LaParilla & California Yogurt Kraze

My husband and I went out for lunch today at LaParilla.  

We were able to sit outside to dine, which was nice
since it was a beautiful, breezy day.

La Parilla

Salad Primavera

I had Salad Primavera with grilled shrimp for lunch.
It was delicious.
My husband had an enchilada, a tamale, rice and refried beans.
I tried to be discreet with my photo snapping during lunch. ;-)

Geraniums

A quick stop at the Home Depot Garden Center ... just to look.  

That's all I did ... look!

Yarrow

Very pretty!

Beautiful Produce

I thought this produce display was certainly photo-worthy 

with the leeks, carrots, eggplants, peppers, etc. so artfully arranged.  

There's an artist working in the produce department at this Publix market.

California Yogurt Kraze

California Yogurt Kraze

And it did ...

Just a few of the toppings available ...

My Creation

My creation of  Italian tart frozen yogurt 

topped with fresh fruit, mango fruit bursts and snow caps.

Our "california yogurt kraze" ends (for now).

:-)

Potpourri

These are a few blooms I managed to snap on my way in and out this past week (it was a hectic week).  I always manage to make a detour through the garden, and right around the main daylily bed on my way out the door to work no matter how hectic things get.  It only takes a minute. :-)

Sebastian the Crab

Mount Herman Giant

It's taken three years for this one to settle in.  It produced an outstanding bloom just in time because 'Mount Herman Giant' was going to give up it's place of honor (the front row) this year, since I've been so disappointed.  The day after I spoke of this dayliliy's demise while standing over it, this beautiful, large, perfectly formed bloom appeared.  I guess it gets to stay now.  Sometimes threats do the trick ... lol.

Don Juan Climbing Rose

Don Juan is not going to disappoint.  

This red, red rose was added to the garden in April, and just look at this stunning bloom already!  

I'm amazed!

Webster's Pink Wonder

This daylily is really a star in the garden, but the "star" quality seems to be rather elusive in photos. 

I'll keep trying.

Apple Tart

Mushrooms

Who says mushrooms have to grow in the dark?  These are growing in a pot with my bougainvillea tree.  They are on a sun drenched deck with little water - sun loving, drought tolerant mushrooms.

Herb Garden

 This section of the herb garden is filling out nicely.  The herb garden now includes: cilantro, sweet basil, oregano, chives, rosemary, lemon thyme, German thyme, marjoram, pineapple sage, society garlic (is this really edible?).  Oh, there's my blue "gazing bottle" tucked in between the black and blue salvia, the pineapple sage and the coreopsis.   So far, it's doing an excellent job of adding a cobalt blue pop of color as well as capturing any bad spirits that might be hanging around.

Thanks for stopping by and happy gardening! :-)

Daylily Delirium

Yes, I'm in the midst of Daylily delirium; 

it will pass in another month or so (it always does).

The daylilies are certainly taking center stage in the garden right now.  

Here are few blooms from the past week:

Spacecoast Mulberry Motif (and a friend)

I love the gilded, ruffled edges. 

Let There Be Peace

Webster's Pink Wonder

This one amazes with a 13 inch bloom!

I waited two, long years to see this one bloom.

Patience is a virtue (that I have to try hard to have sometimes). 

:-)

Coaches Laughing Eye

Edna Lankert Memorial

Thin Man

A full length shot of 'Thin Man' 

for my friends who liked the last pic of "him."

Spider Web

I've noticed that some daylilies need to settle in for two or three years before they perform to their potential, while others miraculously bloom quite well the first year they're planted.  The first two years I had 'Spider Web,' I seriously considered giving it away to a friend because this daylily was just so lackluster in performance.  I thought it might need a "change of scenery."  However, this year, 'Spider Web' redeemed itself and more with 11 inch blooms and increased scape height.  It truly shines in the garden now.  

I've been told many times before that I treat my garden like a painting.  Although my daylily collection has a rainbow of colors, I anchor my "patch" (as my husband calls it) with the darkest reds, purples and eggplant daylilies, and light it up with the buttery yellows, the lemon yellows and the whites.  Gardening is just another form of painting to me.  The unplanted areas are just canvases-in-waiting.  What are some tricks or tips you use when creating your "living paintings"?  I'd love to hear about them.

Thanks for stopping by. :-)

Daylily Daze

When words escape, flowers speak.
- Bruce W. Currie

Bicolor Beautiful

Let There Be Peace

Avis Jean

Inherited from Martha - trying to identify

Mark Alan Carpenter

Octopus Hugs

Thin Man

Just curious, which one strikes your fancy?  

Thanks for stopping by.

:-)

Daylilies of the Day

Coed Shannon Cook

Coed Shannon Cook

Bali Watercolor

My First Gift

Octopus Hugs

Unknown - if I chose a name for this one, it would be
'Y'all Come Back Now'

The hose just has to appear in the photos if given the slightest opportunity. 

 It wasn't there before I took the photo, and now there it is posing in the background.

 This is starting to remind me of the superman cameos in Seinfeld.

Unknown - I'd name this one 'Lemon Meringue'

Thanks for stopping by.  

Hope you're having a great week!

:-)

The Early Show

Won't you take a little stroll through Daylily Soup with me?  Let's take a look at the early show.

Spacecoast Ojo Rojo Daylily (Kinnebrew)

'Spacecoast Ojo Rojo' seems to be stealing the show around here ...

Spinnaker Daylily (Stamile)

Although simple, this is one of my favorites.  Spinnaker's a prolific bloomer, and turns a beautiful melon color as the day goes by.  The petals also continue to curl throughout the day.

Spinnaker Daylily - Spider (Stamile)

Taken early in the morning before the melon color started to appear.  The petals were just beginning to curl.

Key to Treasure Daylily (Carpenter)

Inherited Lemon Spider (Don't know the name yet.)

Cameroon Night

Diamond Dusted Borders Daylily

I posted this a few days ago before it was fully opened.  Here's 'Diamond Dusted Borders' in all her glory.

Orange Crush Daylily

This is the one that started it all.  Martha gave me 'Orange Crush' years ago, and my love affair with daylilies began.  I've moved 'Orange Crush' all over the garden without  it missing a beat.  So, if you're one who likes to "rearrange" a lot, this is the one for you.

Orange Crush Daylily

 We, in Alabama, are suddenly soaring into scorching summer-like temperatures 

(92 degrees for the high tomorrow).  

What happened to our spring weather?  

It must be headed up north and across the pond.  

I'm off to move the sprinklers.

Just curious, which one is your favorite?  

I won't tell the others.

:-)

Windswept

Sunday was a blustery, beautiful, spring day;  it was a windswept day.  Let's go back in time for a little trip through Sunday.  

Here we go ...

On our way to the daylily farm ... I'm just going to look.
Really!

Along the way ...

Along the way ...

Are we almost there?

Almost there ...

Marjorie, Daylilian Extraordinaire

Here's our friend, Marjorie, daylilian extraordinaire.  Over the past nine years, I've learned an immense amount from this wise lady.  Marjorie's holding one of my purchases (o.k.,  I'm just getting one daylily).  There was quite a scene out at the farm with 26 mile-per-hour wind gusts.  Daylilies were swirling around over the beds like kites out of control.  Flowers were crashing into each other, petals were breaking, etc.  Now that I think about it, I'm not sure if they reminded me of kites or the roller derby.  Mother Nature also had great fun with Marjorie's hat;  tossing it across the garden every few minutes.  We all had a great time.

Terriyaki Shrimp Lunch Box - Kyoto

On to Kyoto for lunch ...

Texas Big Bend (Carpenter)

Not fully opened when I left in the morning,
'Texas Big Bend' was waiting in the garden when I got home.
The bloom is approximately eight inches in diameter.

Firefly Frenzy (Joiner)  O.K., I only got two daylilies.

'Droopy' and 'Tattered'

It was a long, windswept day.

:-)