Western Sandstone – Page 2 – Colorado Kid Daylilies

Today, I believe, brought my next to last NEW bloom for 2017. Pizza Crust, a late bloomer that I added last year. This year, a two bud wonder. Seriously?

At any rate, I was taken back by how it looked like a twin to Western Sandstone. Like, can you see a difference?

So, curiosity got the best of me. I thought that these two had the same DNA, and while their parents were not listed, they originate from the same hybridizer. Ah, ha . . . I think my eye does not deceive.

Honorable mention goes to Cherokee Star, who put out a near perfect, velvet bloom today.

Today was the beginning . . . of a weekend of daylily digging and putting in pots, again. This time the Southwest Garden. Only the bad side. But, that’s over 40 daylilies and the digging is hard. Tight space, tree roots and clay below the good soil that is now full of tree roots, too. I have 17 done and like 25 left to go. I think I will hit the hay early and get up early to start. I would prefer to be done or mostly done by Sunday. I still have divisions to do for friends. This work actually makes me look forward to snow . . . kind of. I do wonder if I will end up with decorative pots out in that garden, too. I guess this is a pilot. PS – I was digging up the daylilies out there to raise the grade of the garden at exactly this time last year. Sigh. It never ends!

Tomorrow, I think my Ugly Daylily will be in bloom. That is my confused Amaryllis. Life in the garden is always full of surprises.

The daylily garden is my happy place. Gardening brings a feeling of flow – or a loss of self. And, with daylilies, my optimism, curiosity, creativity, and appreciation of nature strengths kick in, bringing a sense of joy.

And, today must have been extra nice because I managed to take 30 pictures with only 4 cultivators in bloom. Well, and I snuck in a couple shots of my mini sunflowers, Mexican daylilies (shellflowers), and my confused amaryllis (yes, it is about to bloom in my yard).

It was a nice daylily day, though, despite the small number in bloom. First of all, Western Sandstone bloomed for the first time ever in my yard. This one was ordered the first year I was doing roots . . . 2014? And, so it is a gardener’s triumph! A pretty one, too. (pictured below)

So, back to the happy place. There is some good science that says we need 3 positives for every negative (emotion/event) to flourish. Or, somewhere around that number. When we flourish, we broaden and build resources. A month or two ago, I was feeling weighed down in some stuff that was creating an amazing negative spiral out of life. Having the daylilies to focus on is hugely therapeutic. No wonder the longest lived populations all garden!!! No wonder we call it “flourishing.”

Tomorrow, maybe Pizza Crust will bring a smile. Or, my silly amaryllis 🙂

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