Of all the flowers of the field, according to the Bible, lilies were Jesus favorite. At least I like to think so, because they are my favorite, too.
Lilies come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. There are the wild lilies, which you may have seen growing in fields, on roadsides, and in ditches in rural areas of America. Wild lilies are native plants which usually are an unremarkable light orange. They are tall, and can be somewhat invasive. Some people like to grow them on hillsides where nothing else will grow.
Lilies are one of the easiest flowers to cultivate, and they are so productive that you might find yourself overwhelmed, as we were this summer, with more lilies than you know what to do with.
Lilies hybridize easily. That is why there are over one-hundred different wild lilies and nearly 10,000 named hybrids. Man, of course, has heavily hybridized the species, yet, in my own garden I have seen them hybridize themselves. Some of the natural hybrids deserve a place at the back of our little acre, and others are simply moved to the front for all to see. Certainly these are the flowers that Jesus used to illustrate our need for dependence on God. God does wonderful things in the garden.
I’m crazy about Oriental lilies, particularly the ‘Stargazer’ in the photo, upper left. This lovely lily is from my own garden. It’s bright waxen petals are wonderfully spotted pink and red. Stargazer is, easily, the most popular of the new lily cultivars. Richly fragrant and incredibly exotic, the Stargazer Oriental lily takes one’s breath away.
Stargazer asks little from us except six hours of sun in well drained ordinary garden soil. Give her some shade in very hot climates, a little bulb fertilizer in spring, and she will bless your garden for years to come.
I love to walk through my garden in the cool of the day, much as our Creator did in the twilight of Eden. I believe that God loves a garden, just as He loves the gardener who loves Him. I feel a deep passion for the Lord, especially when I walk with Him through the lilies of the field.
With love,
Jaye Lewis
www.entertainingangels.org
www.entertainingangelsencouragingwords.blogspot.com
www.jayelewisdiabetesdiary.blogspot.com
Lilies come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. There are the wild lilies, which you may have seen growing in fields, on roadsides, and in ditches in rural areas of America. Wild lilies are native plants which usually are an unremarkable light orange. They are tall, and can be somewhat invasive. Some people like to grow them on hillsides where nothing else will grow.
Lilies are one of the easiest flowers to cultivate, and they are so productive that you might find yourself overwhelmed, as we were this summer, with more lilies than you know what to do with.
Lilies hybridize easily. That is why there are over one-hundred different wild lilies and nearly 10,000 named hybrids. Man, of course, has heavily hybridized the species, yet, in my own garden I have seen them hybridize themselves. Some of the natural hybrids deserve a place at the back of our little acre, and others are simply moved to the front for all to see. Certainly these are the flowers that Jesus used to illustrate our need for dependence on God. God does wonderful things in the garden.
I’m crazy about Oriental lilies, particularly the ‘Stargazer’ in the photo, upper left. This lovely lily is from my own garden. It’s bright waxen petals are wonderfully spotted pink and red. Stargazer is, easily, the most popular of the new lily cultivars. Richly fragrant and incredibly exotic, the Stargazer Oriental lily takes one’s breath away.
Stargazer asks little from us except six hours of sun in well drained ordinary garden soil. Give her some shade in very hot climates, a little bulb fertilizer in spring, and she will bless your garden for years to come.
I love to walk through my garden in the cool of the day, much as our Creator did in the twilight of Eden. I believe that God loves a garden, just as He loves the gardener who loves Him. I feel a deep passion for the Lord, especially when I walk with Him through the lilies of the field.
With love,
Jaye Lewis
www.entertainingangels.org
www.entertainingangelsencouragingwords.blogspot.com
www.jayelewisdiabetesdiary.blogspot.com
