Judy and Bob Mont to hold their final day lily plant sale May 11th
This final sale to benefit Harvest of Talents will mark the end of a long-standing tradition

[April 27, 2019]   LINCOLN - If you are looking for a perennial plant to gift your daughter/mother/grandmother on Mother's Day the garage and driveway at 528 Decatur Street will be your “go to” place on Saturday morning, May 11, as day lily specialist and gardener, Judy Monts, and her professor husband, Bob, host what will be the final Monts’ Plant Sale to benefit world hunger.

The 2019 sale, which has become an annual event, will be the last such sale to be hosted by the Monts family, as they have plans to relocate to Texas.

The Monts sale is not your ordinary plant sale nor is Judy your average day lily gardener. Her longstanding passion for growing the lovely perennials became coupled with a passion for feeding the hungry a few years back when she hosted her first plant sale, designating all of the proceeds be earmarked for hunger needs. Since that first one, all of the proceeds from each sale have become a part of the Harvest of Talents for World Hunger and are designated to feed starving people worldwide through the ministry of International Disaster Emergency Service.

The Lincoln gardener's passion for the colorful day lilies has taken her to the gardens of day lily growers in Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Texas and Florida to acquire from hybridizers and she has also purchased plants from auctions held all across the United States. Her day lily collection has grown to include over 500 varieties, with some acquired at a cost of as much as $200 per plant. Day lily collectors will want to take advantage of the special plants offered this year for the last time.

Perhaps the most unique aspect of the Monts sale is that each plant is offered for the bargain price of $5.00. Planting and growing tips are also offered to those in need of such. Many of the day lilies are not available at any other nursery in the Lincoln area.

Day lilies come in a variety of colors and have unique and playful names such as Purple Many Faces, Parade of Peacocks, Piaffe, and Chicks Dig It. These are among the varieties offered for purchase at the 2019 sale, along with hostas, widow’s tears, and evening primrose, perennials also grown in the Monts’ gardens.

If you are looking for a colorful and unique Mother's Day gift, or perhaps some special additions to your home garden, you will not want to miss this sale.

Every penny raised at the Monts’ Plant Sale is destined to provide food, both physical and spiritual, to those who lack nourishment and hope. Tended with love the many perennials available at the Monts' Plant Sale are available with growing tips from the Lincoln gardener for the asking.

We hope to see you at the Monts’ Plant Sale. Invite some plant loving friends to join you. Empty your trunk to provide room for your purchases Every plant purchased helps provide food for someone in need.

[Pat Snyder]