The Georgia Daylily

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The Georgia Daylily

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The Georgia Daylily
Region 5
Spring 2014
Volume 63 Number 1
Photo Contest 2013 Winner
Artistic Category
“Lunch” taken by Dominique Elliott
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Photo Contest 2013
Report by Dennis Calbreath
Joe Scott Watson
Mike Barwick
Popularity Poll Winner
“Green Derby” by Tim Herrington
Dennis Calbreath
Shirley Lesuik
This year’s photography contest was divided into three categories. The first was artistic, second was single or multiple bloom, and
third was the popularity poll. The artistic class allowed the individual to explore all angles of the daylilies and the submissions
showed imagination and originality. From use of “creatures” to close ups of stamens and flower structure, the photographs were
beautiful in exploring the visual beauty of the daylily. The second class, single or multiple blooms, revealed the great beauty of the
flower as we normally see them. These photographs focused on composition, clarity, and technical skill of the photographer. The
third class, the popularity poll, gave the participants at the Regional the opportunity to select their favorite and therefore become
involved in the selection process. Over thirty entries from 7 photographers were submitted in the artistic
and single and multiple bloom classes. Selection of winners was very close. The judge was a professional photographer who
specializes in outdoor shoots in Gwinnett County. The Artistic Category winner was “Lunch” by Dominique Elliott, the Single or Multiple Bloom category winner was “Junzi” taken by Claude Carpenter, and the Popularity Poll Winner was taken by Tim Herrington.
The judge selected the best of each photographer. The photographers, who weren’t chosen as category winners, best selections
are shown on this page.
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Table of Contents
Region 5 Fall Fling
AHS Officers & Region 5 Officers and Committees
inside front cover
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Region 5 Club Presidents
A Message from Barbara Kirby, Region 5 AHS Director
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A Message from Claude Carpenter, RP
A Message from Scott Elliott, RPD
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Region 5 Winter Minutes
Bits and Blooms
Treasurer’s Report
Tim’s Trivia
A Tale of Two Daylilies
Club Reports
Spring Regional
Spring Regional Agenda
Birdhouse Contest Winners
Spring Regional Gardems
Ophelia Taylor Horticulture Award Winners
Hybridizers Award Ballot
Tom Wise Award Ballot
Region 5 Award Winners
Repelling Pests
Herloom Daylilies
Regional Exhibition and Garden Judges
Region 5 AHS Display Gardens
2014 Popularity Poll Ballot
Photo Contest Single/Multiple Bloom Winner
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16-17
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30-33
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Back Cover
The Georgia Daylily is a tri-annual
subscription for A TaleGeorgia
residents and is included with a AHS
membership. However, Region 5
requests a $5.00 annual donation
from each Georgia recipient to help
offset the publication cost. Club
members may pay their club
treasurer.
Georgia Daylily
Editor
Sue Calbreath
(770) 972-3556
[email protected]
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American Hemerocallis Society Staff
National President
Julie Covington
4909 Labradore Drive
Roanoke, VA 24012-8537
540-977-1704
[email protected]
Executive Secretary
Pat Mercer
P.O. Box 10
Dexter, GA 31019
478-875-4110
[email protected]
Editor of the Daylily Journal
Meg McKenzie
1936 Wensley Ave.
El Centro, CA 92243
760-235-8243
[email protected]
AHS Region 5 Officers
AHS Region 5 Liaisons
AHS Board of Director Region 5
Region 5 Exhibition Judges Liaison
Historian
Barbara Kirby
102 Haag Drive
Warner Robbins, GA 31093
478-922-8416
478-355-9370 (cell)
[email protected]
Joann Stewart
2300 Simonton Bridge Road
Watkinsville, GA 30677
706-424-1079 ; [email protected]
Earnest Yearwood
136 Meier Circle, SE
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Regional Garden Judges Liaison
Frances Gray
1410 West Street
Bainbridge, GA 39819
229-246-1530
Regional President
Claude Carpenter
6075 Vickery Pont
Cumming, GA 30040
678-469-1919
678-469-4731 (cell)
Regional Publicity Director
Scott Elliott
658 Edward Smith Rd.
Ellabell, GA 31308
912-596-7252
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor—Sr. Editor
The Georgia Daylily
820 Connell Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
770-972-3556
678-637-2069 (cell)
Editorial Staff
Pat Bonner 229-436-3753
Tim Herrington 478-272-8794
Stan Woo 912-897-3563
Regional Treasurer
Jack Rigsby
3180 West Somerset Court, SE
Marietta, GA 30067
770-951-2539
404-316-9412 (cell)
[email protected]
Regional Secretary
Doris Bishop
35 Northwoods Drive, NW
Cartersville, GA 30121
770-386-0438
[email protected]
Sheila Woo
15 Twelve Oaks Drive
Savannah, GA 31410-2220
912-897-3563
[email protected]
Regional Membership Liaison
Ron Bonner
2125 Stanley Drive
Albany, GA 31721
Regional Ways and Means
David Bishop
35 Northwoods Drive, NW
Cartersville, GA 30121
Regional W.E. Monroe Endowment Fund
and Joe W. House Scientific Fun Liaison
Ralph and Jane Carson
883 Oconee Springs Rd., SE
Eatonton, GA 31021
Regional Awards and Honors
Tim Herrington
1617 Bellevue Road
Dublin, GA 31021
Electronic Media Liaison
Charles Shaw
2541 Lumpkin Road
Augusta, GA 30906
706-790-9428 ; jfshaw@comcast. net
Portal Coordinator
James Fennell
320 Pitts Road
Hawkinsville, GA 31036
478-988-5582 : [email protected]
Tom Wise Award
Photography
Dennis Calbreath
820 Connell Lane
Tom Fletcher Photography Contest
Dennis Calbreath
820 Connell Lane
Regional Youth Liaison
Winfred and Janie Huff
146 Henson Road
Parlamentary, Policy, Procedures and
Protocol
Ron Bonner 229-436-3753
Tim Herrington 478-272-8794
Charlie Shaw 706-790-9428
Regional Fall and Winter Meetings
Coordinator
Morris and Barbara Kirby
102 Haag Drive
Warner Robbins, GA 31093
AHS Regional Scientific Laison
Scott Elliott
Ellabell, GA 31308
912-596-7252
[email protected]
http://scottelliottdaylilies.com
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Albany Daylily Society
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society
Cobb County Daylily Society
John “Buddy” Melvin, President
113 Pioneer Trail
Warner Robins, GA 31008
478-988-2622
[email protected]
Dorothy (Dot) Meadows, President
31 Lake Burton Way
Cataula, GA 31804
[email protected]
Mark Franklin, President
15230 Birmingham Hwy
Alpharetta, GA 30004
770-410-0548 ; 770-403-4685 (cell)
[email protected]
Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta
Daylily Society of Greater Augusta
Dublin Hemerocallis Society
Patty Franklin, President
15230 Birmingham Hwy
Judy Kirkland, President
1055 Fieldstone Road
Grovetown, Georgia 30813
706-556-3417 ; 706-533-1149
[email protected]
Roy (Chip) Wood; President
780 Chappell Mill Road
Montrose GA 31065-3319
478-290-8886
[email protected]
Flint River Daylily Society
Middle Georgia Hemerocallis Society
North Georgia Daylily Society
Carole Bradshaw, President
120 Marlon St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
706-648-3495
[email protected]
James Fennell, President
320 Pitts Road
478-988-5582
[email protected]
John Solomon, President
329 Timber Ridge Lane
Auburn, GA 30011
770-339-1421
[email protected]
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
Ogeechee Daylily Society
Savannah Daylily Society
Patty Acree, President
115 Chelcy Drive SE
Calhoun, GA 30701
706-629-7277
[email protected]
Scott Elliott, President
Ellabell, GA 31308
912-596-7252
[email protected]
Tina Sikes, President
16 Blueridge Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404
912-353-8049
[email protected]
South Georgia Daylily Society
Southwest Georgia Daylily Society
Thomson Iris and Daylily Society
Marilyn Waters, President
5782 College Avenue
Blackshear, GA 31516
912-449-5307
[email protected]
Jackie Nicholson, President
726 Oak Drive
Colquitt, GA 39837
229-221-3930
[email protected]
Vernon Johnson, President
P.O. Box 397
Mesena, GA 30819
706-595-4215
[email protected]
Alpharetta, GA 30004
770-410-0548 ; 770-815-1902 (cell)
[email protected]
Valdosta Daylily Society
Tim Bell, President
1305 Griffin Road
Sycamore, GA 31790-6502
229-256-1234 (no e-mail)
Communications
between
the
Region and local clubs is important
in order to keep everyone up-todate.
This information is updated as of
April 1, 2014
Deadlines/Dates To Remember
2014
June13-15
June 25-28
July 15
October 4
Region 5 Spring Regional—Canton, GA
AHS Convention—Ashville, NC
The Georgia Daylily Deadline
Regional Winter Meeting—Middle Ga. College
Please let your Region 5 Editor, Sue
Calbreath and the Regional
President ,Claude Carpenter know
of any changes in your officers and
primary contact person; include:
addresses, telephone numbers, and
email addresses.
See contact information for the
Region 5 Editor and President in this
issue.
Greeting from the AHS Region 5 Director
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Barbara Kirby
As I write this, the March winds are howling and I’m really wishing for those April showers. We’ve had another strange
winter and it will be interesting to see how our gardens and shows are impacted.
Seems like a long time from the Fall Board Meeting and Fall Symposium in Marietta but everyone needs to know about and
appreciate all the prep and hard work the Cobb County and Greater Atlanta Clubs put in to promoting the 2015 National.
Just a reminder, it’s only 18 months away and that time is going to fly by. Please encourage all your clubs to help in any way
they can. Georgia hybridizers, this is your opportunity to show off your seedlings in the Enman Joiner Seedling Bed. Contact
Mark Franklin: [email protected] as he’s all set to plant them for display
.
For those who haven’t heard by now, voting for the 2014 Garden Judge’s Ballot will be available online—this is just one more
example of how the AHS is going green. It’s a win-win for technology, environment, and cost savings. It was also announced
that the 2016 National will be in Region 10, headquartered in Lexington KY. Aside from the horses and bluegrass, we’ll get to
see some beautiful daylily gardens. Remember, it is also within driving distance and who can count all those gorgeous
gardens between here and Lexington---think bus trip!
Membership is always a discussion item and I’m happy to say that Region 5 was one of the few regions that grew in 2013.
The down side to that is that it equals only half of what it was a few years ago. We still have the membership bonus plan and
the join for a half year plan (don’t forget these as possible show awards or drawings in your club). We welcome ideas to
encourage not only the youth, but the youth’s parents—that seems to be the age group we’re lacking in. Always, remember
the AHS Portal and how it is such a wealth of information, forms, and educational materials.
The Winter Regional in Macon was highly attended and we all got the pleasure of seeing Nicole’s beauties as well as her
adventures as a farmer and raising chickens. Y’all missed a good one. We had a great auction and in addition to Nicole, we
received auction plants from the Bell’s, Bonner’s, Eller’s, Elliott’s, Joiner’s, and Waldrop’s. Sending all of you a special thank
you salute for your generosity...
Next on our agenda is the Spring Regional in Northwest Georgia---I know there’s a special place for people like David Bishop
who goes out with all those emails just enticing everyone to head North and spend Friday, the 13th weekend in Cartersville
GA. We saw in Macon that he’s a man of many hats, so no telling what we’ll see when he’s on his own turf. You know, all
this has resulted in only 25 spaces left—so hurry up and get that registration in….Don (the original Duck) and Nancy Eller will
share all their hybridizing tricks and beauties; there will be giveaways, fantastic gardens, bargain plants, auction plants,
raffles, and last but not least---you know daylily folks love to eat…..
I’m already busy wearing my Exhibitions hat and I just want to encourage all of you to get your show requests in, participate
in the shows, and enjoy the easiest way to solicit and encourage new members, while educating the public about our
beautiful flower.
Wishing all of you a blessed spring and blooming season. B
Region 5 clubs:
I have a request: please consider supporting the Regional by donating daylilies to be used in the live auction, silent auction or in some other way. A few
individuals have donated DLs, but we need many more. Some hybridizers in GA, FL, NC, MO, CA and AL have pledged some, but not as many as we could
use. I know that clubs who have hosted a Regional in the last few years (Albany, Cobb, Valdosta, Savannah, Middle GA, Greater Atlanta) could testify how
much work it is to try to do this thing right. Any contribution you could make, whether it be daylilies, a basket of goodies to raffle or whatever, would be
greatly appreciated. I encourage you and your club to seriously consider hosting the Spring Regional after the AHS National comes to Region 5 in 2015. It
will be a learning experience!
Thank you for your help, David Bishop; NWGDS
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Greeting from the RP
Claude Carpenter
I have never been more ready for spring. This has been one of
the coldest winters on record in our area. The daylilies were
definitely frozen into the ground here with no green showing
after the 5 degree days in January. The daylily is a hearty plant
and everything is now up and looking good. Had a chance to
work in the garden a couple of days this past week, however, we
are now having a couple of days with lows below freezing.
Our Winter Meeting on March 1 was well attended with over 90
people in attendance. I think everyone was ready to get out of
the house and visit with their daylily friends. Nicole DeVito was
our speaker and kept us well entertained with a presentation on
her hybridizing program and her garden. Nicole has quickly
become one of the best daylily hybridizers and her new
introductions and seeding are breathtaking. Nicole was very
generous with a large number of her 2013 introductions for our
auction. We also had auction plant donations from Tim and
Linda Bell, Ron and Pat Bonner, Don and Nancy Eller, Scott
Elliott, Jan Joiner, and Bill Waldrop. I want to thank each of them
for their donations. Earnest Yearwood was our auctioneer and
did his usual auctioneering magic. I want to thank all those that
purchased auction plants. We did not have the Bargain Table
plants from the Bells and Bonners at out winter meeting;
however, we will continue to have them at future meetings
starting with the Spring Meeting in Cartersville.
And speaking of Cartersville, Region 5 and the southeast is in for
a treat over the next 18 months. It all starts with the Region 5
Spring Meeting which will be hosted by the Northwest Georgia
Daylily Society and will take place in Cartersville. This is the first
time this club has hosted a Region 5 meeting and we are really
looking forward to what they have in store for us. They have
four great gardens that will be ready for our viewing. More
information about this is in this edition of the Georgia Daylily.
The dates for that event are June 13 and 14.
The AHS National Convention this year is hosted by the Western
North Carolina Daylily Society in Asheville, NC. That is a beautiful
part of the country nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains of
Western North Carolina. There are a lot of things to see in that
area in addition to the convention and garden tour. An optional
bus tour to the Biltmore Estate is also available. The dates for
the convention are June 26-28.
Continuing into 2015 the National Convention will again be in
Region 5. The Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta and the Cobb
County Daylily Society will co-host the convention. Eight tour
gardens have been selected and the owners are getting their
gardens perfected. The hotel has been secured. The attendance
will be limited to 650 people. This year’s convention had a limit
of 650 and was sold out in February. Based on that you might
want to make reservations early. They will start taking
reservations the month after the close of this year’s convention.
The 2015 Convention Committee also has need for volunteers to
help during the convention. If you would like to be a Bus
Captain, contact Dennis and Sue Calbreath. Their Phone number
is 678-787-9440 and email address is [email protected].
Many other volunteer needs exist and if you would like to help
contact Camilla Arthur. Her phone number is 404-966-2737 and
email
address
is
[email protected].
In addition to our AHS Region 5 and AHS National activities we
can look forward to at least 12 Flower Shows in Region 5 and in
addition there is Springtime in Savannah on May 3 and hosted
by Joiner Daylily Gardens and Scott Elliott Daylilies. There is also
the Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Festival in Columbus June 7-8
co-hosted by the Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society. The
event will take place at the Columbus Botanical Garden in
Columbus,
Georgia.
I want to congratulate four of our Region 5 members that won
the Ophelia Taylor Horticulture Award this past year. This is the
highest awards given at our shows. The winners were Mark
Franklin, Scott Elliott, Heather Herrington, and Tim Herrington.
More
information
about
this
in
this
issue.
Other awards presented during our Winter Meeting were:
Sandy and Billye Campbell were presented the Tom Wise
Regional Service Award. This award honors a member
of Region 5 AHS who has served the Region
significantly, but in a quiet manner.
The 2013 Selma Timmons Youth Award was presented to
Jonathan Purvis for his H. ' Elegant Candy' entry in the
MGHS daylily show.
The 2013 Photo Contest Winners were Dominique Elliott,
Claude Carpenter and Tim Herrrington.
I look forward to seeing you at many of our 2014 daylily
activities. See you in Cartersville on June 13.
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Greeting from the RPD
Scott Elliott
It looks like we might just make it through one of the coldest winters in recent Region 5 history. As of today, the 13 th of March, it
looks like just one more cold day to go in Southeast Georgia this winter. Hopefully everyone’s daylilies have survived and are doing
well. The daylilies here in Ellabell have all poked their heads back up and are looking forward to the warm weather to come. I can
hardly wait for the first scapes to form.
AHS Region 5 Facebook Page. Region 5 has a brand new official AHS Region 5 Facebook Page. It is open to all AHS Region 5
members. Please feel free to share pictures of your plants, garden, club and regional events. Announcements will be posted for all
Region 5 events. Registration forms, the 2014 Popularity Poll Ballot, bargain plant lists and auction plant lists for regional events
will be posted under “Files” and can be downloaded with just a click of the mouse. Check in often to see what’s happening in
Region 5. Club presidents, show chairs, and anyone putting on a daylily event in Region 5 are encouraged to post upcoming events
or email details to [email protected]. In order to avoid inappropriate posts and spam, all items will require approval
from a site administrator: Barbara Kirby, Claude Carpenter, or Scott Elliott, before being posted.
The Region 5 Spring Meeting is coming up quickly. The meeting, sponsored by the Northwest Georgia Daylily Society, will be held
June 13-15, 2014 at the Holiday Inn, Cartersville, 2336 US 411, White, GA 30120, (770)-386-0830. There will be free drawings for
attendees on Friday and Saturday nights for $1000 worth of daylilies donated by Tim Bell and two 2013 introductions donated by
Bill Waldrop. There will be special drawings and activities for youth. Four daylily gardens are to be visited on Saturday's bus tour,
two of which will also be featured on the 2015 National bus tour. The birdhouse contest will again be held, sponsored by Tim
Herrington and the NWGDS club. Saturday night will be the formal dinner at the hotel featuring our very own award winning guest
speakers, Don & Nancy Eller of Eller’s Sunshine Garden. Register early; space is limited and rooms are going fast. The deadline for
registration is April 25 without a penalty and May 15, 2014 with a $25 late fee. A registration form and schedule can be found in
this issue of The Georgia Daylily, on the AHS Region 5 Facebook page and at the Region 5 website www.ahsregion5.org.
The 2014 Popularity Poll for Region 5 is now available for all AHS members. A copy can be found in this issue of The Georgia
Daylily, on the AHS Region 5 Facebook page, at www.daylilies.org or at www.ahsregion5.org. Select your favorite daylilies (up to
10) from the list. Vote for daylilies you have observed in your garden or immediate area, essentially in Region 5, NOT in different
geographic areas. We want to recognize those daylilies that grow best here in Georgia. If your favorites are not on the list, you may
write in up to 5 daylilies in the spaces provided for write in votes. Please consider voting for some of your favorite newer cultivars
that are not already on the ballot. The only way to get a cultivar on next year’s ballot is to vote for it this year. There are six new
cultivars on the ballot this year. Remember, you must vote for no more than 10, and be an AHS member, or your ballot will be
invalidated. According to AHS policy, “While many clubs and families may choose to work on their ballots at the same time, each
member must vote their own ballot and avoid influencing the votes of others to keep the results fair”. Please encourage all AHS
members to vote.
The Georgia Hybridizers Award Ballot is also now available. This is your chance to vote for your favorite cultivar from a Region 5
hybridizer. See the ballot in this issue of The Georgia Daylily for further details.
Garden Judges: The new AHS Awards & Honors ballots will be arriving shortly. Please make an extra effort to seek out and evaluate
cultivars from Region 5 hybridizers. We have some of the best hybridizers in the country and they deserve recognition on a
National level. I will be making a list of all of the eligible Region 5 cultivars on the ballot and presenting it in the next TGD.
Hybridizers can help me with this list, especially with the H.M.’s and A.M’s by sending me a list of their eligible cultivars.
Upcoming events:
May 3, 2014. Springtime In Savannah: A Celebration of Daylilies and Hydrangeas: Pembroke GA. Sponsored by Joiner Gardens
(Jan & Royce Joiner) and Maneki Neko Gardens (Scott & Dominique Elliott). Registration forms are available on the AHS Region 5
Facebook page or you may visit Jan’s website: www.joinerdaylilygardens.com or Scott’s website: www.scottelliottdaylilies.com for
further information and registration forms.
June 7-8, 2014. Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society Daylily Festival: Columbus Botanical Garden, Columbus, GA. Saturday June
7 from 1-6 PM and Sunday, June 8 from 1-5 PM. Speakers: Walter Reeves, June 7; Oliver Billingslea, June 8. For more information
call: 706-327-8400.
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RPD cont’d from p.8
Sept 6, 2014. The 3rd Annual Daylily Spectacular: Sycamore, GA. Sponsored by Bell’s Daylily Garden (Tim & Linda Bell) and Patron
Gardens (Ron & Pat Bonner). Check with the Bells & Bonners and The Georgia Daylily for more information as it becomes available.
The Region 5 Fall Meeting will be held in our usual location at Middle Georgia State College (formerly known as Macon State
College)in Macon on October 4th. The guest speakers will be Region 5’s own Jan Joiner and Scott Elliott. Check The Georgia Daylily,
the AHS Region 5 Facebook page and www.ahsregion5.org for further information as it becomes available.
Upcoming accredited AHS shows scheduled as of March 15, 2014:
May 10: Southwest Georgia Daylily Society
May 17: Valdosta?
May 24: Albany Daylily Society
Savannah Hemerocallis Society
May 31: Ogeechee Daylily Society
June 7: Daylily Society of Greater Augusta
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society
June 8: Thomson Iris and Daylily Society
June 21: Cobb County/Greater Atlanta
Check the AHS Region 5 Facebook page for an updated listing of shows as the information becomes available.
Club presidents, hybridizers, show chairs, etc.: Please notify me of any upcoming events you would like to have publicized in the
region.
Photos this issue provided by: Mike Barwick, Dennis Calbreath, Claude Carpenter, Scott
Elliott, , Dominique Elliott, Tim Herrington, Barbara Kirby, Shirley Lesuik, and Jo Scott
Watson,
Daylily Fans,
I hope that you all are doing great! We of the NWGDS are so glad that we will share the weekend of June 13-15 together with you in
Cartersville. There will be many activities, including judges' clinics, silent auctions, an early daylily auction (with some great donated
daylilies) led by Earnest Yearwood, beautifully designed convention bags chock full of goodies, Tim Herrington's Birdhouse Contest, a 7:30
bus tour (later than most, sleep more), four wonderful tour gardens, BBQ lunch in the River Scape Garden, two great dinners (plus free
breakfasts) at the Holiday Inn, games while on the bus with daylilies for prizes, treasure/scavenger hunts in the gardens, free drawings for
two Waldrop 2013 introductions ("Blazing Cannons" and "Little Jackie Paper"), games at lunch and Saturday afternoon at the HI, Region 5
business meeting, a great presentation by Don and Nancy Eller, a naming-rights auction of a Scott Elliott seedling, a great Bargain Table
Room by the Bonners, and many surprises that will often involve giveaways. Plus some things I probably left out. All for a mere $99, US.
Today our Registrar reported that there are only 15 spaces left. We can only seat 120 in the dining area, so we are closing in on that
number quickly. So, if you know of someone who wants to attend, please encourage them to register very, very soon so that they do not
miss out on the opportunity. There are a few people we see almost every Regional that haven't signed up, and I'd hate to miss seeing
them.
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Region 5 Winter Meeting Minutes
Doris Bishop
The Winter Meeting of Region 5 of the American Hemerocallis Society was held March 1, 2014 at Middle Georgia College, formerly
Macon State College, in Macon, Georgia. Region 5 President Claude Carpenter called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. All
members were welcomed, and the nine first time attendees were introduced and extended a warm welcome. The business
meeting was called to order.
Roll Call by Club/# Present (led by Doris Bishop)
Albany Daylily Society 9
North Georgia Daylily Society 5
The Daylily Society of Greater Augusta 4
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society 7
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society 7
Ogeechee Daylily Society 7
Cobb County Daylily Society 18
Savannah Daylily Society 6
Dublin Hemerocallis Society 17
South Georgia Daylily Society 0
Flint River Daylily Society 2
Southwest Georgia Daylily Society 0
The Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta 17
Thomson Daylily Society 7
Middle Georgia Hemerocallis Society 22
Valdosta Hemerocallis Society 10
Secretary's Report
The minutes of the Fall Meeting were approved as printed in the last issue of the The Georgia Daylily.
Treasurer's Report
Region 5 Treasurer Jack Rigsby announced that the bank balance is $39,561.39. The North Georgia Daylily Society and The Daylily
Society of Greater Atlanta made financial donations toward the publication costs of The Georgia Daylily which costs over $2000 per
publication with three issues a year.
AHS Director Report
AHS Director Barbara Kirby reported that the AHS is alive and well but continues to have declining membership. Region 5 has 475
members and is one of few regions to show an increase in AHS membership. Barbara explained the benefits of AHS membership:
four issues of the Daylily Journal, three issues of The Georgia Daylily each year, and access to the AHS Portal which now has the
daylily show forms and a site for youth with secure log in. The AHS sponsored fifty-three accredited daylily shows in 2013 with
eleven of these in Georgia. Barbara also noted that Garden Judges' ballots are now available electronically. She introduced new
Region 5 Garden Judges Liaison Sheila Woo. Joann Stewart continues to serve as Region 5 Exhibition Judges Liaison and Pat Mercer
as the AHS Secretary. Region 5 members were awarded eight Achievement Medals, four Ophelia Taylor Awards, and five youth
awards. Region 10 Kentucky will host the 2016 National Convention, and Virginia's Tidewater Club will host the 2017 National. This
year's National in Asheville, North Carolina June 25-28 is now closed with a waiting list. Barbara encouraged clubs to be thinking
about hosting a region meeting. Barbara closed by expressing that she is happy to represent Region 5.
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Minutes cont’d from p.10
Region Publicity Director (RPD)
Region Publicity Director Scott Elliott reported that the 2014 Popularity Poll Ballot is ready, is on today's registration table, and
should be on the AHS website soon. Voting may be done online also. Region 5 has had good participation in the voting. He asked
that clubs encourage their members to vote. The rules for voting are: vote for up to ten cultivars on the ballot, up to 5 cultivars may
receive write in votes, and only AHS members may vote. Facebook has recently started "Monday Night Lights" which features
different hybridizers each Monday night who present their hybridizing programs. This is an open group, so anyone on Facebook may
participate. Scott emphasized that he be contacted whenever anything needs to be publicized.
Upcoming Region 5 Events
Springtime In Savannah will be May 3 and is coordinated by Scott Elliott and Jan Joiner. Early registration is encouraged as it is likely
to sell out before the April 27 deadline. Brochures are at today's meeting, and information can be found on the Joiner Daylily
Garden and Scott Elliott Daylilies websites. There will be plant sales, an auction, raffles, and lunch. There will be a bargain table
which will be a fundraiser for the new Ogeechee Daylily Society. Scott is seeking donations for the bargain table as well as daylilies
to auction at this event in the Joiner Daylily Garden. The Ogeechee Daylily Society has received daylily show vases donated by the
Albany club and show ribbons and name cards from the Atlanta club.
Region 5 Spring Meeting in Cartersville (June 13-15)
Co-chair David Bishop gave an entertaining briefing on the Spring Regional which will be held at the Holiday Inn in Cartersville.
Registration cost is $99 per adult and $74 per youth until April 15. No registrations will be accepted after May 15. Registrations will
be limited to 120. At the meeting time 79 registrations have been received. Special room rates at the Holiday Inn will be $79 per
night with breakfast included. Be sure to ask for a bottom floor room as there is no elevator. The guest speakers will be Don and
Nancy Eller, and Earnest Yearwood will be the auctioneer for Friday evening's auction. The four tour gardens featured on Saturday
morning's tour are David and Doris Bishop's Shady Rest Gardens, Morgan and Deb Akin's River Scape Garden, and the gardens of
Venia Etta McJunkin and Vicki and Saunders Jones. David encouraged everyone to come and enjoy a weekend of fun with speakers,
bargain table hosted by Pat and Ron Bonner, silent auction, daylily auction, birdhouse contest, games, garden tours, open gardens
on Sunday, and many giveaways. Check out the Northwest Georgia Daylily Society website at www.nwgds.org for more information
and registration forms.
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Festival in Columbus June 7-8
Larry Miller, President of the Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society, spoke about the upcoming Daylily Festival at the Columbus
Botanical Garden in Columbus, Georgia. Guest speakers for this event will be Walter Reeves (June 7) and Oliver Billingslea (June 8).
There will be no charge to get into the botanical garden, but there will be a charge for the speakers. There will be daylilies for sale,
clinics provided to educate the public about daylilies, programs oriented for children, arts and craft vendors, and a daylily show.
Anyone may participate in the show, but please contact Larry if you plan to show daylilies. He must provide adequate vases, tables,
and table clothes for the show. This two-day festival is open to the public.
2015 National Convention in Atlanta
Co-chair Camilla Arthur displayed the National registration bag. The convention hotel is offering the reduced room rate of $119 per
night for 3 days before and after the Convention (June 11-13) for anyone wanting to stay in Atlanta for an extended visit. The bus
contract has been finalized for twelve buses. Registrations will be accepted after the 2014 National concludes and will be limited to
650. Sue and Dennis Calbreath are the bus coordinators and are seeking volunteers to be bus captains and navigators. Gene Parry
has donated a beautiful daylily quilt for raffle. This quilt is at today's meeting for all to see. Pam and Palmer Haffner are selling
tickets for this quilt which will be raffled at the 2015 National. Ticket prices are 1 for $5, 3 for $10, and 7 for $20. Claude
emphasized registering early for this National Convention as it will fill up quickly. He pointed out that two gardens on the 2014
Spring Regional tour, the Bishops' and Akins' gardens, will also be on the 2015 National tour. A more detailed presentation about
this National will be given at the Spring Region Meeting in Cartersville in June. Check out the AHS Convention website
www.ahs2015convention.org.
Georgia Hybridizer Award
The Georgia Hybridizer Award ballot will be in the next issue of The Georgia Daylily.
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Ophelia Taylor Award
Claude Carpenter announced that the only Ophelia Taylor Awards in 2013 were presented to four Region 5 recipients. Those
recipients are Scott Elliott, Mark Franklin, Heather Herrington, and Tim Herrington. These awards will be presented at this year's
National Convention in Asheville, North Carolina
.
Achievement Medal
Scott Elliott announced the eight Achievement Medal winners in 2013:
Tim Bell (Albany Daylily Show)
Scott Elliott (Albany Daylily Show)
Heather Herrington (Middle Georgia Hemerocallis Society Daylily Show)
Tim Herrington (Middle Georgia Hemerocallis Society Daylily Show)
Scott Elliott (Savannah Daylily Show)
Tim Herrington (Savannah Daylily Show)
Jan Joiner (Savannah Daylily Show)
Tim Herrington (Thomson Iris and Daylily Society Show)
In a special presentation Barbara Kirby presented Heather Herrington with her Achievement Medal won for H. 'Katisue
Herrington'.
Tom Wise Award
Claude Carpenter presented the Tom Wise Award to Sandy and Billye Campbell for their long dedicated service to Region 5. They
have been members of the AHS for twenty-three years and judging and instructing for twenty years.
Selma Timmons Award
Barbara Kirby shared that Selma Timmons was one of the startup members of the AHS who later became an AHS President, was a
member of the Middle Georgia Hemerocallis Society, and liked the color red, especially in daylilies. Each year the MGHS funds
this award which is presented to an outstanding youth. The 2013 Selma Timmons Award was presented to Jonathan Purvis for his
H. ' Elegant Candy' entry in the MGHS daylily show.
AHS Service Award
Barbara Kirby introduced the AHS Region 5 Service Award winners, Sheila and Stan Woo. Stan is a former editor of The Georgia
Daylily. Sheila was the co-chair of the 2012 Region 5 Spring Meeting in Savannah and is the new Garden Judges Liaison. The Woo
garden has been a tour garden for two spring regionals.
Photo Award
The photography award was presented by Sue Calbreath in absence of husband Dennis. There were six contestants. The two
categories and winners were Artistic Design H.'Lurch' won by Dominique Elliott and Blooms One Or More H. 'Junzi' won by Claude
Carpenter. Dominique and Claude each won $60 for their entries. The judge for this contest was a photographer in Atlanta.
There was a popularity poll vote taken at today's meeting of the other photos submitted. The winner of this poll will be
announced in the next issue of The Georgia Daylily.
The Georgia Daylily Deadline
The deadline for the spring issue of The Georgia Daylily is March 15 with no extensions. The next issue will go to the printer April
1. Claude complimented Sue Calbreath, newsletter editor, stating that she is the hardest worker in the region. Items for The
Georgia Daylily should be sent to Sue at [email protected].
Happy Birthday to Ruby Sullivan
who turned 100 on April 24th.
H. Incy Wincy Spider
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The winner of the early registration drawing for H. 'Linda Bell' is Sharon Brown. This daylily ($125 value) was donated by Pat and
Ron Bonner. Congratulations, Sharon!
Claude asked for a show of hands of how many members are on Facebook, and a large number raised their hands. Claude
suggested that a Facebook group for Region 5 be set up. RPD Scott Elliott quickly volunteered.
The Bells and Bonners will be selling daylilies at bargain prices at the Calico Arts Festival in Moultrie March 15-16 and again at the
Perry Fair Grounds April 5-6.
New Business
Vernon Johnson asked if it is possible for the Daylily Journal to be printed in larger print. Barbara Kirby responded that the Daylily
Journal can now be read in larger print on the AHS Portal.
Outgoing Garden Judges Liaison Joe Scott Watson thanked everyone who has supported him with the Garden Judges and asked
that everyone support new Garden Judges Liaison Shelia Woo. Claude thanked Joe for heading up the Garden Judges. Claude
pointed out that Region 5 has additional slots for garden judges. Garden Judges play an important role in voting for which
daylilies receive the AHS awards.
Billye Campbell announced that both Janice and Ed Brown have died recently. The Browns' grandson Brent Brown will carry on
Ed's hybridizing program working with his seedlings in Temple, Texas.
Following a break to enjoy a delicious lunch, Barbara Kirby introduced today's guest speaker Nicole DeVito (Nicole's Daylilies), a
daylily grower and hybridizer from Eustis, Florida. Nicole wowed us with a power point presentation of her new introductions,
especially her diploids. Following Nicole's presentation, Earnest Yearwood put on his auctioneer hat. Many meeting attendees
took home new introduction daylilies or recent introductions donated to Region 5 by Nicole DeVito, Tim and Linda Bell, Ron and
Pat Bonner, Don and Nancy Eller, Scott and Dominique Elliott, Royce and Jan Joiner, and Bill and Diana Waldrop. A special "Thank
You" goes to all who donated auction plants.
The Region 5 Winter Meeting was adjourned at 2:58 p.m. by President Claude Carpenter.
Bits and Blooms
Sue Calbreath (daylilysue)
This has been some kind of winter in the Georgia Daylily World. In the Atlanta area , I am hearing tales of
hemlovers who planted new daylilies last year or redesigned their entire garden have lost in the hundreds of
daylilies and in some cases thousands of dollars. Those hundred dollar+ daylilies do add up. Personally I lost
about 50 most of which were our last year purchases. When you loose this kind of inventory, you must ask
yourself how much will I spend and which ones do I really want to replace. We have made our list and made
the first cuts. But the $$ amount will warrant another cut and checking out swapping options with others.
Just made a trip to Missouri and visited the Springfield Botanical Gardens. I was impressed with the # of
daylilies in the AHS Garden there and am always amazed at how many I have never heard of when visiting
another area of the country. We did see more daylilies that are in the Calbreath Garden than I thought we
would. Saw some GA Hybridizers, Jan Joiner and Tim Bell, but want to introduce them to a few more of you.
And additionally, by the end of the month we will have an official Missouri address, it is an 1884 brick
farmhouse with a half acre yard, just enough land for two retirees and bunch of daylilies.
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Treasurer Report
Jack Rigsby
Treasurer's Report - Jack Rigsby
AHS REGION 5 TREASURER'S REPORT 11-1-13 THRU 3-15-14
Balance Forward 11-1-13
$39,941.50
Income
Newsletter Income
The GA Daylily Donation - Individual
The GA Daylily Donation - N.GA/Greater ATL/Cobb Co
Out of State Subscription - Ga Daylily
AHS Annual Reimbursement - GA Daylily
Subtotal
Regional Meeting Income
Mid Winter Registration Fees
Mid Winter Auction Plant Sales
Fall Symposium Boutique Table Plant Sales
Subtotal
10.00
600.00
15.00
881.90
1,506.90
1,172.00
4,865.00
582.00
6,619.00
Total Income
Expenses
8,125.90
Newsletter Expenses
Albany Word Processing Company
Sundance Press Printing Spring TGD
216.06
1,771.54
Subtotal
1,987.60
Other Regional Expenses
AHS Region #5 Registration Filing in State of Indiana
125.89
Trophies Awards
105.52
Region #5 Website - Cyberlily Webdesign
100.00
Photo Awards (Bloom/ Artistic Design/ Popularity Poll)
150.00
Mid Winter Regional Guest Speaker Travel Expenses
519.42
Mid Winter Regional Guest Speaker Plant Sales Share 1,192.50
Mid Winter Meeting Room and Lunch
1,245.27
Subtotal
Total Expenses
Funds Available 3-15-14
3,438.60
5,426.20
$42,641.20
Don’t miss out— Sign-up to attend the AHS 2014 Convention, June 25-28 in Ashville, NC.
If you’ve never been to a convention, take advantage of it being close. Ashville is beautiful.
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Tim’s Trivia Time:
Tidbits about Daylilies
And Daylily People
By Tim Herrington
Coffee Grounds: From almost everything I have read, it seems that coffee grounds are a
great addition to the garden. They can supply important nutrients to the soil; nitrogen,
phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and copper. They also improve the soil structure
because as they decompose, they release humic acid which acts as a glue to bind tiny
soil particles together into larger aggregates, which improves drainage and air
circulation. Coffee grounds can be especially good for our daylilies.
Tommy Fuller: Tommy Fuller, a resident of Fitzgerald, joined AHS Region 5 in 2011.
Since his job carries him to many cities in the southern part of Georgia, he has managed
to become an active member of 5 daylily clubs. He has keenly arranged his work
schedule to be close to a city that is having a daylily meeting on a certain date. The
clubs he belongs to are Valdosta, Albany, Dublin, Ogeechee, and Middle Georgia.
Tommy's quest in achieving this goal is a fine example of intelligence having fun.
Judging A Daylily Never judge a daylily till it has been in the ground for 3
seasons. Every grower should follow that rule to fully evaluate the performance
of a specific daylily cultivar. Perhaps hundreds of daylilies live and die
undiscovered - either by themselves or by others. Sometimes folks that grow
daylilies don’t take the time to see the full potential in a particular plant.
Perhaps they observe the daylily’s performance as if they are looking at a threeway lamp using a one-way bulb.
Jack & Cynthia Rigsby: At the December meeting of the Atlanta Daylily
Society, Jack & Cynthia Rigsby (Mr.& Mrs. Claus) greeted each member
in attendance and wished them a Merry Christmas. Cynthia read a
daylily related "Twas The Night Before Christmas" poem to the club. It
was a big hit among the membership. Jack also serves Region 5 as the
treasurer. Christmas and daylilies indeed wave a magic wand over our
world.
The Unsung Heroes of the Daylily World
Does your lawn area get considerably smaller each year? Have you ever started your morning off in the
garden with your pajamas on with a cup of coffee? Are you guilty of grabbing other people’s banana peels,
coffee grinds, apple cores, etc. for your compost pile? Then you definitely meet the requirements as a hard
core daylily enthusiast. The creative forces of energy present in people like this is hardly ever repressed but
sometimes supported by folks that are the unsung heroes of the daylily world. Yes, these unsung heroes are
the ones that hold the flashlight in the garden at 3:30 a.m. while THE NUT cuts a scape for an upcoming show
that day. Those that tag along with THE NUT can be their spouse, significant other, a friend or another family
member. They know it is impossible to have a conversation with THE NUT that does not include daylilies. They
help or follow the lead or initiative of THE NUT, whose worst nightmare is leaving his garden in the care, even
if only temporarily, of a well meaning, horticultural challenged unsung hero.
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A Tale of Two Daylilies
Did you ever get the feeling that a certain daylily is out
to get you? It appears others can grow it easily except
you. Did you spend a lot of time wondering what you
should be doing differently, moving it from one bed to
another, and trying different fertilizers? Loosen up and
quit worrying. You are right; that plant hates you. Here
are two daylilies, recent additions in the same neighborhood. And this is their tale:
Hemerocallis ‘Rambling Red ’,
Narrator
By Tim Herrington
Hemerocallis ‘Pink Magnolia’ or
“Pinkie” to the narrator
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Now it was the spring of hope and we had everything before us. Some of my
colleagues in Georgia had complained about an unusually cold winter we just had and my evergreen cousins were thankful they didn’t
live in the very northern states. I have heard that temperatures are so cold up there in the winter that mailmen watch out for both dogs
and polar bears. Please allow me to introduce myself; I am Hemerocallis Rambling Red. I was born and raised in north Georgia. Pinkie,
my friend, is Hemerocallis Pink Magnolia, supposedly hardy here, but with her southern Florida upbringing, who knows? I must remind
myself to discuss with her the horticultural mechanisms of settling down for a cold spell. Most gardeners don't believe daylilies think or
behave in any sort of hunkering down fashion. Let's just say that most of them are wrong, even though daylily growers do have the
ability to bring out the best and the worst you can be. My owner is a cantankerous man who has been growing things for a long time. I
see numerous other daylilies as I look around his garden but none with my special genes and breeding. His other doubles are not as
lovely as me, and I don't care to claim them, but you can't, as you know, pick your kin folks. I'm hopeful that we are just distant
cousins. Pinkie's owner is a young lady new to gardening that lives across the street from my owner. She is filled with eagerness, but not
full of know-how. Poor Pinkie; I’m thinking she ought to teach that young woman a thing or two. At least I will be tended by a master
gardener.
After Seven Days: I now call my owner Mr. High Horse. He was already upset somewhat because my shipment had been delayed by a
day due to a zip code error. I was sort of distressed also for I arrived in a used cardboard box that had a skunk odor to it, plus I had been
bounced around a lot in the transit process on the delivery trucks. He planted me the day after I arrived. All that man gave me for food
was some erroneous hodgepodge. I have a preference for a fast food mixture that will strengthen my roots when I am planted. Sensible
daylilies like a home-cooked meal. His jumble could have incorporated a little more phosphorous and potassium for my taste. Mr. High
Horse and I are going to have troubles; I can see it at this time. It's fine for me that he knows what he's doing, but I am not fond of his
attitude. As he put food in my new residence, he was telling Miss Energetic, Pinkie's mistress, that he combines his own fertilizer after
analyzing a soil sample for my new home with a secret testing device. Then he wouldn't share his secret fertilizer mixture with her. He
believes he's a highly skilled daylily grower. We will see, Mr. High Horse. Pinkie remains in her mistress's garage while Miss Energetic is
fluttering about, worrying about sunshine needs, hole depth, and Mr. High Horse’s fertilizing methods. Poor Pinkie, Miss Energetic is so
uneasy after Mr. High Horse’s daylily lectures, that she can hardly get anything done. I hope Pinkie lives to inform everyone about the
advice from her not so honest neighbor.
Following Week Two: Every day Mr. High Horse gives me an eyeball inspection and he believes that I do not know how to look beautiful
and grow responsibly. Well I think I will just sit here a while and see if I can make the old coot sweat. Maybe I will drop a couple of
leaves for good measure. At last Miss Energetic plants Pinkie in the ground. She incorrectly made up a batch of fertilizer; however Pinkie
is looking good regardless. Pinkie must have got the right quantity of nitrogen nevertheless. I'm starting to wish I had been purchased by
Miss Energetic. At least she is enjoyable.
After Week Three: Mr. High Horse has not been by to inspect me for five days now. Who does he think he is? Doesn't my grower
realize he is expected to worry about my survival? He acts like he thinks I'll be okay with no attention. Well I will just develop a little self
inflicted leaf streak to aggravate and annoy him. Ignore me, Mr. High Horse? We'll see. He'll question how I acquired leaf streak with no
rain. Pinkie is really performing like a good daylily should. Miss Energetic talks to her at least three times a day now. She even removed
some old mulch which Pinkie doesn't need now. Pinkie is getting noticed and reciprocates by looking as gorgeous as she possibly can.
After One Month: Oh, what sharp pain! Mr. High Horse abruptly yanked off my leaves with the leaf streak I specially made for him and
he had the nerve to say a dirty word. Then I got a large drink shortly thereafter, making certain to get no water on my leaves. It sure
would be good if he made some nice remarks to me. I am not sure if his curse words were for me or that he wrenched his back while
bending over to remove my diseased leaves. I am beginning to feel sorry for myself. On the good side, Pinkie has some buds. Miss
Energetic is so happy and came speeding across the street to Mr. High Horse begging him to come see Pinkie's buds. He told her he
didn’t have time to visit and mentioned something about beginner's luck to her. I am so excited for Pinkie!
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After Two Months: Guess what? Mr. High Horse and I are still having encounters. He feeds me concoctions I don't agree with, I
drop a leaf. Then I am sprayed with an icky smelling brew and top dressed with fresh pigeon droppings. Now I droop a tiny bit.
We’ll find out how much he really knows. Pinkie has been blooming like crazy and Miss Energetic is filled with delight and excitement. It is a pleasure and joy to watch them across the road. It is just about as much fun as watching Mr. High Horse eat a little
crow.
After Three Months: Oh my gosh!!!!!! Early one morning, Mr. High Horse with a shovel in hand, dug me up and moved me to the
curb! He had told his wife I was malfunctioning and he wanted his money back. Now I am lying here out of the earth, dying and
waiting for the trash man. Pinkie is looking in my direction with tears sliding down her bottom sepal. This Mr. High Horse has no
compassion! No heart, I say to you! Whoever heard of a gardener with no heart! I thought he would love and care for me as long
as I would not die. Then again, I didn't feel affection for him either. All I can do is lie here and think perhaps I took things a bit too
far. I hear some rustling in the darkness. It is Miss Energetic who is nervously picking me up and dashing back across the
street. Quickly she digs a hole in the dark and puts me and some fast food in the hole. I love this lady! I will be devoted to her
and bloom all summer! I will not get leaf streak. It is a far, far better thing that she does, this Miss Energetic. In the end, she will
be rewarded because she brings out the best in her daylilies instead of the worst.
Speaker Nicole Divito and Dave
David talking about the Spring Regional.
Deadline for the next issue is July 15, 2014 .
CLUB REPORTS
Albany Hemerocallis Society
The club meets on the third Saturday of the month at
noon in the Phoebe Putney Northwest Conference
Center on Dawson Road. If you are visiting our area and
plan to attend a meeting, we would love to have you
visit. Contact our President, Buddy Melvin for further
information.
2014 Event Dates:
April 19
May 24
September 20
October 25
November 15
December 13
Phoebe NW - Rooms B & C
Albany Daylily Show at the Albany Mall
Phoebe East - Rooms A & B
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He also mentioned his son and daughter are a part of the business.
He told us that Mr. Gaskins had been a great mentor to him and
June for growing daylilies. They did a wonderful job with the
program, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. Mark and June also
showed the club their new introductions for 2014. After the
program, they auctioned some of their beautiful daylilies. If you
have not seen their program, I would recommend your club
booking them. Once the news gets out about their daylilies, they
will be hard to book.
James Fennell was the guest speaker for the March meeting. James
is a minister and a retired educator with a love for people and
daylilies. James began his journey with daylilies in 1982 and has
been growing them ever since. He is a member of the Middle GA
Hemerocallis Society and AHS and serves as an instructor for
Garden and Exhibition Judges. He has a great program and knows a
lot about growing daylilies.
On April 19th the Albany Club will have Winfred Huff as the guest
speaker. Winfred & Janie Huff are the owners of “Backyard
Daylilies” located in Haynesville, Georgia. Winfred has been raising
2014 Club Contacts:
daylilies for about 20 years and hybridizing for about 10 years. He
and Janie are active members in the Middle Georgia Hemerocallis
President………………………….Buddy Melvin
Society. They both are Garden and Exhibition Judges. They
1st Vice President…………….Kaye Fearneyhough
recently became instructors for Exhibition Judging. They are also
the youth liaisons for Region 5. Winfred has started a series of
Club Reporter…………………...Jan Melvin
introductions to honor Native American Indian Chiefs. So far, he
(478-988-2622) [email protected]
has registered “Chief White Buffalo”, “Chief Yellow Cloud”, and
Club News
“Chief Black Horse”. His love in hybridizing is for the Unusual Form/
With the New Year beginning, the Albany Club was honored Spider lilies, with the aim of creating smaller Unusual Forms/
to have Scott Elliott as the first speaker of the year for the Spiders.
club at the January meeting. Scott’s program was very
educational for the members. He told us about the different
types of chemicals that are used in his garden. He also told
us the effects of each one and how they are used. Scott’s
program also included his new introductions and some of his
future intros. Scott also brought some plants for auction and
everyone was pleased with the bargains they got. If anyone
has not seen Scott’s program, I would recommend taking the
first opportunity to invite him to speak to your club.
In February, the Albany Club was honored with June and
Mark Singletary of “Jammin’s Daylily Garden” in Lakeland,
GA. This was the first program for the Singletary’s and June
and Mark did a great job. Mark was the speaker, and June
handles the computer duties and adds to Mark’s comments.
Mark started the program by telling us how they got started,
and told us once the daylily bug got a hold on them
everything began to grow from there. He said that June
provided major input as to how the garden was going to look.
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CLUB REPORTS
Chattahooche
Valley
Daylily
Society
CVDS generally meets on the 1st Saturday of every other
month (Jan, March, May, July, Sept., & Nov.) except when
the meeting date falls on a holiday weekend, which then we
meet the following weekend. Our meetings are held at the
Columbus Hospice, 7020 Moon Rd., Columbus, GA, at
10:00AM in the large conference room.
2014 Event Dates:
June 7
CVDS Daylily Show
2014 Club Contacts:
President………………………….Larry Miller
1st Vice President…………….David Kirkland
Club Reporter…………………...Glenn Ward
CVDS Club Website: http://cvds.8k.com
Club News:
Our club generally meets on the 1st Saturday of every other
month (Jan, March, May, July, Sept., & Nov.) except when the
meeting date falls on a holiday weekend, which then we meet the
following weekend. Our meetings are now being held at the
Columbus Botanical Garden, 3603 Weems Rd., Columbus, GA.
Our 2014 Show Chairman Morris Smith is very excited about
having our first daylily show at the Columbus Botanical Garden. As
with all presentations from Morris, we had our usual group
cheers. He always starts out by asking: “And what are we going to
have?”……. and the group response is always “Fun”!
Ellen Averill, Glenn Ward and Larry Miller (CVDS members) are
three of the steering committee members for the upcoming two
day Daylily Festival to be held at the Columbus Botanical Garden.
Our AHS approved daylily show will be held on Saturday (June
th
7 ), along with a symposium presented by Walter Reeves, garden
expert, writer, radio and television host as guest speaker. There
will also be demonstrations on “Dividing Daylilies”, Hybridizing
Daylilies” and “Using Daylilies in the Landscape”.
On Sunday (June 8th) we will be having an off-scape daylily
display, lots of venders and another symposium, presented by
Oliver Billingslea, AHS member, hybridizer, author of the new AHS
book “Landscaping with Daylilies” and retired Auburn University
Professor.
We are looking for venders who sell a variety of different kinds
of plants, yard art and gardening tools, etc. On Saturday and
Sunday there will be 1 or 2 food venders: “The Egg and I” and
“Country’s Barbeque”. Along with all the other activities, we will
also have activities for children
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society will be selling daylilies and
other perennials on both days of The Daylily Festival.
The Columbus Botanical garden website will have all information
on The Daylily Festival, vender information and purchasing tickets
for the symposiums. http://columbusbotanicalgarden.com/ .
Some information can also be found on the CVDS web
http://cvds.8k.com/Festival.html
In an effort to increase membership in AHS, CVDS had a drawing
and Nancy Stainsby was the winner of a 1 year AHS membership.
Catherine Marshall also won a prize, but passed it on to Laquita
King.
Tim Bell of “Bell’s Daylily Garden” in Sycamore, GA. was our
guest speaker at our January meeting. Tim showed slides of his
garden and his new introductions and most importantly, his
seedlings. Tim was one of our most informative speakers and
funny as well. Tim auctioned a lot of his past introductions and
everyone there was very happy with the bargains they got, as well
as the quality of the plants.
Larry Miller was given some time to talk about our upcoming
Daylily Festival at the AHS Region 5 Meeting in Macon, GA on
March 1st. Larry also passed out brochures to everyone at the
regional meeting, pertaining to The Daylily Festival.
CVDS members Dot Meadows and Glenn Ward donated about
800 daylilies to be planted at the Columbus Botanical garden.
Larry Miller spent an enormous amount of time potting all of the
daylilies and delivering them to the Columbus Botanical Garden,
prior to planting them by volunteer members. Several
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society members had previously
donated about 100 named varieties, which were planted several
months ago. Larry Miller and Glenn Ward will be going to the
Columbus Botanical Garden on March 10th to till several more
daylily beds.
For our March meeting, David Kirkland invited Tim Herrington
(hybridizer), to be our guest speaker. Tim gave a presentation on
“Getting More Green In Daylilies”. He also showed us several of
his past and present introductions, which included registrations
from his daughter Heather Herrington. Tim also auctioned off
some of their past introductions. Everyone really enjoyed the
program and the bargains they got from the auction.
May 31st was approved for the CVDS picnic. This year’s picnic
will be hosted by Glenn & Lonnie Ward, in Upatoi, GA. Ellen and
George Averill volunteered to organize this year’s picnic. David
Kirkland has invited Joanne Stewart, AHS Exhibition judge, AHS
Region 5 Exhibition Judges Liaison and owner of Simonton Bridge
Daylily Farm to be our guest speaker at the picnic. We encourage
everyone to come and bring a friend. Not only will you get a
“hands on” experience of grooming your daylilies for a show, but
you will also get to tour the lovely daylily garden of Glenn and
Lonnie Ward. You will see 200 – 300 registered daylilies and also
get to see some very nice and unusual looking seedlings. Glenn
and Lonnie primarily hybridize spiders, unusual forms, doubles
and large flowers. Since Glenn has retired, there have been many
changes to the garden, so y’all come!
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Cobb County Daylily Society
Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta
Our meetings are held on Sundays at 2:00pm in room 252 at Meeting location and times are on our website at
the First Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, www.atlantadaylily.org.
GA. All Visitors are welcome.
2014 Event Dates:
2014 Event Dates:
June 21
June 21
Cobb County & DSGA Daylily Show, Cobb Galleria
DSGA & Cobb County Daylily Show, Cobb Galleria
2014 Club Contacts:
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Mark Franklin
President…………………………………...Patty Franklin
Vice President…………………………….Steven Verner
Vice President…………………………….Claude Carpenter
Club Reporter……………………………...Mark Franklin
Club Reporter……………………………...Felicity O’Neal
Club News:
Club News:
[email protected]
Hello fellow daylily lovers!
Our first General Meeting of 2014 began with Claude Carpenter
It’s the start of another extraordinary daylily year. CCDS was conducting a workshop on “Critters in the Garden”, we all know
treated to a great presentation by Harold McDonell on Shade about those!!
Gardening at our first meeting of the year. What a treat! On
March 16th, Don Herr of Don Herr Daylilies gave us a
presentation on his hybridizing program. We also had an
auction of some of his plants. Don works with a lot of large
flowers and polys. At that meeting, we also heard a short
presentation on “Rust Prevention” for your garden. In May,
our own Rita Buehner will show us how to use our CCDS web
page and then present a program on Daylily Photography.
June brings our Daylily Show. August is our Popularity poll
party. September is our annual picnic and ARMS plant auction.
November brings us a great team of guest speakers, Dan and
Jane Trimmer, of Watermill Gardens, who will share with us
their hybridizing program. We’ll end our year with our annual
Christmas party in December.
Our main speaker was Barbara Kirby, AHS Board of Directors
Region 5 who gave a very informative talk on the workings of, and
the future of the AHS. We appreciated her taking the time to
come and enlighten us, as she must be a very busy person.
Camilla Arthur presented an update on the preparations for the
National Convention in 2015, and Cynthia Rigsby talked about our
annual Daylily Show in June. The theme of the show this year is
“Daylily Magic”, so put on your design hats and get creative!
Palmer Haffner updated everybody on the first plant sale of the
year in conjunction with the Forsyth County Master Gardeners
plant sale in April.
We would like to invite everyone to attend our meetings and All in all, it was a pretty educational meeting for everyone, with a
look forward to having you attend as a guest. Please check out super lunch that followed.
our Web Site at www.cobbdaylily.com our calendar of events
is listed there. You will also find directions to our meetings.
Hope everyone survived the winter months! The snow was a
refreshing change, although some of you probably disagree with
me on that! Unfortunately some plants had a hard time, and
with a few more cold days to come, evaluation has been put on
hold. Nevertheless, spring in all its glory is just around the corner,
so keep your spirits up and your garden gloves handy!
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Daylily Society of Greater Augusta
Dublin Hemerocallis Society
The club meets the 2nd Sunday of alternate months at The club meets the 4th Monday of each month at 6:40pm at
2:30pm at National Hills Baptist Church.
the New Bethel Baptist church on HWY 257 and 1-16. We
enjoy good cook’s covered dishes and door prizes at each
2014 Event Dates:
meeting.
June 7 Daylily Show H2U Bldg Dcotors Hospital
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………..Judy Kirkland
2014 Event Dates:
1st Vice President……………….…….Charlie Shaw
2014 Club Contacts:
Club Reporter………………….…………Arleigh Mansfield
[email protected]
President…………………………………...Roy “Chip”Wood
Vice President…………………………….Andrea Purvis
Club News:
Club Reporter……………………………..Jane M. Carson
On a bright January 12th that pushed memories of the weekend [email protected]
deluge aside twenty seven people gathered for our first meeting
Club News:
of 2014.
The Dublin Hemerocallis Society is having an active and enjoyable
Our new president, Judy Kirkland, gave out calendars of year. Club officers were elected at the November/December
upcoming gardening events. Then Dr. Nancy Burkhalter presents meeting and they are: President, Roy (Chip) Wood; Vice
Charlie Shaw with the award for Best-in-Show "Baby Girl". Judy President, Andrea Purvis; Treasurer, Mike Curlin; and Secretary,
and Charlie then introduced speaker Tom Bruce who had a Earnest Yearwood. Jack Brock is Show Chairman with Jack Joiner
as Show Co-chairman for the upcoming AHS accredited show to
wonderful presentation on his "retirement" garden. His 50 acres
be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014, at the Dublin Mall. Honorary
contain garden art surrounded by bearded iris, Japanese, Siberian Membership in the Dublin Hemerocallis Society was bestowed on
and Louisiana iris, hostas, heuchera and, of course, daylilies along long time member Eddie Achord who is retiring from the more
active daylily world.
with other choice plants.
The business meeting following Mr. Bruce's presentation
reminded us of the June 7th show date at the H2U building at
Doctors' Hospital. Nona Ligon, Dr. Burkhalter and Larry Welch will
co-chair the show. Jane Waldrop suggested titles of James Bond
movies as themes for the Design Division. Vernon Johnson was
asked to serve as a judge for the scapes and he agreed to procure
other judges.
March 9th, with its warm weather, blooming pears, peaches,
jonquils and daffodils spoke of spring while huge piles of debris
from the ice storm reminded us that winter was not long
past.. Our speaker, Casey Szocinsky, an expert photographer,
made us long even more for spring with his excellent tips on
photographing daylilies.
Mike Curlin, program chairman, continues to schedule interesting
and varying program topics for our meetings. In February, Nicole
DeVito of Eutis, Florida, presented her hybridizing program. She
showed the progress she and Dave have accomplished in
establishing the new garden as well as enticing us with pictures of
new introductions and future introductions. These pictures
provided much ‘eye candy’ for an appreciative audience. A brisk
auction of Nicole’s daylilies followed the program. Our March
meeting featured an up and coming Region 5 hybridizer, Mark
Singletary of Jammin’s Daylily Garden located in Lakeland,
Georgia. Members were amazed to see how his garden and
hybridizing program had grown in just a few years. The pictures
he showed of his garden and of his introductions were delightful
to view. Earnest Yearwood, resident auctioneer extraordinaire,
conducted the auction of plants from Jammin’s Daylilies. The
April meeting will feature our annual “Pocket Change Auction” of
plants as well as other items donated by club members. This has
proven to be an interesting and exciting auction that can be full of
surprises.
On the business side - the society approved revisions to the bylaws and constitution. President Judy Kirkland handed out cards
with information about the society so that prospective members
might have contact information. She also distributed a new We are very proud of our youth member, Jonathan Purvis, who
calendar of events plugging various garden clubs, daylily meetings received the Selma Timmons Youth Award for his winning entry in
the 2013 Dublin show. Jonathan won the Youth Division in the
and regional and national conventions.
Dublin Show with is entry of h. ‘Elegant Candy’ (Stamile, 1995).
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Dublin rpt cont’d
For more information on the June 7th show, please contact Jack Unless otherwise noted, the club meets at the Centerville
Brock at his email address: [email protected]
The Dublin Hemerocallis Society invites you to attend our
meetings – usually 4th Monday night of each month. We meet at
6:30 p.m. for a covered dish supper at the New Bethel Baptist
Church on Highway 257 (near exit 49 on I-16). We do vary our
meeting dates during May and the summer months, so please
contact Chip Wood for more information. His email address is:
[email protected]
Pat Mercer, acting reporter
Jonathan Purvis, son of Russ and
Andrea Purvis, Glenwood GA is the
2013 Selma Timmons Youth Award
Winner for his entry of Hemerocallis
‘Elegant Candy’ at the Dublin Daylily
Club Show. He is fourteen years old
and in the 8th grade at the Georgia Cyber Academy.
While growing up on the family farm, it seems his love of
daylilies comes from his grandfather who was known to carry a
small spade in his truck and stop to ‘liberate’ many a daffodil,
ditch daylily, or spider lily that he saw growing at old deserted
homesteads. However, Jonathan doesn’t just raise daylilies
though, he’s quite involved in raising Olde English ‘Babydoll’
Southdown sheep, goats, and assorted chickens on the farm.
Lions Clubhouse at noon. Meetings are normally covered
dish lunches beginning at noon and consist of a business
meeting, speaker, auctions, bargain table, and door prizes.
Youth eat with the speaker and participate in garden related
projects.
2014 Event Dates:
May 31
Daylily Show
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...James Fennell
Vice President…………………………….Doll Brazell
Club Reporter……………………………...Miles McMillan
[email protected]
Club News:
In addition to being an active member of the Dublin Daylily Club,
and the Olivet Baptist Church Youth Group, Jonathan’s hobbies
include computer coding, archery, reading, and origami. (What a
diverse young man)!
Jonathan’s well on the way to his educational goal of becoming
a Large Animal Veterinarian, but we look forward to seeing him
in the garden and on the daylily show trail for the next few
years.
Flint River Daylily Society
The club meets the 3rd Sunday of every other month at 2:00
PM at the Morning Star Lodge, North Center ST (Hwy 19),
Thomaston, GA.
2014 Event Dates:
2014 Club Contacts:
President………………………….Carole Bradshaw
1st Vice President…………….James “Termite” Merritt
Club Reporter…………………...TBA
Club News: No news this issue
David Kirchhoff visiting with Anne McWilliams
as well as Doll and Banks Brazell at the Middle
Georgia meeting in March.
Janice Brown 86 died 2-10-2014 at her home in Lake
Park Ga. Her Husband Ed passed away in 2013. They
started in Jacksonville their daylily journey in Florida but
after retirement they moved to Valdosta and joined the
Valdosta and Middle Georgia Clubs. An article was
written about them in the latest AHS Journal. Region 5
and the Valdosta and Middle GA Clubs will miss them.
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Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
The club meets on Sundays at 2:00pm at Family Life Center, The club meets on the 4th Saturday of each month from January
until October unless otherwise noted. We meet at the Stiles
First Baptist Church, 751 Grant St. NE, Gainesville, GA.
Auditorium in Cartersville at 10:00, unless noted. Visitors receive
a free daylily. Check www.nwgds.org for updates and details.
2014 Event Dates:
June 21
N Georgia Daylily Show
2014 Event Dates:
April 26
TBA/Prepare for region meeting
2014 Club Contacts:
May 24
TBA/Prepare for region meeting
President…………………………………...John Solomon
June 13-14
REGION 5 Spring Meeting @ Cartersville Holiday Inn
Vice President…………………………….Elaine Kelley
June 21
Local Garden Tour (5 daylily gardens for $10)
July 26
Region Meeting Debriefing/Ice Cream Social
August 23
Hypertufa Activity @ Shady Rest Gardens
Club Reporter……………………………...Lynn McAllum
[email protected]
Club News:
Our club is very much looking forward to an informative and
rewarding 2014. Vice President Elaine Kelley has a blue-ribbon
lineup of great speakers and programs this year that includes Paul
Owen of Slightly Different Nursery in Shelby, NC, Scott Elliott of
Maneki Neko Gardens in Savannah, GA, daylily grooming class,
plant swap, daylily auctions, and more. Elaine has also
implemented a new “Daylily 101” feature at the beginning of each
of our meetings, where she goes over one topic related to
gardening. This also gives members and guests an opportunity to
ask any questions they may have, and can be answered by Elaine
or any of the other experienced and knowledgeable daylily/
flower/gardening members we have in our club. We appreciate
these daylily experts and others for bringing their knowledge and
enthusiasm and passing it on to our members and guests. Our
club extends an open invitation to join us at any of our upcoming
meetings or events. These can be found on the home page of our
website, www.northgeorgiadaylilysociety.com.
We also have our annual participation in both the spring and
fall Hall County Master Gardeners Expos to look forward to. These
are held on weekends in April and October and helps the club
generate funds from selling member-donated daylilies to fund our
annual flower show and other expenses. We appreciate our
members’ hard work in digging and prepping daylilies and selling
from our booths at the Expo. David Hoechst has been the
chairman for the Expo sales for a number of years and he always
does a fantastic job at organizing and preparing for these events.
Please welcome our newest members, Mike and Tracy Dorsey
of Cleveland.
Our annual daylily show will be held on Saturday, June 21st at
the beautiful State Botanical Garden in Athens in the
Conservatory. We are looking forward to another beautiful show
this year! We invite everyone to come out and see the beautiful
daylilies that will be on display.
September 27 MARS Covered Dish Meal & Auction
October 25
Clive Smart
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Patty Acree
Vice President…………………………….Beth Ward
Club Reporter……………………………...David Bishop
[email protected]
NW GA Website: http://nwgds.org
Facebook: Northwest Georgia Daylily Socieity
Club News:
The club will host the AHS Region 5 Spring Regional on June 1315. Home base will be the Cartersville Holiday Inn. There will be
two free drawings for Waldrop 2013 introductions, the Tim
Herrington Birdhouse Contest, daylily auction (including the
naming rights to a Scott Elliott introduction), great speakers (Don
and Nancy Eller), games, many giveaways. There are four
wonderful gardens on the bus tour, two of which will be on the
National Convention tour in 2015. The Bonners will man the
Bargain Tables, where some great deals will be offered. Earnest
Yearwood will be the auctioneer. Many people have donated
auction plants. We would accept donations from individuals, just
let us know. It would be great to see your name on the donors
page and on the big screen. "Daylily Fest in Georgia's Northwest"
will be the first time the club has hosted a Regional, and are
working to make it a memorial one. There are plenty of surprises
planned to make it more fun! April 15 is the deadline to register, if
our limit of 120 is not reached before then, which we believe it
will be. We hope to see you there!
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Ogeechee Daylily Society
Savannah Hemerocallis Society
Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month at The Savannah club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00
7:00 P.M. at the Pembroke Public Library with plans to locate p.m. at The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens and Bamboo Farm,
them in Statesboro in the future.
Hwy 17 S., Savannah, GA 31419. We warmly welcome both
members and guests and are proud to announce new members
(Feb), Catrina Dickinson and Cathy Willis.
2014 Event Dates:
May 31
Daylily Show
2014 Event Dates:
May 3
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Scott Elliot
Springtime in Savannah, sponsored by Joiner
Gardens and Maneki Neko Gardens
May 24 AHS Daylily Show “Daylily Dreaming” at the
Oglethorpe Mall
Vice President…………………………….Jan Joiner
Club Reporter……………………………...Tim Herrington
[email protected]
Club News:
Since the last edition of The Georgia Daylily, the Ogeechee Daylily
Society has had four meetings. The major business item has been
the planning of our 1st daylily show which is set for May 31, 2014
at the Statesboro Mall. In December the group had a Christmas
party at the home of Jan and Royce Joiner in Pembroke. In
January Scott Elliott gave a program on weeds and garden
maintenance. In February Heather Herrington gave a program on
daylilies and winter wonderland. In March Tim Herrington gave a
program on the wonderful world of daylilies. Refreshments were
provided by Jan Joiner. Other members participating in the
meetings have been Ann Coates, Garrett Criswell, Pat and Donna
Long, Sue Stevens Cliett, Deborah Curlin, Tommy Fuller, Douglas
Royer, Dominique Elliott, and Hans Herrington. Meetings are held
on the second Tuesday of each month at the Pembroke Library
with plans to locate them in Statesboro in the future. The
members are very thankful to the following people and
organizations for their donations in helping us get started as a
new daylily club in Region 5; David and Doris Bishop, Joann
Stewart, Rose Mary Dixon, Mark and Patty Franklin, Buddy Melvin,
the Albany Daylily Club, the Greater Atlanta Club and the Cobb
County Daylily Club.
Readers of The Georgia Daylily that enjoy gardening and growing
flowers and live close to the two main branches of the Ogeechee
River and anyone else who desires to drive a little are invited to
join the club. Any of the members can be contacted for
information about the meetings. The Ogeechee Daylily Society is
dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of daylilies at all
levels, from the beginner to the most advanced hybridizers. The
members are a core group of daylily lovers that are committed to
promoting daylilies and welcome everyone to join them,
especially new growers and those that love growing plants and
just want to see if daylilies are for them.
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Tina Sikes
Vice President…………………………….Carol Koffroth
Club Reporter………………………………Gail Bundy
[email protected]
Club News:
The annual Christmas Social and gift exchange was held at the
home of Sally and Billy Jackson. Their home was decorated with
Christmas charm and all the trimmings of wonderful food and
tasty treats.
We started off a brand new year with our Casserole Cook Off.
Members cooked up their favorite casserole dishes for a chance
to win a prize. The cook-off ended in a tie between Sally Jackson
and Carol Koffroth. Both took home a choice potted daylily.
The February meeting was held at Oelschig’s Nursery, the
Southeast’s oldest nursery established in 1882, where members
took a ”behind-the-scenes” tour guided by Terry Beasley
highlighting the day to day functions of the nursery and how
the beautiful plants are grown. The potted Geraniums were
exploding with blooms and made the perfect background
setting for our meeting.
March stands for……Maintenance! Members met at our display
garden at the Coastal Gardens where we teamed up to freshened
up the garden for the upcoming year. New members learned how
to improve the landscaping and provide maintenance to the
garden that is needed throughout the year.
We are excited to have Ludlow Lambertson from Art Gallery
Gardens in Lake Helen, Florida, as guest speaker at our March
meeting. He will be auctioning new intros from his collection
specializing in blues and patterning.
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South Georgia Hemerocallis Society
Southwest Georgia Daylily Society
The South Georgia club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each Our club meets the 1st Tuesday of each month from Sept.–
month. January through June, and in September and May at the Decatur County Senior Center, 402 W. Water
October at the Ag. Bldg. 711 Henry St. Blackshear, GA at St., Bainbridge, GA at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us.
7pm. New members and guests are always welcome.
2014 Events :
May 10
SW Georgia Daylily Show
2014 Events :
2014 Club Contacts:
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Marilyn C. Waters
Vice President…………………………….Billy Stafford
Club Reporter……………………………...Marilyn Waters
[email protected]
Club News: No Report
President…………………………………...Jackie Nicholson
Vice President…………………………….David Elkins
Club Reporter……………………………...Mary Netherton
[email protected]
Club News:
As I’m writing this article on a sunny but cool day in mid-March,
I’m thinking of how thankful I am to live in Georgia in the
winter. What an unusual winter we had, but now as I look around
the garden, the daylilies are such a lush green and look like
nothing out of the ordinary has happened. What an amazing
flower we grow!
We were privileged to have Tim Herrington here in Bainbridge for
our November meeting to do his interesting and informative
program. Such beautiful flowers are available for many of us to
enjoy and grow due to Tim’s hybridizing prowess. To our delight,
he brought daylilies for auction and door prizes, making our
evening a grand success.
Our December meeting featured a fabulous Christmas Dinner
brought by all the members in attendance. We did have to throw
in a little business! Claudia Miller was again chosen to chair our
upcoming show on May 10 with the location yet to be
determined. We then enjoyed a lively Dirty Santa gift exchange, a
lot of fun and laughs was had by all.
Our focus in January was to finalize plans for the show. The
balance of the various committee chairs were chosen as well as
the Holiday Inn Express conference room as the site. A special
birthday dinner was planned for later in the month to honor Doug
Hawthorne for his generosity to the club through the years. And
to end the meeting, a video of one of our last daylily shows was
enjoyed by all.
On a crisp February evening, we began the meeting with our usual
fabulous covered dish dinner. Jackie Nicholson, our president,
then reported that since we’ll have guest speakers in March and
April, she’d present a video on grooming daylilies for shows. It
was one of those free from Nikki Schmith’s AHS Media Library
which we would highly recommend using if you’re in need of a
presentation that is truly educational and entertaining.
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SWGADS cont’d
Valdosta Hemerocallis Society
Winfred & Janie Huff of Backyard Daylilies in Hawkinsville, GA
highlighted March for us. Their program featured many years of Our club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at
growing and hybridizing work, done to bring honor and glory to
the Ole Times County Buffet, 193 N. St. Augustine Rd. Valdosta,
God. A lively auction ended the meeting.
GA.
We have such a good time with fellow gardeners who enjoy
growing daylilies, along with other companion plants, and we 2014 Events :
invite you to join us.
April 17
Grooming Clinic with Tim Bell & Gene Wynn
May 17
Daylily Show - Valdosta Mall
June 21
Clinic on growing daylilies at Bell's Daylily
Garden
Thomson Iris and Daylily Society
July 17
Picnic at Freddie and Becky Potts'
June and Mark Singletary from Jammin's Daylily
The club meets at Thomson-McDuffie Co. library, 338 Main August 21
Garden
St. Thomson, GA every third Sunday; January through
August .
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Wayne Taunton
2014 Events :
June 8
Vice President…………………………….Gene Wynn
Thomson Iris Daylily Show
Club Reporter……………………………...Jessica Clinard
[email protected]
2014 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Vernon Johnson
Club News:
The past few months, we have enjoyed several presentations
from growers/hybridizers from our own Region 5. In January, we
had a visit from James Fennell. What a delight he is, and funny as
Club Reporter……………………………...Vernon Johnson
well! Tim Herrington joined us in February; and as always, did a
706– 361-2196 c; 706-559-4215 [email protected] wonderful presentation. He presented Gene Wynn with a new
daylily for his Oz themed bed down in Jasper, "Ruby Slippers of
Oz". If you don't have any of these "Oz" daylilies, get you some,
they are phenomenal!! Last but certainly not least, in March, we
Club News: No News this issue
got the chance to see what Wayne and Jo Taunton have been up
to at Country Lane Daylilies out in Sparks, GA. They really have
been hard at work over the past few years, and it is paying off for
them. Their daylily introductions are just beautiful! Miss Jo has
also been working with diploid as well, and she is getting some
great kids from them.
Vice President…………………………….Steve Willard
H. Midnight Oil
over before, and it is just beautiful. In August we will be joined
by June and Mark Singletary for a presentation on their hybridizing program, we are expecting it to be great. Here in our garden, we are full of anticipation for our upcoming bloom season. I know that you all are as well. Here is to a wonderful
spring and summer....Daylily Friends Are The Best Friends!!
We have some exciting things coming up during the next few
months. Gene Perry has been busy as a bee getting ready for our
show in May, we are hoping for a big turnout and lots of
blooms!! As you all know, it is very hard when the daylilies start
blooming to stay indoors, so we are having two garden picnics
this summer instead of our usual one. We will begin in Tim Bell's
garden in June for a clinic on growing daylilies. This will be a great
help to all that are new to daylilies, especially for people who see
the blooms at our shows in May and want to know how it is
done. We will follow that up in July with another picnic at
the garden of Freddie and Becky Potts. The Potts have had us
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AHS Region 5 Spring Convention
June 13-15, 2014 Cartersville, GA
Sponsored by Northwest Georgia Daylily Society http://www.nwgds.org/
Registration fee: $99 adult per person and $74 youth per person (After April 15, 2014, $124 and $99) No registrations
accepted after May 15, 2014.
Make checks payable to: Northwest Georgia Daylily Society (NWGDS)
and mail to Conference Registrar: Jan Annee, 363 Hearthstone Trail, Canton, GA 30114
Phone: 770-479-5360 e-mail: [email protected]
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE -- Print name as it will appear on name tag(s)
Name 1: ____________________________________________________________________________
Name 2: ____________________________________________________________________________
Additional Names: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
City
Phone(s):
_______________________________
State
Zip
E-mail: _________________________________
Region and Club Affiliation(s): _________________________________________________________
Hotel reservation made in the name of: ___________________________________________________
Amount enclosed: $____________
(Registration does NOT include lodging—make reservations directly with hotel. For a
discount rate of $79 per night (per room) at the Holiday Inn, Cartersville, GA, mention the code “Northwest Georgia Daylily
Society”. For reservations at Holiday Inn, call 770-386-0830. Check in time is 3:00 p.m. Other hotels are available nearby at
higher rates.)
Clinics: Please indicate the number of attendees. Fees of $5 per person or $3 audit fee will be collected at each clinic.
Garden 1 ____________
Garden 2 ____________
Exhibition 1 ____________ Exhibition 2 ____________ Exhibition Refresher ____________
Registration Reminder:
Register before October 31, 2013, and be entered into a Saturday night drawing for a Bill Waldrop recent introduction three
times. Register by December 31, 2013, and be entered two times, and after that date once. Deadline for registration will be April
15, 2014; after that date, there will be a $25 late registration fee. No registrations accepted after May 15, 2014.
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2014 Spring Regional Agenda June 13-15
Friday
9:00 AM- 5:00 PM Check In to Conference, Sign up for bus and banquet table
9:00 Exhibition Judges Clinic I
9:00 Garden Judges Clinic I
12:00- 5:00 Silent Auction, Birdhouse Contest
1:00 Plant Sale begins (Bonners)
1:00 Exhibition Judges Clinic II
1:00 Exhibition Judges Clinic III
1:00 Garden Judges Clinic II (Garden of Bob and Paula Lust, 29 Glenabbey DR NW Cartersville, GA 30120)
5:00 Plant Sale ends for day
6:00 Dinner at Holiday Inn Banquet Room
7:00 Daylily Auction (Earnest Yearwood, Auctioneer)
Saturday
7:00 Buses Load, please get on bus you signed up for Friday.
7:30 Buses Depart for Garden Tour
11:00 BBQ Lunch at Akin’s RiverScape Garden, along with other activities there
1:30 Buses Return to Holiday Inn
2:00 Games at the Holiday Inn
2:00- 5:00 Plant sale (Bonners), Silent Auction, Birdhouse Contest
6:30 Dinner, Presentation by Don and Nancy Eller, Region 5 Business Meeting
Sunday
Open Gardens on your own.
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2014 Region 5 Daylily Birdhouse Contest
Spring Regional in Cartersville, Georgia
1. Who can enter and where will it be? The contest is open to any attendee at the 2014 Spring Region 5 meeting to be held in
Cartersville on June 13-15, 2014. There is no entry fee or cost for the participant.
2. Entry forms. To allow sufficient time for planning the staging of the competition at the hotel in Cartersville, an entry form must be
received no later than Wednesday, June 1, 2014. An entry form is below and will be in The Georgia Daylily, mailed to individual clubs,
or can be obtained from Sue Calbreath or Tim Herrington, contest coordinators.
3. Design. Your birdhouse can be a traditional, decorative, functional or an original design utilizing a daylily theme of some sort. It
must have a daylily/daylilies on it by either some painted art, decoupage, or some other device or mechanism. You may purchase an
unfinished birdhouse from a crafts store and decorate it or you can build one from scratch. Your birdhouse must be able to be
displayed upright on its own or on a stand. The stand will not be considered as part of the overall dimensions mentioned in the next
paragraph.
4. Dimensions. The birdhouse cannot exceed the following dimensions: 20” x 20” x 20”. A volume of 8 cubic feet will be considered
acceptable to allow for a little extra height or width but no 7-8-foot high birdhouses please.
5. Materials. You can make or decorate your birdhouse out of practically anything: wood, metal, plastic, cardboard, flea market finds,
craft store items, or unlikely things found in grocery or hardware stores. You are limited only by your imagination.
6. YOU must build/decorate the birdhouse. All birdhouse construction and/or decoration must be done by the individual entering the
competition. Assistance with power tools is acceptable. For safety, young competitors may be supervised by parents or guardians;
however, as much as possible, children should make their own entries. You may not enter a birdhouse made by someone else or
purchased from a store unless it is an unfinished birdhouse from a crafts store that you decorate as mentioned in item #3 on design.
7. Personal Identification. Put your name on the underside of the birdhouse. DO NOT put your name or any identifying information
on the birdhouse where it can be seen.
8. Submitting your entry. Bring your birdhouse to the conference registration table before 5:00 p.m. June 13 and it will be assigned a
number. Participants may keep their entry or have it auctioned Saturday night with proceeds going to Region 5. It is very
understandable if you do not want to donate it. Please indicate your choice on the entry form.
9. Judging. All attendees will have an official birdhouse voting ballot in their packet and will have until Saturday at 4:00 p.m. to cast
their vote for their choice of the most outstanding birdhouse in the ballot box at the convention hotel.
10. Awards. 1st Place winner will receive $100.00. 2nd and 3rd place winners
will receive some great daylilies. All winners and participants will be
announced at the Saturday night banquet. (Award sponsors are $50 Northwest
Ga. Daylily Club, $50 Tim Herrington, and daylilies from Sue & Dennis Calbreath.)
11. Questions? For information contact Tim Herrington ( [email protected] , 478-272-8794) or Sue Calbreath
( [email protected] , 770-770-3556).
------------------------ENTRY FORM 2014 Region 5 Daylily Birdhouse Contest---------------------------Name ____________________________________________________e-mail or phone#_____________________
Address, City, Zip _______________________________________________________________________________
(Participants may choose to keep their entry or have it auctioned Saturday night with proceeds going to Region 5.)
Would you like to donate your entry for the auction? (please check one) _____YES _____NO
Mail to: Sue Calbreath or Tim Herrington
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Shady Rest Gardens
David and Doris Bishop
When David and Doris married, little
did they know that each one had a
hidden desire to grow plants. Now 35
years later, this desire has exploded
into a garden oasis. Even though they
have grown daylilies along with
other perennials for years, their love
for daylilies surfaced about 12 years
ago with the discovery of the many
eyes, edges, ruffles, and forms in
daylilies. Since then, many hours and
dollars have been spent and much
sweat has been shed in the creation
of the Shady Rest Gardens, an AHS
Display Garden since 2009. The Shady
Rest Gardens is located on over 3
hilly landscaped acres. A series of
terraced wall beds were built earlier this year as now the last frontier
has been conquered. They grow
over 3000 registered cultivars along
with hundreds of their seedlings.
Many of the newer introductions
along with some of the older intros
are grown in terraced beds and in the
vicinity of the Shady Rest, a cabin
built in the hollow behind their house.
A series of pathways connect each
bed or garden room. They invite you to stroll through the gardens, sit by one of the two goldfish/koi ponds, or rest in a rocking
chair on the porch of the Shady Rest and listen to the water from the waterfall of the flowing creek bed nearby.
The garden comes alive in the spring with the blooms of the evergreen and deciduous azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, and
blue woodland phlox. Over 200 hostas, numerous Japanese maples, conifers, Knockout roses, hydrangeas, clematis, ferns, Japanese iris, other shrubs, trees and companion plants add color to the landscape throughout the spring, summer, and into the fall.
The month of June brings forth the many colors and forms of daylilies along the blooms of hydrangeas. Visitors will find special
surprises throughout each twist and turn of the garden. A new fairy garden has been added this spring. Homemade hypertufa
pots display hostas, heucheras, and various annuals displayed throughout the garden. Don't forget to check out the OZ bed! Gardens are to be enjoyed and should reflect the personality of the gardeners. We welcome you to our little taste of Heaven!
The Enman Joiner Seedling Bed is located at this garden. It will be the first bed to your right as soon as you get off the bus. Be
sure to take the time to vote for your favorite LARGE SEEDLING and favorite SMALL SEEDLING.
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RiverScape Gardens
Morgan and Deb Akin
RiverScape Gardens is truly a unique, spectacular setting for a daylily garden. Located on the Etowah River, near
Euharlee, Georgia, the gardens boast gorgeous views of the Etowah River as a background to the more than 600
registered lilies. When Deb and Morgan Akin acquired the property in 2007, the grounds included a dilapidated 1951
vintage rock house, constructed from rocks gathered from the property; an old barn, built from southern red oaks cut
from the property; and no gardens whatsoever. But Deb Akin tends to see potential, where others might not. She first
renovated the main floor of the house. Next came the restoration of the barn into living space. Last, she renovated the
second floor of the rock house. And while all the work on the house and barn was progressing, so was her creation of
the gardens! From no garden in 2007, Deb now has 12 daylily beds, most of them built by hand by Deb, with a little help
from Morgan.
Located at 135 Weissinger Road, the property has a gardening history. From 1959 through 1976, the
Weissinger’s had extensive terraced gardens, including flowers, shrubs, and fruit trees. But Alice Weissinger died in
1974, and Mr. Weissinger moved away. By the time previous owner Lamar Millwood bought the property in 1976, years
of neglect had caused the once beautiful gardens to become an overgrown jungle. So all the gardens were covered
over, terraces leveled, and the grounds made easy to maintain just by grass cutting.
Deb and Morgan are proud to have made the place beautiful and productive again! In addition to the daylilies
are seasonal fruits and vegetables and in a few years, hopefully pecans and chestnuts. In this natural setting, visitors may
also see deer, turkeys, river otters, black vultures, herons, ospreys, even bald eagles. And of course, hundreds of colorful
daylilies!
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Jones’ Garden
Vickie and Saunders Jones
The Williamsburg style house and gardens sit on 10 acres which include intimate patios, winding woodland paths, as well as wide
open spaces. The pasture and natural pond are surrounded by serene mature trees and shrubs while the garden beds closer to the
house are intensely planted with a riot of color. Daylilies are interspersed among the many annuals, bulbs, perennials, old garden
roses, flowering shrubs, boxwood, Japanese maples, and unique garden art. Please come and enjoy the many sights, sounds, and
smells of this Master Gardener’s playground.
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Venia Etta McJunkin's Garden
I have always enjoyed a variety of daylilies in my garden over the years, but when I
moved into my new home in Georgia in 2006, they became a passion. I have a small
partially wooded urban garden that has grown and evolved over the past 7 years to
now include several varieties of plants, shrubs, trees and garden features. I am a
Master Gardner and enjoy doing the gardening myself.
Once my new foundation plantings of shrubs and trees were established, I began
focusing on other areas of my garden. I have added raised beds, stone paths, arched
wooden bridges, compost areas, two water features and recently a beautiful yet very functional potting shed. The beds contain
perennial flowers, hostas, roses and approximately 200 cultivars of daylilies along with a multitude of other companion plants. In
addition, I enjoy growing vegetables, herbs, heirloom
tomatoes and even sweet potatoes.
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Region 5 Has Four Ophelia Taylor Horticulture Award Winners
By any chance if any readers of The Georgia Daylily don’t know what the Ophelia Taylor Horticulture
Award is then remember this comparison; the Ophelia Taylor Horticulture Award to daylily show
exhibitors is like the winner of the super bowl to football players, the Kentucky Derby winner to people
that race horses, or the Oscar winner for actors and actresses. One of the most prestigious awards an
exhibitor can receive in the daylily world is the Ophelia Taylor Horticulture Award. An exhibitor may
receive this award only one time. Region 5 is honored to have 4 winners this past year which is
unprecedented in any Region. They are (L-R) Mark Franklin, Scott Elliott, Heather Herrington, and Tim
Herrington.
AHS Region 12 has made available the Ophelia Taylor Horticulture Award (formerly a medal, now a pin)
in memory of Mrs. Bright Taylor. This pin may be earned at any accredited AHS show. If this award is to
be offered, it must be printed in the show schedule. The award is offered for these two classes: .....Class
1: five different registered cultivars .....Class 2: five different seedlings. Classes 1 and 2 must be judged
by Senior Exhibition Judges on a special score sheet furnished by the AHS Exhibitions Chair. Upon
completion of judging, the General Show Chair or Tabulations Chair must collect the score sheets from
the three (3) judges, and the Tabulation Committee shall tabulate the scores. Any winning Entry must
score ninety-five (95) points or above individually for each of the five (5) scapes from each of the
judges. No person who has an Entry in this section may serve on this Tabulation Committee, nor may
such an exhibitor observe the score sheets or the Tabulation Form. Each of the Ophelia Taylor
Horticulture Award Judges shall sign and date the score sheet. Upon completion of the judging and
tabulation, the score sheets shall be sealed in an envelope, and they must be returned to the AHS
Exhibitions Chair with the Final Show Report within 2 weeks of the show date. Scores should not be
discussed with the exhibitor(s) or anyone except the Show Chair and the Tabulation Chair. The score
results will not be official until they have been verified by the Exhibitions Chair or the Exhibitions
committee.
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2014 Region 5 Hybridizer’s Award Ballot
History: The Georgia Hybridizer’s Award was created in 1969 to recognize outstanding efforts of hybridizers in Region 5. Members
of Region 5 vote on the award each year. The Regional President is responsible for tallying the votes and presenting the award
each year. On September 13, 2003, the membership voted to change the process from Region 5 members selecting a winner of
their choice at random to a system where the membership can choose a cultivar on a ballot from choices made by Region 5 members. The ballot will also have a choice of a write-in candidate if one chooses not to vote for the hybridizers choices on the ballot.
This process mirrors the awards systems of the AHS.
Rules: The rules for eligibility are 1) The cultivar must be registered with the American Hemerocallis Society. 2) The cultivar with
must be registered by a Georgia Hybridizer and 3) The cultivar must not have won the award in previous years.
Procedure: A nomination form will appear in the fall/winter newsletter where hybridizers are invited to nominate one or more of
their daylilies for the Georgia Hybridizers Award. Hybridizers have a choice of what they can nominate or not even to nominate a
cultivar at all. The ballot will appear in the spring/summer newsletter. The award will be presented by the Regional President at the
fall meeting as it has been done in the past. The Regional President maintains overall responsibility for the award procedures.
----------Sign your name below and mail the ballot below by August 1, 2014 to: ---------Claude Carpenter, Regional President, 6075 Vickery Point, Cumming, GA 30040
BALLOT: The list below is the cultivars submitted by the hybridizers. Circle your choice OR write your choice on the line
provided.
H. ‘Duck's Dark Side'
H. ‘Hat's Off To Sue’
H. 'Jelly Filled Donut'
H. 'Jessica Lynn Bell'
H. ‘Lydia’s Regal Robe’
H. ‘Obviously’
H. ‘Sunglasses Needed’
Write-in_________________________
Signature___________________________
BALLOT FOR SECOND MEMBER OF FAMILY: The list below is the cultivars submitted by the hybridizers. Circle your
choice OR write your choice on the line provided.
H. ‘Duck's Dark Side'
H. ‘Hat's Off To Sue’
H. 'Jelly Filled Donut'
H. 'Jessica Lynn Bell'
H. ‘Lydia’s Regal Robe’
H. ‘Obviously’
H. ‘Sunglasses Needed’
Write-in_________________________
Signature___________________________
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Tom Wise Award Ballot
(deadline August 1, 2014)
Purpose: To honor a member of Region 5 AHS who has served the Region significantly, but in a quiet manner. A
person who can always be depended upon, yet never seeks the limelight.
Rules:
1. The award may be given each year, but does not have to be given at all.
2. When given, the presentation will be made at the Fall meeting.
3. A person may receive the award only one time.
4. Any active Region 5 member may submit a recommendation of any person within Region 5 for
consideration.
5. The nominee must be an active Region 5 AHS member.
6. An award committee, which consists of the chairman appointed by the RP, the RP, and local club
presidents, will make the final selection.
7. The award
to be in the form of a medallion.
#! Dorothy
andisToto
8. Recommendations must be sent to the Tom Wise Award Chairman by August 1.
Tom Wise Award Recommendation Form
Nominee’s Name ___________________________________________________________
Phone __________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________
Local Club Name __________________________________________________________
Years in AHS _____ Garden Judge ___Yes ___No AHS Exhibition Judge ___Yes ___ No
Name of person making the nomination ___________________________________________
Phone __________________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________
***Please list the reasons why you feel the above person should be awarded the Tom Wise Award.
You may copy this form, present it handwritten, or use this form here.
Please mail your form to:
Tom Wise Award Chairwoman
Frances Gray
1410 S. West St.
Bainbridge, GA 39819
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Sandy and Billye Campbell
winners of the Tom Wise
Regional Service Award.
Barbara Kirby presenting Heather
Herrington with an Achievement
Medal for KATISUE HERRINGTON in
the Middle Georgia Show
Jonathan Purvis with the Selma
Timmons Youth Award for the
Dublin Show
2013 AHS Region Service Award Winners
Stan and Sheila Woo
The AHS is stimulated by the tiny pushes of members exhibiting enormous love and affection
to make our society even greater than it is each year. This Savannah couple has accomplished
many things for Region 5 AHS since joining in 1998. Stan and Sheila have a shared joy that is a
double benefit for fulfilling the mission of the American Hemerocallis Society. A partial list of
their accomplishments follow:
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In addition to attending the majority of the Region 5 Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Regionals, for the last fourteen years,
they have made extended trips each year visiting the gardens of various hybridizers and growers to learn and be of service.
This activity also fits right in with their responsibility as AHS Garden Judges from Region 5.
Both are very active members of the Savannah Hemerocallis Society and both have served terms as President, Vice President,
and Corresponding Secretary. Stan is presently serving again as Vice President. They have worked in various jobs with their
annual daylily show and both have served as Show Chair.
Their garden has been featured as a region tour garden in 2006 and 2012 when Savannah has hosted the Region 5 Spring
Conference. Their garden featuring daylilies is indeed an oasis utilizing their personal charm to enhance their partnership with
nature. This oasis has one of the finest all around representations of daylilies you will find anywhere.
Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare of the group. Stan and Sheila have demonstrated first class guidance for
their club and region by being the daylily folks that new members and old alike turn to when they need a question answered.
An additional accomplishment for Sheila is that in 2012, she served as co-chair of the Region 5 Spring Conference held in Savannah
and contributed relentlessly in so many behind the scenes activities to coordinate all of the various items that guarantee success
for this outstanding gathering of daylily folks. An additional accomplishment for Stan is that in 2002-03 he served as editor of the
Region 5 Newsletter, The Georgia Daylily, and published 3 editions annually. Under his leadership the quality and content was
enhanced because he focused on improving reader satisfaction through continuous improvements in articles and pictures.
Perhaps a few items which might be considered little deed, yet which are pristine examples of service, include helping set up and
dismantle daylily shows, dig and wash auction plants, and even help a fellow Region 5 member weed his daylily garden. In
conclusion, it is obvious that Stan and Sheila Woo have indeed made many tiny, yet essential pushed to be of service to Region 5
AHS. They both have pursued good with labor, and after their labor was completed, the good remains.
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Repelling Pests With Companion Plants
Scott Elliott
One of the great things about gardening is that a properly planned daylily garden can help take care of itself. This doesn’t mean
you will be able to completely abandon your garden chores, but there are a few things that you can do to make your work a little
easier. One of these things is to select companion plants for your garden that contain properties that repel harmful insects and
deer. Using companion plants for pest control not only cuts down on your workload, but it also reduces the amount of insecticides
and deer repellant/ammunition that you use in your garden.
First, let’s deal with the insects. The challenge in a garden comes in attracting the beneficial insects while repelling those we deem
as pests. A plant that repels all insects, including bees, ladybugs, preying mantis, etc. might do more harm than good. Maintaining
a balance between companion plants that attract desired species and those that repel undesirable species is key. While the following lists delineate a wide variety of possible companion plants, it is important to remember that what works in one garden may
not work in another. Every garden is different with its own pest control issues. It is important that experimentation be used to find
out what works best for your particular situation.
The problem with deer can be a little more persistent. Most deer deterrent landscaping works by placing “smelly” or bad tasting
plants that the deer don’t like next to your daylilies and hoping that they will go elsewhere to eat, preferably somewhere like your
neighbor’s roses or rhododendrons. However, deer are remarkable survivors and will learn to put up with just about anything in
order to survive and eat your scapes the day before the show or eat the pod from that special cross you made.
Below is a short list of some plants that can be used to repel insects, deer and some other common pests. Sadly, however, most
will do little or nothing at all to repel that nosy neighbor from down the street. Incidentally, if you one were trying to avoid a visit
from the IRS it would be advantageous to avoid planting any varieties of Taxus! (yew pine)
Companion Plants For The Daylily Garden
Artemisia (sagebrush) – Repels most insects; has a pleasant scent; will repel some animals, deer included. Negative attributes:
large plant, thrives in drier conditions.
Basil -The oils in basil repel thrips, whiteflies and mosquitoes. Also, great for cooking
Borage – (starflower) Repels various worms and attracts beneficial bees and wasps.
Catnip – Repels just about everything: insects, rabbits and deer, included, except for cats.
Chamomile - Repels flying insects. Commonly used to make a tea that can help induce sleep. Be careful, however, with making
your own tea. Several potentially toxic compounds are present in chamomile.
Chives – Repels aphids
Citronella grass - Repels insects, may deter cats and possums
Chrysanthemums – Source of the natural insecticide ingredients called pyrethrins. In the garden, chrysanthemums repel roaches,
ants, Japanese beetles, ticks, silverfish, fleas, and root-knot nematodes.
Coriander - Repels aphids and spider mites
Dill - Repels aphids, spider mites and deer. Attracts hoverflies and predatory wasps. As an added benefit, its foliage is used as food
by swallowtail butterfly caterpillars.
Fennel - Repels aphids as well as slugs and snails. Its foliage is used as a source of food for swallowtail butterfly caterpillars.
Fritillaria - Repels rabbits, small rodents and ground squirrels
Garlic - Repels aphids, snails, and rabbits
Geraniums - Repel leafhoppers
Lantana - Repels mosquitoes
Larkspurs - Repel aphids
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Lavender - Repels flies (leaf miner adults), mosquitoes and deer
Marigolds - French marigolds repel whiteflies and kill nematodes. Mexican marigolds repel most destructive insects, in addition to
rabbits. Will attract snails, however.
Narcissus - Repel moles
Nasturtiums - Repel whiteflies and aphids
Oregano - Repellent to deer
Peppermint - Repels aphids and whiteflies
Petunias - Repel leafhoppers and aphids
Spearmint - Repels ants, beetles, rodents and aphids
Thyme - Repels whiteflies and deer
More 2013 Contest Photos
Barwick
Carpenter
Watson
Elliiott
Lesuik
Herrington
Calbreath
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Herloom Daylilies
Think about a Herloom Garden; daylilies prior to 1960
H. fulva ‘Kwanso’, KWANSO DOUBLE, 1860
With three sets of petals tucked neatly inside one another, this opulent daylily is quirky enough to appeal to Victorian
gardeners yet “handsome” enough (to quote taste-maker Louise Beebe Wilder in 1916) to earn it a leading role in the
sumptuous Red Borders at England’s famous Hidcote Gardens. (not to shabby) In the U.S., this daylily is often called
the “ditch daylily”
APRICOT, 1893
Here’s the beginning of hybridized daylilies as we know them today. Introduced in 1893 by schoolteacher George
Yeld, ‘Apricot’ was the first hybrid daylily and its success opened the door for the 60,000 others that have followed.
Spring-blooming (starting in early May here in zone 6a) and often reblooming in the fall, it has vivid little flowers of
orange-yellow peeking above a fountain of leaves making it well worth growing even if it weren’t so historic.
AUGUST PIONEER, 1939
Our longest blooming daylily, ‘August Pioneer’ opens its bright, graceful trumpets for up to eight weeks. Its color is
something special, too, a softly glowing orange with hints of apricot that blends in harmoniously yet will draw you
across the garden. And it multiplies quickly. All in all, it’s a masterpiece from A.B. Stout, the founding father of
daylilies. 34”, mid-late, dormant.
CABALLERO, 1941
‘Caballero’s long, curling petals are gold and an intriguing rusty brown (yes, brown!) that may remind you of saddleleather and sandstone buttes — which is probably just what Stout had in mind when he named it. Caballeros were
the noble “gentlemen-cowboys” of popular movies such as The Bold Caballero of 1936 with its dashing hero, Zorro.
Challenger, 1949
This dramatically tall, colorful daylily will draw your eye from the farthest reaches of your garden. It gets its height —
five feet or more here — from H. altissima, native to the mountains of Nanjing, and with 25-30 buds per stem, its
striking red flowers will entertain you from mid-summer into fall.
Crimson Pirate, 1951
With up to 30 buds per stem, this Nebraska-bred classic will brighten your mid-summer garden with six weeks of
star-like, jewel-toned blossoms that are as graceful as wildflowers. Named for a hit movie that later inspired Pirates
of the Caribbean, it’s another masterpiece from the great Henry Sass whose family introduced so many enduringly
popular iris and peonies.With up to 30 buds per stem, this Nebraska-bred classic will brighten your mid-summer
garden with six weeks of star-like, jewel-toned blossoms that are as graceful as wildflowers. Named for a hit movie
that later inspired Pirates of the Caribbean, it’s another masterpiece from the great Henry Sass whose family
introduced so many enduringly popular iris and peonies.
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2014 Region 5 AHS Exhibition Judges
Camilla Arthur
EX 2017 I
Rose Mary Dixon
EX 2016
Frances Joiner
E/h
Jack R. Templeton
EX 2016
David Arthur
EX 2017 I
David Elkins
EX 2017
Jack Joiner
EX 2016 I
Michele Templeton
EX 2016
Elaine Beck
EX 2014
Scott Elliott
EX
Randy Jones
EX 2016
Ryan Tolbert
E/j 2017
Luther H. Beck
EX 2014
Martha Fawcett
E/h
Barbara Kirby
EX 2017 I
Marion Tyus
EX 2016 I
Tim Bell
EX 2014
James A. Fennell
EX 2017 I
Bruce Kovach
EX 2014
Nancy Wallace
S
Pat Bonner
EX 2018
Louise Fennell
E/j 2017
Kenny Manis
EX 2015
Sidney Glenn Ward
EX 2018 I
Ronald Bonner
EX 2018
Karen Fordham
EX 2014
Nell McCreery
E/h
Yolanda Wages Ward
EX 2014 I
Jack Brock
E/j 2017
Mark Franklin
EX 2017
Floyd McNeal
EX 2017 I
Joe Scott Watson
EX 2018
Dennis Calbreath
E/j 2016
Patty Franklin
EX 2017
Pat Mercer
EX 2018 I
Shirley Williams
EX 2016
Sue Calbreath
E/j 2016
Thomas Fuller
S
2015
Claudia Miller
EX 2014
Jean Wise
E/h
Billye Campbell
EX 2018 I
Belinda Gibbs
EX 2017
Virginia Miller
E/h
C. E. Yearwood
EX 2017 I
______________________
2017
Sanford Campbell
EX 2018 I
Nanci Griggs
E/j 2015
Camille Mitchell
EX 2014
Claude Carpenter
EX 2016 I
Lillian Grovenstein
E/h
James J. Mullins
EX 2017 I
Jane M. Carson
EX 2014
Tim Herrington
EX 2017 I
Terri Mullins
EX 2016
E/h
Honorary
Ralph Carson
EX 2014
Bobbie Evans
EX 2015
James D. Netherton
EX 2016
S
Student
Chappell A. Collins, Jr.
EX 2014
David Hoechst
E/j 2016
Jeanne Payne
EX 2016 I
E/j
Junior
S
EX
Senior
I
Instructor
Deborah Wilkes Curlin
EX 2017
Janie Huff
EX 2017 I
Cynthia Rigsby
2016
Mike Curlin
EX 2017
Winfred Huff
EX 2017 I
Jack Rigsby
S
Johnny Daniel
EX 2016
L. Joe Hulsey
EX 2017
Joann P. Stewart
EX 2018 I**
Linda Daniel
EX 2016
Nell Jessup
E/h
Jo Taunton
E/j 2014
Billy Dick
EX 2016
Vernon H. Johnson
EX 2018
Wayne Taunton
E/j 2014
2016
2015
Legend
20XX
Expiration Date
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Judges Liaison
2014 Region 5 AHS Garden Judges
Camilla Arthur
2017
Mark Franklin
2017
Yvonne Mckenney
2015
Nancy Wallace
2016
David Arthur
2017
Patty Franklin
2017
Michelle McMillan
2014
Sidney Glenn Ward
2016
Tim Bell
2018
Lillian Grovenstein
H
Miles McMillan
2014
Lonnie Ward
2016
Pat Bonner
2014
Heather Herrington
2017
Jan Melvin
2017
Janet Watson
2016
Ron Bonner
2014
Tim Herrington
2017 I
John Melvin
2017
Joe Watson
2017
Rita Buehner
2016
John Hines
2018
Albert Steve Mercer
2014
Shirley Davis Williams
2018
Dennis Calbreath
2018
Winfred Huff
2017
Pat Mercer
2014
Sheila Woo
2018 **
Sue Calbreath
2018
Janie Huff
2018
Mary Netherton
2016
Stanley Woo
2018
Claude Carpenter
2014
Nell Jessup
H
James A Netherton
2018
Gene Wynn
2018
Jessica Clinard
2018
Diane Joiner
2014
Jeanne Payne
2015 I
Earnest Yearwood
2015 I
John B Jr Cook
H
Jack Joiner
2014 I
Cynthia Rigsby
2015
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Gwen Denny
H
Royce Joiner
2015
Jack Rigsby
2015
Rose Mary Dixon
2017 I
Jan Joiner
2015
Joann Stewart
2018
Donald Eller
2014
Barbara Kirby
2017 I
Jo Taunton
2018
I
Instructor
Nancy Eller
2014
Bruce Kovach
2018
Wayne Taunton
2018
H
Honorary
Scott Elliott
2016
Paula Lust
2016
Ken Tyus
2017
**
Judges Liaison
Martha Fawcett
H
Robert Lust
2016
Marion Tyus
2017
James A Fennell
2017 I
Harold McDonell
2015 I
Bill Waldrop
2017
Louise Fennell
2018
Glenn McKenney
2015
Diana Waldrop
2017
Legend
20XX
Expiration Date
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Region 5 AHS Daylily Gardens
There are 14 AHS Display Gardens in Georgia. Note that many Display Gardens are at
private homes. Please call ahead to arrange a convenient time for visiting.
Bell's Daylily Garden, Tim Bell,1305 Griffin Road, Sycamore, GA
31790
(229) 256-1234
Busby's Daylily Garden, Frances & Charles Busby, 5019 Studstill
Rd., Quitman, GA 31643 [email protected]
229-242-6070
Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens of the Historic Bamboo
Farm, Katherine L. Deloe, 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA 31419
[email protected]
(912) 921-5460 or
(912) 921-5461
Country Lane Nursery and Daylily Garden, Wayne & Jo Taunton, (229) 549-8889
340 Roundtree Bridge Road, Sparks, GA 31647 [email protected]
Doll's Daylilies, Marquerita "Doll" Brazell, 116 Woodlawn Avenue,
Warner Robins, GA 31093
(478) 328-3103
Farmhouse Daylily Garden, Douglas Hawthorne, 591 Strickland
Rd., Whigham, GA 39897 [email protected]
(229) 762-3135
(770) 429-0204
Kennesaw Mountain Daylily Gardens, Diana & Bill Waldrop, 310
McDaniel Road, Marietta, GA 30064 [email protected]
Massee Lane Garden, Liaison Celeste Richard, 100 Masse Lane
Road, Fort Valley, GA 31930 [email protected]
(478) 967-2358
M P Flowers, Mark & Patty Franklin, 15230 Birmingham Hwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004 [email protected]
(770) 410-0548
Peace on Earth Gardens, Jim & Mary Netherton, 113 Dothan
Road, Blakely, GA 39823 [email protected]
(229) 723-6703
Prissy's Garden, Camilla & David Arthur, 2596 Riley Drive, Marietta, GA 30064 [email protected]
(770) 919-2668
Shady Rest Gardens, David & Doris Bishop, 35 Northwoods Drive
NW, Cartersville, GA 30121 [email protected]
(770) 386-0438
Shaw's Sunshine Gardens, Charles D. Shaw, 2541 Lumpkin Road, (706) 790-9428
Augusta, GA 30906 [email protected]
H. Lemon Curls
H. Bubbly
H. South Georgia Peaches
H. Savannah Smooch
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2014 Region 5 Popularity Poll Ballot
Select your favorite daylilies (up to 10) from the list below. Vote for daylilies that you have observed in your garden or immediate
area. If your favorites are not on the list, you may write in up to 5 daylilies in the space provided under write-in votes. Please
check the box to the left of the daylily. You MUST be an AHS member to vote. (Remember to vote for only 10)
Aaron’s Little Whopper
How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
Primal Scream
Across the Universe
Indian Giver
Rainbow Over Georgia
All Fired up
J.T. Davis
Renie’s Delight
Amanda’s Little Red Shoes
Jan’s Twister
Ron Eller Memorial
Amazing Morris Kirby
Julie Newmar
Ruby Spider
Belgian Beauty
Just for Breakfast
Scatterbrain
Big Kiss
Just for Joanne
Sebastian the Crab
Bill Norris
Kathryn June Wood
Skinwalker
Bubbling Edge
Katisue
Spacecoast Francis Busby
Candy from Heaven
Kennesaw Mountain Hayride
Spacecoast Gold Bonanza
Canoochee Wonder
Lava Flow
Spacecoast Sea Shells
Cimarron Rose
Lavender Blue Baby
Spider Miracle
Connie Can’t Have It
Let It Rip
Strawberry Candy
David Authur
Little Gold Nugget
Sunglasses Needed
Desert Icicle
Lonnie Leroy Carpenter
Sycamore Sensation
Diana’s Evening Gown
Look Here Mary
Symphony of Praise
Diana’s Pink Gown
Lydia’s Regal Robe
Tomato Sandwich
Dixie Land Band
Magic of Oz
Two to Tango
Dorothy and Toto
Marion Tyus
Velvet Ribbons
Duck Shades
Mary’s Gold
Victorian Lace
Everybody Loves Earnest
Micro Dots
Wildman George
Firefly Frenzy
Midnight Raider
Write-In Votes (up to 5)
Frances Busby
Montez Faucet
Glory Bright
Open My Eyes
Grand Old Flag
Orange Velvet
Hat’s Off to Sue
Pastor Laurie Ann Moeller
Heavenly United We Stand
Possum Que Shane
Name__________________________________
Address:________________________________
City/State/Zip____________________________
AHS Member:________Yes___________No
Ballot must be postmarked no later than 9/1/14 Please mail
to: Scott Elliott
Ellabell, GA 31308
Home Club:_________________________
Must be filled in to be eligible for club and region
You can also vote online at:
www.daylilies.org
Or, you can download a ballot from:
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Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Permit 41
Albany GA
AHS Region 5
Claude Caarpenter
6075 Vickery Pont
Cumming, GA 30040
Photo Contest 2013
One or More Blooms Category
“Junzi” taken by Claude Carpenter

The Georgia Daylily

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