More grows in the garden than the gardener sows... | Daylily Blog on Kindred Spirits — by Nikki Schmith on

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Most of the time I feel like I'm on the cusp of a particularly spectacular nervous breakdown.  You know, the kind where you sit rocking ...

Day Ten of Ten: Favorite Blooms of 2010 | And on the last day... — by Nikki Schmith on

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The end is here.  Fitting that I'm wrapping up this series during the first week of autumn; as the season winds down, so does this serie...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Autumn Begins... — by Nikki Schmith on

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blooming as leaves change~ it's boundless in its beauty, changing as leaves bloom. This is Stamile's H. 'Boundless Beauty,'...

Michigan Nikki | Daylily Blog on trusting your own eye... — by Nikki Schmith on

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This daylily was introduced this year by the incomparable Dan Hansen of Ladybug Daylilies. During the AHS National Convention in 2009, this...

Day Nine of Ten: Favorite Blooms of 2010 |Daylily Blog on Deliciousness — by Nikki Schmith on

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Winding down this series of Favorite Blooms in my own garden this year has been tough.  I don't want to put a cap on it.  I don't wa...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Almost Autumn — by Nikki Schmith on

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No man can ignore the blowing in of autumn - strong winds bring strong change... I miss this sight; the scads of scapes topped with scads ...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Day Eight of Ten: Favorite Blooms of 2010 — by Nikki Schmith on

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reach back!  find the thought that reminds you of your first sweet gardening encounter... This is not only one of my favorite 2010 blooms ...

Daylily Haiku Thursday — by Nikki Schmith on

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bright watercolors drip from the brush of sunshine fluid, flowing, warm. (l-r: H. ' Eloquent Cay,' and H. 'Tropical Trails'...