There are numerous daylily gardens in North Georgia and one of my favorites is the Shumake Daylily Garden in Jefferson . No web site, no e-mail, but call 706-367-9175 to arrange a visit.
After a neighbor had told me about the garden and sung its praises, I went to see for myself in early April and came home with a handful of Soft Summer Night plants, which have done well in my garden and have been blooming for the past two weeks.
I went back for a visit today, having been told that “mid-June is the peak of the season”, but found a garden well past it already – no doubt the result of the horrendously hot weather we’ve had since about the middle of May. Nevertheless, I found many plants (among the thousands in the garden) with blooms still pretty enough to be photographed. Here are some of them:
Short:
Prince Michael
Priceless Memories
Joylene Nichole
Medium:
Pink Peppermint
Touch The Future
Tall:
Proud Mary
Bama Bound
Lavender Memories
Country Music Queen
Time To See
There are, as you might imagine, hundreds more, and I know I'll go back after Labor Day and buy some more. The prices are very reasonable, ranging from $6 to $15 (a few may be higher), and you cannot get them fresher than having them dug for you right when you are there!
