Anne's Introductions

We love our new home and property. Part of our home is almost 200 years old and the other half is about 14 years old. The entire structure was renovated beautifully when the addition went on. We have about 375 feet of ocean front property on Jordan Bay, an absolutely stunning location.

Our 450 named daylilies plus another 200-300 of Anne's seedlings arrived in Tupperware bins on August 6th, and were quickly planted out. They were roughly rowed alphabetically (A's together, B's together, etc...) so we could locate them in the spring. We started by giving each plant ample space, but as we continued planting, the daylilies wound up closer and closer. Needless to say some of them will need a new home come spring. Most of the perennials and iris arrived fine with a few exceptions. Some we don't know if they bit the dust until the spring.

We are presently looking at seed catalogues. We sent off a small order to Gardens North today for some unusual perennials, including their Cherry Lupins which we loved in our Bobcaygeon garden. About a month ago we sent off an order for some roses to pickering nurseries to be delivered mid April. We also have a number of fabulous plants and lily bulbs coming down in the spring from Kelly at Rural Roots Gardens.

We will not be offering any of Anne's new introductions in 2008. All of the plants to a "hit" with the move, and many of the introductions were sold out last spring. However, we do watch for a double daylily named for Don introduced hopefully in 2009 as well as 3 or 4 new singles. Some of Anne's previous introductions will likely be offered for sale again. They are predicting an early spring down here. Ha Ha! However I do hope they are right, as we are itching to get outside. We do hope it is an early spring for all of you. God bless.

Anne and Don Martin