Morning and Evening Faces...H. 'Mohican Summer' — by Nikki Schmith on Monday, February 7, 2011

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We all start out the day fresh and crisp - full of substance and saturation.  As the day matures, we melt.  And fade.  And start to sag in ...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Diamond Dusting — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, February 3, 2011

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sparkling bits of light twinkling at me (teasing me) to look more closely. This is H. 'Navajo Princess' (Hansen, 1992) seen at an ...

Nikki Schmith- the daylily | Daylily Blog on Legacy — by Nikki Schmith on Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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The time you devote to thinking about your legacy has a correlating relationship with your age.  As one increases, so does the other. Asid...

Yes, she has more to say... | Daylily Blog on Judging Seedlings — by Nikki Schmith on Friday, January 28, 2011

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Judging  seedlings in an AHS-accredited exhibition show is no easy feat.  As a judge, if you can understand and internalize the fact that j...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Gray Day — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, January 27, 2011

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the gray surrounds me~ steals color from sunny dreams. leaving slush behind. Here are two great gray-eyed examples.  On the left, H. '...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Filling the frame... — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, January 20, 2011

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 filled with color! gardener's eyes soak it in, saving it for spring. top left, from back:  H. 'One Last Dance' a...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Screaming Yellow — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, January 13, 2011

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explosion in light! the searing throat screams yellow- and then softly fades. (photo is a Dan Bachman seedling.  It blooms like nothing e...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Highlights and resolutions... — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, January 6, 2011

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deep colors, dark glow- in the blinding white winter, how i love you so! photo: H. 'Tuxedo Whiskers' (Shooter, E. 2001) Another...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Last haiku for 2010... — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, December 30, 2010

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pleating ( pleading ) lines - carved into fleshy petals of color and joy. This is H. 'Old San Juan' (Santa Lucia 1998)' one of...