Sure, we have done an absolutely enormous amount of work here this year but this still felt unfamiliar and it took me a minute to understand what it was. The daylilies sat until tonight when we were able to come home earlier than I expected from an event, otherwise they were going to have to wait until early next week. Dug up. Split.Tough to keep from drying out, and dying. 
Have you ever bitten off more than you can chew in the garden? This is not my first time. Now you understand my motivation for taking advantage of today's unexpected daylight. Once in the yard I felt refreshed and glad to be outside, so much so that when it got dark I donned my headlamp and happily kept going for another hour.
I prefer to tease apart plants when dividing but this was one giant mass of roots and a flat edged spade was definitely in order. These taller yellows will join the shorter reds I divided in the spring. There is no question that I am going to enjoy having them intermingled rather than in side my side clumps AND there are going to be plenty more of them since they had not been divided in a donkey's age.The clump made 8 very decently sized smaller plants that are sure to thrive next year, daylilies being daylilies. 
The cup was for slugs, which I detest, but at least there are fewer than there were in my Toronto shady gardens. Mint and Chives had to come out. One of the few times I have put plants straight into the compost, it felt terribly wasteful, another unfamiliar feeling. I decided I am going to take them all out but will wait until I have the time to guerrilla garden them this fall.
The Hardy Geranium I divided the other week is coming in nicely. I do not think we will get another bloom but the plants are very healthy. Under the glow of my headlamp I added Pansies from the Sun Garden since I had to make room for transplanting the Rudbeckia I started from seed which I hope will look the same as a gift I received for the Lakefront Garden earlier this year.
While this may look like the rest of those Rudbeckia it was hidden under a Petunia I was thrilled to find it because it may actually turn out to be something else. I cannot recall exactly what I tried to seed in this area but it appears to be the only one coming up here.To be certain I just need to get a bloom from this stunted little fellow before the frost comes.Good night!
***Sharing with Fertilizer Friday.
