A Quick Tip about BirdseedTo keep your birdseed from sprouting, put it in the oven for about 10 minutes at about 300 degrees.
Suet Bird Feeders for Nesting MaterialSuet feeders make great nesting material holders in the spring. Just add string, hair, yarn or torn pieces of cloth.
Ciao, VolesHave you ever seen a plant in a bed start moving before your eyes and think you're having a 60's flashback?
Indoor Plants for Better Indoor Air QualityGrow fresh air in your house! One of the best air purifiers is the Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum). Listed as one of the “Top air filtering" plants rated on a research study by NASA, the Peace Lily offers greenery, beautiful white flowers, and the ability to remove toxins from the air. Moist soil and moderate sunlight keeps it happy.
Looking for Magic: SageWe've been talking about the nutrition that hides in everyday spices. Aunt Bett always said, 'Look for the magic that hides in plants, look real close and you'll find it." It's the magic I'm looking for now in garden sage.
Searching the Plant DatabaseThere has been a recent update to the Plant Database. You can search many ways now for any type of plant: by characteristics, series, color, growing zones, etc. Here are some helpful instructions, using Sempervivum for the demonstration. This information applies to all other types of plants within the database.
Fall DecorCut yew and holly branches and stick them into planters in the fall after the annuals have faded away. Sometimes you'll get lucky and they'll take root!
Hybridizing DayliliesGrowing daylilies is a relatively easy task. Just plop them in the ground, add some water, and watch the results. But, here's the caveat. Once we begin to grow plants in a monocultural environment, we may enter new avenues that require attention and a bit of research.
Growing and Photographing Daylilies in Sunny RegionsWhen you see a picture of a daylily you're considering for your garden, try to determine whether the picture was taken in sunlight or in shade so you can determine whether you will like it in your garden.
Make Dividing Daylilies Easier with a Strong Water SprayAfter wrestling daylilies out of the ground, try squirting the roots all over with a strong spray of water to make dividing easier.
The Color Coordinated GardenThis past year, I contributed 4 articles to the AHS Journal on Designing Gardens with your Daylily Collections. Here is a synopsis of the articles using Color Coordinated Suggestions as you plant or rearrange your daylily collections.
American Hemerocallis Society Daylily Club: Exhibitions and MeetingsOne way to find daylilies that will grow well in your area is to attend an AHS Daylily Show.
Daylilies in the Landscape: A Photo TourDaylilies can be mixed for multi-season appeal and they play great with other plants. Come view some selected photos of my daylily garden beds.
Give It a Whorl: Exploring the Intricacies of Poly, Double and Multi-Form DayliliesWhat's in a whorl? Would a whorl by any other name be as sweet? There seems to be confusion in the daylily world as to what constitutes polymerous, double and multi-form daylilies. This article will look at each to help you learn to identify them with ease.
Amending Soil and Fertilizing Daylilies in Our Part of the SouthI have a lot of people ask what we use in our beds or what we fertilize with. We live in Cantonment, FL which is not far from Pensacola, FL and a hop, jump, and a skip away from Alabama. Here in this neck of the woods we have either sand for soil or mucky, yucky black clay.
Daylilies: Places To Buy and SellYou've done your homework. You have been to a local American Hemerocallis Society Daylily Show and visited a few AHS Display Gardens. You made a list of several daylilies that you would like to add to your garden. Now, how to find them? There are many, many options.
Interested in Adding a Few Daylilies to Your Garden?Let's find out which daylilies do well in your area, where to go to see daylilies in person and how to find places for purchasing them.
Unusual Forms of DayliliesThe first daylily I registered was an unusual form. Even before that first release, they were my favorite form of daylily and continue to be until this day.
American Hemerocallis Society Display GardensOne of the best ways to see a variety of daylilies that will grow well in your area is to visit an AHS Display Garden.
Tip for Storing Daylily SeedWhen storing daylily seeds in the refrigerator, use small ziplock bags and add a small square of dry paper towel. The paper towel helps absorb moisture.
How to Grow DaylilesSure, daylilies can be grown with the latest and greatest sprays, fertilizers, soil mixes, greenhouses, etc. Do they need all that? Not here, in my central Ohio garden.
The American Hemerocallis SocietyThe following information was written by and is courtesy of Julie Covington, President of the American Hemerocallis Society, and appears on the AHS website. It is copyrighted by The American Hemerocallis Society.
Preparing Daylilies for ShippingPreparing daylilies for shipping is pretty simple. There are several different ways people do this, but this is how we do it here.
Daylilies Love AlfalfaAlfalfa pellets make a great slow release fertilizer that also adds texture to the soil.
Tip: Foolproof, Underground Daylily IdentificationNever lose another daylily name!
