When I first started this blog, having scrapped any that had gone before, it was mainly as a brain exercise, plus, not a little, nostalgia. I came across the Six on Saturday meme run by Jim Stephens at Garden Ruminations and, through that, organically increased my presence on the web. This has prompted me to re-publish some of my old material some of which is updated. These posts are purely about the plants that I have grown and photographed, mainly in my previous garden, unless otherwise stated.
I love lilies, there is something about their stature and the majestic blooms that appeals to me although I have to admit, when younger, I shunned them as too artificial looking. I am only growing a few lilies in my new garden by comparison with the numerous ones I have grown before.
Lilies slot into various groups and have distinct characteristics but I am afraid that I only go for the scented ones, principally the Orientals, and ignore the others. Asiatics, as a lily without scent just doesn’t do it for me. The post is probably more pictorial than informative but, this is the nature of the beast. They are reasonably easy to grow and will grow well in plenty of sun or dappled shade, many of the original species, coming from the margins of woodland. I tend to grow them in containers for the first year then plant out the whole contents of the container the following year.
Planting and my preferences coming up in Part 2.
A Plantsman's World 