Becky, the obsession that my Dad has is so hilarious to me! He's not a flowery type of guy at all. He's a diesel mechanic. Not what comes to mind at all when you think of growing flowers! When he first bought his house, which is in the high desert in Oregon, the previous owners had flowers planted everywhere. He said it was the stupidest thing he had ever seen!
He didn't water them, of course, and they died. 10 years later, and he is OBSESSED! He's built raised beds everywhere, and starts everything from seed. He even built a big greenhouse last year so that he can winter sow them! Oh, and he had ever table, chair, window, the guest bathtub, and the guest bed covered in pots full of seedlings last winter!
He told everyone that if they wanted to visit, they'd have to sleep on the couch!
When I first got into daylilies about 4 years ago, I ended up with about 20 that weren't what they were supposed to be. It's a long story, so I'll spare the details. I got new daylilies, and gave him my old ones, which were planted on a hilly area, in honor of his dog that passed away 3 years ago. The hill has always been called "Chloe's Hill". I told him how to hybridize them if he wanted, but he told me that he thought having my leftover seeds would be so much easier!
He always says, "I'm not into hybernizing". Yep, hybernizing! I've given up trying to get him to say it right! So, I've given him my leftover seeds, and I know that once he sees them bloom, he'll be hooked. I can't wait until he is hooked!
