Trip To Cottage Garden Daylilies (Photos)

12 years ago

Hi All,

I've been very busy with my business so I haven't posted in some time. Though I do come check out the photos once in awhile which I love to see. Anyway, Wren-Garden/Elizabeth, my friend Hilde, and I took our annual trek to Cottage Gardens Daylilies out in Medina, NY. Some of you may remember previous year's posts.

This year was hot and sunny, and fun as usual. Here's a few pics.

Win Way

Flash of Brilliance

Electric Lizard

Primal Scream

Graywood Allie and Katz

Only Believe, this is one of the ones I bought.

Mask of Eternity

Didn't find the tag, but it was beautiful.

Pink Circle

Halloween Masquerade

To see the all the photos, click on the link. The first half of the pages are the daylily field daylilies. There's then a few of the seedling field. The second half are the house gardens daylilies. Oh I should note that they haven't had hardly any rain since spring. So it was nice to see which ones were doing well in such conditions.

Remy

Here is a link that might be useful: PhotoBucket Album of Cottage Garden Dayliles

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newyorkrita
12 years ago
Oh my. So pretty and so much to look at. I do remember your posts from years past about your trips.

I will have to come back again later to look more closely. Thank you for sharing all these pictures.
organic_kitten
12 years ago
I particularly like Graywoods Allie and Kate and Win Way along with the one you couldn't find the label on.
kay
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Kay, I loved that bloom too. Kathy, Seems you're correct : ) Elizabeth, Lol, about the pot ghetto. I'm already looking forward to us going next year. I know Hilde is. She already emailed me about how we should plan for late July next year. Cindy, Lol, no, he only picked on me! Like lying that a $5 lily cost $200. He probably felt bad about the stray bag. Driving away without everything sounds like something I would do. I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip! : ) Oh and I did something dumb. I found my NOID daylily from a post I made about a week ago. I had purchase what was suppose to be Storm of the Century in a plant coop. So going through the field, there it is. I forgot to take a pic of the tag!! Here's a pic. Rita, It is not difficult to spend all day there even in less than ideal weather. NJMomma, I'm glad you enjoyed them. Remy
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Jan, When trying to explain to my father the awe I felt when pulling up in the car I told him I felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz when they got to the field of poppies, lol. Colette and FairySoapGirl, I'm glad you enjoyed the pics : ) Tom, It rained in the morning and then was cloudy for most of the time we were there. This was good since it was hot! when the sun came out. Plus taking photos is easier with clouds. Marie, Drag the child along, lol! Melissa, Good thing I didn't bring too much cash because it would be easy to spend too much! It was funny though when we were looking at the daylilies. If we went ooh at a daylily and the intro date was a 2000 something we didn't even look to see a price because we knew it would be too much, lol. Oh he emailed me back about the daylily, but couldn't open the photo link that I sent so I re-sent with a different link. I haven't hear back yet. Julia, Our morning rain traveled right out your way! I'm sure your garden tour was still a good time. I did show my friend, who knows nothing about daylilies, what the rain damage was on some of the daylilies. I did realize later that the rain made it a good day to shop. You'll love it! The display/house garden is behind the cobblestone house. Thankfully there were a few "regulars" near us that cut through the hedge opening or we might have missed it. I've been meaning to go to Mystic for awhile, but still have not gone. She has so many cool spider and unusual form ones. I've know about Grace Gardens for a long time and have not gone. I believe 2 of my daylilies came from there. A plant swapper that was from Penn Yan that used to come to the WNY plant swap gave them to me in exchange for my roses. I think I will make my husband go with me if we go to Hammondsport next summer again. We like to go there when we can. I've not heard of Cat Post Gardens. Another one I must see, lol! : ) Remy
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Glad Everyone is enjoying them! Kay, Red Hot Boom was really pretty in person. All of Nicole Harry's were. Carol and I even discussed her since I was surprised to see daylilies from Florida doing so well. Mantis, Yes, I took all the pics. I could of taken even more! The discussion about Nicole Harry and hardiness included a couple ideas. One, Carol dips all of her daylilies in s solution (I can't remember off the top of my head.) It seems that daylilies are often harboring a disease (can't remember name!) that causes the tops to die off sort of like a failure to thrive. She first heard about it when there was trip to daylily place in a warmer location, and many of the attendees daylilies that they brought home were croaking. A mass death was occurring. So it seems that the disease sort of lurks where warmer, but in colder areas it kills them. A couple very well known hybridizers were the ones who knew what was happening and suggested the dip. Two, the snow blanket that occurs around here in winter is a good insulator and protects them. ngraham, You really should go! It is amazing to see so many varieties. This weeknd, a couple friends and I are going to Cottage Garden Daylilies, we make a trip of it every year. I really feel lucky to have such great daylily places around here. Remy
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mantis__oh
12 years ago
Thanks for your pictorial chronicle of the trip. I jotted down several that were of interest. By the way, the grower has Blue Pink Beauty mislabeled. It does not have the gold edge and color of that bloom.
remy_gw
Original Author
12 years ago
I'm glad everyone is enjoying the photos.

Mantis,
I corrected the caption. The tag probably belongs to what is next to it.
Remy
opnjmprs
12 years ago
I remember your previous posts on your trip to Cottage Garden daylilies. What a great way to kill the day....so much to see. I have bought numerous lilies from Brent over the years via internet order or the LA. He grows many of the cutting edge daylilies in his garden. Linda
Julia WV (6b)
12 years ago
Remy: Thanks so much for posting again and enjoyed the photos very much. Brent is such a nice person.

Julia
roxanna
12 years ago
i LOVE the first one with the big red eye, but can't find it on Tinker's database. are you certain of the name? i'd love to be able to find it somewhere...
remy_gw
Original Author
12 years ago
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
njmomma
12 years ago
Thanks for sharing pics. I've always wanted to go there but it's over 6 hours from me. I am going to order from him for fall planting this year. He has many on my wish list.
Nancy
12 years ago
What fun! Every summer I intend to make a trip to one or more of the gardens in KY, but haven't done it yet. Next year for sure. I really like the one you couldn't find the tag for & Halloween Masq.
remy_gw
Original Author
12 years ago
NJMomma,
Well, if you ever come out to visit Niagara Falls, it is worth the side trip.
NGraham,
You should! Going to visit family owned places like this are the best time.
Remy

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