What is western mix? I really need to split my iris! Getting really crowded. I found old notes today and identified that NOID! Tequila and Lime! Also ID on two more NOIDS!!! So excited about that love the idea of a new daylily garden!

It is a mixture of topsoil, pine fines and compost. It makes great flower beds! I use it also to pot up plants. My soil is heavy clay, this is much better.

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Got the mulch finished in the grandchildren garden finally and the dog thought it was a good place to lay


Now that the daylilies are about done it's fun to see what else blooms for late summer and fall
Little Lime Hydrangea

Purple Emperor Sedum

Shenandoah Switch Grass

Karl Forester Feather Reed Grass

Helenium (Sneezeweed)

And a few daylilies showing their faces yet today

Beautiful! Little Lime is a great performing hydrangea. Nice looking helenium too.

Ginny-- the grandkids garden is absolutely priceless! The memories they make will last a lifetime! Your plants are gorgeous! May you and your family be blessed with goodness!

I agree! I love the grandchildren garden, too!

Since my daughters call the dog their favored younger sister I ordered a daylily called Holly Dancer (Holly is dogs name) and a stone with her name and paw print and am putting them in the grandchildren garden

Gotta love the garden stones.



And mom's rose is finally blooming in her memorial garden


Finally got all but one bed of mulch spread today. Now I have in mind another new bed

Very beautiful! I made a memorial garden for my sister. She passed 2 yrs ago with a rare cancer. We had gardening in common and went on several trips, touring botanical gardens. I really miss her.

Before her house sold, I dug several of her hosta and planted them together for a memorial garden at Mom's. She asked that we also donate a lot of them to the local arboretum, which I did.

The rose is lovely!

He's a wonderful memorial for your sister! I love the donation idea

Ginny - I LOVE that first garden stone! Where did you get it?????

And your memorial garden is priceless! Truly!!! Love all your ideas!

Becky. Stepping stones are Another gift from my sister. Either a flea market or craft show. I dug out the sewing machine door number sign and it's ready to paint for the memorial garden. I was wondering what we would do with it I'm anxious to start the new prayer/spiritual garden. Already collecting daylilies for it So now my husband can't tell me the hill is too steep or the spot needs to be reseeded because I immediately think hmmmmmm new pallet for flowers

Definitely a fan of the garden stones! And daylilies are great for stabilizing slopes, by the way....

foraygardengirl said:Definitely a fan of the garden stones! And daylilies are great for stabilizing slopes, by the way....

Hmmmmm more daylilies

Second batch I purchased from this site should come today

And now I'm starting my new Prayer Garden!

Looking from the bottom of the hill the gray hose is the perimeter of the entire area. The green hose is where the split rail fence will be and everything from there down to the bottom gray hose will be veggie garden. I'm going to concentrate on tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans. Not looking to can or freeze, been there done that, just fresh for us and for my daughter and her family.


This is from the top of the yard looking down and shows a better view of where the prayer flower garden will go. I have planted the Eastern Redbud Tree on the right with the lonely little garden bench , and the purple butterfly bush on the left. The green hose is where the fence will go and the veggies behind.


My lovely little Redbud Tree


And on the totally opposite side, my lonely little butterfly bush!


I want to fill the back flowers with Orienpet Lillies (already ordered!), Russian Sage, Butterfly Milkweed, Coneflowers (white and purple), spiritually named daylilies (I already have some to move and some ordered!) and hostas (under the tree when there is more shade), Asiatic lilies, a stone path from the bench to the yard, a flowering bush in the front corner in front of the tree, and a flowering border of some sort - thinking of yellow coreopsis or maybe even some creeping flocks. The perennials will tie in with other areas in the back yard for plants and color. I was going to put a shrub rose in the area in front of the tree but after this fiasco I'm rethinking that!!!!! I need a flowering bush of some sort that doesn't get too tall. Any suggestions for Zone 5b are welcome If anyone has any ideas for any spiritually named bushes or flowers I would love to hear them! I also have some stepping stones I want to add. I love lots of color and want to also encourage butterflies and birds! And now the fun begins!!

Oh my, Ginny! That wore me out just READING all that you have accomplished, LOL !! I love that you have named all the different gardens. Very sorry for the loss of your mother and grandchild.

I too love your stones!

That is a beautiful spot for a prayer garden. I can tell already it is going to be a fantastic garden, because you have done a fantastic job with all your other gardens. Many blessings for your continued success!

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Ginny I sincerely loved the tour of your garden. It is beautiful. Where do you find the time ?
Beautiful grandkids !!
Great husband too !!!!!!!!
Keep amazing us !
Above is the top two hybridizers that I know of with spiritually named daylilies.