vivid purple daylily with a lime throat. Standing about twenty inches tall and "spreading its wings" about five inches. Foliage is evergreen. It is a rebloomer which begins blooming in early mid season. It is very showy and has been a good seller.

Siloam Tee Tiny

This daylily presents orchid with a purple eyezone and green throat. It stands about twenty inches tall and has a small bloom, less than three inches in width. Foliage is dormant. And you can find it blooming in the mid season.

Moonlight Orchid

The blue lavender and white, brushed lavender bicolor daylily is a real "beaut". It is a rebloomer which begins blooming in early mid season. It stands about thirty inches tall and bloom width is over six inches. A very pretty daylily.


Hope you enjoyed just a peek of our purple daylilies. Be thinking of how they could be incorporated into your flowerbed. Daylilies are an easy perennial to have.

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