Lillies, sweet lily
Arts/Life
Posted By Ted Meseyton, From the Garden
Posted 1 month ago
A trio of pictures today, taken from a multitude of floral entries in various horticulture division categories that were displayed in the Exhibition Building during the recent Portage Ex. Shown are three first-place winners in their respective sections.
LILY SWEET LILY
Whenever I see lilies, I feel like picking up the guitar and strumming along to my song of the abovenamed title. Here are some of the words:
You have got a thousand names,
Perhaps ten thousand and one,
But you still remain lily to me,
Long after your last bloom is gone.
Mona Lisa, Little Joy, Mr. Ed, Stargazer, Night Light,
Typhoon, Razzle Dazzle, Pacific Rim,
Canadian Sunrise, Prairie Sunset, Dream Land,
Regal, Moneymaker, My Sweet Kristin.
I asked Jill Verwey whether she's ever spotted lily leaf beetles out her way. "I had some early on," Jill told me, "but I quickly got rid of them." Home gardeners can try rotenone powder, available at garden centres. This low incidence insecticide is derived from roots of tropical plants such as derris, cube barbasco and timbo. It can be applied as a dry dust or mixed with water to generate a spray.
Any plant will catch your eye, but lilies, delphinium and roses will certainly capture your heart.
This is Ted Meseyton the Singing Gardener and Grow-It Poet from Portage la Prairie. My e-mail address is singinggardener@mts.net
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