Starting the Summer of 1995 through the end of July 2001, I was an AHS Display Garden and a selling garden. 'Birds and Blooms' magazine published an article in their July 1996 issue entitled 'PERFECT PLACE FOR A DAY TRIP' by Lori-Ann Jones. The article was about AHS Display Gardens and how to find one near you to visit. You can find all this information about the American Hemerocallis Society, how to join, where to visit Display Gardens, and where to find local clubs to join and much more information at: www.daylilies.org. At the end of 2002, I had to stop being a selling garden because of a car accident. With my husband's help, I was still able to continue hybridizing, starting and planting my seedlings.

My main goal has been to hybridize for Tetraploid Unusual Forms and Spiders that are pod & pollen fertile and that can stand our zone 5 winters. On occasion I will introduce a wonderful UF daylily that is not pod fertile but (in my humble opinion) merits being introduced.  Living next to a pond, with sometimes no snow cover, 50 mile an hour winds. and with below zero temperatures does cause real hardships to a daylily.  So, hardiness is a prerequisite.  My daylilies are ZONE 5 HARDY.  Some of my evergreen Daylily Introductions are growing and multiplying in Zone 4.

In the early 1800’s, many companies in Westfield, MA led our great country and the world in their manufacturing of horse and buggy whips. The Westfield Whip Manufacturing Co. started in 1946, is still in existence today producing a variety of fine whips & crops. Westfield, MA is recognized as Whip City and many companies in Westfield use Whip City as part of their company name.