tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post6268156740645513988..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Lily LiveredHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88588891173660844862012-05-15T07:56:11.825-07:002012-05-15T07:56:11.825-07:00Thanks! I was relieved!Thanks! I was relieved!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-48636490618175631142012-05-15T07:55:53.830-07:002012-05-15T07:55:53.830-07:00The saying comes from the liver being white like a...The saying comes from the liver being white like a lily - and thus, bad blood circulation. (And, obviously, you need good blood circulation to be strong and courageous.) :) I know your lilies will be just as mesmerizing!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-73808210549510999212012-05-15T07:53:07.403-07:002012-05-15T07:53:07.403-07:00You're so right! They are complete showoffs!You're so right! They are complete showoffs!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-42181856992289837092012-05-15T03:38:42.152-07:002012-05-15T03:38:42.152-07:00Beautiful. Welcome home. Your garden looks great...Beautiful. Welcome home. Your garden looks great.c. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957567318434101293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-13799935121200180362012-05-14T21:57:22.656-07:002012-05-14T21:57:22.656-07:00You've got to wonder where saying comes from? ...You've got to wonder where saying comes from? Mine are just days from full bloom...ooh exciting!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-56070784098623573312012-05-14T19:19:56.456-07:002012-05-14T19:19:56.456-07:00Lilies are like the showoffs of the spring garden ...Lilies are like the showoffs of the spring garden so I really don't blame you for delighting in everything lily!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-13531825902084975382012-05-14T17:17:09.356-07:002012-05-14T17:17:09.356-07:00I'm glad to hear you're back, and that you...I'm glad to hear you're back, and that you also had lilies blooming when you got home! It really is a wonderful welcome!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-73299423129424423222012-05-14T17:16:14.807-07:002012-05-14T17:16:14.807-07:00What a great thought that they might have been mis...What a great thought that they might have been missing me! Wouldn't that be fun if our gardens could talk to us!?HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-55506265632024772842012-05-14T17:15:21.194-07:002012-05-14T17:15:21.194-07:00And they're just as pretty, if not more so, in...And they're just as pretty, if not more so, in real life.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-60690878184373936392012-05-14T17:14:46.236-07:002012-05-14T17:14:46.236-07:00It was a sweet surprise! I couldn't have aske...It was a sweet surprise! I couldn't have asked for anything more!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-57856313756284366522012-05-14T16:59:09.710-07:002012-05-14T16:59:09.710-07:00Me, too! I never knew I'd love lilies so much...Me, too! I never knew I'd love lilies so much, but these big white ones have stolen my heart!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88184820255604205522012-05-14T16:58:36.396-07:002012-05-14T16:58:36.396-07:00That's exactly how I feel! I can't stop l...That's exactly how I feel! I can't stop looking at them, photographing them, sighing over them.... it's crazy, but I guess it's lily fever!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-34185653991286816392012-05-14T16:57:49.149-07:002012-05-14T16:57:49.149-07:00Yes, it's VERY disappointing when the garden d...Yes, it's VERY disappointing when the garden disappoints! And so exciting when it doesn't!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-49365856417439652632012-05-14T16:57:20.459-07:002012-05-14T16:57:20.459-07:00It was a fun surprise! I'm so glad I didn'...It was a fun surprise! I'm so glad I didn't miss the show!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-82863623800047388562012-05-14T16:56:57.710-07:002012-05-14T16:56:57.710-07:00Jayne - I don't think I get red lily beetles, ...Jayne - I don't think I get red lily beetles, but I really don't know. I've only been growing lilies for a few years, and these white ones just for the last two! I imagine they will find me fairly soon if they are anywhere around!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-32878771028285081652012-05-14T16:55:27.903-07:002012-05-14T16:55:27.903-07:00Wow, Donna - it's amazing to me that your iris...Wow, Donna - it's amazing to me that your irises are just now starting to bloom! Seems like that was a long time ago for me. Isn't it interesting how different the weather is all over the world?HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-53799171036801403642012-05-14T16:54:25.987-07:002012-05-14T16:54:25.987-07:00The lilies really are magnificent. I couldn't...The lilies really are magnificent. I couldn't have had a better homecoming.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47945018414827906882012-05-14T16:53:57.162-07:002012-05-14T16:53:57.162-07:00Sherry - I love thinking that the garden was missi...Sherry - I love thinking that the garden was missing me, too! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19434363891890976012012-05-14T16:53:29.368-07:002012-05-14T16:53:29.368-07:00Yes, I have no plans to leave the garden again thi...Yes, I have no plans to leave the garden again this summer, so I'll be able to enjoy every bloom!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-24047694146201524012012-05-14T12:01:58.369-07:002012-05-14T12:01:58.369-07:00Hi There, I'm trying to catch up after being ...Hi There, I'm trying to catch up after being gone for a week. Same here---we wondered what we'd find when we got home. BUT--we also found lots of lilies blooming --along with our roses... What a wonderful thing to come home to!!!!!<br /><br />Your lilies are beautiful...<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-1038224479676631402012-05-14T09:02:18.031-07:002012-05-14T09:02:18.031-07:00They wanted you back. Beautiful! Mine are gettin...They wanted you back. Beautiful! Mine are getting ready to bloom.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-15610243133646749042012-05-14T07:20:13.188-07:002012-05-14T07:20:13.188-07:00Oh how gorgeous!Oh how gorgeous!Pura Vidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423379787232688763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-56023799097941086132012-05-14T07:00:37.135-07:002012-05-14T07:00:37.135-07:00How absolutely stunning - and that these came as a...How absolutely stunning - and that these came as a surprise waiting for your return from your holiday! What a bonus that must have been.Barbiehttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-21526926205132820542012-05-14T05:42:10.240-07:002012-05-14T05:42:10.240-07:00Great Lily shares. Love Love Love Lilies!Great Lily shares. Love Love Love Lilies!The Redneck Rosarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902924388734499150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-86154014872917321712012-05-14T04:53:59.226-07:002012-05-14T04:53:59.226-07:00Holly, I remember last year when my lilies bloomed...Holly, I remember last year when my lilies bloomed I couldn't stop looking at them, touching them, photographing them .... they are so beautiful!! Yours look STUNNING and make me LONG for spring :)Christine @ The Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/noreply@blogger.com