Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, June 28

Long-time lurker - Lil ‘Ol Texas Lady – here. Hubby and I moved back home to Texas from the frozen northeast a few years ago and have been working on establishing veggie (his) and flower (mine) gardens since then. He inherited a green thumb while I, alas, can barely grow mold on a shower curtain; we tend opposite ends of the property.

Three years ago, my older sister sent me splits from daylilies hybridized nearly 100 years ago by my maternal grandmother. My grandmother, a tough little firecracker standing nearly 4’10 in heels, and HER husband, were passionate gardeners well into their dotage, so skilled and noted at hybridizing they became national judges of a slew of varieties from irises to daffodils to daylilies.

Of her creations, none were or remain as glorious as “Elsbeth”, a ruffled, butter-yellow daylily, growing as tall as 3 feet with blooms as long and wide as my hand. So prodigious are they that each bloom stalk will produce as many as 6-10 blooms over the course of their 90-day life.

And who knew, these magnificent flowers absolutely thrive in the East Texas sun and heat despite being tended by one as botanically ‘tarded as I.

Meet “Elsbeth”.

How wonderful to have a daylily hybridizer in your family, and a sister to share splits of the plants with you. This is a wonderful plant. Thanks for sharing the details of its history with us.

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

Catching up with some photos from MkY:

I think fruit flowers are some of the prettiest . . . just often not very large.

Tom Servo:

The white spider lilies always bloom close to July 4. The other picture was a spot where I took out something and didn't want to be bare; very inexpensive, just zinnia and lantana, and it will look great all summer! Last pic our Althea, aka rose of Sharon.

Happy Fourth of July!

The Dakota fire pit is a simple but efficient design where the fire burns from the top downward, drawing a steady, laminar stream of fresh air from the air hole, achieving near complete combustion with little or no seen smoke

[📹 woodsboundoutdoors]pic.twitter.com/Lo0P1rpAIM

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 17, 2025

Have you ever tried cooking with one of these?

Ah, Nature

From Sharon(willow's apprentice)

Nepenthes are what dreams are made of. Out of All the plants l've seen in my life, nothing compares to their intricate beauty and unique ability to capture and digest living creatures.

They are the coolest!! pic.twitter.com/dzeOAgmrPH

— Flower Show (@TheFlowerShow) May 30, 2025

Fascinating video!

Puttering

The geraniums have been quite happy this year. The old one (the big red one) is about 15 years old. It has been a fun hobby. For those that may not know, I overwinter the geraniums every year in my basement.

Gardens of The Horde

I missed most of the Oregon bloom this spring but did manage to get a photo of my Hydrangea this year.

Halfhand

Gorgeous plant! Wish I had one.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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posted by K.T. at 01:23 PM

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