Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
That is a vibrant color daylily. Nice to know a Sheriff, lol.
ReplyDeleteFriends with daylilies will often share them, and it is always good to have well connected family.
ReplyDeleteLove the daylily!
ReplyDeleteWhat a vibrantd daylily indeed!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your cousin! Does he get to wear a star badge on his shirt? Cause that would be awesome :D
ReplyDeletebeautiful - I have a fat red one that looks like that. So vibrant!
ReplyDeleteHey, congratulations to the new Sheriff!
ReplyDeleteThat is a knock out daylily. I don't usually love oranges but that one is like a flame.
Marnie
that is a beautiful daylily.... and what a great thing for your cousin. What an important job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous daylily. Best of luck to your cousin. A very satisfying job I would think. My cousin's husband has been sheriff of Dubois County in IN.
ReplyDeleteI should invest in more lilies. They're fairly easy to care for, and are perinniel sp?. Well, most are, right? I've got a few wild ones I've transplanted to the yard, but a lot of people have them. They must be naturalized here. I see them in everyone's yards, but I also see them in ditches and along roadsides. That blueberry coffee cake looks like it needs me.
ReplyDelete~Randy
You've really captured the colour beautifully.
ReplyDeleteGuess it doesn't hurt to have friends/family in influential places, ha, ha..
as a novice gardener, am wondering, it's been dry here also (Cape Cod, MA), do you have a rain gauge? how much rain is good enough? I check the rain totals on the weather page but am unsure sometimes what equals a good soak. I'm thinking once the plant/shrub shows signs of stress it's too late, right?
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