A Really “Green” Idea

Byljanning@dukemanorfarm.com

If you know me,you would know of my love for Daylilies. If not, you can witness that adoration here . The love fest goes on for months until the blooms die back and I am left with the sight of this

and this. Just think, a million of these stalks just staring at  me. 

Determined to proclaim my continued devotion to my sweet Day Lily, I decide to do something that I have never done before. An idea that not only  keeps me “green” but also keeps me in good grace with mother nature.

I went out and picked all the spent stems from the Daylilies and trimmed off about an inch from the bottoms
I then took Ivy Green Rust-Oleum spray paint and coated the entire stem front and back, and let the stems dry completely
I then placed my new found “green ” idea in a container on the patio.

It provides some nice color and interest for something that would have just ended up on the ground, unnoticed as it decomposed.


Not bad for  spent Daylily stems.

 Mother Nature thinks it’s a cool idea too!
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  3. Oh, Laura! What a GREAT idea! I, too, have a love of the daylily. (Inherited from my mother.) I'll be yanking out those daylily canes and spraypainting them, too. Stay tuned for where they go and what they do.

  13. I also love day lilies. My husband can't stand them and one year while I was out of town he chose to mow them down. To my joy they came back with a vengence the next year. We had so many we gave them away at my daughter's bday party. Thanks for this GREAT idea:+)

  19. Love all your clever projects! Found you from the blog link up today and I am now happily following. Hope you will stop over for a visit~Angie

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