Description: Join Dr. Linda Sue Barnes at the Garden to hear about the conditions in which daylilies thrive and the best techniques for cultivating your own daylilies. Between 2019 and 2020, the up-front site of the Bettie Jernigan Daylily Garden was established under the guidance of Linda Sue, Linda Myers, and Suzi Norman. Wear your walking shoes and bring a sun hat for an optional Daylily Garden tour after the talk.
Audience Target: Adults interested in growing and caring for daylilies
Format: Combination of lecture and Q&A for the inside portion with a walk to and tour of the Garden’s Bettie Jernigan’s Daylily Garden after the presentation
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Presenter: Dr. Linda Sue Barnes, retired Professor of Biology at Methodist University, is a longtime gardener and loyal member of the volunteer group at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. She serves the garden in a plethora of capacities, including leading adult and children’s tours and tending the daylilies. Together with many Garden volunteers and staff, Linda Sue was instrumental in creating the Daylily Garden and she continues to be invaluable in the maintenance of the Garden as it exists today. She continues to encourage all people to be creative in their gardening.
Location: Please check-in at the Gift Shop and then meet in the Classroom.
Cape Fear Botanical Garden
536 N. Eastern Blvd.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
(910)-486-0221
info@capefearbg.org
