After weeks of anticipation, the first of the daylilies are blooming in our front bed. We have yet to see any flower stems in the row of the larger orange variety, but the smaller yellow ones are off to the races. I’ve heard that daylilies are edible, but I haven’t tried them yet. I’m pleased that the bed has filled in so nicely, compared to when we planted it last spring. It was, at first, a bit scraggly. The aster in particular should be really nice this fall, as it’s already quite tall and lush.

This year, pre-blooming:

Last year, freshly planted: