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'Betty Ford' at Loon Song Gardens 10 Jul 2011 | 05:22 am
The daylily 'Betty Ford' in Loon Song Gardens— FFO on July 8, 2011 Betty Ford died yesterday, July 8, 2011, at age 93. In addition to being former First Lady, she was a noted advocate for women's he...
Fourth of July 2011 6 Jul 2011 | 07:03 am
Future intro, Seedling D3030: A small twisted crispate Unusual Form diploid. I hope all Americans enjoyed a Happy Fourth of July holiday! We took advantage of the weather and spent our days in the g...
Website update for June 2011 19 Jun 2011 | 04:54 am
Today I repaired broken links in my Loon Song Gardens Price List for 2011. The web server was also down for maintenance this weekend. If you recently visited and ran into problems, please give it anot...
Early summer bloom 6 Jun 2011 | 05:54 pm
Sunday, June 5, 2011, was a perfectly beautiful day in the garden. Lilacs still perfume the air as bloom continues with Korean and 'Miss Kim' varieties. The photo above shows lilacs in bloom on June 5...
Loon Song Gardens Daylily Seedling 3 Jun 2011 | 09:25 am
Loon Song Gardens Seedling D2145, a large diploid Unusual Form out of 'Lemonfellow'.
2011 Daylily Update 3 Jun 2011 | 08:14 am
Greetings from our Minnesota daylily garden Winter seems to have finally given up for 2011 and temps are heading up. Spring rains mean daylily foliage is incredibly lush. Lucky for us, the worst of t...
Daylily bloom season begins! 7 May 2010 | 11:51 am
Yesterday, May 5, I saw my first flower open (FFO) for the 2010 daylily season. No photo because of rain, so I have to wait for another photo op. The FFO is on Arlow B. Stout's 'Elfin' (1949), always ...
Growing Daylilies in Pots 30 Apr 2010 | 07:32 am
Are you in "avid daylily collection mode" and do not always have a piece of ground ready for your new acquisitions? Or is it a little too early to plant in the ground in your area? Or did you end up w...
Excitement Builds 21 Apr 2010 | 05:59 pm
Spring excitement builds at Loon Song Gardens. These photos are from April 18, 2010. I estimate that we are about three weeks ahead of the typical spring. The serviceberry near the front terrace is i...
Dormant Daylily Foliage Shines in Spring 20 Apr 2010 | 04:57 pm
On Sunday, in between weeding, I took a few photos to show the season’s progress. Spring is galloping way ahead of the usual schedule. It looks more like mid-May in Minnesota that mid-April. Our gard...