Mary,

I too am in the upstate...Greenville to be exact and I've purchased from the daylily and hosta garden. Cynthia is the lady that runs the garden and is very sweet. She has mostly older varieties for very reasonable prices. She will be able to answer most of your questions about the particular cultivars you are buying.

I'll tell you what I've done with my DL's in our red clay. When I was first starting out I just dug a hole and put them in. Those all did okay but in hindsight took a little bit longer to get settled. I purchased lots of fans from Cynthia last spring for my neighborhood and just plopped them into the ground. They suffered some because I didn't take a lot of extra time with them. Several had what I suspect to be spring sickness or possibly just shock from being transplanted. A few died back completely but came back in the fall to have a few blooms. Now they are all looking great and most have multiplied. If you would like to drive through my neighborhood I'd be happy to tell you the name so you can see the fans I planted. We're just off of Woodruff Rd. We put 16 or so out by the front gates of the community.

For my personal plants I now add potting soil and a little bit of sand before planting them. I find that the sand helps the drainage of the red clay. You should be good with the sun. I just worry about the weather here right now. We've got rain almost all week and we're suppose to get showers tomorrow. Personally I would soak the fans for a couple days and plant them on tuesday. That way the soil will have time to dry a little bit.

Take care and I hope you enjoy yourself. Have you ever been to the daylily farm up above Travelers Rest? I can't remember the name of the guy up there but he has a great garden and does lots of his own hybridizing. If you are interested I'll give you the directions. I love to go up there!

Have fun!

Jennie

Hi Jennie,

thanks for the reply. I called Cynthia today and told her I would be up there by mid morning or noonish. I can't wait. I will take your advice and soak them til Tuesday. I have roses coming on Monday and I am still have not started the bed for them...yuck, this rain has ruined my plans. :(

Again, thanks for all of the info. I will take your advice about amending the clay. What development are you in? My mom and dad live off the 5 forks area, so I would love to know where you planted the dl's so I can see them this summer. Let me know. And again, thanks.

Mary

Mary,

If you can I'd go as early as possible....suppose to be raining like crazy around 1 with a possibility of tornados! I am feeling your pain with the weather. I have a big order coming from Marietta's next week and I wanted to get the bed pulled together this weekend. We borrowed my parents tiller but there is no way that will get done today. Well I guess we do need the rain.

We live in Plantation Greene. It is off of Woodruff and Miller Rd, right near the Shoppes at Greenridge. There are a bunch of Cynthia's at the front gates. My yard isn't hard to miss with all my DL's either. I've got my neighbors into it too....just not as bad as I do.

Take care and have fun out there. If you like it you'll really have to think about going to the TR garden. It is 5 times the size of Cynthia's.

Jennie

Hi Jennie,
I'm in NC just across the stateline. We have relatives in Tigerville and North Greenville. I'd love information on the garden in Travelers Rest.
Thanks, Michelle

Michelle,

Coming from NC on Hwy 25. About a mile before you get to the Hwy 11 overpass you will see a turn off for "Old Hwy 25" on the left. Turn left there. Follow for about a mile and you'll start seeing some large growing fields on your left (not DL's) then you'll see the DL garden. It is right before you enter the Greenville Water Shed.

I think the guys name is Dick but I'm not positive about that. I've bought from him for the last 2 years and everything I've gotten has been great with great prices. He has a lot of his own plants but I don't think any of them are named. He uses the garden names that have a bumbleberry beginning. Some of them really should be registered! He also has plenty of older and newer cultivars. I bought Anne McWilliams, Just a Tease, and Electric Marmalade magic from him last year.

I'll give you the latitude and longitude to put into Google earth so you can see it. If you put 35 07' 52.08"N, 82 25' 18.71"W in the "fly to" spot it will pull the garden up.

I don't think he is really open yet. Usually a little later in the spring he'll open and he also sells lots of tropical/tropical looking plants and some Iris'.

Have fun!
Jennie

Jennie,

Does this place have a business name and physical address? I tried the google earth and could not get directions from where I live to there. (dummy me) I was also wondering if he had a website to look at...let me know,

thanks,

Mary

Mary,

I don't know the physical address and I don't even think he really has a garden name. He is more into it for his own pleasure and just sells to people that hear about him from word of mouth. Like I said I don't think he even registers his plants, even though he has some REAL beauties. If you tell me what city you are coming from I'll try to get better directions for you.

Does anyone else on here know who I am talking about? I know he has some friends in the DL world. I think his name is Dick in Travelers Rest S.C. His daughter is a doctor and he also dabbles in Iris'.

Jennie

I've started daylilies from seeds. i have used plant warmers and grow lights with plastc tenting. now that they are plants when do i take them out of the plastic? there is condensation on the plstic. now i also like to know how many hours shlould they have grow light and plant warmers. I would also like to know how often should i water them or how to tell if they are to wet or to dry?

Jennie,
Thanks so much for the directions. I'm going to save your post for later use. Do you think he'll be open towards the end of May?
Michelle