Beautiful Blooms in Gayle’s Garden in South Carolina

Happy Independence Day , everyone ! ! Let ’s spend today take care at somefloralfireworks , courtesy of Gayle McKinney in Columbia , South Carolina .

She says,“I did n’t identify my love life for blossom horticulture until I gain my mid - thirties . My mother died suddenly in the spring of 1994 . A few week after she died I found some caladium bulbs that I knew she was going to imbed . I want to engraft them only because I knew that was what she had wanted to do .

This was all so raw to me that I had to ask my neighbour how to go about planting them . Three hebdomad after I planted them I discovered that they had break through the stain . That was the day that my sexual love for heyday gardening was born ! I ’ve been hooked ever since . I often bring up to it as my “ dirt therapy ! ”

I grow lots of lilies , including dayliles , Asian , horn , and oriental lilies . Daisies , salvia , phlox , and coneflower also have a place in my garden . Begonias are also favorites of mine . I particularly be intimate the cane and rhizomatous type . I ’ve been golden to bring home the bacon several thread at our res publica bonnie for my begonia . ”

WOW , Gayle , those are some serious lily , of all types ! They are GORGEOUS ! ! Next we desire to see pulled back photos of the garden … Thanks so much for sharing these with us today !

Got the day off for the vacation ? Take some moving-picture show of your garden ! ! Email me at[email protected ] . Enjoy the fireworks ! -Michelle

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