Daylily care is very straight forward. Planting them is also fairly simple. Unfortunately, when to plant daylilies isn't quite as clear cut. Daylilies aren't bulbs so planting them isn't season specific and there's no across-the-board answer. The truth is, the best...
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Two Days in Wonderland
Daylilies for Days... A real-life Wonderland is in our backyard every June. With close to 1000 varieties of daylilies in bloom across 6 acres, pretty much everywhere you look is daylily-covered. To a daylily fan, (and even those that are just along for the ride) it's...
Five Tips for A Fabulous Daylily Garden
A fabulous garden doesn't "just happen." A lot of thought, hard work and sweat equity goes into the making of an "effortless" looking garden. We are all about enjoying the fruit of our labors (sweet tea in the shade, anyone?), but we also don't mind putting in some...
Examining the edge
Whether you are fussy and complicated, straight-up old school or somewhere in the middle, I bet you have a daylily edge preference. It's probably something you've never really even thought about. After all, you see a daylily, you like the way it looks (or don't) and...
What does “bloom season” really mean?
We talk a lot about bloom season at Oakes Daylilies and for good reason-- it's our business. But not everybody speaks "gardenese." (Yep. I just made up that word!) I'd like to explain what we mean when we talk about bloom season. Believe me: it's not as simple as it...
Evergreen vs. Dormant daylilies (Yes, there is a difference!)
"What is the difference between evergreen and dormant daylililes?" Oh boy. If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that question... There IS a difference between evergreen and dormant daylilies and it's NOT just about the foliage. Depending on where you live, the...