The Gardens

Raised Flower Bed in Front Yard Oct 2010

I began work on this raised bed in the Spring of 2010 after my dog Strength (seen on my porch in this picture also) had scratched away all the grass around the large tulip poplar tree and the roots were beginning to be exposed from erosion. Prior to that the only flowers I had were a small bed of daffodils at the end of the driveway which I had dug up in the woods and replanted there when the house was new. This raised bed is approx 15'x15'. It was filled with 40lb bags of topsoil purchased at Home Depot plus a few bags each of compost, manure, soil conditioner, and sand. I lost count, but I think I made 6-7 trips with my utility trailer bringing back 24 bags each trip.

left side Phlox July 2011

right front July 2011

There are both perennials and annuals in this raised bed.

In the Fall of 2010 I also built a small raised bed near the end of my driveway over the top of the aforementioned daffodils and planted a bed of orange ditch lilies in the woods north of my house near the road. Also that fall (2010) I planted a strip of hybrid asiatic and oriental lilies between the driveway and road. In the winter of 2010-2011 I went somewhat bonkers while studying winter blooming plants that I could obtain to brighten things up during that dreary time of the year. I discovered hellebores, Algerian winter iris (Unguicularis), witch hazel, quince, and camellia. In the spring of 2011 I discovered crinum lilies and went somewhat overboard expanding my gardens.

Flower Beds between driveway and road

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Trail thru woods to south of house

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Flower beds in woods north of house

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Flower beds around house

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Amaryllis Belladonna

I planted 6 amaryllis belladona in June 2011. 3 early bloomers and 3 late bloomers (early-late seperated by 2 weeks per the source). Here is one blooming Aug 27, 2011.

And sure enough, 2 weeks later the late blooming variety put up flowers.

Crinum

I planted a large number of crinum bulbs in 2011. Some of the bulbs were jumbos and have flowered the first year. About 1/3 of the bulbs were large and expected to bloom in 2012. About half were medium or small and probably won't bloom until 2013.

I have also obtained a number of crinum bulbispermum seed from several sources, and am in the process of growing these in pots.

  1. Ellen Bosanquet

    I have about 15 EllenBs planted and 2 small offsets in pots. Three of them bloomed for me in 2011, including one that put up two scapes at once. Just added (Feb 2012) 4 extra jumbos and 2 more medium size offsets.



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  2. Cecil Houdyshel Powellii

    I have 1 jumbo (NW) and 4 extra-jumbo's (LL) of CecilH planted. And 2 small offsets growing in a pot.

    picture taken with a cell phone by my dog sitter while I was on a motorcycle trip to Yellowstone. I have high hopes for the Cecil Houdyshels in 2012 based on Jenks(LL) recommendation that these are the most prolific bloomers of all crinum.

  3. Powelli Alba -NW
  4. Powellii white _- ebay (4 large and 6 small)
  5. Eagle Rock (powellii)
  6. Pink powellii (3 Bulbs Direct, 3 Hirts)
  7. Princess Elizabeth Powellii
  8. Cecils Choice M&W
  9. Old Maid
  10. Hannibal's Dwarf (4 large and 10 small) NW
  11. JC Harvey (3 large and 12 small potted)
  12. Southern Snowball
  13. Rose Parade
  14. Mrs Jame Hendry
  15. Pink Mystery
  16. Eliz Traub
  17. Carolina Beauty
  18. Herbertii
  19. Summer Maiden
  20. Gowenii Hoboken

    I have 2 Gowenii Hoboken jumbo bulbs from Nestor White (BulbsNMore), one of which bloomed for me so far in July 2011. based on where Nestor obtained the origonal, I presume Hoboken refers to the small town of Hoboken, Georgia.

  21. Gowenii Twelve Apostles
  22. Gowenii Bob Stover
  23. Gowenii Roger Croker Memorial
  24. Gowenii Regina's Disco Lounge (Jenks/LushLife)
  25. M&W Scrabum

    obtained 5 of these unnamed scabrum off ebay. One has bloomed for me so far in 2011.

  26. White Prince
  27. Bulbispermum (Jenks/LushLife)
  28. Chesstime (NW bulbispermum #11)
  29. Chessboard (NW bulbispermum #09)
  30. White Knight (NW bulbispermum #08)
  31. White Oak (NW bulbispermum #02)
  32. White Pawn (NW bulbispermum #06a album)
  33. Eboraci Pecan Tree Inn
  34. Digweedii Royal White (ebay about 6 various sizes)
  35. Digweedii Aron White (NW digweedii #10)
  36. Catherine
  37. Ollene
  38. Pendunculatum
  39. Sangria (1-NW, 2-tejas_tropicals)
  40. Super Ellen (2-PD and 1-NW)
  41. Alamo Village
  42. Ligulatum
  43. sunbonnet
  44. Mccoyi offset (bonus)
  45. Bulbispermum x Macowani seedling (bonus)
  46. Campanulatum species
  47. Fimbriatulium X Scabrum offset
  48. Peachblow
  49. Appleblossom
  50. Kitty Clint
  51. John's Bid
  52. Macowanii x Scabrum (rose city school - Marcelle from NW)
  53. Emma Jones (1-NW, 1-PD)
  54. Fourth of July
  55. Lorraine Clark (Yucca Do)
  56. Summer Nocturne (Yucca Do)
  57. Parfait (Yucca Do)
  58. White Queen (1-Yucca Do, 1-McMahon's) powellii 'Alba' x macowanii
  59. M&W Herbertii Rena (3 jumbo bulbs ebay)
  60. M&W OLG-crinum (2 jumbo bulbs ebay probably also herbertii)
  61. seed Crinum bulbispermum White Bishop NW (May 2011)
  62. seed Crinum bulbispermum Red Sunrise JES (July 2011)
  63. seed Crinum bulbispermum Red Sunset JES (July 2011)
  64. seed Crinum bulbispermum misc Chris (inc some possible xhybrids)(July 2011)
  65. seed Crinum graminicola ebay Jeff. (sept 2011)This species is sometimes considered synonymous with C. delagoense, more properly known as C. stuhlmannii.
    Also 4 Crinum delagoense seedlings from 2009 seed from ebay Dan
  66. seed Crinum variabile (Oct 2011) from ebay Dan PA-plantguy
  67. seed Crinum macowani (5 seeds ebay,Feb 1 2012)from MagnumMatrix
  • Feb 2012 on order are 1. 6 moorei Telos, 2. another Super Ellen PD

    • My sources of Crinum.