tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post4860014518150407572..comments2023-10-09T18:21:28.919+01:00Comments on The Tenacious Gardener!: Lily bulbsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post-79686256362301150062013-11-11T19:24:03.074+00:002013-11-11T19:24:03.074+00:00Hi, Linda, I am ever so glad that the lily bulbs s...Hi, Linda, I am ever so glad that the lily bulbs survive the cold because I am such a slacker when it comes to digging up the dahlias and gladiolas -- I just treat them as annuals. In the spring, I dig and separate and move some (or pot up to share) when my clumps get too large. I chuckled when I saw the blackbirds eating your apples... all of our apple trees are just for the birds here! They feed on them all winter.Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post-68805625995105116322013-11-11T10:43:32.110+00:002013-11-11T10:43:32.110+00:00Thank you Alistair :)
Thank you Alistair :)<br />Lindachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307042289297886569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post-7017390624539905952013-11-11T10:42:52.545+00:002013-11-11T10:42:52.545+00:00Mice? Such a shame as Lilies really are wonderful ...Mice? Such a shame as Lilies really are wonderful flowers.Lindachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307042289297886569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post-46828625124558213142013-11-10T14:45:29.459+00:002013-11-10T14:45:29.459+00:00Hi Linda, I think you are more likely to stick wit...Hi Linda, I think you are more likely to stick with your blog long term by posting once per week or even fortnightly. Lilies do indeed thrive up here in our chilly climate, I have had much more success with them these last few years, previously I wasn't planting them deep enough. Off to add your blog to my list of blogs I like, Cant understand why I didn't do this a long time ago.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post-90806659451063132452013-11-10T09:23:54.989+00:002013-11-10T09:23:54.989+00:00I bought some lilies last year and potted them up ...I bought some lilies last year and potted them up in the greenhouse to 'get going' . All were labeled and then something dug them all out of the pots and many bulbs just disappeared!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post-33621491136566128832013-11-09T14:59:18.046+00:002013-11-09T14:59:18.046+00:00Thank you for the tree ID Caro :)
I leave quite a ...Thank you for the tree ID Caro :)<br />I leave quite a few lilys out too in the ground, I was amazed to find they would actually survive here as winters are really harsh but they seem to cope and I'll be thinning some out too soon. I'm not sure of the best time to do it but I'll do it before winter really sets in or else leave it until they start back in growth next year :)Lindachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307042289297886569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979477368757454916.post-14175798978336140592013-11-09T11:48:50.215+00:002013-11-09T11:48:50.215+00:00Cheeky blighters, your blackbirds! Still, at leas...Cheeky blighters, your blackbirds! Still, at least the mystery is solved. Talking of which, your tree is Prunus serrula, judging from the red strips of bark. The young bark can be the most wonderful burnished copper red but the old bark goes a bit gnarly. I'm leaving my lily bulbs in the ground, as usual, but I should really spread them about a bit as they're getting quite clumpy; must find out best time to do this. Nice to see you back again - posting everyday would indeed be a challenge!Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.com