February 2009 Dear Friends, It will soon be daylily season. I always look forward to each new season hoping that it will bring lots of surprises and joy from our gardens. Last year we saw extreme drought and sagging sales yet our bloom season was very good. We were pleased with the great rebloom even with all the heat and drought. Crinums put on a great display but many were after the daylily season. I have enjoyed the crinum lectures I have given and look forward to doing several this year. We hope to offer several crinums this season that previously have only been on display. Tours for groups must be scheduled during the week and are not available on weekends. We have lowered prices on many of last year's new daylily introductions and you will find some great prices on some nice clumps this season. We have moved many new plants from the stock fields to the sales beds so expect some great new things. Our 2009 Recession Fighter - 10% off all daylily orders of $50 or more before taxes. This year we will hold our first Annual Scarecrow Contest. See details below. First prize is a $200 gift certificate for daylilies. The Historic Haywood Folk Art Museum has an exhibit with many new pieces and we hope that you will save time for a stroll through it. Holly Hill Daylily and Crinum Farm is open to the public only a few weekends each year. Those dates are posted below for 2009. Holly Hill is proud to display and sell many of our new daylily introductions along with prior ones and several new introductions from Iola Peed-Neal of Oxford, NC. These daylilies have been selected for their rugged garden in performance central North Carolina as well as for their beauty. We also have a number of historic daylilies on display and for sale.

18th Annual Daylily Festival and Sale (our 29th year of growing classic and collectible daylilies) See more than 3 acres of daylilies and display gardens. Again we will display and offer for sale some new Holly Hill daylily introductions, some selections from Rev. Lynn Anderson of Lakeview SC, and of course some exciting new daylilies from Iola Peed-Neal of Oxford, NC. We will have the usual Crinums, Verbenas, Red Hot Pokers, and assorted perennials available in pots. Reblooming daylilies will be tagged in the field for your convenience. We will also have farm fresh eggs for sale from our amazing flock of interesting classic as well as unusual and rare breeds of poultry. Please note that no visitors will be allowed in any of the poultry enclosures for protection of visitors as well as the birds. Thank you for observing this important regulation. (We recycle egg cartons, plastic grocery bags and blue glass bottles.) (we recycle egg cartons and plastic grocery bags) First Annual Scarecrow Contest at Holly Hill Daylily Farm June 2009 Three Categories: Individual, Children, Family Three prizes to be awarded: 1st $200 gift certificate 2nd $150 gift certificate 3rd $100 gift certificate No purchases necessary and more than one entry per individual or family will be allowed. Scarecrow winners (top 3) become property of Holly Hill Farm to be displayed in future contests and/or used on our future post cards. Artistic credit will be given for any scarecrow that we use or display. Suggestions and references: Concentrate on weather proof figures. Ones that will not dissolve in the first rain or destroyed by wind. Life-size or greater so they show up in field. May be free standing or can hang on our new 8ft. deer fence. You must supply post etc if free standing. It is often windy here so they will need to be anchor well in the ground. Entries must arrive at the farm on Sat. June 6 2009 between 8 and 5. No entries can be accepted after that date. Our Cashier will give you an entry form to complete so that we can notify winners the next week. Judging will take place on June 7th. Gift certificate prizes must be used at the farm during the 2009 June - July daylily festival. All entries (except the 3 winners) must be picked on July 25 or 26th. All entries not removed by the 26th will be sent to the recycling center. -jrm

Festival and Sale Dates for 2009 Saturday and Sunday, June 6 & 7 (Early Blooomers) Saturday and Sunday, June 13 & 14 Saturday and Sunday, June 20 & 21 (Midseason) Saturday and Sunday, June 27 & 28 Saturday and Sunday, July 4 & 5 Saturday and Sunday, July 11 & 12 Saturday and Sunday, July 18 & 19 Saturday and Sunday, July 25 & 26 (later bloomers) Open 7:30-5:30 Rain or Shine on the above days only! (No Dogs Allowed) Cash or checks only -- we do not accept debit or credit cards.

Questions or comments? Contact Jim Massey Holly Hill Daylily and Crinum Farm P.O. Box 379 Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 542-4919 For more information about daylilies, visit the American Hemerocallis Society

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