July 1, 2019 Martagon Lilies, Vale of York Field Naturalists Club, Illinois State Flower, the Violet, Joseph Hooker, Ann Taylor, Tree in the House by Annabelle Hickson, Dividing Flag Iris, and Frank Kingdon-Ward
Martagon Lilies are in peak right now in most gardens.
They bring the most wonderful architectural aspect and form to the garden; they are so very elegant.
Offering a Turk's cap-style bloom, Like many plants, Martagon colonies get better and better with age.
Martagons like sweet soil and they will be grateful for a dusting of lime every year.
Brevities
#OTD It was on this day in 1871, the Yorkshire Herald reported the first meeting of the Vale of York Field Naturalists Club.
Although the weather was very unfavorable, forty-seven ladies and gentlemen (members and friends of the club) left the…
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