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Canning Daylily Gardens is located just outside the village of Canning, in the eastern portion of the Annapolis Valley, in Nova Scotia. The garden is in the lee of the North Mountain, and is protected from the cold, north-westerly winds of winter. The temperature is also moderated by the water of the Minas Basin, putting our region a "5b" climate zone of. The Annapolis Valley is noted for its apple orchards and prime agricultural land. |
| Canning Daylily Gardens is a small, family run business. Not only do we have a full acre of daylilies under cultivation, but we also raise and exhibit 4 breeds of domestic rabbits. We have several breeds of bantam poultry, and just recently stopped breeding Arabian horses. Our animal quota is completed by "Louie", a small dog, and "Tinker", our cat. Our human family consists of 4 children and 4 grandchildren, and many, many gardening friends. |
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Through the winter months, we supplement our love of gardening by tending to our attached greenhouse with a rapidly expanding orchid collection. The greenhouse also provides an excellent place, in the early spring, in which we can germinate our daylily seeds. We are both active members in the Orchid Society of Nova Scotia.
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| Peak bloom in our garden usually starts around mid July and extends to mid August. We currently have over 900 daylily cultivars in our garden, as well as 100 varieties of hosta. Our garden paths are easily accessible and enable our guests to get a close view of the plants. |
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We have had visitors from across Canada and from many of the eastern United States. We enjoy sharing our garden with visitors, and look forward each spring to rekindling friendships with our gardening friends. Wayne Ward (a.k.a. "Little" Wayne) and Wayne Storrie (a.k.a. "Big" Wayne) |