Glen, hopefully once the house is built the new neighbors will plant lots of trees, they will want their privacy too, the trees should grow quickly in your climate.

Yipee for the pile of mulch!! Send me some!
Don't know what it look like before, but, it looks nice and clear.

Yipeee for new scapes also!!

Elma Tipton

Here is a little some thing to cheer you up.
Autumn King - FFO

Thanks Mike. Those are lovely! I found another scape today - that is four going. I don't know if any will flower in time for August though.

11 days Glen, don't count them out just yet. Go talk to them.

Amazingly, RED BULL just came from out of the blue! It just might make it in 10 days.

Glen, my fingers are crossed!!

Three days to go - scapes are now appearing all over the place with the latest rains. It is touch and go whether or not I will get a bloom for this August. Fingers still crossed.

Everyone chant with me: Open up scapes...open up scapes...open up scapes...

Open up scapes...open up scapes...open up scapes...

Ok, I know this is not a contest, but assuming it was, what could be done to get them to bloom by the end of the month?
Would more sun speed up the process? Would extra fertilizer help it to bloom faster or just spend more energy on growing leaves?
I have decided water would be the key, any one have any experience with extra watering causing a plant to bloom quicker? I know it results in larger better looking and I think more blooms.
One last drastic measure I can think of, not that I am suggesting it. But how many times have we seen stress cause a daylily to bloom, it is probably too late for that now, but I have often stressed a plant in the act of transplanting and was surprised to see the result was extra early blooming.

I would guess more water.

and chanting

Bloom, bloom, bloom....

Still chantinggggggg!
More water, please!!

Bloom, bloom, bloom!

Is it yesterday in Oz or tomorrow? I can't remember.