"Colder, with more rain than usual…" What a summer! Normally the Pacific Northwest has a prolonged spring, but this year (2008) it seemed more like a prolonged winter. Does this sound like your garden? Click rain for dealing with too much moisture in your lily garden. More lily tips and tricks: Transplanting is easy, best done in the fall and simple fall cleanup will help reduce work next summer. How much mulch should I use on my lilies and what about winter care of potted lilies? Click Planting new bulbs and things to avoid in colder climates for useful information now. |
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| Although B&D Lilies is in the rainy Northwest and there are no Red Lily Beetles in our region or throughout most of the USA, we have been asking our customers in the New England States (where the beetle is found) about their favorite methods of dealing with this relatively new pest. They share that control of the beetle is not expensive, nor requires massive amounts of pesticides or even an overhaul of the garden, but rather common sense, diligence and a little hands and knees work. |
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| Odd and sudden rotting of the crown is usually caused by a group of water mold fungi and can happen during wet and cold springs. |
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| A weather-related difficulty, not permanent, but will disfigure the plants in the current growing season. Sometimes flowers will not open properly, with one or more "missing" petals, smaller than normal petals or odd shapes to the flowers. |
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| Plus, Helpful Hints on how to winter-over Containerized Lily Bulbs and what to do should you encounter a problem with your order. |
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| Creeping fieldcress - Are you getting more than you expected? Noxious weed, introduced to USA in roots of imported plants. Check your garden now, this plant is next to impossible to eradicate, don't let it go to seed! |
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| Cannot plant your daylilies right away? Garden not ready? |
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| When to dig and divide lily bulbs |
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| Canadian customers. |
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| Shipping to Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico. |
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| Choosing lily bulbs for cut flowers |
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| Moving Lily bulbs while in active growth. |
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| Daylilies and Shade. |
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| How much sun (or shade) is correct for lily bulbs? |
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| Getting rid of perennial weeds or vines. |
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| Basic comparison of both types of lilies we sell. This is a PDF file, it may take a minute or so to open, based on the speed of your computer. You may print this out for easy reference. |
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| Trumpet lilies that are at least 30 cm in circumference and weigh over one pound each! LIMITED QUANTITY. |
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| Useful information to use anytime. |
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| Its never too early in the summer to begin! |
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| View our Privacy Policy and Ownership of website here. |
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| Warning: Be wary of merchants offering bulbs with excessive sprouts at discounted prices in an attempt to dispose of surplus material not kept under proper refrigeration. What others might want to sell you, we compost or feed to the pigs, so read this article and don’t be fooled. |
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Garden next Summer! Planting New Lily Bulbs, Simple Fall Cleanup, Transplanting & Winter Care of Potted Lilies. |
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Welcome to B&D Lilies First in Garden Lilies™ since 1978. 
(This site was updated on Thursday, September 2, 2010 Thank you for your patronage and the opportunity to help beautify your garden.™ - from your friends at B&D Lilies. View our Privacy Statement, click on "Info" to your left. HAVE A QUESTION? Need help choosing varieties for your garden? Discovered a non-working link in this site? TELEPHONE: 360-765-4341 (M-F, 9-5, Pacific time).
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