If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I often question just how improved the new hybrid lilys coming out really are. These bulbs were here when we moved in 7 yrs. ago, and were transplanted from another area where they had been for 25 yrs. They bloom reliably every year and are extremely fragrant.
those are gorgeous!!! And I've noticed too, that the older plants my mom had planted here are the strongest ones. There's something to be said for getting old... at least in the plant world. :-D
Beautiful aren't they? We are about 5 hours away from the Easter Lily Capital of the world!! I would love to visit when they are in bloom!!!
April the 15th is Easter Sunday for Orthodox Christians. I only know this as I have a friend who lives in Greece. Happy Easter to all who celebrate it on this date. :-D
Heeey... thank you! Yup, those were the dates! All over now, back to work Our Easter was a week after the Catholic, but still our Easter lilies haven't bloomed yet. We have another one called Easter Flower - that Fritillaria imperialis. THAT ONE was in bloom. I wonder... in the pics above. There only seems to me one bloom/stalk. Is it because they are crowded? Am I wrong to remember more??? I will have to check when mine bloom... Here's what I did (with the help of younger bro)
Hi Bliss, lovely Lilies,..and what a history,.. at least 32 years a growing,..very eyecatching,..i like the use you made of the wood.
Hehehe... Very easy. Get the eggs, some old nylon stockings (if you ladies still wear... it's harder and harder to get some... mom's not into fashion anymore) and some cute leaves you find around your garden. Thin yarn/thread and the skins/peels from your onions (orange or red) You clean the eggs, wet them, place a leaf on it and try to get it inside the stocking without disturbing the leaf (here's where the talent lies) and then stretch the stocking over the egg as much as you can and tie it with the thread. You can cut the stocking after each egg if easier, but I try to make a bunch of about 5-6 eggs. I always try to save as much stocking as I can. Then... all you have to do is boil the eggs in water with lots of onion skins. The orange ones are with orange skins, and the darker ones with RED. When you take them out, carefully place them on a newspaper or something. when still hot remove the stockings and the leaves (don't let dry, would be harder, as the leaves stick) and then grease then with something. We use fat bacon. And VOILA!
