tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post7270287869481886868..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: Garden Muse Day: Prairie Reverie and Daylily DelightsRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-78245074716092453142009-08-05T14:34:10.522-05:002009-08-05T14:34:10.522-05:00Beautiful wildflowers and daylilies! A day on a da...Beautiful wildflowers and daylilies! A day on a daylily farm sounds like a day in heaven.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-86698887570911960582009-08-04T20:16:49.749-05:002009-08-04T20:16:49.749-05:00Marnie, We spent about 3 hours at the daylily farm...Marnie, We spent about 3 hours at the daylily farm, enough to overwhelm me:)<br /><br />Frances, It's good to know that I made some good selections. I like the sound of Prairie Sunrise.<br /><br />MMD, The gray-head coneflower--I checked it out in my book, and you are absolutely right! That's one I've never heard of before.<br /><br />Muum, We had sauteed zucchini for supper tonight; soon it will be zucchini bread, zucchini cake ...:)<br /><br />Carolyn Gail, Thanks for hosting Muse Day! It's always fun to select an appropriate poem for the month.<br /><br />Liz, Honestly, before the flowers bloom, the prairie looks like a lot of weeds. Thanks for believing me about the granola bar:)<br /><br />Linda, With a larger budget and more room in the garden, even more would have gone home with us!<br /><br />W2W, Emily is the perfect choice for any nature-related theme. I'm not sure all these prairie plants would behave in my garden either; in fact, some of them would definitely be considered a nuisance here, like the thistles.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-64921952916450157542009-08-04T13:08:09.268-05:002009-08-04T13:08:09.268-05:00What would muse day be without Emily? Rose, your p...What would muse day be without Emily? Rose, your post is just perfect from every angle. You know how I like these kinds of jaunts. And I especially like your homegrown variety of humility ("if you're impressed...don't be"). I thought that Ruellia looked familiar. We have one here (my fault for buying and planting it), Ruellia brittoniana, that is proving quite a nuisance. I do battle with it a couple of times a year in my front porch flower bed. Just went another round yesterday, and I am tuckered out! I can never seem to completely eradicate it. Your prairie variety looks much more well-behaved.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-63824069616701217522009-08-04T09:20:17.940-05:002009-08-04T09:20:17.940-05:00Looks like a wonderful day Rose, and you and Becki...Looks like a wonderful day Rose, and you and Beckie chose some fantastic daylilies. Now I'm off to see the video!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-34897066233640914882009-08-04T08:24:31.931-05:002009-08-04T08:24:31.931-05:00I love your criteria for choosing lilies!
I imagi...I love your criteria for choosing lilies!<br /><br />I imagined a priaire was sort of empty. Okay, I'll try again to type and spell prairie - yes, that's it!<br /><br />I believe it's a granola bar you're eating and I'm sure you needed it after your hard day!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-57445854023139048542009-08-03T20:41:47.663-05:002009-08-03T20:41:47.663-05:00Thanks for your lovely contribution to GBMD, Rose....Thanks for your lovely contribution to GBMD, Rose. <br /><br />What a lovely stroll through the prairie and the daylily farm.<br /><br />How thrilling to be able to name a daylily . You made some great choices.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-14108678359306642142009-08-03T17:41:19.394-05:002009-08-03T17:41:19.394-05:00love your Muse day poem, and how great to get to n...love your Muse day poem, and how great to get to name your own daylily. I have 'grapette' and love it! thanks for visiting my zucchini -week and commenting!Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-28152657816236003992009-08-03T17:40:55.864-05:002009-08-03T17:40:55.864-05:00Isn't the prairie awesome! I love it at this ...Isn't the prairie awesome! I love it at this time of year, when it's in full bloom. I concur with Monica that the lavender flower is Wild Petunia, Ruellia humilis. The yellow & brown flowers are one of my favorites, Ratibida pinnata, the Grayhead Coneflower. Looks like you picked some great Daylilies. Going to a Daylily farm is the best.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-77044697578435473162009-08-03T16:03:32.051-05:002009-08-03T16:03:32.051-05:00Wow Rose, almost too many flowers, NOT! I loved h...Wow Rose, almost too many flowers, NOT! I loved hearing about the prairie and your ID really helped. The little lavender flower looks like a ruellia of some sort. I love the wild monarda, too. Your daylilies are all great, little grapette grows here, a gift from daughter Semi, who also has Moonlit Masquerade. I can vouch for the vigor of both. Your name for new one sounds perfect too. :-)<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-56802950975056022212009-08-03T08:53:17.343-05:002009-08-03T08:53:17.343-05:00Rose, I love seeing the some of my favorite prairi...Rose, I love seeing the some of my favorite prairie flowers. Yours are blooming just a little ahead of the ones up here.<br /><br />How lucky you are to have a huge daylily farm close by. I would be happy to spend a day wandering around there.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-68745173690883229612009-08-03T08:48:58.080-05:002009-08-03T08:48:58.080-05:00Rose, We have some advocates in the area for prair...Rose, We have some advocates in the area for prairie restorations and for roadsides for wildlife that must be thanked for adding more naturalized areas here. I'm thinking a whole English Lit garden would be nice someday!<br /><br />Wendy, I was certainly on sensory overload on this day, especially at the daylily farm. Glad you enjoyed it!<br /><br />Annie, This farm was only 5 acres; I'm not sure I could handle one of the larger ones:) I wanted to buy every lily I saw!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-87363604875537870272009-08-02T23:51:53.826-05:002009-08-02T23:51:53.826-05:00Perfect poem and a fun trip through the wild prair...Perfect poem and a fun trip through the wild prairie before traveling to the cultivate daylily farm. I've never been to one, Rose - it does look as if the the experience would be overwhelming. I'd need a granola bar for strength, too!<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-23330611477392628962009-08-02T20:09:10.369-05:002009-08-02T20:09:10.369-05:00I am on sensory overload just looking at all those...I am on sensory overload just looking at all those wonderful pics you've posted! They are beautiful. The daylilies are so colourful. That little monarch on the coneflowers looks so happy.<br /><br />Will check out the video clip. Thanks for taking us along on your day trip.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35428671938623114212009-08-02T19:33:40.240-05:002009-08-02T19:33:40.240-05:00What a wonderful day! You're very lucky to hav...What a wonderful day! You're very lucky to have such beautiful prairie restorations near you. Thanks for sharing the photos--it nourishes my soul here in the land of suburban sprawl to know that successful restorations are happening throughout the state. Plus, I love the English lit names for the lilies! Please get 'Divine Comedy' next year. Dante is incomparable!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35748337444195596552009-08-02T15:21:23.099-05:002009-08-02T15:21:23.099-05:00Cheryl, I have grown to love daylilies in the last...Cheryl, I have grown to love daylilies in the last year, but now I have to make a new bed to have room for them! You would so enjoy walking around the prairie with us; it's full of wildlife activity as well. Thanks for the positive comments; I think I would feel better if I lost a few pounds, though.<br /><br />Beckie, Thanks, but I always enjoy seeing the same scene from your perspective as well. We had a great day, and I hope we can have another "adventure" soon! Notice I'm not so stressed out about August as I used to be:)<br /><br />Commonweeded, A good way to describe Emily! I've fallen in love with daylilies in the past year.<br /><br />Janet, No, ironically, cities or park districts must set aside land specifically for a prairie/meadow planting. Some are very small.<br /><br />Monica, I thought about wild petunia after seeing it in the guide book, but wasn't sure. Can't wait to see your prairie visit!<br /><br />ShySongbird, Coneflowers are native to this area, and the prairie variety grew wild here before the settlers came. I like to think this is what the land looked like before being plowed up and subdivided.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-47686244736144083742009-08-02T09:51:13.846-05:002009-08-02T09:51:13.846-05:00What a wonderful day out, I enjoyed sharing it wit...What a wonderful day out, I enjoyed sharing it with you. The Day Lilies are all lovely and the wild flowers are just amazing, it seems so strange to see the Cone Flowers growing wild there, I wish they did here.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-85670570547320950182009-08-02T08:21:16.097-05:002009-08-02T08:21:16.097-05:00Hi Rose, I just visited a prairie yesterday and wi...Hi Rose, I just visited a prairie yesterday and will blog about it soon! :) The little purple flower is wild petunia, Ruellia humelis, and I think the tall one may in fact be iron weed. The buds get purple (and are quite hard to the touch, which is maybe why it's called that?) before they open--I'm not sure if they start out that green, though...Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-24453778203102249402009-08-01T17:42:09.693-05:002009-08-01T17:42:09.693-05:00Lovely meadow pictures. Meadows are not as common...Lovely meadow pictures. Meadows are not as common as they once were. Looks like you had a great day.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-26050974503462562102009-08-01T15:40:20.062-05:002009-08-01T15:40:20.062-05:00We love Emily Dickinson (a local girl) who was alw...We love Emily Dickinson (a local girl) who was always succinct - but never simple. And I am about to start a daylily garden too. My daughter gave me several for my birthday. She knows me so well.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-73335882050862514052009-08-01T14:27:41.968-05:002009-08-01T14:27:41.968-05:00Rose, your post is an excellent example of why I l...Rose, your post is an excellent example of why I leave most of our adventures for you to write about. You do it SO well! <br /><br />It was a wonderful day spent with my best friend and gardening comrade. :)<br /><br />I will always treasure Andrea's lily. It was the sweetest and most thoughtful gift and has a special place in the garden already. I plan on making it the center of a group of new plantings.<br /><br />Happy Muse Day to you. Can you believe it's August already!??beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-53666927102876660022009-08-01T13:52:55.754-05:002009-08-01T13:52:55.754-05:00Dear Rose....the daylillies are wonderful....and I...Dear Rose....the daylillies are wonderful....and I can see why you and Beckie are drawn to them. A sweet girf Rose, perfect.<br />I love the video clip of you both....I felt like I was with you strolling and enjoying the moment.....<br /><br /><br />BUT.....<br /><br />the prairie is wonderful.....oh what I would do to walk them.....such magical places and such a lot of history....<br />I love your soft and natural photography, it shows the area perfectly.<br />A lovely post Rose....and stop worrying about your weight.....you look lovely.......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-17710107643862210062009-08-01T13:34:25.496-05:002009-08-01T13:34:25.496-05:00Maggie May, It was a perfect day trip!
Tina, Seve...Maggie May, It was a perfect day trip!<br /><br />Tina, Several of the prairie plants would undoubtedly be classified as "weeds" by other people. They're pretty in the right setting, though. I thought being able to name our own daylilies sounded like fun!<br /><br />Dee, I don't even remember what Romeo looks like, but I've got to have one! A wildflower guide sure comes in handy for i.d.ing these plants.<br /><br />Carol, I don't know about garden celebrities; neither of us felt very qualified to talk about daylilies. I was overwhelmed by all the choices; I had to have some method to pick:)<br /><br />Susie, We had a great time; it's so much more fun to have a good friend who also enjoys gardening along on these "adventures." The last daylily hybrid had very big blooms.<br /><br />Lisa, We would have loved to have you along! This farm may be small compared to others, but it was large enough to overwhelm me.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-34366050460151383472009-08-01T10:15:26.329-05:002009-08-01T10:15:26.329-05:00Of course I loved Emily's take on the meadow. ...Of course I loved Emily's take on the meadow. She is one of my favorite poets. <br /><br />I saw the interview. It was good. It sounds like you gals had the best time. Wish I could have gone with you.<br /><br />ARen't those daylily farms overwhelming?? I love going there though.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-29537518372619606252009-08-01T09:55:27.030-05:002009-08-01T09:55:27.030-05:00Looks like a wonderful trip to me Rose. Plus you g...Looks like a wonderful trip to me Rose. Plus you getting to spend it with Beckie, I know you girls had a great time. <br /><br />How smart to take along a plant i.d. book. It's always fun trying to figure out what plant is what.<br /><br />That last daylily you pictured is gorgeous and how big!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-1250029520183769052009-08-01T08:49:50.507-05:002009-08-01T08:49:50.507-05:00I like how you chose your daylilies; you have to h...I like how you chose your daylilies; you have to have some method or you would go mad trying to decide. English lit names is as good a method as any.<br /><br />I also quite enjoyed that video! You two are becoming quite the local gardening celebrities!<br /><br />Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com