Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

Tiger lily bulbs  1.17.15 Germinating Daffodils  1.17.15 The "Joy of Gardening" bulbs at Fred Meyer are kind of a mixed b...

Planted the rest of the ginkgo seeds in the iris raised bed.  That's about 20 seedlings if they grow.  Lots to give away then.  By plant...

I've been going around the yard cross pollinating various lilies.  Anything that happens to be in bloom, crossed with anything else that...

Turns out yesterday was the perfect day for a little planting - today is chilly and rainy. The rain will settle the bulbs and onion/garlic ...

These started as a little throw away potted lily, about 6 inches tall. As the years pass, I divide them now and then. They continue to mul...

With the recent heatwave, the flowers are showing some stress. I have not watered every day, but try to water the veggies and major flowers...

Dueing the past few months, there have been fewer posts on growing greener. Despite that, there have been many readers checking in on the g...

Ginkgo fall photo. Leaves remain green so far. Front ginkgo. Now it's taller than I am. Leaves starting to change color now. Lots of gra...

I'm not getting outside much this summer. The recent cool trend and rain started the grass growing again. It's not a sea of green, b...

Chinese chives, First flowers. Bees love them. Lemonboy. The first full-size tomatoes. Yes! Yes! Yes! Here's an interesting develop...

Yesterday and today it's been cold. Last night I brought indoors the brugmansia (small buds starting to form), cannas (small sprouts st...

This is my favorite lily, I almost missed it. This is a species lily, so not as flashy, and the fragrance is strong and sweet but not as ov...

Here is another lily. I didn't have a chance yet to photograph the Casa Blanca in the back yard - clearly one of the finest. Huge wh...

Unknown variety. Unknown variety. Citronella Henryii - it;s over 7 feet tall. Elegant combination of orange with olive green nectar. As I ...

Too much going on to concentrate on my favorite activity - gardening. Fortunately is is semi-self-maintaining. Weeds are growing in the dorm...

Ville de Bruxelles Opuntia Oriental Lilies Angel Face

Unknown varietes of lilies. Most of there are Asiatic hybrids, with one Trumpet. Ning bought these as "variety packs" so they do...