What To Do With Those Easter Lilies??

Greetings Everyone,
It has been a busy time around here the past week or so.  The Gardens are showing their wares and everything is growing in leaps and bounds.. I was astounded to see the my Angelic plants have now reached almost 6 inches tall.  Angelica is one of the very first Herbs to pop upin the Spring gardens and when it does it just takes off.  Its full growth height when in full season is close to 6 feet tall with outstanding large white flowering heads.. quite the show and such a beneficial plant.
The indoor gardens in the greenhouse room are just loving life as well and after the Ostara, Easter Holidays is filled with the scent of sweet smelling Lilies & Hyacinth.  Both of these beautiful plants are usually given or purchased as a token of celebration of the awakening of Spring.  A tradition here each year.
Hyacinth & the commonly called Easter Lily are both wonderful additions to the outdoor gardens..
The majority of all the plants that make their appearance at this time of year have been green house grown, forced to bloom at a specific time but can make lovely additions to your gardens for years to come.
Hyacinth, grown from bulbs can be transplanted into the outdoor garden after the plants flowers have been spent.
For this beauty to re bloom in the garden around this time next year simply cut back all the foliage after the plants flower has expired.  Allow the plant to sit with in its original pot and in early to late fall the bulbs can be transplanted into the outdoor garden.
You want to make sure that you dig a hole the depth of the pot that it was originally in and add just a bit of organic compost to the soil.  Place the Bulbs & Roots in the earth making sure that the eye of the bulb is facing upward, and cover over with soil.  They will bring a show of color and scent to the early Spring Garden next year.

The Easter Lily, Latin name Lilium longiflorum is a bit different.  This native plants to Japan are one's that are forced to bloom outside its normal blooming cycle.  This type of Lily is one that usually blooms in the Summer months of June and July.  The white trumpets of sweet flowers are stunning in an all white garden.
The best part of receiving or purchasing one of these beauties for the Easter & Ostara Holidays is that with a little special care you may be able to get a second showing this year of this stunning plant.
When the blooms of your plant have faded and are spent, cut the plant back to just about two inches above the soil level of the pot it arrived in.  Continue to water indoors until all danger of frost is gone and transplant into the outdoor garden.
Dig a hole in the garden in a partial to full sun location, the size  and a little bit deeper then the pot it was in and add a little organic compost to amend the soil.  Water well and cover over.
You will begin to see new growth in a few weeks.  Most Easter Lilies will give you a second show around June-July.  The Easter Lily is a perennial plant and will come back year after year in the summer months.  They are also known to multiple so as time goes on the one plant will turn into many.  If you continue to add these to the same section of the garden each Spring you will have a beautiful bed of these white showy lilies every Summer and be able to enjoy their intoxicating scent once more!