Maryotts Arrived!! Merry Christmas to me!!

14 years ago

Well, that's what it felt like!!!! I received Dress Blues (bogo), Lavender Heartthrob (bogo), Tennessee Afterglow, Then I received Extravagant as the special,

and they sent me Carnival in Brazil, Jordan Verhaert, and Mister Right!!! All the ones I asked for!!And of course a min. of 3 fans on all. The BOGO ones were

7+ fans.

I was ready for them and all are in after a few hours soaking.

Here are some planted in the 'connection bed', I have to lay the slate down, so the cats don't dig in the freshly dug ground, which they might do. I can remove the

slate after a week or so and everyone is happy. Cement Kitty is keeping watch. she won't dig. LOL.

Then I have been like a 'mad' woman, and tearing out Kwanso, more down by the lake, Now that the willow tree is down, this area gets lots of sun. I was thinking

about going down the bank, ( using the Rita method) but decided against it, the English Ivy is just too thick, decided I will just keep the ivy in check with a sharp

shovel,I'm not totally crazy, they let the lake level down in October and it would have worked to put some on the slope. Anyway, Now I have lots and lots of new room!!!! I only have Wineberry Candy, NOID reds, and Prairie Blues Eyes in here now. Heres the during pic

Here's the after, I dug up the daffodils, that were in there also and will replant them, mark spaces for DL, and spend the winter making my plans, won't plant

any DL until spring.

so these daffodils, were Professor Einstein, I looked up my invoice and I had only planted 50 bulbs, 5 years ago, when I dug them up, I had 341 bulbs,!!!!

They certainly are a good naturalizer. Here is a 3 1/2 gallon bucket of the bulbs. OK, so I don't have many blooms now, you gotta take pictures of something. Right?

Here is one DL Bloom, This is Aztec Headdress and it certainly put on a different face today, I'm thinking its cause of the cool nights we are having ( high 40s)

Here's BOWIE , watching me work in the garden. He always respects the plants, and doesn't lay on any> He is a good boy!!! Cindy

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Comments (9)

organic_kitten
14 years ago
Bowie is a very good boy!!! Good for you, Maryott's will make anyone feel like it's Christmas.

Ooooh! Look at the daffodils! You really got your money's worth there.

I love looking at pictures with your lake. It is so pretty. What a view. Yes indeed, cats will most assuredly dig in your garden. I had totally solved it, but DH was insistent it was too dangerous. (a few small boards with screws through it, lay them with screw side up.

I had to admit it would be me, not the grandkids who would go helter-skelter through the beds and step on them, but they surely did work well. Slate, huh? I'll try it, thanks.
kay
katladie
14 years ago
I always look forward to the end of your posts because I get to see Bowie. He is such a gentleman.

Have you tried mulching with pine straw to keep the kitties from digging, it picks their little paw pads and they don't like it.

Sharon
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jean_ar
14 years ago
My cats use to dig in my freshly dug spots, too,then I put Pine Bark mulch,and they really dug in that,until I threw some coffee grounds out in the flower beds,and then the digging stopped.They didn't want nothing to do with the flower beds no more. I also love your photos with the Lake in them.Its so pretty.LOve the end of your posts, too,so see Bowie.A perfect little gentleman.

Jean
rarejem
14 years ago
What a pretty world! Isn't it amazing what can be moved to make room for daylilies? And I agree.... a Maryotts order is always like Christmas! How fun for you!
Julia WV (6b)
14 years ago
What a nice order of dls from Maryotts. AZTEC HEADDRESS has a nice form to it.
Are you replanting all those bulbs this fall? Wow, you do have alot to do yet.

Julia
njmomma
14 years ago
Love that diamond dusting! Seems like you have lots to do with those bulbs! Wow!
newyorkrita
14 years ago
Cindy, I always love your posts because you show your gardens. You show your newly made beds and the stages to get there, something that I wish even more people would do. Plus you have such a beautiful setting with the lake for the backround.

The cement kitty is also getting very popular in your garden and Bowie is, of course, always the star.
roper2008
14 years ago
You daylily bed looks so nice, clean and weed free. Maryott's will
be mailing mine beginning of this month. In the meantime I
ordered from Shaw's Sunshine Gardens. I e-mailed Charles Shaw,
he seems very nice, and I'm mailing a check for more daylilies.
Buy 1 get 2 free. Thanks lalalandwi for posting special.

Linda
blue23rose
14 years ago
Love the shots! You have such a wonderful place there. I too think the cooler weather has warped my few blooms.
AZTEC HEADDRESS is certainly a pretty one, and I kind of like the look that it has on that bloom.

Vickie