Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Daylilies, and Clover!

The birds continue to devour the serviceberries. It is so much fun hearing them twitter away in the bushes. 

I'd spent the morning transplanting daylilies into the backyard. It wasn't quite as hot as the day before, which was a good thing. I should wait until fall, or after they bloom. I should put down a wee jag of topsoil, and turn over the soil, but that isn't going to happen with my foot issues. I needed some garden therapy. 

I wanted to do something with the back, and daylilies are a hardy, drought resistant plant. We've only had 4 mm rain this month. I've paler ones out front. 


The brighter orange ones are out back. I'll move some of these later!

JB brought some garden soil, which I tucked in and around the transplants. I was careful to avoid the spent daffodils. 



My lilies are doing so well. I am pleased with my netting. Thing is, Clover deer must have gone over the rainbow bridge, as she was the one who munched them in the past. She hasn't touched the hostas, either. 

July 2021

It is deerly season

October, 2022, Clover and her male fawn in the yard.  

clover & fawn from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.




 My lonely hibiscus was droopy, and I had to water it. Even the rose stem was drooping. Afterwards, it perked right up. We had 3 mm rain in the evening, which is most welcome.  

10 comments:

Tom said...

...your yellow lilies are show stoppers.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari Om
Positively flourishing! YAM xx

Anvilcloud said...

That first daylily looks much like the ones that we have.

Barbara Rogers said...

Somehow we're also rainless, and pretty darn hot during the afternoons. Not complaining, but the basil and mint in pots just looked so shriveled up. Nice to see Clover's old pics...maybe you won't have to ward off the next generation of deer from your garden.

Cloudia said...

Beautiful Jenn Aloha

Elephant's Child said...

Gorgeous. I am so familiar with hanging out for rain.

RedPat said...

Your lilies are lovely.

Red said...

So far the petunias are the only thing the deer have munched on here.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I like your new blog header, Jenn. I also like those amazing day lilies, too. They are beautiful. Poor Clover.

William Kendall said...

Clover was a beauty.