Sunny Hill Gardens

Sunny Hill Gardens A lifelong gardener, plant collector & daylily hybridizer interested in sharing my love of plants.

I'm a lifelong gardener who started hybridizing Siberian iris in the late 1990's after joining the Maine Siberian Iris Society and receiving guidance from hybridizer John White of Auburn, Maine. I also had the opportunity to visit the gardens of Currier McEwen, a well-known hybridizer of Siberian and Japanese Iris, in Harpswell Maine and drew inspiration from his beautiful creations. Ted White, wh

o was president of the Iris Society at the time, showed me his daylily hybridizing beds and before I knew it, I was snatching up daylilies at the Iris Society plant sales and everywhere else I could find them. Yes, it became a "hobby gone wild" but one that I will always find so exciting and fulfilling. The thrill of going out to the gardens each morning to see what new has bloomed is hard to match! In recent years I began selling field-dug and potted perennials to support my hobby as I try to add recent daylily introductions to my collection each year. I haven't yet registered any of my seedlings but hope to do so as my recent retirement will let me properly evaluate their garden merits. I have not zeroed in on specific hybridizing goals other than hardy plants in my Zone 4b (microclimate) to Zone 5 gardens, with adequate branching and bud count and a beautiful bloom that speaks to me or improves upon various forms or traits. Since my gardens are too large to maintain without help, I have found people interested in weeding, digging and whatever in exchange for plants. I thoroughly enjoy making new gardening friends this way and sharing "plant therapy". I hold an Open Garden Day each year during daylily peak bloom season for the public to stroll through my gardens, take pictures, enjoy refreshments and garden talk, and if desired, purchase plants at lower than typical retail prices. I also give tours of my gardens by individual appointment as I love to share the beauty of plants. Feel free to message me to arrange a visit or ask any questions.

06/09/2026

People have been asking what I have in addition to daylilies and Siberian Iris that I have enough to sell. I'll try to post some pictures when I can break away from gardening long enough, but here is a current list. Some of these are in limited supply. Some other plant varieties should only be divided in fall or early spring.

Ajuga-dwarf purple, purple, pink and purple flowering black leaf
Amsonia hubrectii
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Anise Hyssop
Anthemis (Golden Marguerit
Asiatic lily-shorter red and old-fashioned orange tiger lily
Astilbe- pink and red
Balloon Flower-Dwarf Blue
Baptisia-purple
Bee Balm-red and raspberry wine
Betony
Catmint-very compact form and giant form
Cimicifuga racemosa
Clara Curtis Daisy-pink
Columbine-various colors
Coral Bells
Culvers Root
Curly onion (Allium senescens glaucum)
Donkeytail Spurge
Dwarf Crested Iris-purple
Dwarf Fothergilla-shrub
Dianthus (Clove Pink)
Echinacea-purplish-pink
European Ginger
Foxglove
Garlic Chives
Geranium (Big Root Geranium-pink)
Geranium renardii
Gloriosa Daisy (biennial)
Hardy Chrysanthemum-bronze yellow
Heliopsis
Helianthemum
Hosta-various colors/sizes
Joe Pye Weed-variegated leaf; pink flowered
Lady's Mantle-Standard or dwarf
Lamiastrum (Yellow Archangel)
Liatris-purple
Lupine seedlings-color unknown if not already blooming
Mukdenia
Peony seddlings (unbloomed)-color unknown and will take several
years to bloom
Phlox paniculata (Tall Garden Phlox)-various shades of pink
Phlox stolonifera (Woodland Phlox)
Primula kisoana (hardy primrose)-pink
Queen of the Prairie
Salvia nemerosa-pink and purple
Sea Holly
Sedum- 6 varieties
Sweet William
Strawberry plants
Tall Bearded Iris-Mahogany red or purple and white bicolor
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris- yellow and dusky purple bicolor
Veronica, creeping, short (purple or pink) and tall (purple)
Vinca-purple, mulberry or variegated leaf
Yucca

My new daylily purchases just arrived bare root and I potted them up until I figure out the best garden spots for them. ...
05/06/2026

My new daylily purchases just arrived bare root and I potted them up until I figure out the best garden spots for them. Can't wait to see them bloom. If I'm lucky, a few of them will send up a scape or two this summer and I'll be able to use the pollen. This is what they'll look like when they do.

One of my favorite winter pastimes is scrolling through my hundreds of daylily photos from the past summer, daydreaming ...
02/16/2026

One of my favorite winter pastimes is scrolling through my hundreds of daylily photos from the past summer, daydreaming about seeing them bloom again and planning some hybridizing crosses. That, and sorting through my far too many bags of hybridized seeds to prioritize ones to plant. Thought you might enjoy seeing some of these.

Happening today at 24Plateau Ridge Rd., Loudon, NH, and after today, please message me for a time to stop by at your con...
09/14/2025

Happening today at 24Plateau Ridge Rd., Loudon, NH, and after today, please message me for a time to stop by at your convenience.

09/13/2025

Sale held over to Sunday as there are plenty left!

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09/11/2025

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It's so much fun to go out in the morning to see what's blooming!
07/06/2025

It's so much fun to go out in the morning to see what's blooming!

Siberian Iris season is here and I have lots of registered and unregistered varieties in many colors for sale. These are...
06/14/2025

Siberian Iris season is here and I have lots of registered and unregistered varieties in many colors for sale. These are not your grandmother’s old-fashioned purple variety. Pricing is $8 for 4 fans of registered varieties and premium unregistered; $5 for at least 6 fans of other unregistered plants.

These will be field dug to order on location, bare root and wrapped in wet newspaper to maintain moisture to roots until planted. If it is busy and you cannot wait for me to dig on the sale date, you can dig your own (with guidance) or schedule a time to come back when I can give you my sole attention. Bonus plants of my choosing will be available.

Sunday 6/15, 10: 00 am – 5:00 pm and Monday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. Other times by appointment.
24 Plateau Ridge Rd, Loudon NH 03307

Due to the number of varieties for sale, I cannot respond to requests to send pictures with pricing or hold plants in advance but have given a sampling here.

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Loudon, NH

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