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I’m extraordinarily lucky to have Don & Valerie Jones for neighbors. One reason is, of course, that they’re exceptionally nice people and great neighbors! But I’m also very grateful they’re my neighbors so that I have the opportunity to enjoy their hobby, day lilies.
Hobby is probably not a strong enough word! This looks a lot more like a passion! The flowers are at their peak in terms of blooms right now and the site of the two long rows of beds is stunning. But turn around and check out the bed that’s just beginning to be filled on the other side of the yard and you’ll understand what I mean about this being a passion!
It may be that all you know about day lilies are the beautiful orange varieties you see growing wild along side the local roadways. But lilies are a variety of flower that has over 30,000 named varieties! And the variety of colors is almost endless. They’re a great flower not only because of the variety of available colors, but also because they’re perennials and fairly hardy.
Don & Valerie were kind enough to give me a tour of their day lily garden one evening and tell me about how it all got started ail those years ago! Actually Don’s love of flowers comes from his childhood when he helped his mother in her garden. She had tons of daffodils and azaleas. And Don and Valerie eventually became the owners of many of those flowers.
While Don & Valerie moved to Amissville in 1967, the lilies didn’t start to take over the place until six or seven years ago. They started out with a relatively small number of lilies. Then their daughter, Cami, sold her house and couldn’t bear to leave all her day lilies behind. So, Don & Valerie added to their collection.
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