Ozark Regional Lily Society

Thanks to Joshua C. for sharing his special photo of this lily / container combo. Living in Springfield, Joshua prepared this beauty as a gift. | Are you interested in growing lilies in containers? If so review 'Potted Lily Plants: Tips On Planting Lilies In Containers' by: Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer for Gardening Know How: Many... plant lovers have limited space in our gardens. You may live in an apartment... or you may have already filled your flower beds to the brim.... can you grow lily plants in pots? The answer is yes. Learn more here> https://www.gardeningknowhow.com//planting-lilies-in-conta --Post GD The Garden Word for Ozark Regional Lily Society

Second Annual 'Virtual Lily Show' June 5-July 24 Sponsored by Ozark Regional Lily Society!! Our annual lily show has been cancelled for 2021, however, we will have a Virtual Lily Show on our Ozark Regional Lily Society (ORLS) Facebook page. To encourage participation from our Facebook followers, name or variety of the lily is NOT required. Of course, if you know the name and variety we would love to have that information included for others who would like the specific lily na...me. The Ozark Regional Lily Society Facebook page is where you will submit your photograph(s) by post at: https://www.facebook.com/Ozark-Regional-Lily-Society-108584570857708/? General Rules Open to all ORLS members and non-members. Please take your pictures to share with everyone and post on the ORLS Facebook page. Submit your pictures from June 5th through July 24th. All lily entries must be grown by the person submitting the photograph. If you know the lily name and variety, please add that information to your post but again it is not required. Have a great June and July, and invite your friends to join in the fun! Any questions contact Susan Sims-Giddens, President, Ozark Regional Lily Society, email: [email protected] or (417) 877-0763. See more

'Spring Lily Frost/Freeze Damage April 2021' by Arthur Evans for Ozark Regional Lily Society May 24, 2021: My lilies are POPPING. L.pumilum (an early-riser from the steppes of Siberia) has been in bloom for 2 weeks, screamin' scarlet-orange! Small but fierce. An orange, double, potter (I usually don't care for any of those categories) called 'Little Double You' opened today, and I have to admit, It is modestly attractive. More on the way, including a bunch of first-bloom seed...lings from promising parents, though usually much more is promised than delivered. We always hope to combine the best traits of both parents, but more often the opposite happens, much like children. In the screen house, I have a fabulous Laelia tenebrosa with 3 blooms, maroonish brown petals and boldly violet lip. It is originally from the Brazillian Amazon rainforest, but it seems to like Arkansas. Frost damage: I, too, had late frost damage, 26F and 28F. Lot of blind and crooked stems, badly damaged foliage, and some Asiatics, OTs, and Aurelians killed right back to the ground. I may not see them again. The Asiatic blind stems will try to produce aerial bulbils instead of the blooms I had hoped for, but that is good , from a propagation standpoint. When an excellent seedling makes a lot of bulbils, It can be multiplied and brought to market faster. Botrytis blight: Leaf damage from late frost does make the leaves more susceptible to Botrytis blight, however. Poor air circulation holds high humidity around leaves among crowded stems and can spread like a prairie fire. Frost damage and Botrytis will gang up on your lilies. I am spraying a systemic fungicide called propiconazole every time the rain stops. I cannot afford to lose half my leaves like last year. Different pathogen: Rhizoctonia is a warm soil pathogen which attacks young emerging stems between the top of the bulb and the surface of the soil. Sprout stops growing, turns yellow, and flops over. A gentle tug will show a rotten, mushy stem below ground. Bulb is not dead yet, so dig it and soak overnight in systemic fungicide, like Propiconazole. Let it dry, and keep in dry sphagnum at room temp until Fall, then replant. The fungus is persistent and spreads in beds with water movement and tillage. Treat soil with "F-Stop" granules (Ferti-Lome version of myclobutanil), worked into the top 2" of soil, 2-3 times a year until lilies stop dying, but stay alert. The trees are putting out new leaves, after the first were frostbitten. Looking a lot more like the woods I love. We hope all of you are well . Best wishes, Art and Crow Evans Ozark Regional Lily Society Email for questions: [email protected] Images by Arthur Evans --Post by GD The Garden Word for Ozark Regional Lily Society

Master Gardeners Newsletter June 2021 Topics: Vegetable Gardening Series Three June Online Classes Continues June 8th 'All About Tomatoes'; June Garden Tips & Tasks; Iris; Peonies; Roses; Herbs; Ants; Flies; Ticks; Armadillos; Vegetable Gardening; Your Questions Answered Statewide; Plus more gardening articles with links! Take a look! Review May issue! Share with a friend! Read here> https://conta.cc/34tHHei --Post GD The Garden Word for Master Gardeners of Greene County

TWO DAYS! 'Watering the Vegetable Garden' A 'Vegetable Gardening in the Ozarks 2021' Online Zoom Series New Class Tues, May 25, 1011 am "Watering can be a dreaded but necessary chore for gardeners this season. This class will cover watering needs for vegetables and ideas for making the job easier." by Master Gardeners of Greene County. Can't attend in person? Register now and receive a video following the class! Complete details here> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vegetable-gardening-in-the-oza? --Post GD for MGGC

'Four Places to Find Zen in Springfield' by Katie Pollock Estes for 417 Magazine May 2021: We rounded up four of our favorite places in Springfield to have a calming moment in naturewhere it’s just you, your thoughts and the fresh air. #1 Photo by Aaron J. Scott: Spend a minute or many relaxing in Hosta Garden in (Springfield Botanical Gardens at) Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. Continue reading for details on all four places here> https://www.417mag.com//four-places-find-zen-springfield-/ --Post GD The Garden Word

Iris and Lily Society Meeting/Sale Information - Public Invited to Join! The Iris and Lily Societies will each have short meetings on Saturday, October 17 in the West Conference room at the Springfield Botanical Center, 2400 South Scenic Ave. The Iris Society of the Ozarks will meet 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. The West Conference room will provide space for social distancing and masks are required by those attending. The Ozark Regional Lily Society will meet 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. In ...addition the Ozark Regional Lily Society will have their member only Lily Bulb sale 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. We welcome anyone interested in joining the Iris or Lily Society to attend the meetings. Dues for each Society are $5.00 per year per person and you may join at the meeting for each society. For more information or questions please contact email: Susan Sims-Giddens or phone: (417) 877-0763. I have 500 lily bulbs coming, hopefully to be delivered this week. Arthur Evans noted, "President Susan Sims-Giddens has ordered 20 varieties of lilies, fresh, fat, and healthy. Most are new to our sale, plus a couple of old faves. Choose from these Beauty Queens: Golden Stone, Morpho Pink, Orange Summer, Peiton, Purple Marble, Red Highland, Red Velvet, Sweet Surrender, Bald Eagle, Scoubidou, Bastogne, Bombastic, Lilium pumilum (Siberian species), Zeba, African Queen, Orange Marmalade (martagon), P331 (white martagon), Avalon Sunset, Child In Time, Hotel California, November Rain, Hachi, Starfighter, and Lilium regale album (white trumpet species from China). That is a nice lineup. I want about half of them (already have the others). Remember, they make really nice gifts for other gardener friends. As most of you know, lily bulbs do better when planted in Fall, when they can establish basal roots before very cold weather. Please don't hesitate to ask the old timers anything about lilies." We are looking forward to our joint society meeting and hope that area gardeners interested in joining us to learn more about iris or lilies will join us for either or both time periods. Thank you! Susan Sims-Giddens Iris and Lily Societies --Lily Photos submitted by Susan: Bastogne & African Queen --Post GD The Garden Word for ISO & ORLS

Seminar on Shrubs and Grasses for the Home Landscape Hosted by Christian County Master Gardeners Saturday, November 21 Public Invited: Gardeners, here's a free public Zoom seminar that will help you plan your home garden for 2021 but you must register in advance. Save the date and register early! For complete details "See More" below the photos or use this link> https://www.facebook.com/TheGardenWord/posts/4408045212600541? --Post GD The Garden Word for CCMG

THE KELSEY BLOG By Peter Longley, Beckenham, Kent, England, September 28, 2020: In just one week, summer has gone, and our temperature has dropped from an unusual September 31C (83F) down to 7C (43F), or threabouts. We are experiencing strong cold winds and rain. Our little garden in Beckenham that has looked so great from spring until now is battered and ready to close down until next spring... To continue reading "See More" below the photos or use this link> https://www.facebook.com/george.deatz/posts/10224046030448558 --Post GD The Garden Word

Master Gardeners of Greene County Newsletter October 2020 - Topics Include: October Gardening Calendar/Tips & Tasks; Wildlife Problems; Autumn Colors & Where to Find Them; Master Gardener Hotline Answers Gardening Questions Phone/Email Statewide; MDC Seedling Order Form 2020-21 Trees & Shrubs; Missouri Native Bees; Food Preservation 2020 Online Course Continues; Weekly Virtual Town Hall Wednesday Q&A Sessions Continue; Plus an additional variety of informative gardening articles with easy to use links. Take a look! Enjoy, then share with your friends! Read at this link> https://conta.cc/33d3Spq --Post GD for Master Gardeners of Greene County, Springfield, MO

A Message from Tom Micheletti, President, for Sum & Substance, Greater Ozarks Hosta Society Newsletter, Fall 2020: Another gardening season is coming to an end. As I look back on this season it started out great for the hostas with all the rain. At one point the weatherman said we were over 11.5 of rain above normal. To continue reading "See More" below the photo or use this link> https://www.facebook.com/Greater-Ozarks-Hosta-Society-324824700957175/ --Post GD for GOHS

'Our Garden in Beckenham' by Peter Longley, September 16, 2020: Just thought I would share these with you as an extra before the next Kelsey Blog. These are all photographs taken in the little suburban garden that my sister and I keep in Beckenham, Kent, England. To continue reading "See More" below the photos or use this link> https://www.facebook.com/george.deatz/posts/10223935097235297 --Post GD The Garden Word

REMINDER TOMORROW! Lily & Iris Societies Combo Planting Day Sept 15, 2020 - Attn Fellow Volunteer Diggers - Members, Friends & Guests! Presidents Susan Sims-Giddens (Ozark Regional Lily Society) and Janice DeWitt-Overbey (Iris Society of the Ozarks) invite all to a combined 'Societies Planting Day' for our resigned display gardens in the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. After several setbacks the new and improved garden beds are now read...y and we are finally able to get to work planting them! Please join us for The Big Dig at the respective Lily and Iris Display Gardens, just downhill from the Springfield Botanical Center, 2400 S.Scenic Ave. about 9:00 am on Tuesday the 15th of September. Bring a sack lunch with your drinks, big sun hat, and digging tools (sharpshooters rule!). The Iris Society will provide water. We know all of you are healthy, but please wear a mask, anyway. We all need to be careful with no hugs or kisses. If we get rained out, the alternate planting day is Friday, the 18th of September. Hope you can help us, there is a lot to do while we also visit, socialize, talk lilies and irises, learn "Hands on planting" and lean on our shovels learning more about Lilium and Iris. Friends and guests are also invited to join either society or both, the annual membership in each is just $5.00. For more information please contact Susan Sims-Giddens at [email protected] or (417) 877-0763. We hope to see you on September 15th! Thanks to Art & Crow Evans for most this news-release text. --Photo by Deanna Armstrong --Post by GD The Garden Word for ORLY & ISO

Save the Date! Lily & Iris Societies Combo Planting Day Sept 15, 2020 - Attn Fellow Volunteer Diggers - Members, Friends & Guests! Presidents Susan Sims-Giddens (Ozark Regional Lily Society) and Janice DeWitt-Overbey (Iris Society of the Ozarks) invite all to a combined 'Societies Planting Day' for our resigned display gardens in the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. After several setbacks the new and improved garden beds are now ready and... we are finally able to get to work planting them! Please join us for The Big Dig at the respective Lily and Iris Display Gardens, just downhill from the Springfield Botanical Center, 2400 S.Scenic Ave. about 9:00 am on Tuesday the 15th of September. Bring a sack lunch with your drinks, big sun hat, and digging tools (sharpshooters rule!). The Iris Society will provide water. We know all of you are healthy, but please wear a mask, anyway. We all need to be careful with no hugs or kisses. If we get rained out, the alternate planting day is Friday, the 18th of September. Hope you can help us, there is a lot to do while we also visit, socialize, talk lilies and irises, learn "Hands on planting" and lean on our shovels learning more about Lilium and Iris. Friends and guests are also invited to join either society or both, the annual membership in each is just $5.00. For more information please contact Susan Sims-Giddens at [email protected] or (417) 877-0763. We hope to see you on September 15th! Thanks to Art & Crow Evans for most this news-release text. --Photo by Deanna Armstrong --Post by GD The Garden Word for ORLY & ISO

The National Gardening Association (Garden.org) Weekly Newsletter - Issue #477 - Sept 5, 2020: Our weekly newsletter is readable and easy to review. Online with excellent gardening topics including "The Top Lilies", photographs and much more. If you garden, you should find articles of interest and enjoyment each week. We hope you like it and will share it with others! To explore this week's issue, click here> https://garden.org/newsletter/view/2020-09-05/? --Post GD The Garden Word

The Kelsey Blog by Peter Longley, Beckenham, Kent, England, September 1, 2020: First, for the benefit of my Springfield, Missouri readers, I am saddened to hear of the senseless attack and burglary at the Dr. Bill Roston Native Butterfly House in the Springfield Botanical Gardens last week. It is sad that from time to time we have to witness these pointless attacks on public spaces, but it is a risk that we all live with. To continue reading "See More" below the photos or use this link> https://www.facebook.com/george.deatz/posts/10223790284015057 --Post GD The Garden Word

Master Gardeners of Greene County Newsletter September 2020 - Topics Include: September Gardening Calendar/Tips & Tasks; Master Gardener Hotline Answering Gardening Questions Statewide by Phone or Email; 2020-21 MDC Seedling Order Form for Trees and Shrubs; Still Time for Fall Garden; Creating a Habitat for Butterflies; Food Preservation 2020 Online Course Continues; Weekly Virtual Town Hall Wednesday Q&A Sessions Still Held; Plus an additional variety of informative gardening articles with easy to use links. Take a look! Enjoy, then share with your friends! Read at this link> https://conta.cc/34KmX37 --GD The Garden Word for MGGC

'MU Extension Southwest Region News' Aug 27, 2020 - A Top Topic: Time For Late Summer or Early Fall Soil Test; Plus more top research-based news releases for friends and journalists from the Southwest Region News Service with additional news from across the state. Spend a few of minutes to look over this new issue, including the 'Media Releases'. Be sure to scroll all the way down and see the current program/class listings and other special articles of interest to SWMO Regional residents. Please share this issue with your friends and be sure to subscribe for yourself, it is free. To read click here> https://mailer.missouri.edu/42N5-BLUU-5C0A54E6BF209/cr.aspx --Post GD The Garden Word for MU Extension

'Led by two young Monett sisters, supporters raise money for Springfield Dr Bill Roston Native Butterfly House after burglary' by Joe Hickman for KY3 TV Aug. 26, 2020: All those who volunteer their time to help at the Butterfly House are certainly happy for the show of support and to see their labor of love is being appreciated. Learn more from video and text here> https://www.ky3.com//led-by-young-monett-sisters-supporte/ --GD Dr. Bill Roston Native Butterfly House

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