Thanks all,
Part of my bad lily year has been my own fault....
Over the winter we had a major pond leak and several of my lilies froze solid because of it.
In April/May we were replacing the liner in the main pond so I had to have somewhere to put the fish and plants so they went in the lower Wakin pond and lily pond.
This was a major job because we had to dis and re assemble everything - which meant taking all of the rocks off of the rock ledge and two waterfalls.
Once we got this job almost complete, I drained the lower pond and started digging because it was too bowl shaped. It was very hard to get in and out of along with being too hard to grow lilies because of the shape.
Along with tearing the main pond apart, I had to relocate several plants so they wouldn't get damaged and replant once the job was done. Plus I've been adding to them by planting new varieites.
Just those jobs alone were major along with me getting in new lily varieties and getting rid of approx. 20 varieties that were so similar, etc... ( I'm a glutten for punishment)
I was really down about this for a few months because it was so overwhelming and some of it was my OWN fault.
I should have forgot about my lily addiction and left them alone instead of getting new and dividing and getting rid of......
I not only had a kiddy pool with lilies planted in very small tubs to repot but also had some floating because I couldn't do everything that needed to be done!
SHAME on me!
Anyway enough of my rambling but things are slooow-ly starting to look on the bright side, even though it's coming to the end of the season!
Thank God next year WILL be a better one!
Happy Ponding,
Bonnie