We love liriope in the landscape. It is a beautiful ground cover. It is a beautiful ornamental to use as edging. It is beautiful planted en masse as a feature. It is perennial, so it comes back every year. It comes in several varieties including a wonderful variegated species. It is hardy, doing well in a rainy season or surviving droughts. You can start with just a few plants and divide them each year thereby doubling or even tripling your initial investment. We love liriope.
We recently moved some of the liriope at Crest Avenue to the new holly/pyracantha garden. Take a look.
In this overgrown garden in the back yard, we dug out the beautiful liriope, which survived in spite of the neglect.
Here is what they look like when you dig them out of the ground. I would describe them as shallow rooted. Small roots which are very adept at sustaining life.
Here, our row of liriope all gone from in front of this weathered cedar planting box. I need to pay some attention to this planter box. It has been in this location for several years now and is looking a little worn.
In the front yard, between my driveway and the neighbors, I have a beautiful planting of liriope. These are spectacular. They are well established in this location and obviously are very happy here. They get several hours of morning sun. I do not fuss over them. I do not water them on any sort of regular routine. These are wonderful plants.
Here we are at the holly/pyracantha garden with the liriope from the back yard in their new home. These are a different species from those beside the driveway. These are a darker green. I do not know the scientific name for the two of them. I don't think that is really important anyway. Choose the one you like best at your local nursery. Or mix it up like we have at Crest Avenue. Dark green here. Light green there. Add some variegated and some solid. Have fun with gardening. Make your garden(s) your own. It should not be drudgery. It should be fun.
These are a little wilted in this picture, but they were just transplanted. They will stand up nice and strong over the coming days. I have decided that this entire holly/pyracantha/liriope garden needs a layer of manure and the another layer of topsoil. We will be working on that in the coming days.
If you are wondering why we are moving so many plants around this year, it is to make room for an extension of the patio this fall. Actually, we are removing the existing patio and having it replaced and extended to increase our outdoor entertainment area. You will want to stay tuned for that.
Everyone have a great weekend!!
We recently moved some of the liriope at Crest Avenue to the new holly/pyracantha garden. Take a look.
In this overgrown garden in the back yard, we dug out the beautiful liriope, which survived in spite of the neglect.
Here is what they look like when you dig them out of the ground. I would describe them as shallow rooted. Small roots which are very adept at sustaining life.
Here, our row of liriope all gone from in front of this weathered cedar planting box. I need to pay some attention to this planter box. It has been in this location for several years now and is looking a little worn.
In the front yard, between my driveway and the neighbors, I have a beautiful planting of liriope. These are spectacular. They are well established in this location and obviously are very happy here. They get several hours of morning sun. I do not fuss over them. I do not water them on any sort of regular routine. These are wonderful plants.
Here we are at the holly/pyracantha garden with the liriope from the back yard in their new home. These are a different species from those beside the driveway. These are a darker green. I do not know the scientific name for the two of them. I don't think that is really important anyway. Choose the one you like best at your local nursery. Or mix it up like we have at Crest Avenue. Dark green here. Light green there. Add some variegated and some solid. Have fun with gardening. Make your garden(s) your own. It should not be drudgery. It should be fun.
These are a little wilted in this picture, but they were just transplanted. They will stand up nice and strong over the coming days. I have decided that this entire holly/pyracantha/liriope garden needs a layer of manure and the another layer of topsoil. We will be working on that in the coming days.
If you are wondering why we are moving so many plants around this year, it is to make room for an extension of the patio this fall. Actually, we are removing the existing patio and having it replaced and extended to increase our outdoor entertainment area. You will want to stay tuned for that.
Everyone have a great weekend!!
