by Keri Byrum | Nov 15, 2015 | Around Our Yard |
Crinum lilies are large, perennial plants with strappy leaves and large flowers throughout the year. They work great as an accent plant and also make an incredible mass planting in large spaces. Crinum lilies grow from what are among the largest true bulbs, some weighing over 40-pounds. Over time they grow very large clumps that can be split or divided. This where my Suniday project comes in: taking time to prune crinum lily clumps in our front yard. On the corner of our house, what was once a single small plant has created a solid wall of crinum lily plants. This plant was here when we moved in, and about once a year I find myself thinning it out and pruning down to a more manageable size.… Read Full Post
by Keri Byrum | Nov 4, 2015 | Around Our Yard, Small Spaces |
High on the top of my to-do list has been to remove an area of crappy grass and replace it with stepping stones. I’ve managed to put this off for several years, but recently I saw a neighbor’s beautiful stepping stone path and decided it was time. Do you ever have those projects where you know in your mind exactly how you want it to look, but you can’t exactly find a photo to show it or lay it out? That was this project for me. I looked through all kinds of books and magazines to see if I could find a visual to match my vision. Nothing. The closest I came was a stone patio featured on page 136 of Rochelle Greyer’s Cultivating Garden Style (fyi- I am Organic Modern!).… Read Full Post
