The Big Time | It's okay to covet. — by Nikki Schmith on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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Driving out near Carlyle Lake, I passed this happiness-waiting-to-happen . Overgrown and in need of some TLC (the structures, n...

Why Exhibition Shows Are Important for Hybridizers | Haiku Thursday — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, March 1, 2012

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an empty canvas. endless possibilities- our fresh spring days! - written in the elevator during the 2012 Winter Symposium  Ci...

Discounts for AHS Members! |...and Daylily Haiku Thursday — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, February 16, 2012

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Everyone has their own way of "paying it forward" and building relationships with their customers.  The American Hemeroc...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Waves of Light... — by Nikki Schmith on Friday, February 10, 2012

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"It is good to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of su...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Diversity in Daylilies — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, February 2, 2012

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One of the greatest contributions that daylilies make to the garden is diversity.  Although the foliage generally stays the same, t...

Daylily Display Garden Plan | Daylily Blog on Travelling — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, January 19, 2012

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One of my short-term goals is to obtain "Display Garden" status for my new gardens here in Illinois.  The American Hemerocall...

A Tale of Two 'Bella Sera' clumps... | Daylily Blog on Experiments... — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, January 12, 2012

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mysteries abound! unraveling  in the dirt - twisting our green thumbs. This is a tale of two H. 'Bella Sera' clumps...

Daylily Haiku Thursday | Daylily Blog of Great Garden Tour Memories — by Nikki Schmith on Thursday, January 5, 2012

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I miss Long Island.  In 2006, they hosted about 500 daylily fanatics for the AHS National Convention and my mind has not let go of the ...