ABOUT US
We are a small,
family owned and operated daylily nursery, licensed and state-inspected,
in Mount Eden, Kentucky, located next to Taylorsville Lake State Park.
My husband Wally and I started growing daylilies about 8 years ago when
we bought 30 acres in Mount Eden. Gosh, how time flies.
I do not think either of us anticipated how involved or enthralled we
would be with daylilies when we planted that first daylily. I love them,
from the oldies to the latest cutting edge cultivar, the tall, lanky
spiders, the ones with teeth and the ruffled, bubbly edged ones. I love
them all! They are so easy to grow and soooooo forgiving.
That first
daylily multiplied into many others and now we grow over 1300 cultivars
and thousands of plants. We have spent many hours digging beds, planting
daylilies, watching them grow, dividing them, putting in more beds, and
watching them grow some more. It has been hard work but a labor of love.
Can't a guy get any sleep?
My husband Wally and I do all the digging,
planting, shipping and anything else that needs to be done. You really
do get personal service! The rest of our staff consists of 6 cats and
Bear, our Golden Retriever /Chow mix who has been with us for almost 13
years and provides deer control. Since he is a bit arthritic, he now
serves in what I call his advisory capacity; he barks to let us know a
deer is present and leaves the rest to us. He is also my personal body
guard; he stays with me in the daylily beds without complaining unless I
stay too long past his supper time. The cats, Jay Jay and Tina, mousers
par excellence, Starbuck, Boomer, Missy and Barnie, make up the mouse
and vole squad ably assisted by Charlie the black rat snake. Charlie has
been the cause of major excitement on several occasions when guests spy
him sunning himself in the daylily beds. He is quite harmless to humans
and generally moves along with a little prodding.
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Sadly, we had to say goodbye to our dear
Lady who had been with us for 12 years and served on the Welcoming
Committee during Dazzling Daylily Days. Even when she was sick, she
continued to walk over to the daylily beds every day with us and would
keep watch under the oak tree. When guests arrived, she would get
herself up and go greet the visitor with a smile, a wag of her tail and
a lick in return for a pat on the head. She was a good friend and is
sorely missed.
Lady
We practice organic farming methods as much
as possible. We have never used any chemical pesticides on our plants;
we let nature’s bounty such as ladybugs, toads, beneficial nematodes,
and praying mantis take care of most of the pesky critters. We do spray
routinely with a fungicide to prevent daylily rust in order to keep the
garden free of this problem. We also dip plants in fungicide or a
Chlorox solution prior to shipment. If you would prefer that we not dip
your plants, please let us know.
Our plants are field-grown in heavy Kentucky clay which we amend with
compost and organic fertilizers (manures, alfalfa meal, etc.). We have
started mulching to help preserve moisture and to keep the weeds under
control. We do not generally mulch in the winter, except for the new
plantings and a few soft evergreens which we do baby a bit because we
like them so much. We have noted this in the catalog.
If you would like to contact us for any reason, please email us at info@possumridgedaylilies.com.
We enjoy hearing from you and welcome your feedback, good or bad.
Wally and Pat Aneszko
Possum Ridge Farm and Gardens
169 Old Possum Ridge Road
Mt. Eden, KY 40046
502-477-5854
http://www.possumridgedaylilies.com
http://www.daylilysearch.com/possumridge
info@possumridgedaylilies.com
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