Lilies

If you consider the lily season practically over when Madonna’s wither in June, and regals shed their last petals in July, you may be amazed at the list of satisfying

Are you hesitant about growing lilies in our Mid-American climate, where drought, 100° degrees Fahrenheit, and high winds characterize most summers?  You needn’t be, for some lilies, “toughies” on my

Are you looking for a “sure thing” in summer flowers? Or does a plant that challenges your ingenuity to make it grow to have more appeal? You’ll find both among

If an adage fits a specific situation, “Don’t plant a five-dollar tree in a two-bit hole,” applies to lily planting. In other words. don’t plant a good lily bulb in

If you are growing lilies for the first time, you are entering one of the most exciting and rewarding of all garden adventures.  Until recently, lilies were considered exotic and

Gardening in the lower South may seem a topsy-turvy process to gardeners elsewhere, for the season’s activities begin in the fall, reach their peak about January, and are almost at

Lilies have become so popular that many gardeners are trying varieties that would have been seen in a few private gardens not too long ago.  Not only are average gardeners

If any hardy flower has gained popularity more rapidly during recent years than the lily, we do not know what it is. The old idea that they are extremely difficult

In all forms of art, the more rigid the boundaries and rules, the more difficult it is to create good work. The art of raising better lilies is firmly hounded