... is an art unto itself, and we are admittedly on the novice end of that scale.

We purchase many of our seeds from experienced hybridizers. Each cross produces numerous seeds, each one of which results in a unique daylily. Waiting for each new seedling to blossom is very exciting! -- although the majority of them will not result in a cultivar with sufficient vigor, buds, branching, proportions, beauty, hardiness, and so on, to be a "keeper."