Paula, your story is almost like mine. I had a friend give me some daylilies and I got hooked on them. I decided to go into business for the same reason, I couldn't bear to throw them away or compost them. I think going to my first daylily show is how I caught the hybridizing bug. I never saw so many pretty varities in all my life so I decided to give hybridizing a try and I literally became addicted to it.