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| A photo taken after the 1990 Saskatoon Lily Show and printed in one of our past catalogs, shows gardener, Andy Dingwall's, "Best of Show" Asiatic Lily and his ribbon rosette for "Best Three Stems [of a cultivar] in the Show". Andy is surrounded by a sea of Asiatic lilies, grown without winter mulch, but are perfectly hardy in the Canadian Prairies. | |
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| "Up here in Calgary [summer of 1999] we have not had a very good year for gardening... It dropped down to about 34º F. for most of one week in July & there was even a few snowflakes. I have enclosed a picture of myself (I stand 6' 2") standing beside the crowning glory of my garden. I was impressed when [Gold Eagle Clone] grew to just under 5 feet the first year. This year the plant amazed me..." "The bulbs that I have received from your company are among the best that I have ever received from anywhere... Thanks again for caring about quality... I'll be dealing with you for years to come." Sincerely, Brian Fendrick | |
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| Mrs. Ruth Sanclimenti's whimsical, "Garden of Weeden" drew attention from the neighbors last summer. Her Oriental lily, 'Siberia' had a fasciated stem [which happens on occasion] causing the plant to overwhelm it's owner with [many] more than usual, highly fragrant blooms in midsummer. Only about 1 in 10,000 lily bulbs create a fasciated stem, most likely due to environmental fluctuations. The next growing season produces a normal stem, or even two, if the bulb has divided. | |
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| Margaret Sedlar, with a first place ribbon from the Clallam County Fair. These five bulbs of 'Star Fighter' were planted just after the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in a twelve-inch wide, deep plastic pot and grown on the balcony of her second floor apartment. Her lilies enjoyed bright indirect light from the Northern exposure and were fed diluted liquid fertilizer every two weeks. | |
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| 'White Henryi' bulb grown by Ethel O'Brian, and photographed by son, Dan O'Brian, has been featured in our catalogs for years, and for good reason. Trumpet and Aurelian bulbs will grow to the size of small melons if left alone in fluffy, well drained soil. After three years next to the house, this specimen needed to be moved after it grew to reach the 7' eaves on the house! | |
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| Photo by Wendy Bridgewater of Waitsfield, Vermont in friend's garden. Wendy reported, the "Gold Band" Lilies were definitely, "spectacular". Lilium auratum, and hybrids, do best when planted in areas of cool summer temperatures and well-drained soil. You may plant in full sun in coastal areas, but provide afternoon shade in hot, interior climates. | |
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| "I discovered the joy of growing lilies rather late in my life. I paged through your catalogue hundreds of times longing for lilies but afraid to order them because the delivery time seemed risky for Minnesota where it often snows in late October and sometimes doesn't thaw until April. Then I read the advice you printed from a St. Paul, Minnesota man about having the holes dug, and filled with baggies containing the soil. I tried it... it worked splendidly. Now I have lily mania ... I can't get enough. I'm 73 and have lots of pesky ailments, but each winter I am so filled with excitement and enthusiasm for life, as I wait for spring and summer..." Sincerely, Ravina Gelfand, Minneapolis, MN | |
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| Photo by Wendy Bridgewater showing Oriental Lilies planted in afternoon shade between lawn and wood. If your lily bulbs are not planted in an open garden, they need to be located where they can receive either six hours of full sun or bright indirect light for most of the day. If plants lean more than you wish, gently loop a soft material around the stem and tie to a three foot stake or use one of the convenient, "invisible" supports offered in garden stores for peonies. | |
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| A sunny border of lilies, at the edge of the lawn provides bright, midsummer color with very little fuss. This photo, by Amy Dickinson, shows her Orientals and Trumpets just beginning to open their flowers in the middle and rear of the bed for a sucession of bloom. If you use automatic sprinklers to water your lawn, locate your lily bulbs just outside their reach. Lilies only need about one inch of water per week in sandy soils, less if the ground is heavier, or mulched with bark. If you, or Mother Nature, sends too much moisture, the lower lily leaves will turn yellow and drop. Cut back on watering or move bulbs in fall to a better drained location. | |
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| Terry Reisham, a Port Townsend customer, planted her lilies among the vegetables in a raised-bed garden and everything grew splendidly. These bulbs were planted two years earlier in fluffy soil which was removed from under neighboring Alder trees. She is pointing to 'Red Jamboree'. This lovely cultivar had 27 flowers and was over 6 feet tall! | |
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| "...just wanted you to have the pictures... [this photo was] taken this year. Had nothing in back of house except old wood fern [three years ago]." Sincerely, Gertude Fassett Photo shows Asiatic lilies in a mixed planting which include Astilbes (the fluffy pink & red blooms to the right). Astilbes require much more summer time water than lily bulbs, so if together in the same bed, use a soaker hose to add supplemental water only to the Astilbe or other "thirsty" plants. | |
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