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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Day Lily Farm


I recently talked about visiting Spring Hill Nursey in Tipp City OH so while over in this portion of the state I decided to swing by Oxford and check out the blooms at Top O’Hill Daylily Farm. This place was started by Dr. James H. Pelley in 1951 when purchased the property and started collecting and growing award winning daylilies over 50 years ago. He has since passed but his daughter now carries on the proud family tradition of providing the most hardy, top quality daylilies at the best price. According to her the best time to visit is in mid July when the fields are in full bloom.

One of their special packages is buying daylilies by the “clump”. These “clumbs” are their award winning daylilies that are typically older cultivars and have been surviving Ohio winters for several years. Buying in clumps is the most affordable way to purchase daylilies in significant volume. Clumps will have 20 – 30 single fans, and are great for with large projects and daylily growers looking to expand their inventory of some of the true classics.


For you mail order gardeners Top O’Hill Daylily clumps sell for $25.00 per clump plus $12.00 shipping for the first clump, plus $5.00 for each additional clump.


Their inventory features over 1,600 varieties and more than 800,000 plants! The garden is open to the public May 17th through August 12th. Top O’Hill Daylily Farm is located at 4420 Oxford Trenton Road, Oxford Ohio, 45056. Contact them at 513.523.6172 or http://www.daylilies-topohill.com/.


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