Floral Photo-Op

My garden has thrived this season probably owing to the abundant spring rains. Judging from the lush foliage and exceptional number of buds, it is likely that the daylily bloom season this year will be spectacular. I estimate that the peak bloom will start about 5 days from now but this will depend on the weather. The .75 inch rainfall on yesterday will certainly play a role. Warm night time temperatures contribute to early morning opening of the flowers. If the overnight low is greater than 70 degrees the situation is ideal.

Members of the WWIG are welcome to visit my garden to photograph the daylilies at any time, but you should understand that they look their best in the morning. If you come at mid-day, especially, if it isn't overcast you should bring an umbrella or something else to shade the subject.

A very large tree limb fell into our shade garden yesterday and at the moment I don't know how much damage has been done, but suspect that it is substantial. Other than the daylilies, I don't think that the garden is particularly photogenic right now-- unless, you would like to take photos of hosta that have been partially, or entirely, eaten by deer; we have quite a few of them.

Despite my waning interest in high intensity gardening, what keeps me mesmerized by daylilies is their remarkable variety of bloom color, pattern, size, and form as well as plant habit. Here are some examples that show the wide array of presentation:

  

Byron