The weather was beautiful, the roads were perfect. I bought some "Suncrest" lily bulbs and a "Moonlight Caress" daylily from Earthbound Gardens, a couple packages of jack in the pulpit corms, some "Sutton's Apricot" foxglove seeds and one of those wonderful seagrass baskets that made my truck smell like freshly mown hay all the way home. :) Oh yeah, I ordered some propagation stuff from Lee Valley too while I was there. Free shipping and 7% off, if ordered during the show. Boy it feels like Christmas!

"Can anyone suggest another daylily which would look good with Persian Market?" How about Curt Hanson's BELA LUGOSI? Like PM, it's a midseason bloomer, a beautiful dark purple. Easy to find, not expensive. Gorgeous daylily. Another purple to consider (MAYBE!) is a Moldovan, STRUTTER'S BALL. I say maybe because I've found that it prefers some afternoon shade. Perhaps a better choice is DERBY BOUND, an older Wild daylily (1967). I bought clumps of both of these last summer. To my surprise and delight, DERBY BOUND was completely happy in a south-facing, full-sun spot -- not a sign of colors fading or running. And it's the color you want, a "purple red wine." And it's available to you locally.... ....you're not too far (all of about 25 minutes) from Teich and McColgan, a good place to buy daylilies in clumps. They're in Chalfont. Go next summer and see what's in bloom. I bought both STRUTTERS BALL and DERBY BOUND there. Then, while you're at it, make an appointment to visit the AHS display garden right around the corner from Teich - Creveling Daylily Gardens, in Perkasie. I go there every summer, usually multiple times. And then I end up ordering...and ordering...and ordering! Here's a link to the AHS web page on its display gardens for region 3; scroll down and you'll find the Creveling garden info: http://www.daylilies.org/AHSreg3.html#R3gardens And yes, harryshoe, you and I are kind'a neighbors....I'm just above Point Pleasant. Maybe I have extras of DERBY BOUND, if that's the one you want. I haven't checked in yet this year, but many of the clumps that Teich sells are BIG. I think the DERBY BOUND clump may have been one of those. 'Tho not as big as the clump of CARTWHEELS I got there....I don't think anybody ever wanted that daylily, so the clump had sat there, getting bigger...and bigger...and bigger. I'd no idea they were giving me THAT clump! I'd have been quite satisfied with a nice double or triple fan. It took two men to get it into the back seat of my car. And my husband figures the clump, with soil 'round the roots, weighed about 100 pounds! We got it into a wheelbarrow, and then just tipped it, in the huge plastic garbage bag the guys put it in, into the nearest empty spot in the nearest garden bed. And there it sat, all winter. Now I have to figure out how to plant it!

The best burger's in the world are at Miller's on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. No menu. Just burger's (with or without cheese), fries and onion rings.9and of course a full bar) When you cash out, you go to the bar and tell them what you had. Careful, there's often a line for week-day lunch. I also strongly recommend one of the Arabic restaurants. (In Dearborn this mostly means Lebanese) El Ameer is considered one of the best. I also like Cedarland. Cedarland has a drive through, so it used to get my business for Schwarma and Falafel on the way home from work or my voice lessons. East Dearborn has the largest North American arabic population outside of the middle east. Head to Warren and Schaefer. There are lots of good bakeries and coffee shops, too! La Shish is well known - a local chain. The original is La Shish / Talal on Michigan Avenue. Still.. make the trip, go to El Ameer. Greek Town or Mexican Village in Detroit also have good examples of the food of the ethnic neighborhoods. If they are interested in either, let me know. Also, there are some good Polish restaurants in Hamtramck, but I know less about those. If they are looking for Michelin star eating the Lark is supposed to be wonderful. It's on my list, but I've never been. I agree about the Whitney, by the way. At the other end of the scale, they should definitely go to a Coney Island. Lafayette and American are the original, but Senate, Kerby's, any would be good. Coney Dogs are a must-get for my husband when we are in town. I get greek salad and coney fries. We're headed back to Detroit during Memorial Day week... and we're definitely hitting a coney island. Another must-go for us is The Earle in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor has lots of culinary choices. if it's on their route let me know!

June 26th and 27th from 9am to 3pm, Oakes Dayliles is having their annual Bloom Festival! 6 Acre Display Garden - 1000+ varieties on display. FREE daylily for every guest - chance to win one of several $100 daylilies and other prizes. Special savings on select varieties of pre-dug daylilies. A large selection of potted daylilies. Over 600 varieties of perennials, hosta, peonies, clematis and ornamental grasses potted for purchase. **Many varieties available at sale prices** Other open days for 2015: June 12, 13, 19, 20, July 3, 4 Free light refreshments will be served and lunch will be available for purchase. Free play area and activities for the kids. Located .. 8153 Monday Road, Corryton TN