The Beauty that you're seeing, above, is "06-129" = one of Jim's 2006 hybrid crosses ... which MAY become an intro for 2011 ... or 2012. We're still evaluating him carefully for at least another year: he doesn't even have a Garden Name, yet - what do you think of this guy?!? HOW can it be the second week of June, already?!?!? And what a GREAT GrowingSpring2010 we've had = the daylilies are even taller than Season2009 ... back when we thought that they could NOT get any taller, any earlier in the season. ANYway ... The really IMPORTANT news is that, after reviewing the EarlyEarly blossoms ... this morning 11 varieties were in bloom ... Jim and I have decided to begin our Season2010 Open House on Saturday, June 19th, at 10am ! - and it will Go On on for as long as we're havin' FUN with it All: having cool lemonade and cookies - having weekly drawings for Free, Ever-Changing Daylily Door Prizes - offering new daylily collections as "Specials of the Weekend" grouped by color -- or bloom time -- or hybridizer -- or whatever else we can come up with - just to keep all the fun going for Season2010. For June, we'll be open for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 10am to 4pm. -- BUT -- ... if you can ONLY visit us on a week-day, NOT a problem: just give me a call at 621-8474 - and, if I'm around = WORKIN'Workin'workin' = I'd be delighted to have you come by to Visit with me. Garden Guests during the week give me a Great Excuse to Take A Break - always a welcome cirsumstance for me: just call me first, to be sure I'm here to help you out - before you make the trip our to The Farm. AND ... the WebSite is updated - complete with a page of 2010 intros: eight more gorgeous Valentes and two new, late-blooming Whitesides beauties. A couple of them approach "irresistable" for me ... but I'm VERY prejudiced, don'tcha know ... So ... Jim and I will surely look forward to seeing you all, once again, here at 5-Acre Farm Daylilies. And, do remember: the 5-Acre Farm Daylilies WebStore remains open, 24-7-365, for your browsing pleasure. ----------------------------- PS: AND Please remember: A Daylily GIFT CARD is the PERFECT Gift for any any gardener -- no matter what the Occasion or Holiday - or for nothing special at all. And ... at 5-Acre Farm Daylilies, you may design your Daylily Gift Card in one of two different ways: -1- First, you may want to send a Daylily Gift Card that presents your Loved One with a Specified Amount of LilyBucks, which s/he may redeem, personally, here at The Farm. With this sort of card, I'll create a gift message to your specs, and then send the card off to you, so that you can Sign It and Personalize it - and then you can give it to your lucky Loved One. -2- ... or ... you may select some Specific Varieties of Daylily lovelies to give to your Special Person - and, inside this sort of Daylily Gift Card, I'll include a gift note, plus a color picture of, and detail sheet about, each Beauty that you've selected to give. And then I'll mail the card and envelope off to you, so that you can Sign It and Personalize it, etc etc etc. And your customized Gift Card is only $5, beyond the price of either your Lily Bucks, or the total price of your Hand-Selected Daylily Beauties. ----------------- Now ----------------- ...to ORDER your Daylily Gift Cards, just call me at 217-621-8474 ... and, together, we'll work thru all your particular details, so that I can create your Best Garden Gift, ever; and it's all Just That Quick and Easy! ----------------------------------------- So ... Happy Spring 2010 - and we'll hope to hear from you all, very soon! Rod and Jim Rod Kroemer and Jim Wuersch 5-Acre Farm Daylilies 1578 County Road 300N TOLONO IL 61880-9719 217.621.8474 rodk@5acrefarmdaylilies.com