22nd Daylily Festival and Garden Show set for Saturday in Abbeville

The 22nd Daylily Festival and Garden Show will be held in Magdalen Square on Saturday, June 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
The festival is presented by Abbeville Main Street and the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce. Although daylilies are the festival’s feature flower, all gardening will be highlighted this Saturday. 
The Daylily Festival is not just for adults! The Abbeville Garden Club, located in the Gazebo, has a children’s activity booth, as it did in the past.   This year, participants will create an Herb Garden Greenhouse, which will introduce the children to herbs, planting, and what is needed to have a successful garden. 
 Once completed, the Greenhouse is theirs to take home. A “storytime” will be held in the Gazebo at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. 
The Abbeville Garden Club members will be available to answer your gardening needs.
Daylilies, a favorite of many, may be the most carefree of all flowering perennials. 
The plants grow quickly and are long-lived. They thrive in almost any type of soil, grow in sun or part shade, and are rarely troubled by insect pests or disease. Daylilies are known for their toughness, but their colorful and abundant flowers are dazzling. 
The Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance Center will be the location for the educational speakers.  At 10 a.m., Stuart Gauthier, LSU Ag- Center Agent-Horticulture, St Martin, St Mary and Iberia Parish will give us a Daylily Update. Stuart is credited for being part of the first Daylily Festival. His guidance in those early years has helped make the festival such a success.
Maddox Miller will follow at 11 a.m.  
 Miller is an Associate Extension Agent-Horticulture with Lafayette and Vermilion Parishes. 
 His topic will be Louisiana Super Plants. The Louisiana Super Plant Program is an educational campaign highlighting tough and beautiful plants performing well in Louisiana Landscapes.  The future gardeners of Vermilion will announce the 4-H Garden Contest winners after the educational speakers. 
The Daylily Festival is presented by Abbeville Main Street and the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Abbeville Cultural Center and Historical Alliance. Sponsors are the City of Abbeville, the Abbeville Garden Club and Gulf Coast Bank.