Haven't you wondered what daylily enthusiasts do
during the winter season? Take a tip from one armchair gardener
and settle back in your easy chair, with the fireplace burning, and order
catalogues that provide a feast for the soul. Almost every gardener dreams of having the perfect garden with plants of optimum health, beautifully arranged. Now is the season to get out your dreams, dust them off, and begin again. It doesn't matter that slugs may have eaten holes in your otherwise perfect plants. Next year is the opportunity to begin again. So settle back and take a tour of several catalogues that you may want to order. There are both on-line and mail order catalogues.
Oakes Daylilies
I mention them first because they have such a distinctive
catalog. The pictures are in full color and the descriptions are
elegant but honest. Some catalogs do not furnish entirely accurate
pictures, but I am satisfied that Oakes does not purposely mislead
their customers. They have always been very helpful when you have
questions. You may order either on-line or call their toll-free
number at 1-800-532-9545. You may also fax your order at 1-423-688-8186.
Please see the link to their on-line catalogue under the preferred
links on this page.
They introduced 40 new varieties this year alone!
Red Volunteer and Corrytown Pink are two of their older introductions.
Send catalogue requests to the following address:
Oakes Daylilies
5204 Monday Road
Corryton, TN 37721
The catalogs are free when you pick them up,
but there is a small postage charge of two dollars if you order them.
There is a black and white catalogue for collectors that is one
dollar. A wholesale catalogue is available to licensed members
of the nursery industry and parks, gardens and arboretums.
Sunshine Hollow
While this grower does not have a color catalog,
their plants are so healthy and grow so well that I want to mention
them. They are located in Athens, Tennessee. Joe and Vicki Rhyne
have about 150 acres of forested hollow and a beautiful lake.
The grounds are well landscaped with daylilies and hostas. If
you take a group there, plan ahead for the Rhynes to cater a lunch.
Vicki is a wonderful cook. They also make fruitcakes for Christmas
delivery. (Yum!) We'll visit them sometime for an interview for
the column. They are interesting folks.
You can e-mail them at sunhol@cococo.net or phone
for information at 423-745-4289. They also have a fax number at
423-745-2936.
Their address is shown below:
Sunshine Hollow
198 County Road52
Athens, TN 37303
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