THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON!

 I will be open by appointment for all of July, and then closed for the year after that.

5/2 DOOR PRIZE WINNERS: Barb Kamer, Kathy Hodson

5/9 DOOR PRIZE WINNERS:  Teresa Winder, Gatana Stoner

5/16 DOOR PRIZE WINNERS:  Janice Mason, Mary Westbrook

5/23 DOOR PRIZE WINNERS:  Betty Alfaro, R.J. McAnally

5/30 DOOR PRIZE WINNERS:  Dan Olson, Ginny Hamilton-Lawler

NOTE- IF YOU BOUGHT THE DAYLILY WILD AND WONDERFUL, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT PLANT! LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEND YOU A FULL REFUND.  I only buy from reputable companies, but somehow they got their plants mixed up when they sent me this one.  So sorry. Pecks in Cedar Rapids ordered it also, and they got the wrong plant too.

Here are some of the new (or returning) hostas I will have for 2009:

Atlantis, Blue Diamond, Blue Flame, Blue Ivory, Blue Sophistication, Cameo, Cathedral Windows, Chantilly Lace, Cheatin' Heart,  Cherish, Choo Choo Train, Cracker Crumbs, Dab a Green, Dixie Chickadee, El Nino, Emerald Ruff Cut, Empress Wu, Fantabulous, Frosted Mouse Ears, Ginsu Knife, Golden Meadows, Golden Spades, Golden Spider,  Grand Prize, Great Escape, Guardian Angel, Hillbilly Blues, Holy Mouse Ears, Jurassic Park, Katie Q, Katsuragawa Beni, Key West, King Tut, Komodo Dragon, Lakeside Zinger, Lakeside Sparkle Plenty, Little Jay, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Marie Ann, Mount Tom, Niagara Falls, Olive Bailey Langdon, Pamela Lee, Paradise Power, Potomac Pride, Prairie Sky, Princess Anastasia, Rascal, Raspberry Sorbet, Red Alert, Sea Lotus Leaf, Secret Love, Shade Parade, Sherbourne Swift, Silver Threads and Golden Needles, Special Gift,  Sundance, Teaspoon, The Razor's Edge, and  Xanadu.

The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis is available.  It is a wonderful book with over 7400 hosta descriptions listed A-Z and over 1900 color photos showing the most important hostas, as well as many unusual collector plants and hosta oddities.  It is the most definitive work on hostas in print and a must for every collector and gardener.  Retail cost is listed at $79.95, but I will be selling them for $69.16 plus tax (in Iowa)- that is a total of $74. If you want it shipped, that is an additional $8 (It weighs 10 pounds!). The first 12 orders I receive will be autographed by Mark Zilis.

For information on the different types of lilies, see the perennials section.