As I was taking this picture of my lilies that are showing some reds, a deer ran from the side yard of my house, and through the back yard, and out the fence in the back! I was actually out there to check damages from the deer that was out there 3 hours before!
I'm getting a little tired of them eating my pansies, but at least they've been leaving the lilies alone. So far. And it helps a little that a mama deer brought her baby to the yard and they didn't eat the lilies, just the Jacob's ladders and sand cherry tree's um… cherries?
Yeah, I have a few things that need to be split or moved, and I think there's an opportunity to do it without damaging anything this fall, after they've gathered enough energy for winter.
I've read that every 3-5 years is about how often you want to divide lilies. You plant a bulb or a few bulbs together, but as they mature the "scales" start to grow their own plants (like how garlic starts to grow from cloves that have been left out for too long).
My plan is to leave all the foliage until it dies down to the ground, then dig up a few of the sites where a bunch extra came up and try to gently separate some of the little guys to replant in smaller groups elsewhere, and hope for the best!
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