Proof That Jack Russels Have No Concept of Their Size

Daylily Seed Pods!

This morning I discovered a few seed pods on our daylily. Until today I didn’t know that a daylily can actually grow from seed. I noticed that our daylilies were particularly thick and the flowers in one area were more yellow than what I had planted. Hindsight I believe a plant must have grown from seed. Apparently they won’t necessarily resemble the plant that produced the seed.

I really hope the pods get to dry up before frost so I can plant them next year. Perennials don’t typically bloom the first year. I hope these bloom the second year because at my age you don’t want to be waiting too many years!

Gift From Nature

This spring we moved our fence back and added sections in order to give the dogs more running space. Almost immediately vines started growing up the fence. That’s not unusual but what is unusual are the beautiful flowers the vines are producing. These are truly a gift because I never planted them. I hope they’re a perennial so they come back and spread next year.

Feed Me!

Reilly is the smallest dog and therefore gets smaller portions. He’s forever trying to convince us that he’s a mere second away from starvation!

Fionn Tried Kundalini Yoga

This afternoon during our family Kundalini Yoga session Fionn decided to join us. During a chant for guidance he started “singing.” I wish I could have taped him but it all happened too quickly.

The question now is whether his yodeling is a reflection on our singing abilities. I kind of think it is. :)

Purple Cone Flower

21 years ago I decided that I wanted an herb garden. My Great Grandmother and Grandmother has kitchen gardens and I wanted one too.

One of the plants I planted from seed was Purple Cone Flower and guess what? It’s still around after all these years. Go Throw&Grow Method!!

Now that I’m retired I’ve decided to harvest the seeds from these plants and see if I can grow some more clusters of them.

Here’s some additional info on this herb.

Description

Echinacea purpurea is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. Wikipedia

Day Lilly Bulbs & The Throw And Grow Method of Gardening

I subscribe to the “Throw & Grow” Method of gardening. It’s an incredibly easy method. You throw the seeds on tilled ground or if you’re really ambitious, plant bulbs or a purchased plant and let them know that survival is more or less up to them.

I love watching them adapt and grow and, truth be told, I’m not above giving them an assist or moving them if they’re really struggling.

This is not the fast track to a showcase garden. It’s more a lesson on the attributes of your gardening area and how amazingly resilient plants can be.

So....These day Lily’s were planted over 20 years ago. I got them on clearance. Day Lily’s tend to do well in our area, but these struggled. Yet - here they are 20+ years later and totally thriving.

My plan is to plant more Day Lily varieties and see how they do. I’ll also see if I can split these and move some bulbs to another area.

You can probably make out some Lupine foliage too. There’s a story behind them but that’s for another time.