I knew the Asiatic lilies would be blooming soon, but even after having them for several years, I was amazed when they came through with such coordinated timing. After all, there were just a very few blooming in the last few days, then today they totally exploded with color.
Here’s the back 40, as we call it. Yes, that implies there is a front 40, and even an outback.
Looking a little closer, you can see there are SOOO many blooms.
Let’s get up really close and personal with that one so you can drool a bit.
Our garden wasn’t always a pseudo-botanical garden. There was a time when our 1/2 acre lot had nothing but bad grass and some evergreens. We’ve come a long way, baby! A turning point for this time of year was when our garden was loverly but mostly green, while John and Lucky’s garden was magnificient. My gosh, it was the Asiatic lilies. Go ahead, look at the rest of the pictures and be jealous. Then go shopping and exercise your patience for a few years till they multiply and amaze you too.
These are a little shorter, at about 4′.
There are a lot of different heights, so be sure to pay attention. Apparently I didn’t, so these little guys are less than 2′ tall and need to move to the front of the border.
Its time to take the advice of a wise ancient Chinese proverb “If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily.”
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