January 4, 2012
Well, there's been no snow but the temperatures have been pretty mild so I don't think this is going to have an affect on the daylilies. Only time will tell.
A little snow would be nice to help insulate the daylilies but in general they are amazingly resilient. Check out our daylily species
blog which has a multitude of information on the various daylily species and stuff related to daylilies.
Species Blog
The Grown In Vermont blog gives weekly updates with pictures on whats
happening at Olallie Daylily Gardens with discussion about cultivation, propagation, hybridization and more.
Grown in Vermont
Work is continuing on the 2012 plant offerings and catalog . We are working on offering a select number of perennials and other plants again as well.
If you have specific plants you are looking for let me know.
Olallie Daylily Gardens Facebook Page.
Wednesday, Feb 02: Dividing a clump album added
Thursday Jan 27: Eyezone album added
Friday Jan 28: New Iris album added
Saturday Jan 29: Early bloomer album added
Monday Jan 31: Late bloomers album added
We are still mailing out catalogs if you request a catalog we will mail it to you within a few days
This we will be offering many new cultivars as well as our usual selection of early, species and late blooming daylilies.
We are growers of hardy non-pampered plants and have had good luck shipping and growing our plants through-out the country.
Chris Darrow
Our
Daylily Catalog:
The Complete Palette of Daylily Choices: Unique, Special and
Choice
The daylilies
we offer are truly unique to the daylily world, most are available
exclusively from the collection of Dr. George
Darrow.
Who We Are:
We are longtime organic growers who are continuing the work of Dr. George Darrow. We offer a large selection of daylilies that provides a complete pallete of
daylily possibilities in an easy-to-use framework. Our approach simplifies your search for the right daylily for your garden. We also supply a wealth of information to educate you the grower as to how best select and grow daylilies.
We grow well over 2500 varieties of daylilies and are breeding new
possibilities by the hundreds every year. We select plants based on
their hardiness, vigor and performance.
We Love Visitors!
A Day in the Country
The daylilies blooming season runs from June through September. This
map should help guide you through the winding Vermont roads. If you are
coming and want to pick up a large order, please call in advance, so we
can have it ready when you get here. There are many other daylilies to
see which are not available through the catalog.
We also maintain over four hundred high bush blueberries. Pick your
own from mid July through August. They're organic and delicious.
Visitors are welcome to stroll the fields, pick blueberries, and
explore.
The main six-acre field brims with daylilies. Grass paths meander
through the beds of flowers. Here, the children run and play with our
three Border Collies and visitors can wander. Bring a picnic, there are
picnic tables and benches and tables with market umbrellas for your use.
We plant, grow, dig and pack our daylilies by hand so you get fresh, hardy, and quality plants shipped them the same day they were dug. If you're coming to see for yourself, we'll dig them while you wait (even in the rain)!
Buy from us because...
Our plants are field grown in organic compost-enriched soils. The daylilies are proven hardy in our rugged cold climate, with no protective mulch and no chemical sprays. We give them only water,
natural fertilizers, and hand weeding. While originating in Maryland,, our VT daylilies have adapted to the harsh Vermont winter with no protection, making them well suited to most regions.
You can choose from two large sizes of freshly dug, hand rinsed and carefully packed plants.
Planting instructions are sent for easy care and cultivation.
You'll get the individual attention of a small family farm, because we hope you'll tell your friends about us. Daylilies live virtually forever. So to that end,
invest wisely in the future of your garden. Choose northern grown farm raised daylilies with the heritage of Darrow daylilies.
More about daylilies...
If you want to learn more about gardening with daylilies,
the early development of daylily hybrids, joining the daylily society,
the origins of daylilies in the wild, or early uses of the daylily, we have that information available for you.
