The Eskine Garden
The Eskine Garden is located in the central part of the town of Pearland, Texas. The garden was created by my father, Ernest Eskine, known to the daylily growers as “Ernie.” He had a very large vegetable garden, along with many types of fruit trees, subtropical and tropical plants. My mother, Mildred Eskine, added a collection of annuals, perennials, flowering and ornamental shrubs, and bulb plants.
My father’s first daylilies were given to him by his Aunt Teel. These were some of the “old style” daylilies that she had bought at daylily farms over the years. And then about twelve years ago, something extraordinary happened. My father noticed a “new style” daylily blooming down the street. This was the yard of Edgar and Becky Tarrant. Edgar is Inez Tarrant’s son. My father had spotted BRIGHT EYED (Crowell). He had never seen any of the “new style” daylilies. He had also read an article about daylilies in the Houston Chronicle and it showed several pictures of “new style” daylilies. From seeing BRIGHT EYED and his past interest in hybridizing and growing many plants and fruit trees from cuttings and grafts, he responded to a local newspaper ad concerning the formation of a new daylily club. They said to come and learn about hybridizing. He met Leon and Paula Payne. They were handing out information about a new daylily club forming in the area. My father went to the meeting only to learn about hybridizing, but by the end of the meeting had signed himself and my mom up to be charter members of the Lone Star Daylily Society and members of the American Hemerocallis Society. My father became extremely active in the world of daylilies, with new beds appearing in the front and back yard. Our vegetable garden was cut back to make room for hybridizing. He certainly caught the daylily fever.
In the spring of 2000, my father suddenly passed away, without fulfilling his dream of naming one of his seedlings. At that time, my mother and I, Paul Eskine, made a decision to continue on with the daylilies. I joined the Lone Star Daylily Society and got the daylily fever. We have continued to collect daylilies and raise my father’s seedlings. We truly miss my father, but he is always present among the daylilies and his garden.
We currently have more than 575 different named cultivars with a total of more than 700 separate clumps. The daylilies comprise many different types and more than 120 hybridizers. We have continued to collect some of the latest daylily hybridizations. Then, there are the many seedlings, more than 100 of them, scattered throughout the front and back yard, but mainly in the back yard in the vegetable garden. We are planning on registering several of the seedlings later this year.
Mildred Eskine
Paul Eskine
Some of our favorites are:
H. ‘Affair D’Amour’ - Kirchhoff (2001)
H. ‘Amethyst Cream Truffle’ - Kirchhoff (2000)
H. ‘Apricot Jade’ - Stamile (1996)
H. ‘Big Doc’ - Kirchhoff (1991)
H. ‘Black Ambrosia’ - Salter (1991)
H. ‘Blue Oasis’ - Salter, E.H. (2002)
H. ‘Bright Eyed’ - Crowell (1985)
H. ‘Cabbage Flower’ - Kirchhoff (1984)
H. ‘Candy From Heaven’ - Bell, T. (1999)
H. ‘Caribbean Frank League’ - Talbott (1993)
H. ‘Crystal Blue Persuasion’ - Salter, E.H. (1996)
H. ‘Dragon’s Orb’ - Salter, E.H. (1986)
H. ‘Explosion’ - Carwile (1983)
H. ‘Festive Art’ - Stamile (1995)
H. ‘Golden Mansions’ - Petit (2001)
H. ‘Harbor Blue’ - Lake (1961)
H. ‘Heavy Metal’ - Petit (2001)
H. ‘Hunter’s Torch’ - Kirchhoff (1988)
H. ‘Jackie Blue’ - Scott, E. (1999)
H. ‘Jason Salter’ - Salter, E. H. (1987)
H. ‘King Kahuna’ - Crochet (1994)
H. ‘Laughing Clown’ - Alexander (1958)
H. ‘Lee Pickles’ - Salter (2001)
H. ‘Let Loose’ - Stamile (2003)
H. ‘Little Idy’ - Williamson (1970)
H. ‘Orange Velvet’ - Joiner (1988)
H. ‘Ottis’ Magic’ - Houston (1996)
H. ‘Penny Pinsley’ - Trimmer (1999)
H. ‘Rainbow Candy’ - Stamile (1996)
H. ‘Roses With Peaches’ - Kirchhoff (1991)
H. ‘Rosie Meyer’ - Alexander (1957)
H. ‘Sargeant Major’ - Trimmer (2003)
H. ‘Senorita Sun Tan’ - Faggard (1997)
H. ‘Spacecoast White Out’ - Kinnebrew, J. (2000)
H. ‘Velvet Rose’ - Stamile (1992)
H. ‘Victorian Lace’ - Stamile (1999)
H. ‘White Mountain’ - Stamile (2006)
H. ‘Witches Wink’ - Salter, E.H. (1993) |
We are grateful for the following GUEST PLANTS that will be shown in the garden during the National Convention.
H. ‘None Like You’ - Bell, T. (2005)
H. ‘Once Upon A Dream’ - Bell, T. (2006)
H. ‘Pink Praise’ - Bell, T. (2006)
H. ‘Places In The Heart’ - Bell, T. (2006)
H. ‘Little Orange Tex’ - Faggard (1985)
H. ‘Mambo Maid’ - Faggard (1983)
H. ‘Dorothy And Toto’ - Herrington, K. (2003)
H. ‘Waltzing With Walter’ - Herrington, K. (2006)
H. ‘One Eye Willie’ - Herrington, T. (2006)
H. ‘Savannah Fiesta’ - Joiner, J. (2003)
H. ‘Heart Of Savannah’ - Joiner (2006)
H. ‘Something About Savannah’ - Joiner (2005)
H. ‘Spacecoast Lipstick Kisses’ - Kinnebrew, J. (2006)
H. ‘Spacecoast Royal Rumble’ - Kinnebrew, J. (2006)
H. ‘Spacecoast Sea Shells’ - Kinnebrew, J. (2003)
H. ‘Spacecoast Southern Belle’ - Kinnebrew, J. (2006)
H. ‘Gentle Presence’ - Petit (2002)
H. ‘Bandit of Baja’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Crown Of Enchantment’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Cynthia Jane Scott’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Essence Of Emerald’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Irish Issues’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Jam Slam’ - Scott, E. (2005)
H. ‘Kate Akins’ - Scott, E. (1997)
H. ‘Owl Ears’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Powerful Thing’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Progressive Pattern’ - Scott, E. (2006)
H. ‘Red Eye Gravy’ - Scott, E. (2002)
H. ‘Red Vortex’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Scrunches’ - Scott, E. (2004)
H. ‘Tie Dye Skies’ - Scott, E. (2006)
H. ‘Precious Pixie’ - Stamile, G. (2006)
H. ‘Sugar Shoppe’ - Stamile, G. (2006)
H. ‘Azure Wings’ - Stamile (2005)
H. ‘Boundless Beauty’ - Stamile (2005)
H. ‘Frog’s Eye’ - Stamile (2004)
H. ‘Royal Corsage’ - Stamile (2004)
H. ‘Blackberries And Cream’ - Trimmer (2003)
H. ‘Calling All Angels’ - Trimmer (2002)
H. ‘Rainbow Frost’ - Trimmer (2006) |
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