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lily pics today
« on: January 07, 2012, 08:53:35 PM »
The greenhouses are doing their job. We've had temps in the upper twenties twice so far and several established lilies are still blooming.
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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 05:35:28 AM »
I was thinking about your greenhouse yesterday. It is been pretty mild this year compared to last year.  Nevertheless your lilies are beautiful.  I like the break we get from having to care for the lilies.  The leaves drive me crazy even though pond is netted they can blow in from the sides.  With your green house you don't have any of that.

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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 06:52:23 PM »
Warmer is better, but we could use some rain.
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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2012, 05:33:36 AM »
I think your wish came true yesterday.  it rained liked crazy here.

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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 04:53:56 PM »
The rain split up just before it got to us. Most of it passed north of us and some to the south. All we got was a sprinkle. Texas needed it more than we did anyway.
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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2012, 06:34:01 AM »
Oh my they are soooo beautiful!
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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2012, 11:20:52 AM »
Very nice to have a greenhouse to put around the pond!  Lilies look very happy.  We need rain too.

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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2012, 09:09:59 AM »
Any thing still going outside?  We are gonna try to make it down your way soon.
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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2012, 06:01:07 PM »
There is only one 4x8 pond exposed to the weather. It has one nightbloomer, which is frost burned , but still alive. Several plants are doing well in the greenhouses. Some others have stopped blooming, but still have some surface leaves, including some hardies.
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Re: lily pics today
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2012, 09:03:50 PM »
Wow, so glad to see your lilies.... helps me know I will have lilies again too.  They were very uplifting.   8)

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