Charlotte's
Daylily Diary will link you to many of the world's best daylily
hybridizers. The modern daylily far surpasses the old roadside, orange
"ditch lilies." Here is a selection of sites that show the latest of the
current hybridizing efforts; some sites include vistas of the gardens, as
well as the individual flowers. Many of my good gardening friends are listed
on Charlotte's site, so be prepared to take a few days to view Charlotte's
favorite links...they are all my favorites, too!
Join the American Hemerocallis Society
; and also, the American Iris Society .
These two societies represent membership by gardeners who are very
knowledgeable and will lead you in the right direction toward making your own
garden paradise.
The three neighboring states of Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas now have a
wonderful new and informative daylily website of their own. Please go to
the Region 11 home
page, generously built and maintained by John Eiseman, to see what's
happening in our neck of the woods. If you live in this three state area, and join the national society (American Hemerocallis Society), you will automatically become a member of Region 11. We have a great time getting to know our gardening friends from these neighboring states.
Once a year we get to meet and tour each other's cities and wonderful
daylily gardens by bus.
The Sooner State Iris
Society is our local Oklahoma affiliation of the American Iris Society.
My favorite local nurseries: Bob
Scott's Landscaping Nursery. Bob hybridizes wonderful daylilies and
sells many great Hostas and other perennials. Bob and wife Verna can also
ship plants to you.
TLC - The Plant Professionals, also
another favorite.This is a local Oklahoma source for good perennials,
complete with a very knowledgable and cheerful staff to help you. This nursery is the place that carries HuMore.....the exceptional Oklahoma made product that will completely rebuild your soil. It
is like no other composted material for it includes alfalfa as a major ingredient.
Oklahoma City has a fantastic accredited Botanical Garden and simply great Zoo,
all wrapped up in one neat package at the
Oklahoma City Zoo &
Botanical Garden .....this should be worth the trip alone to our fair
state......But then why miss out on the rest of the package? To complete
your tour (and what gardener would want to miss out on anything) the Myriad
Botanical Gardens and it's Crystal Bridge is in a unique setting, right down
town. We are also proud to have a new River Walk, much like the one in San
Antonio, complete with those neat little river boats!
Then visit the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum that makes it's home in Oklahoma City, on Persimmon Hill. This is a
national museum and art gallery that is beyond belief! Don't let the name
make you think this is just about roping lil 'o doggies! It contains artwork and history
that is simply incredible!
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