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Babs' Birthday Colorway
Jennifer J
Happy Birthday!  Twirly Skirt is evocative of that feeling, as a little girl, of spinning in a circle with arms wide.  We've all had that special skirt, that spun with us and made us smile!  The colors are taken straight from the gardens here at the studio.  Babs has planted a variety of daylilies that usually decide to bloom right around her birthday.  We have the limited edition dry and posted to the website.  Post a comment here and we will randomly choose a winner on Wednesday July 2nd for... Read More
Daylilies in the Garden
Babs Ausherman
Here are some of the daylilies that are blooming right now in my garden.  I don't know the names of any of them, as I picked them for their colors and some were gifts.                 The wonderful thing about my daylilies are that they are right across the drive from the studio and add wonderful color to my day.  My sister Jeanne and I planted many of these about 10 years ago in memory of my mother - who loved to garden and see things grow.... Read More
The Flower Garden
Babs Ausherman
Last year in August, we headed off to do what we call our Midwest Tour.  We head to Stitches Midwest in Schaumburg, Il and then a week later we are at Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan, MI.   When we left, I knew that some drainage work was going to be done which would include needing to dig across one of the four tiers of my flower garden.  When I came home, three of the four tiers was covered up by clay dirt and to nicely finish it off, a... Read More
Summertime!!
Babs
[caption id="attachment_1184" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Yesterday's done blooms and today's getting ready to open![/caption] This is one of my favorite times of year....I absolutely adore Spring when the greens come on and the grass in the meadows goes absolutely brilliant green. My eyes get happy then.  But this time of year is when the daylilies bloom.  Oh...how I love them.  Each day brings a different gathering of color as the different plants move through their buds.   [caption id="attachment_1185" align="aligncenter" width="300"] One of my favorite Daylilies! Really intense yellow, much like... Read More