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This Year's Trip to Cottage Gardens Daylilies

13 years ago

A couple friends and I made our annual trip to Cottage Gardens Yesterday. It was great as usual! The owners, Brent and Debbie Ross are so nice. There were many daylilies in full bloom. I took a lot of pics. Unfortunately, I did not clear out my card and I ran out of space after taking pictures of the sale field. So I have no pics of the house gardens this year. The house gardens are just drop dead gorgeous and many of the newer cultivars are in those beds. Oh well, next year.

I bought Graceful Eye

China Lake

Lexington Avenue

Soft Summer Night

My friends went a bit crazier than me, and I'll probably try to get them to share later on, lol. Especially this one, Android.

Check out the link below for more pics of lots of cultivars. Please note that we are in drought like conditions here so many of the leaves are not looking their best. Also it was mid-day so many pics of lighter ones look a bit washed out especially when the sun came out, but if I took a pic, they looked nice in person. Oh and of course, Debbie was dead heading behind me, so my pics lave lots of dead blooms, lol.

Remy

Here is a link that might be useful: Cottage Gardens 2010 Trip

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njmomma
13 years ago
Looks like heaven!
shive
13 years ago
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your photos!
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Linda, The house garden is amazing. His wife Debbie is out there a lot so it is nice that they both work on it. Julia, He sure is! He also has an amazing memory. We only see him once a year and he remembers a lot about us. Roxanna, That one I'm sure of. It is a seeding. Brent has unregistered seedlings in his field by him and a few other breeders. I've bought a few in my trips there like Debbie #4 because they perform so well. Most of them are only $5. I'm not sure about Win Way, but you can email him and ask. cglilies@rochester.rr.com Remy
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pamghatten
13 years ago
Great pictures!

I'm heading up there Monday ... Brent and Debbie are friends and fellow BADS members. Hope he was wearing his floppy sun hat still!

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remy_gw
Original Author
13 years ago
Pam,
Of course he was wearing his floppy hat. He knows who I am. (Debbie does too now.) Tell them you know the seed lady who comes every year. I of course have told them both that Remy would be a lovely name for a daylily, lol.
I'm going to be at Linda's on Monday too with my Cousin. Maybe we'll see each other.
I of course still need to get to your place!!
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newyorkrita
13 years ago
I am sure you had a wonderful time and looks like you got some new beauties. I just love that first picture of the daylilies blooming as far as you can see. Great shot.
jean_ar
13 years ago
GORGEOUS;

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Julia WV (6b)
13 years ago
The first pic says it all. WOW. Thanks for posting the pics.
Glad you had a great time. Brent is wonderful and also a member of FieLDS (Finger Lakes Daylily Society). One year I'll make it there to see all that beauty but probably not this year. I hear that ODS (Ontario Daylily Society) will host the Region 4 next year so maybe an opportunity to stop on the way back home from that trip.

Julia
remy_gw
Original Author
13 years ago
Julia,
I thought you've been before! You really need to go. You would just love it. And I really should join BADS : )
Remy

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