Question: I have heard of miniature daylilies. Can they be used as a border on garden paths? Michelle, Morganton, NC Answer: Michelle, most people think of the modern daylily hybrid as a bright, colorful, robust, and vigorous perennial requiring a lot of space, but you can have daylilies in miniature, too! These daylilies “diminutives” began … Read more
Nobody will deny daylilies have beautiful flowers, and few would quibble over the statement that their foliage has landscape merit. But to get the best landscape effect from daylilies, we should not think of them entirely in terms of their bloom. Like woody plants, their landscape value is based on the length of time they … Read more
Question: We would like to have flowers always coming in bloom in the garden of our new home. We are first-time home buyers, and this will be our first garden. Are daylilies a good choice for long-term blooming? Genna, Tupelo, Mississippi Answer: Genna, gardens are loveliest when they are planned to have a succession of … Read more
Question: We just moved from the east coast, where our Hemerocallis (day lily) always was a color treat in our landscape. Now that we have settled into the mid-west and are ready to start planting, can we include the day lily Hemerocallis as a part of our flower garden? I’ve always enjoyed different cultivars and … Read more
For years, we have struggled to produce bigger and better things, but we have finally come to our senses and have begun to demand the small and the compact. It was inevitable that the world of horticulture should be affected by this trend. Miniature roses, gladiolus, orchids, cannas, iris, and daffodils have made their successful … Read more
Fertilizing Trees And Shrubs In all parts of the South trees and shrubs should be fed now. A few gardeners remember to feed the shrubs. but most neglect the trees. Fertilizer that is applied now, when most species are developing leaf buds, is taken up immediately. When applied in the fall or early winter, much … Read more