So I planted them there, in front of the south fence.
I had a major D'oh! moment while sitting on the swing one evening recently. I realized I had forgotten the tendency of the daffodil to exhibit phototropism. In other words, the blasted things would be facing the fence.
I think I'll switch these with the big yellow tulips in the raised bed. Tulips, fortunately, aren't so phototropic.
*DAISNAID = Do As I Say, Not As I Do
(I've been MIA online lately because of parenting demands. School projects, school shows, feising, and working in the garden have been keeping me very busy.)
25 comments:
I am enamored with your rain gauge...H.
A rain gauge..of course.
I thought it was a rather snazzy tap but I could not work out where the water came from or why there was a mysterious glass top.
Those daffodils look as if they are sulking.
Damn sun worshippers, LOL! I plant daffs near my peony with the same philosphy of the latter covering the dying foliage of the former...
My Tennessee coneflowers do the same Sun Salutation into Downward Facing Dog pose! But we still love them! gail
I have the same problem with my prairie dock, which is impossible to move so I just have to live with it. I hope the neighbors to our south enjoy the flowers :/
I love that last picture. It says it all. Don't we all do stuff like this? Sounded great at the time.~~Dee
As always, I learn something new from someone's blog every day. :) I'll be sure to pay closer attention to this in the future. And I, too, love your rain gauge!
I can relate.
Love the last photo. It looks like they are peeking at your neighbors thru the fence.
Marnie
That is so easy to do. I once planted daffs on each side of a path. One side faced the path beautifully. The other? Well, you know what happened.
I agree, great rain gauge. Glad you've already figured out how to fix the problem.
Taking notes...I suppose it's possible I could be the only one not familiar with this phenomenon! I did just dig up and transplant some daff's from my front yard to the back yard, along the fence. That situation might be something that I'll see for the first time next spring. I'll let you know if it does. I like your rain gauge, as well.
I have that trouble with several of my daffs. I have to get up early to see some of them facing the house. What a pain. Ha... It is a busy time of year.
MIA? Completely understandable! I also love that water faucet rain gauge. Very cute! (New?)
I've finally begun planting tulips (despite the chipmunks, squirrels, etc) and they're beautiful. However, most of them aren't liking the rain and are quite "slump-shouldered" right now.
I hate when they do that, silly blooms. ;)
Too cute! Love your rain gauge as well.
Now beginning to suspect the rain gauge was the real subject of the photo shoot, MMD - with the misguided narcissus just a ringer!
Clematis on fences never seem to face the way one plans, either, refusing to face the person who planted & watered them.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Well, it sounded like a good plan:) I've had many of these moments myself, MMD. In fact, I just transplanted some daylilies and then wondered which way their blooms would face. I may be in for some editing of the garden later on, too:)
In yet another demonstration that we were separated at birth, I have that same rain gauge in a lighter green! Oops re the daffodils ... definitely move them where you can enjoy them!
Sometimes I feel like turning my back on the garden...sometimes.
Helen, Tina & everyone liked the rain gauge, I'll have to do a post devoted solely to it and its many moods. Interestingly, the girl took a photo of it for her school photo project.
James - I thought I was the only one sulking.
Monica - Using Peony foliage to hide them is a great idea.
Gail - I hadn't thought about it relating to yoga.
Diane - You'd think someone would mention that in the plant description.
Dee - Usually this sort of statement follows a night of wild partying. (Well, it used to.)
Pam - I can definitely see that.
Shady - the squirrels don't bother the tulips after I spray them with repellent. (The tulips, not the squirrels.)
Annie - I hadn't thought about that with Clematis because my 'Silver Moon' generally faces the garden, although a few blooms peep through the fence at the neighbors.
Rose - makes you want to grow foliage plants.
Cindy - now it's really getting scary.
Layanee - I find if I face a different direction, I can ignore the garden gone wrong stuff.
I would have done the same thing! How funny!
MMD, at least you had a plan in mind. I just plant willy nilly when it comes to tulips and daffodils. I can't imagine trying to blog and keeping up with young ones and their needs all the time. You are a good Mom! :)
I believe Annie hit upon it! lol Thanks for explaining why the daffs and others always face away from where there are intended to be seen. Thus requiring stomping around in the garden beds to get a photo. The Hawaiian connection does seem logical and even desirable. :-)
Frances
I am hoping to put phototropism on my side by planting dahlias on the sunside of newly planted roadside hydrangeas.
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