Garden Tips

By Alison Wood

Lilies are now one of the most popular flowers - both in the house and in the garden - and with their beautiful fragrance who can resist these gorgeous blooms.

Although you might not think so lilies are actually easy to grow. You do not have to worry about
soil type for lilies and they grow equally well in sunny or more shady areas. They should be planted as soon as you get them as they do not have the covering that other more hardy bulbs have and thus can be very fragile and dry out if you try to store them for long periods.

The only major consideration is that lilies need soil that is well-drained. They should be planted at a depth of 12 inches and add a little peat moss to aid drainage, you won't need to fertilize them though until the first green leaves appear. It is ideal to add an organic mulch around lilies in order to keep the soil moist and cool and to cover the beds in Winter to keep then from frost.
There are several different varieties of lily and if you plant several different ones you can enjoy their color throughout the Summer.

Asiatic lilies start the season off in Spring to midsummer.
Midsummer then progresses with the Trumpet Lilies.
Tiger lilies and Rubrum lilies are very hardy and are happy in most environments
The season ends when the Oriental Lilies start to bloom. The ones are highly fragranced and are perfect for cutting for indoors.
So don't be wary of these beautiful flowers, get planting now and you can enjoy them all through the coming Summer.
Alison Wood
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