76 here today!!!!!!!!-many tango' and trumpet seedlings popping their heads up,.,.anthony

Jo Ann, red wing black birds and grackles are all over the place here.

Neal, wow, up to your knees. I hope nothing happens to them!

Moby, same story here. I hope we are going to warm up.

Anthony, your weather sounds so nice!!

These are more no ID's from my friend. I call the first blue one ''Bluebeard''

The next two are Pallidas. One has small blooms and the other large blooms. Both smell of grape Koolaid.

That reminds me I was working on where to put the Athens Iris's

Pictures, Anthony, pictures. Long time coming here.

Months in fact. My huge planting will really stun me this 2nd year I hope.

I thought it was gorgeous last year, Jo. So can't wait to see it this year.

I took a cruise around the property (except where the snow still covers ,against the house,shaded) and didnt see one lily. The really early Asiatics are still going thru the snow.

Jo Ann, when I get my gardens in order, I am going to concentrate on the earlier blooming plants. I am so enjoying all the pictures of the little iris, sigh...

Ooooh, that sounds wonderful! I hope to be stunned by your's and mine!

I have no lilies and see where one, huge bulb, is on top of the ground and the rabbit nibbled into it. It's not a Madonna, but I'll be danged if it didn't push itself to the top. It's funny tho. I fliched two tiny bulbs because they were sitting on top of the dirt then. I really need to figure this Lily out. It's the one we decided was close enough to ''Royal Sunset'' that I named it that. I sure don't want to lose it. I wanted to move it.

I was so busy putting together a summer garden. I drew breath and realized I had next to nothing for spring when I really need great visuals thru the snow.

Hellebores are wonderful for that early spring show as are the snowdrops. It continually amazes me, how anything at all can get a signal to grow when it is 20 and 30 degrees, but they do and they are! Love that!

botenists and plant study people know the answer.

Jo Ann, that's my problem. No Spring color and it's all my own fault!

Tracey, I'm loving both those flowers as people post pictures of theirs.

Thanks for the encouraging pictures. Our weather is starting to straighten out here, but it's been below average.

the 60 tangos i imported are about 10 inches tall,some look to have 6 buds forming.seems strange having liliums about to bloom now summer has just finished!

WOW Anthony! I can't wait for pictures!

It's late and I need to get up and get busy. I hope to have some free time one of these days, LOL!

Anthony...you've figured out how to have lilies almost year round Can't wait for pics...
I'm sure it's in a previous post, but did you import bulbs or plants?...

gwhizz......i'm not a world traveller. heck i barely get out of rockwall county but i love that our seasons are different. hard to believe for me.

just bulbs,.,.i didnt do all the hard work,i just picked up at the tail end,.,.but they work out cheaper in bulk!!!-$105+ $12 shippin!!!

Whew, I lost this thread for a while. I was afraid I was going to be a whole thread behind.

My lilies are poking out of the ground now. I'm anxious to see how the potful I transplanted is going to do. When I dumped them out last fall, 5 bulbs were hopelessly root entangled. Rather than kill anything, I planted them as was and hope to be able to dig and divide them this fall. I will never again leave Trumpet Lilies in a pot for two years!!

dont worry too much about those bottom roots,..,they forgive rough treatment,.just rattle them around as if you are tossing spagetti,and they soon become 'untangled'