Daylily: Aztec Gold = Spectacular

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Buying something wonderful and classic, like this Daylily (Hemerocallis), from Home Depot has always seemed somehow wrong to me. But I can't argue with results like this. I have always loved Daylilies, having been raised in Virginia by a gardening Mom. I look forward to having giant beds of naturalized Daylilies all over my garden.

This spring, I bought two of these Daylilies from 'Depot, and two more called Ming Toy. The Mings are starting to send up bloom stalks, and the Aztecs were blooming when I brought them home and planted them. Now they have exhausted the first round of blooms and are sending up more. Wahoo!! I MUST get in the habit of buying more like 5 or 7 from now on. I love bringing home new plants, but I do get lazy when it's time to get out there and plant them all.

Backyard Garden: Zinnias Have Zest AND ZIP!

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Yeah, did I mention I planted Zinnias too? Yuppers... one of my favorites too! Okay, I admit it, I love lots of flowers and have many, many favorites.

Backyard Garden: Spectacular Sunflower Closeup

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What can I tell you, I LOVE Sunflowers! If you click on the image above you can see this one at 1200 pixels across, twice the size. If you click here, you can see it at 1600 pixels across.

I love gardening. I hope you like this shot, I'm kind of proud of this one.

Backyard Garden: Four O'Clock Beauty

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I am proud and happy to report that I grew this beauty myself, in my backyard flower garden. Not too shabby. No, I can't take credit for creating it... just planting and nurturing it.