One of the many jobs I've had is as a floral designer and florist. Pretty shocking isn't it? I've had said of me, "you are the least likely florist" "not the person I'd go to for flowers but you do a damn good job" "when I saw you I didn't think you'd do a good job, but these are awesome." Me being a florist is slightly ridiculous but I have always enjoyed flowers since I was a small child. My father was an avid gardener, in spring he'd dig up pieces of his  day lilies and narcicus, toss them in the back of his work truck with a shovel and when he'd read the meters at homes with neat flowers, knock on the door and offer a trade. He was younger at teh time, and I'm sure his smile coupled with whatever line he used got him the trades he was interested in.

Funny thing is, people with gardens like to trade for things they don't have already, using my father's model of digging up pieces of flowers I've traded with other people. I also like to give chunks of my plants as gifts.

My pink day lilies are unusual and most people love them. Anyway, I went to the Lynch Park gardens and snapped a few shots. These are straight out of hte camera, which will take square pictures. The garden does NOT have it's plants labeled which drives me nuts, I'd at least like to know the common names of the varities.

The above is a picture of my pink day lily.