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Photos from today
« on: June 18, 2013, 04:22:50 PM »
Attached are photos of some hardies that just started blooming.  I also found one of Mike Giles hybrids in his JTP collection blooming today, after getting and potting them yesterday.  Mike I know I said I would post after roots set, but since it was blooming....
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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2013, 04:24:56 PM »
Okay some other photos from today...

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2013, 04:45:38 PM »
Okay a few more photos including a view from my porch

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2013, 06:33:03 PM »
wow nice pirtures ! Love the white waterlily from Mike !

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2013, 06:34:20 PM »
All are beautiful but the peach daylily is my favorite.  I would sit on your porch all day long with that view.

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2013, 04:22:56 PM »
Karen:

I smell a trade this fall since I will be dividing the peach day lilies this fall any astilbe? or unusual day lilies?

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2013, 05:16:18 AM »
That's a nice relaxing porch with a great view. Did not realize how wide/big that creek was behind your house!
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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2013, 05:17:17 AM »
What do you do with the containers of water lilies during the winter time? Do you leave them out?
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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2013, 02:12:35 PM »
Thanks everyone,

@ GTN the creek feeds into the Rappahanock river and then into the Chesapeake Bay so we have access out to the bay at 5' MLW.  So we can sail out with a low draft or retractable keel.  For the winter I put the container pots into the pond and turn the ceramic pots over, in place, for the winter.  Only issue is I have to check for animals in the Spring, I have found mice, snakes, frogs, slamanders, etc.
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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2013, 05:32:53 PM »
I would love to have a start of the lily.  No astilbes but I do have several daylilies. They have just started blooming. I will get some pictures and get back with you!

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2013, 01:36:00 PM »
 Nice !

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2013, 07:54:21 AM »
Great view & pretty lilies.
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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2013, 10:25:41 AM »
Hi Coolshades;

I do have many Astilbe and would love a start of that peach Lily.  Let's do this in the Fall!!

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2013, 02:01:07 PM »
What type of Astilbes do you have?  I just counted and I have 6 separate large peach day lilies growing in various parts of my gardens so trade should be easy for me, PM me ~ October.

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Re: Photos from today
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2013, 03:23:03 PM »
Beautiful! I like the Little Sue. I have had it twice but it has died both times.
That white of Mike's is pretty cool.
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