More Time in the Garden

The lilies have been extraordinarily beautiful this year.  Earlier that usual too!  Here are some of my favorite Asian Lilies in several hot colors.  They are blooming beautifully this week. 

I've been pulling weeds endlessly and putting down some mulch. The husband's been keeping control of the unwanted volunteer trees along the fence line. They got totally out of control in the last 3 years. He battled them with the Saws-All tool and the tree pruner. Then I saw him with the industrial size container of round up. I hope that does them in.

I am waiting patiently for the Stargazer Lilies to open.  They usually are a bit later than my Asian ones, so maybe by the end of the month.  They are quite tall this year and will probably open up at my eye level. 

Start of the Rain Lilies

Just set the pot back out and already the flowers popped up, even before the leaves. Rain lilies are awesome!

Abundant Blooms on the Rain Lily

What an amazing plant !

All it takes is a bit of a good hard rain, and my favorite potted lily blooms like crazy.  Zephyrhantes grows along all summer with it's healthy looking leaves and you can count on a flush of blossoms 2 or 3 days after a soaking rain storm. 

Someday I'd like to collect the rainwater in a sealed container and trick it into blooming when the weather  is really dry!

Zephyranthes aka Rain Lily = one of my all time favorite tropical plants!

Read more about this cool plant at the following websites.

• Wikipedia
•  additional images
• excellent photo guide showing other colors
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See what I had to say about zephyr lilies last year.

Currently in Bloom

The stargazer lily is a standout in the garden this week. They don't take a lot of work and are beautiful when other plants in the garden have finished. I have 2 planted amongst the peony bushes and they tower above the green leaves of the peony that was done blooming in June.

Close up shot which might be good for making a Kaleidoscope photo using Kaleidoscope Kreator 2.0.