Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Daylilies in the Garden

Toward the end of July, our front garden is about at its best. Here it is as seen from my den window on the upper floor.


It's plain to see that the Echinacea (pink, bottom right) is in full vigour as well as the daylilies (hemerocallis) toward the middle left. The Shasta Daisies toward the top left are now fading quickly although they still look okay in this faraway shot. However, the Rudbeckia/Coneflowers (yellow behind the pink lilies in the left foreground) are just beginning to show, so they will help compensate for the disappearing daisies.

I have three daylily cultivars, below. In processing, I chose to emphasize their detail and texture and not their softness.

Sabra Salina
Allison's Wedding

Bathsheba
As I understand the Hemerocallis is a native plant, so it seems to do well in my garden, which is fortunate because being sited along the driveway is certainly not ideal, nor is the fact that the rock is very close to the surface.

11 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

how very pretty! i like the allison's wedding lily!

Linda Kay said...

What a lovely scene from your window, and the lilies are awesome, especially the third.

Gail Dixon said...

The view of your garden is fabulous. So many pretty blooms!

Country Gal said...

Oh what a lovely garden ! Nice photos to ! The cool down we have had has kind of killed a few of my flowers I guess they are very sensitive to cool temps ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !

Hilary said...

You have some beauties there but it's the full collection that's especially stunning.

em said...

Beautiful garden! Thanks for Sue's blog. I have been following you both for a long time! I got it from Ginger's blog. My husband was a teacher, too, and is now retired.

Tabor said...

My day-lilies need to be divided but I am busy packing for a trip out west. Oh well, another time! Your flower beds are stunning!

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

Our day lily blooms have come and gone as have most of the other flowers. Nice that you have these beauties to enjoy and share with us.

Shammickite said...

Such a nice view from your window. Lovely colours.

Regenia said...

Wow! Just beautiful!

Pearl said...

wow, it's doing well. it looks so well maintained!