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PerfumesIf soil is nutrient poor not much does too great in it. Manure, or organic compost can certainly help in that regard. Have you tried compost in your garden areas? its usually not as stinky 
We have particularly sandy soil which is great for drainage, but can be not so great for certain plants. Probably why some of mine die and are never to be seen again.
persephone, it may be time to divide your daylilies- if they're putting up a lot of green foliage and few flowers, that's probably what they need-
daylilies are almost completely pest resistant, and are not prone to diseases- they're one of the least picky plants around-
They spread like crazy- so they're great for large, low maintenance landscaping on a budget-
PerfumesI don't compost because our house is near drains, and I have seen rats come out of them. I am not giving them an invitation into my yard. My soils is very thin , almost all hardpan. I think manure is going to help though. I am seeing more earthworms 
Pansy lady, my daylilies just aren't clumping! They are small. I think it is the soil.
My plan of action... manure and robbing all my neighbors of their oak leaves! I am just hoinh to keep at it. I had thick, icky red clay where I lived before and I could grow just about anything!
PerfumesWell, all of my stargazers are now starting to open. phooey, its way too early but the avalanche of opening also started quite early for everything this year.
Up next looks like the golden rod will start blooming (they bloom until frost) I have not seen any mums yet, but I'm crossing my fingers they show up.
The only late bloomer I've had was blue bells. Of course they may not even bloom, you never know!
PerfumesEveryday this week it has clouded up. The wind picks up and I hear distant thunder. Then is purs down somewhere else.
WHERE IS MY RAIN????
I don't think my gingers will even bloom this year. I am bummed. What a fragrance!
PerfumesCrape Myrtles are finally starting!! No fragrance to speak of, but beautiful blooms. We've had TONS of rain here!
Just murdered a lubber that was on one of my pear trees. Ah, satisfaction!
PerfumesCrape Myrtles are finally starting!! No fragrance to speak of, but beautiful blooms. We've had TONS of rain here!
Just murdered a lubber that was on one of my pear trees. Ah, satisfaction!
Such a wonderful tree! The exfoliating bark makes it beautiful year round.
Do you have a late blooming cultivar? Mine have been showing off since mat!
That damn lubber needed killing!
PerfumesSucarie, your oleanders are beautiful. I am scared of them though. They are so poisonous.
Thanks. I like the more unusual colors. I used to have a lot of bushes in that spot and the homeless people would sleep in them. One night a guy tried to break in my house while I was home. The police advised me to cut the trees and plant bouganvellia because they have thorns. I prefered to plant Oleanders...no one wants to touch them. Eventually they will grow into a nice, low maintenance hedge that wont touch the powerlines but will grow taller than the fence for privacy. There's a business behind my house and their property sits on a lot two feet taller than mine, so everyone can look over my fence.
I didn't know Oleanders would grow in Alabama. I thought they were completly tropical...but come to think of it they do handel a freeze well.
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PerfumesCroneangel wrote:Crape Myrtles are finally starting!! No fragrance to speak of, but beautiful blooms. We've had TONS of rain here!
Just murdered a lubber that was on one of my pear trees. Ah, satisfaction!
Such a wonderful tree! The exfoliating bark makes it beautiful year round.
Do you have a late blooming cultivar? Mine have been showing off since mat!
That damn lubber needed killing!
Don't know about the crepe myrtles, we share them like crinums! ha ha Their bark is soooo pretty. And if you don't prune too much, they get very "sculptural" looking. We have a couple of sycamore trees too, talk about beautiful bark!
Sucarie, I'm figuring you all ready know NOT to burn any clippings from those oleanders!!!! They are some beauties.
Since I still don't know how to put photos up on anything but my blogs, I've included todays post.... all about whats blooming! Enjoy!
http://gardeneroflight.blogspot.com/201 … color.html
PerfumesYes, certainly the smoke is very toxic from oleanders burning. They aren't as toxic to touch as people believe because the compounds are not easily absorbed thru skin.
My skin is fairly sensitive. I've had a few bad reactions to the "sap" from broken stems. So I use gloves now! Live and learn. ha ha
PerfumesOleander are a staple here in Alabama. They are hardy and fuss free. I always worry about my dogs trying to play with a stick. They love sticks.
Croneangel, pruning crape mytels is akin to butchery. I hate seeing them " poodled " ugh! I also do not prune my Indica azaleas. Their natural form is beautiful.
Daylilies are on the wane (my gosh, I never realized how beautiful some of them smell), but the Oriental lilies are starting to do their thing, and the air smells sweet like bubble gum-
sweet peas are getting a late-ish start, but I think they will be going strong well into the fall if I keep babying them (which I will)- these fancy/frilly Spencer types aren't as fragrant as the old-fashioned, plainer ones, which smell like Coppertone suntan lotion to me!
PerfumesBetween dogs and grandchildren, I try to watch what I plant! Oleanders are on my caution list, plus I don't really have the room to let them 'shine'. Allamanda is another I was always told to watch out for. Will have to research that to find out if its true.
Crepe myrtles: Oh God, how folks maim them down here! It ought to be a crime. Everyone seems to want them to have one main trunk, then branch out at the top. Or when they start getting tall.... they just cut them flat acros the top. But then, they do that to all kinds of plants and trees. Heaven forbid, something should grow NATURALLY! It wouldn't fit in with their landscaping. My idea of yard design is to move things around till they can do their own thing in peace. ha ha ha
Sweet peas. Mmmmm! My aunts up North always had the most beautiful smelling sweet peas. All were old varieties. And Aunt Mae always grew the best, and hollyhocks too! Got the seed from her grandmother for both. I was given some of the last seeds.... and had no luck at all here on the central Gulf coast. A lost piece of family history here. Hope my cousins are keeping them going!
Perfumesthey do that here too, croneangel. I call it poodling because the tree grows back like a fancy poodle hair cut. LOL! I suppose the purpose is to encourage blooming. I am only guessing though. I really don't know why they do it.
I love Angel Trumpets but won't grow them. When I lived in Iowa, we had nightshade growing wild just beyond the fence. My beasties were just puppies then. I pulled it all up. I watch for anybweed to this day inb the nightshade family. If the foliage is similar to tomato leaves, it is gone. The foliage is very similar , so I don't risk it.
I just lost my precious big dog to old age, and it still hurts when I think about it. I will not have anything dangerous around my monsters, the big goofballs will chew on anything.
Sucarie wrote:I've only seen a humming bird once in my garden. My mom always said "Whenever I'm gone, and you see a humming bird, think of me." It came to me the day before she died.
I encountered humming birds in Egypt and in Canada. Both times they were chasing me because of my pefrume! LOL I thought it was a giant bee.
They are one of the messengers of the Spirit World. Just go outside and ask for more to come visit you. You might be very surprised!
I just realized that I see a humming bird every time I log in here and my mother is the one who encouraged my love of perfume since I was a toddler.
PerfumesCroneangel wrote:Sucarie wrote:I've only seen a humming bird once in my garden. My mom always said "Whenever I'm gone, and you see a humming bird, think of me." It came to me the day before she died.
I encountered humming birds in Egypt and in Canada. Both times they were chasing me because of my pefrume! LOL I thought it was a giant bee.
They are one of the messengers of the Spirit World. Just go outside and ask for more to come visit you. You might be very surprised!
I just realized that I see a humming bird every time I log in here and my mother is the one who encouraged my love of perfume since I was a toddler.
See what I mean?! Isn't it grand how things are so interconnected?
PerfumesIts raining!!!! Has been for hours!
BLISS!!!
PerfumesOh I am so glad it is raining for you! yay! Sucarie, I like your hummingbird story! and I just realized I forgot to tell my bird story!
PerfumesTell your story!
I used to have a hummingbird visitor. He would come every season. It never failed that he would fly up almost to my face and then go about his business. He was so little and cool.
When my soil gets better. I am planting more hummingbird friendly plants.
I have Turks Cap and Gingers that they love... and those darn Cannas.
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