I just received confirmation of my order with Patrick Guidry, and in addition to MONSTER QUEST and THE ONE RING that I had already reserved, I added CHASING YOUR DREAMS and STRAWBERRY LEMONADE.

Oh boy Betty..those are keepers!

All the lists are great. This year will be downsize or at least make some room.
2015 Stout medal.
Wild Blue Yonder
Over There
Wonder of Wonders
Crystal Blue Persusion
To name a few

Betty, I'll be looking forward to seeing your pics!

I always look forward to Patrick's pictures. It's invaluable to have good garden pics of the newest intro's since some hybridizer's glamour shots don't resemble what their intro's look like in your garden. I remember showing a well known hybridizer a pic of one of his that I'd shot and even he didn't recognize it. LOL

Liz, Crystal Blue Persuasion is such a pretty one. It has a great blue eye.

Liz, let me know how Wonders of Wonders does for you. It is a very slow grower in my zone.

Judy Davisson's 2016s are up!!

I need to hide my wallet. Or exercise self control. Yeah...hiding the wallet!

I just handed my wallet to Judy.....so I don't forget where I put it....lol

Probably safer that way

I think I'm going to order GLASS CEILING.

Because I am trying to downsize, I will not be adding any new ones unless I can get rid of at least 5 or 6 for every new one I add. It's not easy unloading the older ones because no one really wants them. I did add about 6 new iris to my front of the house bed. Lately I have had an interest more in iris than daylilies.

I am at a junction in my life where I need to catch up with all the daylilies, ferns, coral bells, and hostas that I have already purchased. Yes, I also love hostas, and I have been developing hostas for over 15 years.

I retired last February, and I have been catching up with all my gardens, and have added a vegetable garden. I calculate that it will take three years to catch up.

This last season, I averaged 50 hours a week work outdoors. I lost a few pounds, bruised many body parts, tanned my arms and feet, hosted three garden clubs, sold many potted plants, created a new, larger, compost pile, planted a few daylily seedlings, potted many seedlings, and designed a more productive method of growing tomatoes.

More significantly, I have been narrowing my focus for breeding daylilies. At this time, I have the stock that I need for breeding, and in the future, I will add to the stock.

Fred Manning wrote a reply that had a profound effect on my thinking. He said that he does not collect daylilies, and that he buys quality seedlings to further his breeding program. That made a lot of sense to me.

Thank you all who have taught me so much. Members of this site have been my teachers and have inspired me.

Better hurry, James!

And Cindy, I don't speak of downsizing and Judy Davisson in the same breath.....lol. I can't say I am downsizing, but I am removing many daylilies, and replacing them with my seedlings. Rearranging, more than downsizing.

What Fed said makes total sense to me.

I have been rearranging a lot too, know what you mean.

My hybridizing area is my backyard, so if I have any plants in the yard that are not fertile, I am moving them elsewhere. Any plants that I want to use that are fertile that are not currently in my backyard, I want to move them to the backyard. Makes it so much easier than having to constantly go back and forth from front to back yard all the time.

Well, I practiced great self control... I only bought One 16' Davi intro.