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There they are !!!!!!!!!

19 years ago

Have you ever forgot about something yu planted and found it years later? A bit of history....14 years ago I started a perrenial garden next to the house. Over time it just got bigger and bigger as I planted all kinds of things in it. 3 of those were Snakeheads, Crown Imperials and Cammassia. Plus every other bulb you can name which is cold hardy. And the garden was gorgeous. Then I saw some of those orange Roadside Daylilies along the road one day. So I dug some up and hauled them home for my terrific flower bed. That was a big MISTAKE. The darn things took over. For a few years they were great looking but then became a pest spreading over the entire bed. I was angry at myself for letting them spread so far. So I spent years yanking them out to be rid of them. While they took over they killed my Camassia, Snakeheads, Crown Imperials and some prized Lilies and other things. Because that garden was choked with the orange roadside lilies (name please) I started 2 others. Last sring my new wife figured the destroyed flower bed would be good for veggies. So I dug it all up nicey nice and found hundreds of all kinds of bulbs in it that had not grown in years and years. Many I had no idea what they were. I took all the bulbs I found and planted them in the 2 good beds. I thought they would never grow after not being seen for years. As of today the snakeheads are in bloom, the other 3 are growing strong. My assumption is that they most likely really did grow in the old garden but never were seen under the stupid daylilies which kept them from blooming. I am most happy about the 12 Crown Imperials. My new problem is there are too many things in the new beds. No room for weeds I guess. Never plant those stupid ditch daylilies.

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