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It’s Beginning to Look Like Spring

March 24, 2011

Fortissimo Daffodil, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. March 20, 2011.

It’s beginning to look more and more like Spring on the Cumberland Plateau.  We’ve enjoyed some beautiful weather over the past few days, and flowers are beginning to bloom profusely.

We’ve had some yellow daffodils blooming for several days, but now some of our other daffodils are blooming as well.  The daffodil above is Fortissimo.  The petals are yellow, but the trumpet is orange.  It’s a fairly large blossom.

Chromacolor Daffodil, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. March 21, 2011.

Chromacolor also has an orange trumpet, but it is much shorter than the one on Fortissimo.  Chromacolor’s petals are a showy white.  Both of these daffodils happily proclaim that Spring has sprung!

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My World: Crocus Pickwick in bloom

March 8, 2011

Crocus Pickwick, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. March 1, 2011.

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We have good news and bad news on our Spring Watch this week.  The good news is that the crocus are blooming — Spring colors have begun.  The bad news is that they are blooming about two weeks early than they did last year.  I’m not sure Old Man Winter has agreed to stay away for good.

Crocus Pickwick, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. March 3, 2011.

But there’s nothing we can do about that, so we’re just enjoying the crocus as they brighten up our yard.

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Colors Other Than White or Brown

March 3, 2011

Yellow Pansies, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. February 24, 2011.

We’re finally beginning to see some colors other than white or brown in the yard.  Although it is only early March, Daffodils and Tulips are pushing up through the soil.  Our roses are beginning to show signs of new growth.

The pansies have emerged from under the snow and have shaken off the effects of freezing temperatures.  The yellow beauties above aren’t perfect examples of pansy blossoms, but they are definitely sunny and cheerful.

Crocus in bloom, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. February 23, 2011.

Betsy even found a crocus in bloom.  It was small, but there were three blossoms in all.  Looking at them I could almost think I was dreaming, but the picture is real.  We had crocus in bloom in late February.

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My World: The Second Time Around

November 2, 2010

South Sea Daylily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. October 2, 2010.

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We’re being threatened with freezing temperatures over the weekend, but in the meantime we’re enjoying some of our flowers that are blooming for the second time this year.  We have daylilies and irises that bloom in both Spring and Autumn.

Our South Sea daylily (pictured above) started blooming again in early October.

Hemstitched Iris, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. October 23, 2010.

We currently  have two irises in bloom.  Hemstitched (I have no idea where that name came from) started blooming again about ten days ago.

Floor Show Iris, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. October 27, 2010.

The other blooming iris is Floor Show.  I’m guessing that it got that name because it is quite showy.

Most of our roses are continuing to bloom as well.  You are welcome to stop by and enjoy the flowers in our yard, but it looks as if you need to get here before the weekend.

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Our First Re-Bloomer: Janice Brown Daylily

September 2, 2010

Janice Brown Daylily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. August 31, 2010.

About the time Betsy and I were planning our new front yard flower bed, we learned that re-blooming daylilies were available.  Re-blooming daylilies bloom in the Spring like regular daylilies and then, with luck, re-bloom in the fall.

We already planned on planting re-blooming iris in the new flower bed (along with roses), so we thought re-blooming daylilies would fit right in.  We ordered some and enjoyed many beautiful blossoms this Spring.

Tuesday morning we spotted the beauty above — our first re-blooming daylily.  Janice Brown daylily has a subdued pastel color, but it adds some appreciated color to our yard in the autumn of the year.

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My World: Lilies

July 13, 2010

American Original lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 25, 2010.

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Most of you know that Betsy and I have roses in our yard, but we also have other flowers as well.  We like to have blossoms spread out over as long a period as possible.

Our lilies started to bloom in late May and we still have a few blooming.  The lily in the picture above is called American Original.  It is in the long flower bed on the side of our house.

Golden Splendor lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 24, 2010.

Golden Splendor is another lily in that same flower bed.  We’ve had this lily for several years.

Garden Pleasure lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 3, 2010.

The new flower bed in front of the house contains some new lilies.  This beauty is called Garden Pleasure, which seems to be a very appropriate name.

Montenegro lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 29, 2010.

Montenegro is another new lily in that front flower bed.

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My World: Daylilies

June 22, 2010

Daylilies by our garage, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 17, 2010.

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When Betsy and I purchased this house back in 2002, it came with a patch of bare ground next to the garage along the driveway.  This bare patch was filled with rocks and long-buried construction debris as well as a few scraggly weeds.

For the first year we had the house we used it mostly as a weekend getaway since we were still living in Hendersonville.  But each time we came up we thought we have to do something about that ugly spot.

Daylilies will grow just about anywhere and require little attention, so we got three daylilies and planted them with fingers crossed.  The first couple of years the plants looked somewhat pathetic, but we kept working to enrich the soil with compost and each year the results were a little better.

The picture above was taken last week.  I think those daylilies are starting to look pretty spectacular.

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My World: Consider the Lilies

June 15, 2010

Lilies in our yard, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 12, 2010.

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Most of you know that Betsy and I love roses and have quite a few in our yard.  Roses are  definitely our favorite flowers, but lilies are a close second.  We have lilies in three beds; the picture above is of part of the bed along the side of our deck.  When the doors leading to the deck are open, the fragrance is heavenly.

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Lilies and Roses

June 10, 2010

Lilies and roses in our new flower bed, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 30, 2010.

If you’ve been visiting this blog for any length of time, you’ve heard about the wall and new flower bed that we built along the road in front of the house.  Building the wall and filling in the bed took several weeks, and during the winter after a severe thunderstorm, part of it had to be rebuilt.

But this time of the year all the aggravations were worth it, as you can see from the picture above.  Most of the iris planted in the bed bloomed and hopefully they will do so again in the autumn.  We are now enjoying the lilies and roses and the daylilies (which are hard to spot in this picture) are starting to bloom.

Betsy and I definitely think the work was worth it.  We are definitely enjoying the new view in front of our house.  And we’ve noticed an added bonus to having that new flower bed out there.  Most of the cars going up or down the road in front of the house are going a little slower this year!

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I’m happy to report that Betsy is continue to mend.  She can now stand with out pain, although that knee still complains if she walks too much at one time.  But she is making progress and is able to sleep at night without pain.

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My World: Tennessee Vols

May 11, 2010

Tennessee Vol Iris, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 8, 2010.

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When Betsy and I got home from the beach this past weekend, we found many of our iris in bloom.  We have several different varieties, but the iris pictured above is Betsy’s special iris.  As you probably know, Betsy is a die-hard fan of the University of Tennessee.  She does a pretty good job of keeping her emotions under control, except during football season.   During football season she bleeds orange.  So when I saw that there was an iris called Tennessee Vol, I knew I just had to get it for her.

Go Vols!

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