Raymond & Wanda Quinn – Windyhill Daylily Gardens
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Raymond and Wanda Quinn are retired professionals from technology companies in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. Since retiring, they have become deeply involved in the daylily community and are active members of Region 15, which includes North and South Carolina.

Wanda currently serves as President of the Raleigh Hemerocallis Club, is a certified Garden Judge, Region 15 Display Gardens Chair, and Secretary for Region 15. Both Wanda and Raymond contribute extensively to the planning and execution of Region 15 Summer and Fall Meetings.

Raymond is a Garden and Exhibition Judge and is currently serving his second term as Regional Director on the American Daylily Society (ADS) Board. His past roles include Regional President, Hybridizer Liaison, and Meeting Liaison. At the national level, both Raymond and Wanda have served as bus chairs for the AHS National Conventions held in Asheville (2014 and 2022) and Myrtle Beach (2018).

As hybridizers, Wanda focuses on small and small Unusual Forms (UFs) that integrate seamlessly into mixed perennial beds, while Raymond emphasizes collector-focused gardens, with a special interest in UFs and patterned UFs.

Their dedication and impact have earned them multiple honors. They received the Region 15 Service Award in 2008 and the AHS Region 15 Service Award in 2012. Raymond was recognized with the Herman Pruitt Mentoring Award and the Ophelia Taylor Horticulture Award in 2016. Both have received the prestigious Jeffcoat Hybridizer Award: Raymond in 2019 for I’m So Vein and in 2023 for Windyhill’s Dreamsicle, and Wanda in 2020 for Windyhill’s Designer Red.

Presentation at Lilyhemmer 2025:
Windyhill Daylily Gardens was established in 2010 on ten acres of rolling land in Fuquay-Varina. Wanda will take attendees on a virtual tour of the garden’s diverse beds—including some delightful surprises like her hummingbirds—while Raymond will showcase their most recent introductions and seedlings currently under evaluation.