Professional Pruning
I rarely resort to hiring help in the garden but I'm learning that sometimes it is wise to do so and worth every penny. Case in point - some hideous out-of-control trees that were beyond my ability to deal with. If I were smarter, I would have tackled these issues from the beginning but I didn't know better. The first is a pear tree that was planted along the back fence line. I've worked on this for the past several years, every year with the intent of reducing the height or possibly removing it altogether. As you can see in the photo, I had cut back everything but three limbs and finally realized that it would be dangerous for me to try and bring them down. The limbs grow straight up into the air and the remaining three are about 20 feet tall. After -- there is a hole in the sky view but the tree should fill in nicely for a good screen and I can keep it trimmed down from this point forward. Farther down along the fence line, and the view from the deck, are two massive pho
Let me add Pink Ladies to your list! I too have that book and like it very much! Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteAnother new one!
ReplyDeleteYour photos do justice to the beauty of those flowers.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that here Naked Ladies/Pink Ladies are the names for Amaryllis belladonna, and the bloom stems are just shooting up now as well.
Lilies might be my favorite flower and these beauties remind me again why.
ReplyDeleteI have that book and love it. I actually just gave a gardening friend an extra copy as a thank you for all the passalongs they shared with me. I absolutely love these pictures. Adding this one to my wish list!
ReplyDeleteA neighbor in Illinois used to call them "August Lilies", Phillip.But Surprise Lily was how I first met them.
ReplyDeleteI grow the red lycoris AKA "Hurricane Lily" here in Austin but admire your pink Surprise Lilies very much.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Hi Phillip, I've planted quite a few of these and never had any luck. Maybe the warm soil is the reason. Love them anyway.
ReplyDeleteGood question. I always refer to them as Naked Ladies. They are such fun to have in the garden. Especially when they are in an area you don't pay so much attention to...there they become a pleasant surprise every year.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of this old southern passalong plant. Such a nice surprise when they magically appear!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing you on Monday at Limestone Master Gardeners meeting.
One of my favorite summer bloomers!
ReplyDeleteSeeing so many posts about these makes me want to remember to order them at bulb time (soon!)
ReplyDeleteThe soft pink and blue coloring of these so delicate and beautiful. I just love how they all pop up at the same time all over town.
ReplyDeleteThere was one of these in the yard when I bought the house back in 1985. I transplanted it and it never came back. To my surprise, I just discovered it blooming 3 days ago!
ReplyDeleteCrazy! After all these years!
Oh I have mine in a sunny spot. I will move them to the edge of the woods where I want more plantings anyway.
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip. Good seeing you today at the Athens Limestone MG meeting. Enjoyed your slide presentation as we discussed here's the link to my blog post on the pesky No See Um insect that is so annoying:
ReplyDeletehttp://sanda-halcyondays.blogspot.com/2013/07/no-see-ums-but-you-sure-can-feel-um.html?m=1
Why did I know from the name of the post what you were talking about? Also heard them called Jesus lilies.
ReplyDeleteI have some of the red if you want some. Mary