more on the lily file

this last picture is a new hybrid  -  :)

EARLY SUMMER SPLENDOR

FOR THE LOVE OF LILIES

LILY ONSLAUGHT

MY FIRST NEW CREATION-- the JUNE ELIZABETH

THE WONDER OF CREATION.- TO ALL MY FELLOW HOBBITS :) - 1095 DAYS IN THE MAKING

Thought I would share the anticipation...  a  Hybrid Iris, ( my second to bloom this year-  such a thrill).
The unopened blossom is already showing a unique coloration -  purple, green and some yellow....
will keep you posted

PRIMES

The adventure of hybridizing bearded Iris began with  Primes- basically the iris stock I had on the property-  There are 8 primes in total, 4 shown here, four more that will be photographed once they bloom

BEARDED IRIS HYBRIDIZATION

It has taken 3 years from fertilization, to the formation of a seed pod, a winter with 5 weeks of freezing tempertures to break down the iris hard shell seed casing, to sprouting the next year, to bloom this year..  et voila.. a new Iris which I have lovingly named after me Ma.  June Elizabeth

AHHH JUNE :)

Difficult to convey the exceptional nature of those days when the garden pulses with life...

The smells, the sound of the wind and the birds,, the intensity of the green, bees and humingbirds..

LUSHY LUSH LUSHINESS

SOOOOOO GREEN

Mosquito eater

This little guy lives in my cistern and its all the mosquito larvae  --  good boy

FORSYTHIA FOREVER

Started with one,, now have 7-   such a welcome site as a harbinger of greats things to come  :)

This it whats happens in the winter when there is not enough going on.....

"look into my eyes, look deep into my eyes"

( stare at them long enough and it will make you want to bolt, just like the sheep do...lol)

Me and my shadows

preliminary data would seems to indicate an abundance of daffodils this spring

ALL IS created anew, from naught but a bed of earth

Lots of vigor and the deer have yet to mow

The beginning of something good


The edible CANVAS  Early March 2016

( would make a great jigsaw puzzle)