Lily pictures

[Kat]

Not all of my lilies have hit prime this year due to my being slow to divide and fertilize, very cold winter, and an unusually colder summer.  BUT I still have plenty of pretties to look at every day along with lots of baby tropicals coming along nicely.

[Kat]

More.  Craig shared this unnamed beauty with me --elegant pink bloom with incredible mottled deep maroon pads.

[SueSTx]

I love variegated pads, they add so much interest when there are no blooms.

We have also had some cooler days even in July.  I might have a week with heavy blooms and then another with not so many.

This week is suppose to be mid 90's, so I expect more color.

[redberry]

I like the color of the unnamed lily you got from Craig.

Do you have to pay for city water or do you get water from a well?  I would think you'd have a high water cost to keep your tanks full if you paid for city water.

redberry

[handymam]

Lovely blooms, and those are INCREDIBLE leaves on the one that you got from Craig ! ! !
Looks like the leaves hold their pattern as they age better than most too.
Thanks for sharing your photos. Motivates me to take better care of the ones that I have.
I need more tanks!

[Kat]

Thanks.

Smack dab in the middle of suburbia on a small lot, so there is no way for a well.  Have always paid for city water, so I guess we are used to it.  Although I do expect the rates to start going up a lot.  Have every nook and cranky filled with plants otherwise I would set up rain barrels.  This past week the news kept saying 2-3" of rain so I let the ponds get low to catch as much rain as possible.

[miguynmkoi]

Love how strong and healthy the blooms are raised so high and bright!  I like the multicolored pads too.  Your yard is amazing!

[frogman3]

The coloring on that pad is amazing.
I funnel the rain water from part of my homes roof to top off my pond system via a temporary extension I attach when rain is predicted. Saves a ton on the water bill.  In fact I have not added any water from the hose all this year so far due to consistent rain. I have also seen attachments that you can install at any height along the downspout that can be used to divert part of the water to a rain barrel or even a above ground tank pond.

[miguynmkoi]

I funnel the rain water from part of my homes roof to top off my pond system via a temporary extension I attach when rain is predicted

  I like that ideal!!  Unfortunately it doesn't rain (much at all) here in SoCal.  I can't collect rain until 1st rain cleans the uglies off my roof  :'(  That requires a pretty good rainfall.....ain't gunna happen here any time soon.  Hoping for a rainy winter!!