Thanks for the commiserations re lilies, Margaret, Sue.
Got a lot of mileage from asiatic/oriental lilies.
The biggest single loss to me was the toad-liles, which contributed to fall variety.
Probably know, but had read how poisonous above lilies are to cats
e.g. the ingested pollen from an "Easter lily" can kill a cat within a week
and not a good way to die.
I'd not used day-lilies until the lily beetle plague, but thanks to Sharon's influence,
I then started to use then and now am very fond of day-lilies.
Read recently that some day-lilies are also poisonous to cats.
Have to check it out.
Think a typical problem is indoor cats brushing past "Easter lilies" and then licking the pollen off.
Don't have cats at this time, but found most of ours didn't eat plants when chaperoned in the garden.
Of course, the last cat who passed, Buddy (who'd eat anything smaller than himself - Carol said, lucky we're bigger),
used to eat the crocus leaves and then run in to vomit on the living room carpeting - something for me and something for Carol!)
Margaret, re banner (is that the avatar?), certainly agree with Sue, as said.
Your photography is always exceptional.
And Sue's. Very nice.
I still have a customer (a very nice lady with a very big property) who requested I not use red perennials in the garden I put in.
Funny - I Iove to see some red (that is red flowers).
Wish I'd got more species tulips last fall and love the red primulas when they appear.
