Garfield Gardens is a daylily garden outside of Northfield, just off Highway 19, on the way to Lonsdale.
The garden was started several years ago, by two siblings with the help of their dad, to provide summer jobs and income for the kids, who have now completed college and have other jobs. But the lily farm grew into a good business, and so the kids decided to keep it going.
They have an “open house” each summer, when the lilies are in bloom. This year it’s July 12 – 27. Of course, you can order plants online all summer. The website is: https://www.garfieldgardensmn.com
It works like the Aspelund Peony Gardens…you walk through the fields and see the many varieties and pick out the ones you like. At the daylily garden, they will dig up the plant right there and you can take it home with you that day.
Several years ago, we bought some lilies from Garfield Gardens, and planted them in our gardens at our previous house. They did well. The were healthy, grew tall, and bloomed beautifully every year.
The day we stopped at Garfield Gardens was a pleasant summer day; sunny and warm. We told them we stopped just to look – and they were happy to have us do so. It is always a pleasure to leisurely walk through fields and peruse the different array of flowers and their vivid, bright colors.
I wasn’t going to take any photos, but I couldn’t help myself…so I am happy to post an assortment of the lilies we saw that afternoon.
Matthew 6:28-30
“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?"
So beautiful Valerie.
I appreciated reading the scripture from Matthew at the end.
I read it to Fred while we were having breakfast this morning. Thank you!
Ah, you’re welcome Lori.
These are beautiful. I had no idea there were such a variety of colors and shapes. Thanks for sharing. Love the verse on the end.
Thanks Barb. It’s fun to see all the different colors.
Just got back into cell/wifi reception while camping in the North Cascades. What a creative idea for parents to launch their children into the world of productivity in a way that brings such beauty and joy to others. We were fortunate to experience a God made garden on Maple Pass Trail this week also with flowers “beautifully” dressed and cared for, the loveliest I’ve seen on a mountainside.
It was a creative idea to start this garden. It’s great the kids got into it, and kept it going.
Can you email me a picture of the wildflowers on Maple Pass Trail?
This garden has been around for a long time! Like decades. I didn’t realize it was still open. Thank you for sharing this so now I know.
Yes, the children are grown. 😉
It’s a small, but wonderful garden.
Which one did you pick?
I couldn’t walk out without one… two…. although I definitely do not need another day lily!
I didn’t buy any…just looked.
It’s easier when you have no place to plant them. 😉
These are sensational pictures of such breathtaking day lilies! Nothing beats the natural beauty of these flowers! Thanks for sharing the dates of their ‘Open house’. I have always loved the verses you quote from Matthew – a great reassurance of God’s continual care for us!
I, too, have always liked that verse as a reminder of God’s love and care for us.