The Georgia Daylily

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The Georgia Daylily

The Georgia Daylily
Region 5
Fall 2013
Volume 62 Number 2
Best Clump at the Spring Regional : H.”Red Wine Romance” : Wynn’s Garden
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Region 5 Kicking Around
King of the Mulch at “Springtime in Savannah”!
Can you Guess who is peeking through the vines?
I’m not pushing!
That’ it push harder!
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Table of Contents
Region 5 Having Fun
AHS Officers & Region 5 Officers and Committees
inside front cover
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Region 5 Club Presidents
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A Message from Barbara Kirby, AHS Region Director
A Message from Claude Carpenter, RP
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A Message from Scott Elliott, RPD
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Region 5 Winter Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Down Memory Lane
Tim’s Trivia
Bits and Blooms
Fall Fling Flyer
Daylily Bud Recipe
Birdhouse Contest Winners
Club Reports
The Dreaded Mosquito
Spring Regional
Factors Affection Soil Fertility pt. 2
Early Registration Spring Regional
Davids Challenge
Ask the Ombudsman
National Photos
Honoring our President
Spring Regional Photos
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18-27
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28-32
33-35
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Inside Back Cover
The Georgia Daylily is a tri-annual
subscription for Georgia residents and
is included with a AHS membership.
However, Region 5 requests a $5.00
annual donation from each Georgia
recipient to help offset the publication
cost. Club members may pay their
region treasurer.
Georgia Daylily
Editor
Sue Calbreath
(770) 972-3556
[email protected]
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November 15, 2013
www.ahsregion5.org
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$ 15.00
Out of US
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Mail to: Region 5 Treasurer
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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]
AHS Region 5 Officers
AHS Region 5 Liaisons
AHS Board of Director Region 5
Barbara Kirby
102 Haag Drive
Warner Robbins, GA 31093
478-922-8416
478-355-9370 (cell)
[email protected]
Region 5 Exhibition Judges Liaison
Joann Stewart
2300 Simonton Bridge Road
Watkinsville, GA 30677
706-424-1079 ; [email protected]
Regional President
Claude Carpenter
6075 Vickery Pont
Cumming, GA 30040
678-469-1919
678-469-4731 (cell)
Regional Publicity Director
Scott Elliott
4 Cardiff Road
Savannah, GA 31419
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]
Regional Garden Judges Liaison
Jo Scott Watson
116 Watson Reynolds Road, NE
Milledgeville, GA 31061
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]
Editor of the Daylily Journal
Meg McKenzie
1936 Wensley Ave.
El Centro, CA 92243
760-235-8243
[email protected]
Historian
Earnest Yearwood
136 Meier Circle, SE
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Tom Wise Award
Frances Gray
1410 West Street
Bainbridge, GA 39819
229-246-1530
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
Scientific Advisor/Plant Pathologist
Dr. Erling Grovenstein
2424 Briarmore Rd
Atlanta, GA 30345-2112
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________________________AHS Region 5 – Local Clubs___________________________
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
Vernon Johnson, President
P.O. Box 397
Mesena, GA 30819
706-595-4215
[email protected]
Steve Mercer, President
420 Springhaven Road, P.O. Box 10
Dexter, GA 31019
478-875-4110
[email protected]
Flint River Daylily Society
Middle Georgia Hemerocallis Society
North Georgia Daylily Society
John (Buddy) Melvin, President
113 Pioneer Trail
478-952-3436
Michelle Templeton, President
2643 Regal Circle
[email protected]
[email protected]
James Fennell, President
320 Pitts Road
478-988-5582
[email protected]
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
Savannah Daylily Society
Patty Acree, President
115 Chelcy Drive SE
Calhoun, GA 30701
706-629-7277
[email protected]
Scott Elliott, President
4 Cardiff Road
Savannah, GA 31419
912-596-7252
Alpharetta, GA 30004
770-410-0548 ; 770-815-1902 (cell)
[email protected]
http://scottelliottdaylilies.com
South Georgia Daylily Society
Southwest Georgia 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]
Thomson Iris and Daylily Society
Valdosta Daylily Society
Vernon Johnson, President
P.O. Box 397
Mesena, GA 30819
706-595-4215
[email protected]
Tim Bell, President
1305 Griffin Road
Sycamore, GA 31790-6502
229-256-1234 (no e-mail)
Hosting the Spring Regional 2013
Deadlines/Dates To Remember
2013
1 November
11-12 October
7 September
This information is updated as of
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.
Photos this Issue provided by:
Issue Photographers :
Submission deadline for The Georgia Daylily
Fall Symposium
Daylily Spectacular, Tim Bell’s Garden
2014
1 March
13-15 June
25-28 June
Communications
between
the
Region and local clubs is important
in order to keep everyone up-todate.
Regional Winter Meeting—Middle Ga. College
Region 5 Spring Regional—Canton, GA
AHS Convention—Ashville, NC
Dennis Calbreath
Claude Carpenter
Scott Elliott
Tim Herrington
Barbara Kirby
Diana Waldrop
Stan Woo
Chip Wood
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Greeting from the AHS Region Director
Barbara Kirby
Anyone hear sleigh bells yet??? It seems like our daylily season was over before it got started. Even the retail stores are
clearing out the garden gear and hanging the Christmas wreaths—wonder if we’ll see Halloween and Thanksgiving!
What a wonderful time we had visiting South Georgia again. The Valdosta folks had their gardens ready and the
hospitality was as southern as it gets. I even came home with my first ‘daylily birdhouse’. They proved to us that there is
life after a national. Thanks Valdosta!
Speaking of nationals, we really did think it was winter in Minnesota—morning temps were in the 40’s and the ‘blustery’
winds were much appreciated by the sweatshirt and jean jacket vendors. However, we saw some of the most beautiful
gardens with the richest of colors, greenest foliage, tallest spiders, acres of terraced hostas, bluest fir trees, along with
over 400 of our closest friends. It seems that whenever or wherever daylily folks gather, we can do some eatin’ and
daylily smack talkin’. I do encourage those who have never attended a national to please do so. In 2014, it will be in the
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC, and of course, (drum roll…..) ‘The place to be seen in 2015’ is our own Atlanta………
It was great to see all the Region 5 folks in attendance but the best part was seeing them go onstage to pick up awards.
Surprise newsletter awards went to Tim Herrington-who came in first, second and third for the humorous category and
also won the Editorial Special Award. Jack Joiner’s presence was felt as he won Best Article of a Daylily Personality-- for
his article on Miss Ruby Sullivan. Then, the cultivar awards were picked up by Tim Herrington, Jan Joiner, Scott Elliott,
and Bill Waldrop. The AHS Regional Service Award will be presented to Stan and Sheila Woo at our next meeting (along
with the other awards for those not in attendance). Congratulations to all..
As always with the national, there’s the AHS Board Meeting, and we met most of the day on Thursday before the tours
began. Some interesting things from the board are: (1) Julie Covington has agreed to a second term as AHS President.
For those who haven’t met her yet, she’ll be at the Region 5 Fall Symposium which follows the Fall Board Meeting in Oct,
and she’ll be talking about the future of AHS as well as letting us be the first to know all the cultivar winners for 2013. (2)
This is especially important to Region 5, the percentage of garden judges allowed each region is increased to 20%. The
number of garden judges for each region is based on the number of AHS members in that region, and at 15% we were
close to needing a waiting list for new judges. (3) Region 3, Virginia Beach, VA Club will host the 2017 National
Convention. Note: 2016 is still open and if no takers by the fall board meeting, there will not be a convention for that year.
(4) During the report from the Educational Outreach Chair, she mentioned opening up your gardens to garden clubs,
Master Gardeners, small school classes, as well as University Horticulture students in order to interest others in daylilies
and gardening. At the national this year, there was an afternoon of fun Science educational presentations which were well
received (Jan Joiner and Bill Waldrop led a couple of the seminars). Speaking of garden judges workshops, the first ever
Garden Judges I workshop will be presented in Canadian French language at the next Region 4 Regional. President
Covington also wanted the word put out that the society needs more technical support with the portal and if you’re
interested, contact Mary Collier Fisher, Portal Manager.
In closing, I’d like to invite you all to attend the Fall Symposium in Atlanta on 11-12 October. RP Claude and the national
committee have worked to streamline the costs so that if you only want to attend the regional meeting on Saturday, you
can just register for that day and not pay for an overnight stay. However, if you check out the registration/agenda on p. 16,
you’ll see all the speakers and diversified topics that should get that daylily heart pumping again. Did I mention daylilies--of course, there will be plenty of daylilies on the bargain tables as well as the auctions. So, make those reservations and
get your registration in as soon as possible.
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Greeting from the RP
Claude Carpenter
Every year brings different weather conditions and the daylily and daylily people adapt to the changes. In 2012
the bloom season was early and dry. This year the blooms came later and boy have we had rain in my area.
As of this writing we have had 54 inches of rain year-to-date at my house. We tend to schedule our
Regional Meetings and Shows at the average peak bloom date; however, the daylilies don’t always cooperate
because of changing weather conditions. One advantage of this is that we will have early or late blooming
daylilies make it in our shows depending on the weather conditions. The entries in our shows in Region 5 this
year were down because of the late bloom season; however, the quality of the entries was great. I judged in
the Middle Georgia Show and Middle Tennessee Show and I think 2 out of every 3 entries were purple ribbons
in both shows.
Valdosta did another great job hosting the Region 5 Spring Meeting. We really enjoyed the Friday night dinner
in the Bell Garden. The Bells are always great hosts and the food was good and I think everyone enjoyed the
plant auction where a lot of Region 5 “hemaholics” got some great bargains on late model daylilies. Although
the cool spring caused the blooms to be late we still really enjoyed the garden tour where the early blooming
daylilies were showing off. The Wynn garden was actually near peak bloom. Crossing the state line into Florida
must have issued in a different climate. Our Saturday night speaker, Scott Elliott, certainly kept our attention as
he discussed his hybridizing program. He may be a late comer in introducing daylilies, but, from what I see he
will be another good edition to Region 5’s list of great hybridizers. Can’t wait until he introduces some of those
seedlings in his presentation. I have really enjoyed Scott’s scientific articles in the AHS Journal and the
Georgia Daylily.
Region 5 was well represented at the AHS National Convention in Minneapolis. I think we had 25 people in
attendance. I believe this was second to the host region. Fourteen of the attendees were from the Greater
Atlanta and Cobb County Clubs which will host the 2015 convention. The late bloom season extended all the
way to Minneapolis. I think they were a week away from peak bloom. The daylilies had a tough time opening in
48 degree weather. As the days warmed up we did see a number of blooms. The northern gardens were
beautiful. One of the tour gardens had 1500 hostas. The Turtle Rock garden was one of the most beautiful
gardens I have ever visited. The variety of plants was unbelievable and the fairy garden was stunning.
In another section of this newsletter you will see of all the Region 5 hybridizers that won AHS Awards for 2012.
In addition to hybridizer’s awards, Tim Herrington won a number of AHS Awards for articles he has written for
the Georgia Daylily. We are blessed in Region 5 to have a number of great hybridizers and they are being
rewarded for their great work. On the 2013 AHS Garden Judges Ballot Region 5 had 5 Stout Medal
Candidates, 22 Award of Merit Candidates, 12 Honorable Mention Candidates, and Candidates in 9 of the
Special Award Categories. And congratulations to Stan and Sheila Woo for winning the Region 5 Service
Award. Stan and Sheila have been major contributors to Region 5 and the Savannah Club for a number of
years.
Don’t forget the Region 5 Fall Symposium that will take place at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel on
October 11 – 12. A copy of the registration form and the agenda is printed in this newsletter and is also
available on the AHS Region 5 Website (http://www.ahsregion5.org/). Region 5 is the host to the AHS Fall
Officers and Directors Meeting this year and they will be meeting in the same hotel the day before the Fall
Symposium. Many of the officers and directors are staying over for our symposium. We have a great lineup of
speakers this year. David and Camilla Arthur will present an overview of the 2015 National Convention to the
AHS Board on Friday night and in addition we will have presentations from Tim Herrington and Bill Maryott that
evening. On Saturday we will have presentations from Julie Covington, (AHS President), Scott Elliott, Tim Bell
and Claude Carpenter. The Bonners and Bells will also have the bargain table during the meeting on Friday
and Saturday.
Hope to see all of you in October.
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Greeting from the RPD
Scott Elliott
I am writing this piece having just returned from four fabulous, and tiring, days at the National Convention in
Minnesota. Region 5 was very well represented with 21 members from Georgia attending. It was exciting to watch
as our members received numerous national awards. I was very proud of the accomplishments and excited to be a
member of this great region.
Below is a list of the nationally recognized accomplishments of Region 5 members for the 2012 calendar year,
awarded at the national convention:
Honorable Mention award winners included:
H. ‘RETURN TO OZ’ (Katisue Herrington), H. ‘DUCK’S DARK SIDE’, H. ‘LADY DUCK’ and H. ‘QUACK FIRE’ (Don
Eller); H. ‘IRISH HALO’ (Bill Waldrop); H. ‘INDIAN FEATHERS’, H. ‘RAIN FROG’ and H. ‘LOAFIN IN LAHINA’ (Tim
Bell); H. ‘GREEN RAINBOW’ (Tim Herrington); H. ‘TREVA IN RED’ (Nancy Eller).
Award Of Merit winners included:
H. ‘SEBASTIAN THE CRAB’ (Jan Joiner); H. ‘DOROTHY AND TOTO’ (Katisue Herrington); H. ‘AMANDA’S LITTLE
RED SHOES’ (Nancy Eller). Look for these amazing cultivars on the garden judges ballot for the Stout Medal three
years from now!!
Specialty Award winners included:
Donn Fischer Memorial Award, given to the best miniature cultivar, won by H. ‘EVERYBODY LOVES
EARNEST’ (Tim Herrington); Annie T. Giles Award, given to the best small flower, won by H. ‘HONEY CRUNCH
CUPCAKE’ (Tim Herrington); Eugene S. Foster Award, given to the best late-blooming cultivar, won by H. ‘TWICE
AS NICE’ (Tim Herrington); Ida Munson Award given to the best double flower, won by H. ‘SEBASTIAN THE
CRAB’ (Jan Joiner).
Junior Citation award winners included:
H. ‘FLYING WALLOON’, H. ‘ZZYZX’ and H. ‘SEBASTIAN ON STEROIDS’ (Scott Elliott).
Regional Newsletter award winners:
Editorial Special Award: ‘Remember a Few Facts About Distinction’, by Tim Herrington; Best Article about Daylily
Personalities: ‘Ruby Sullivan’, by Jack Joiner; Best Article Using Humor: ‘Good Ol’ Boys and Daylilies’, by Tim
Herrington.
AHS Regional Service Award:
Stan And Sheila Woo.
The 2013 Popularity Poll. As of the writing of this article, there are 33 days left before Popularity Poll voting comes
to a close. I have been encouraged by the response, so far, of the AHS members in Region 5. The ballots have
been pouring in on a daily basis. I have reports that a number of clubs are holding ‘Popularity Poll Ballot Signing
Parties’ to encourage members to vote. Hopefully, Region 5 will once again lead the nation in voting percentage.
Cont’d on p,15
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Region 5 Fall Meeting Minutes
Doris Bishop
The Spring Meeting for Region 5 of the American Hemerocallis Society was held May 10-11, 2013 at the Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Valdosta, Georgia. This event was hosted by the Valdosta Hemerocallis Society. Registration check-in began
at 8:00 a.m. on Friday along with sign ups for tour bus and table selection for Saturday's banquet. Friday's activities included
garden and exhibition clinics, bargain tables, silent auction and raffle, hybridizer presentations, and concluded with a chicken
dinner and auction in Bell's Daylily Garden. Saturday began with bus departure at 7:00 a.m. for tours of the gardens of Jo and
Wayne Taunton, Becky and Freddie Potts, Ryan Tolbert, Shirley and Forrest Williams, and Mary and Gene Wynn. Lunch was
enjoyed at the Old Times County Buffet before returning to the Holiday Inn. The Saturday evening events began with the banquet dinner at 7:00 p.m. Meeting Co-Chairs Gene Perry and Gene Wynn welcomed everyone to Valdosta for a weekend of
daylily fun.
Business Meeting
Following the banquet dinner Region 5 President Claude Carpenter opened the business meeting by extending a welcome to
all first time attendees and a special welcome to the couple who has come from Nova Scotia, Canada.
Roll Call by Club/#Present
Albany Daylily Society 16
North Georgia Daylily Society 5
The Daylily Society Of Greater Augusta 1
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society 11
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society 0
Savannah Daylily Society 8
Cobb County Daylily Society 17
South Georgia Daylily Society 3
Dublin Hemerocallis Society 4
Southwest Georgia Daylily Society 4
lint River Daylily Society 2
Thomson Daylily Society 3
The Daylily Society Of Greater Atlanta 21
Valdosta Hemerocallis Society 29
Middle Georgia Hemerocallis Society 14
Secretary's Report
Minutes of the Winter Meeting were approved as printed in The Georgia Daylily.
Treasurer's Report
Incoming Treasurer Jack Rigsby gave the Treasurer's Report with a current balance of $40,659.67. Outgoing Treasurer Jack
Joiner was thanked for his service as well as Earnest Yearwood and Harold McDonell for the recent audit conducted.
Region Publicity Director (RPD)
RPD Scott Elliott talked about the 2013 Popularity Poll and noted that in 2012 Region 5 had the highest voting percentage in
the AHS. The Popularity Poll ballot has been sent to club presidents, was published in The Georgia Daylily, and is available on
the Region 5 website. Only AHS members can vote, and because of the participation award only one home club can be declared on the ballot. Also, garden judges must vote on the Garden Judge Ballot each year to maintain their status as a garden
judge. Scott has previously provided a list of Georgia hybridizers' daylilies that can be considered for awards. Ten votes are
needed for the Junior Citation Award.
Tom Fletcher Photography Award
Dennis Calbreath announced that the deadline for the photo contest is August 1. The name of this year's contest is "IN YOUR
FACE".
The criteria is to simply take pictures of daylilies in the garden. First and Second places will be judged, and popularity vote will
determine Third place.
Cont’d o n p.10
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Georgia Hybridizer's Ballot
The Georgia Hybridizer's Ballot was in the last issue of The Georgia Daylily and is on the Region 5 website.
Tom Wise Award
The Tom Wise Award deadline is August 1 and is designed to recognize a Region 5 member who has served the region
significantly but in a quiet manner. Ballots were in the last issue of The Georgia Daylily and should be mailed to Frances Gray.
2013 Fall Symposium
Our next Region 5 meeting will be at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel in Atlanta October 11-12, 2013. This meeting will
be in conjunction with the AHS Directors Meeting October 10-11. This meeting is a fundraiser for the 2015 National which will
be jointly hosted by The Daylily Society Of Greater Atlanta and the Cobb County Daylily Society. Money raised will be returned
to Region 5 after the National Convention. Registration forms and agenda for this fall meeting are available at tonight's
meeting. Symposium attendees can choose to attend both days or just the Saturday events. There are different registration
prices accordingly.
Nominating Committees For Region 5
Harold McDonell, the chairman of the nominating committee to select the Region 5 President (composed of Harold McDonell,
Sheila Woo, and Jack Joiner), announced that this committee has nominated Claude Carpenter to serve as Region 5 President
for a full two year term beginning January 2014. Claude asked for other nominations from the floor. There were none.
Another nominating committee has been established to nominate the next AHS Region 5 Director as current Director Barbara
Kirby's term will be expiring at the end of 2014. Jack Joiner, James Fennell, and Patty Franklin have volunteered to serve on
this nominating committee. Jack Joiner asked who would be the chair. Claude replied that he could appoint a chair or the
committee could appoint one which he preferred.
Region 5 Director's Report
Director Barbara Kirby thanked the Valdosta club for hosting this spring meeting. She spoke about the Popularity Poll and
encouraged everyone to join AHS. The special AHS membership rate will be offered again in July. The AHS Database has
been updated with the 2012 introductions. As the AHS Exhibition Chair, Barbara must approve all show packages. There will
be 12 shows in Georgia this year. Barbara concluded by issuing a warning about the dangers of contracting West Nile Virus
which is a deadly, crippling illness caused by mosquitoes.
Claude applauded Barbara's work for Region 5 and the AHS. He pointed out that she approves ALL show packages for the
AHS, not just Region 5.
Guest Speaker
Claude used the phrase "Region 5 Is Daylily Mecca" to introduce tonight's guest speaker, Scott Elliott. Scott, a new and
upcoming daylily hybridizer from Maneki Neko Gardens in Savannah, specializes in unique doubles. He takes the approach of
daring to make unusual crosses in his hybridizing program and is getting unique and beautiful creations. Scott's first
introductions were registered two years ago, and he has already won three Junior Citation Awards. Scott entertained and
wowed us with photos of his current registrations and futures
Cont’d on p. 11
The Enman Joiner Seedling Bed for the 2014 AHS Region 5 Spring Meeting will
be grown at the Shady Rest Gardens. The Bishop's address is 35 Northwoods
Drive, NW, Cartersville, GA 30121. They would like to receive the seedlings by
the end of October. To save shipping, we could accept them at the Fall Fling.
Any questions can be asked at [email protected] or (770) 386-0438.
There is a limit of five seedlings per hybridizer.
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Spring Meeting Awards
1. Georgia Hybridizer Bed (This is a first for Region 5 and hosted by the Wynns' Garden.)
First Place - H. 'Simply Karen' (Jan Joiner)
Second Place - H. 'Sparks Steve Taunton' (Wayne Taunton)
2. Katisue Herrington Clump Award ($50 Award to First Place)
First Place - H. 'Red Wine Romance' in the Wynns' Garden
Second Place - H. 'California Kid' in the Potts' Garden
3. Enman Joiner Seedling Bed (hosted by the Wynns' Garden)
Small Seedling Award - Tim Herrington (Winner of First and Second Places)
Large Seedling Award - Bill Waldrop (First Place)
Tim Bell (Second Place)
Jessica Clinard (Third Place)
The Georgia Daylily
August 1 is the deadline for entries in the next issue which will be coming out in early September. Claude thanked Sue for the
fantastic job she does in putting out our region newsletter.
Birdhouse Contest
Tim Herrington announced that Region 5 is the first to have a Birdhouse Contest. Tim and Sue Calbreath originated this idea.
First Place prize is $100 donated equally by Tim and the Valdosta club. Second and Third Place winners receive daylilies
donated by Sue and Dennis Calbreath. Five birdhouses were entered in this contest.
First Place - Dennis Calbreath
Second Place - Michelle & Jack Templeton
Third Place - Barbara Outlaw
Four of the five birdhouses were auctioned with the proceeds ($235) going to Region 5. The winners of these birdhouses are
Sheila Woo, Dominique Elliott, Bill Waldrop, and Barbara Kirby.
Announcements
Meeting Co-Chair Gene Wynn announced the winners of the daylilies on Silent Auction.
Meeting Co-Chair Gene Perry assisted by Gene Wynn raffled the six donated baskets and presented the baskets to the winners.
Also, coleus were available for everyone attending tonight's banquet.
Mark Franklin spoke about a special offer from The Daylily Society Of Greater Atlanta and the Cobb County Daylily Society
geared to Region 5 daylily hybridizers. Hybridizers have the opportunity to have one of their introductions or a future introduction
made into a metal sculpture to be raffled off at the 2015 National. The hybridizer can sign the sculpture to personalize it. Any
interested hybridizers should see Mark.
Bruce Kovach announced the winner of the 2013 National drawing which includes 2 registrations and 3 nights hotel
accommodations in Minnesota. The winner is Dennis Calbreath. The second place winner, Palmer Haffner, won H. 'At Jack's'
donated by hybridizer Bruce Kovach.
David Bishop of the Northwest Georgia Daylily Society invited everyone to come to Cartersville next June 13-14 for the Region 5
Spring Meeting.
President Claude thanked the Valdosta club for hosting this Spring Regional and making it a success. He then adjourned the
meeting at 9:30 p.m.
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Treasurer’s Report
Jack Joiner
AHS REGION 5 TREASURER'S MID YEAR REPORT 1-1-13 THRU 6-30-13
Balance Forward 1-1-13
Income
Newsletter Income
Newsletter Donations - Individual (3)
Newsletter Donations - Society (1)
Subscriptions (3)
ADS
Subtotal
Regional Meeting Income
Plant Auction Sales 2-26-13
Plant Bargain Table Sales 2-26-13
Registration Income 2-26-13
Plant Bargain Table Sales 5-11-13
Bird House Auction 5-11-13
Subtotal
That’s Diana Waldrop peeking
through the hedge. (inside cover)
$41,512.33
72.50
200.00
45.00
110.00
427.50
1,687.00
611.92
922.50
431.25
235.00
3,887.67
Total Income
Newsletter Expenses
Albany Printing Company 1-3-13
Sundance Press Printing Spring TGD
Albany Printing Company - Spring TGD
Subtotal
4,315.17
220.33
2,245.77
214.70
2,680.80
Expenses
This is the real H. ‘Little Jackie Paper’
The wrong daylily was given this name in
the last The Georgia Daylily. That daylily
shown below is H. ‘ Blazing Cannons’.
Both Hybridized by Bill Waldrop. Sorry
about that Bill.
Regional Meeting Expenses
Speaker Expenses 2-26-13
Macon State College - Facilities Expenses
2013 Fall Symposium Handout Printing Exp.
Valdosta Spring Mtg - Best Large Seedling
Award
Valdosta Spring Mtg - Best Small Seedling
Award
Valdosta Spring Mtg -KS Herrington Clump
Award
Subtotal
Regional Administrative Expenses
USP - Mail Postage
USP - Mail Service State of Indiana
USP - Mail Service State of Indiana - Incorp.
USP - Mail Service - Audit Work Papers
USP - Mail Service - Transfer Financial Rcds
Indiana State Incorporation Fee
Cyberlily Webdesign Reg 5 WEB Host Exp.
Subtotal
Total Expenses
Funds Available as 6-20-13
601.30
1,004.25
39.32
100.00
100.00
50.00
1,894.87
12.35
3.76
6.80
5.60
16.72
70.00
100.00
215.23
4,790.90
$41,036.60
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Down Memory Lane: Three Exciting Daylily Couples
Tim Herrington
We are very blessed in Region 5 with many beautiful and exciting daylily gardens and daylily people. There are
about 110 daylily couples in our membership and I would like to spotlight 3 couples who were participants at the
Valdosta regional and oh what great memories I have of each one of them. It is a very rare occasion that you do not
see one without the other close by. They definitely exemplify dedication and service to their local club and Region 5
AHS.
Jo and Wayne Taunton: It is always beneficial for your own knowledge to visit a specific daylily garden more than
once and especially to visit when the daylilies are not blooming. That way you get to know the proprietor or the
owners or the chief cook and bottle washer a little more. At our fantastic regional, I had the opportunity to visit
Country Lane Daylilies in Sparks, Georgia for the 4th time I believe; 3 were when the daylilies were blooming and the
other was when I visited with them in the winter and we all went to a daylily meeting in Lake City, Florida. Oh what
fun it is to visit with Jo and Wayne Taunton and their daylilies. Their garden is a large place for sentiment and gives
me the appearance that it serves them as their private refuge for inspiration, creativity and a connection with nature.
Jo and Wayne are also great hybridizers and have some outstanding daylilies. They utilize the name Sparks and
Adel in many of their introductions. Their inventory includes more than 1200 + registered cultivars. If by any chance
you have not visited them, then you are missing a chance to see some great daylilies and a great daylily couple.
Martha and George Fawcett: A celebration of daylilies and the people who grow them are indeed represented by
this wonderful couple from Savannah. Furthermore they symbolize the concept that you can never tell what type of
impact you may make on another's life by your actions. I was the guest speaker for the Region 12 conference in
Tampa this past spring. I asked my host, Kay Smith, how did she get interested in daylilies. She told me she saw an
article about the Fawcett’s garden in the Southern Living magazine many years ago about how they grew daylilies
near an ocean environment. Since she lived next to the ocean and was interested in growing plants at her home, an
exploratory trip was made to Savannah to meet and discuss daylilies with Martha Fawcett and how she grew them.
Kay told me the Fawcett’s were the # 1 inspiration for her and her husband to begin growing daylilies and to join
AHS.
Michele and Jack Templeton: Over years this Lawrenceville dynamic duo has certainly been loyal ambassadors in
our daylily world as members of the North Georgia Daylily Society and Region 5 AHS year after year. It is always the
little details they both are good at. Michele will even send you an old fashion letter regarding an upcoming daylily
event. Being involved in daylilies is a fine example of this couple in choosing their love and loving their choice. They
grow an all around good representation of various styles and forms of daylilies. Both of them built and entered the
Region 5 birdhouse contest this year and donated them to be auctioned off by Region 5 at the Saturday night
banquet in Valdosta. You have heard the expression; “You join AHS for the flowers, but stay for the people.” Well
Jack and Michele represent the people in this statement because they touch daylily folks in ways they’ll never know.
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. These three couples have accomplished many things for Region 5 AHS. We are
the true benefactors of their service and dedicated work in the daylily world.
Mark your calendars for the Fall Fling which will be at the Waverly Hotel
in Atlanta. The dates are October 11-12, 2013.
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Tim’s Trivia Time: I am Hemerocallis “Great Expectations
Tim Herrington
Please allow me to introduce myself- I am Hemerocallis ‘Great Expectations’ and I represent the modern daylily of
the 21st Century. Gone are the days and exploits of my ancestors from the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s. Those old
relatives of mine never did complain about their growers and the growing conditions that were not uniformly done.
This is the “ME” generation and I am real picky about where and what type of ground I have my roots in and who will
grow me. I live in the garden of my present grower Manfred Fielding. My ancestors first met Manfred back in 1997
when he learned our fibrous roots were not called bulbs. Here are a few items that I expect Manfred Fielding to do
for me in making my best presentation in his garden:
1- The love of daylilies is not enough to make Manfred Fielding a good grower. He must also hate weeds because I
am a daylily that can be considered a neat freak and I want the bed I am in to be clean and tidy. I could care less if
Manfred’s bed in his house has things growing in it that modern science has yet to identify. So Manfred is expected
to complete Garden Relationships 101 at the local community college because no gardener in his right mind expects
to plant daylilies and then walk away. He must understand that without reasonable maintenance, weeds and
undergrowth slowly takes over even the best gardens if we let it.
2- Manfred must be proficient in manual labor and know it is a matter of pride to have a calloused palm or dirt under
his fingernails. He has to be a combined chemist, botanist and meteorologist while maintaining a gardening season
that begins on January 1st and ends on December 31. It has no closed season and I expect Manfred to know that
winter does not arrive until the ice is in the compost pile. Every day in every month something can be done. An old
question of what daylily gardeners do when they are not gardening can be easily answered by Manfred Fielding;
they read about it and go to daylily related meetings anywhere.
3- Manfred must have a diploma from the Daylily School of Photographic Wisdom. This qualification should give him
the skills to use a good camera and capture the true essence of all my beauty even during an infrequent bad bloom
day, like when a stupid thrip attacks a bud of mine and leaves a little pimple. You see I want all daylily folks to see
my beauty even if they cannot come by and see me in person. He can put my photograph in various daylily
associated publications or in e-mails to daylily enthusiasts.
4- I expect him to be handy and have the skills to construct gadgets to outsmart the deer and armadillos from
entering the garden so I will not be devoured by these pesky creatures. I also expect him to own a pair of night vision
military goggles so he can look at my scapes after midnight to make sure there are not any slugs trying to feast on
any of my sepals and petals, especially when I plan on competing for an AHS Best In Show Rosette.
5- I am proud that Manfred knows what those three numbers on a bag of fertilizer indicate, but I do expect him to
know how many 40 lb. bags his Mini Cooper can hold in the trunk and drive back home without the rear end
dragging the pavement. I just don’t want him to look stupid in public.
6- Lastly I believe having kids causes old age so I expect Manfred to leave my pollen along and do not put any other
daylily’s pollen on my pistil for I do not want any offspring yet. The only data I have to support this theory is the
knowledge of what happened to my parents whom I admired deeply. My mother (pod parent) won most AHS awards
and was a Stout Medal candidate. My father (pollen parent) has won an H.M. and never could get enough votes for
an A.M., however he was a real showoff. He could charm any judge in a show and was always a blue ribbon winner.
I guess that is why his pollen was used by every serious hybridizer. However both of them aged prematurely and lost
their popularity among growers early on and I don’t want that to happen to me. If by any chance a bee does pollinate
me accidently, I will not worry, because Manfred is also expected to deadhead my spent blooms each day.
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Bits and Blooms
Sue Calbreath (daylilysue)
Boy has this been an unusual daylily season in the Calbreath garden. We had scapes
taller than usual and some scapes shorter than usual. This is could be contributed to the
unusual cold snap late in the season. Then the rains hit. It rained every day but 6 in June.
Raised havoc in the garden. Too much rain for some plants and we lost a few; but the daylilies loved it.
We were the lucky raffle winners of free registrations for 2 and hotel stay. We made the trek to the National
Convention in Minneapolis. Saw some wonderful gardens and beautiful daylilies. I am proud to say I didn’t buy any,
but have some new editions to our garden. We received 4 lovely plants of Carol Emmerick’s when we registered.
We traveled over 4,000 miles. Saw family members we hadn’t seen in awhile and went on the Longest Garage
Sale., 127 corridor. Goes from MI to AL. We did a small stretch from Kentucky to Tennesee. Had lots of fun
shopping for the best bargains.
When we returned home, our daylilies had died back. Not sure why. Our neighbor said it rained every 2 days or so
while we were gone and reported they bloomed and looked so pretty while we were gone. The areas are cleaned up
and the new plants are poking their heads out. As I said it has been an unusual season for us.
As Editor, I am seeking pictures and articles for future issues. Have you had an interesting daylily experience, great
garden shots, funny pics, a poem, a story or a great trip to share? See your writings and photos in The Georgia
Daylily.
RPD cont’d from p-.8
Upcoming events:
The 2nd Annual Daylily Spectacular: Sept 7, 2013, 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. Check out www.bellsdaylilygarden.com/pages/spectacular2013.html for further information and registration forms.
The Region 5 Fall Meeting and Symposium will be held in Atlanta, in conjunction with the AHS Board of Directors
meeting, October 10-11. We will have an opportunity to meet and greet the AHS president, Julie Covington, along
with all the other board members. Check The Georgia Daylily and www.ahsregion5.org for further information and
registration forms.
Region 5 Winter Meeting: March 1, 2014 at Middle Ga. College
Springtime In Savannah: A Celebration of Daylilies and Hydrangeas: May 3, 2014, Savannah and Pembroke
GA. Sponsored by Joiner Gardens (Jan & Royce Joiner) and Maneki Neko Gardens (Scott & Dominique Elliott).
Registration forms will be available on January 1, 2014. Check out future issues of The AHS Journal, The Georgia
Daylily or their websites: www.joinerdaylilygardens.com or www.scottelliottdaylilies.com, for further information and
registration forms when they become available.
***Club presidents, hybridizers, etc.: Please notify me of any upcoming events you would like to have publicized in
the region. [email protected]
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AHS Region 5
2013 Fall Symposium
October 11 – October 12, 2013
Featuring: Julie Covington, Tim Herrington, Tim Bell, Bill Maryott,
Scott Elliott, Claude Carpenter
Bell-Bonner Bargain Plants
Full program details on these websites:
www.ahsregion5.org
www.daylilies.org
Registration Form
Meeting and Lodging
Region 5 2013 Fall Symposium
October 11 – October 12, 2013
Name____________________________________
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Agenda
Friday
October 11, 2013
10:00am-5:00pm Bargain Tables
Saturday
October 12, 2013
4:30p - 6:00 pm Registration
8:00am-9:15 am Bargain Tables
9:15 am
Registration
6:00 pm
Dinner (Included)
9:30 am
6:45 pm
2015 AHS National Convention Presentation
7:15 pm
State of the AHS/2013 National Convention
Julie Covington, AHS President
Camilla & David Arthur
10:30 am
Break
Hybridizing for Green
10:45 am
Leaf Analysis
Tim Herrington
8:00 pm
Daylilies from a Western View
9:00 pm
Auction
Bill Maryott
Scott Elliott
11:30 am
Region 5 Business Meeting
12:00 pm
Lunch (included)
1:00 pm
Auction
2:30 pm
Photography In The Daylily Garden
Claude Carpenter
3:30 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Topic to be determined
Tim Bell
5:00 pm
Adjourn
The Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel will be the host site for the 2015 National Convention
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Calbreath, Templeton, Outlaw Win In Region 5 Daylily Birdhouse Contest
This year at the spring regional in Valdosta, participants were given the opportunity to participate in the Region 5 Birdhouse
contest. The birdhouse had to utilize a daylily theme of some sort with a daylily/daylilies on the nesting box with either some
painted art, decoupage, or some other device or mechanism. 1st Place winner was Dennis Calbreath, 2nd Place winner was Jack
Templeton, and 3rd Place winner was Margaret Outlaw. Dennis received a $100 cash award and Jack and Margaret received
some daylilies. All attendees to the meeting in Valdosta were the judges and had an official birdhouse voting ballot in their
packet. Winners were announced at the banquet on Saturday night. Sue Calbreath and Michele Templeton were the 4th and 5th
place winners’ respectively. The birdhouse committee thanks all the folks who entered the contest.
1st Place: Dennis Calbreath
2nd Place: Jack Templeton
3rd Place: Margaret Outlaw
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Daylily Clubbing Around Georgia!!
Carolyn Herndon
Design winner
Cobb and
Greater Atlanta
Nicole and Bob at the
Middle GA Show.
Dublin Show
Northwest GA Daylily Society
North GA Daylily Society
Hans Herrington get s Best
Youth with Katisue.
Heather Herrington and Sue Calbreath
at the Midddle Ga show.
Savannah Daylily Society
Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society
South GA Daylily Society
Albany Hemerocallis Society
Southwest GA Daylily Society
Valdosta Daylily Society
Rose Mary Dixon at the
Savannah show.
Don Holiday getting ready for
the Thomson show.
Judging the Albany Show.
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covered dish picnic with all the trimmings was held on May 17th at Avalon
Methodist Church for our Judges and Club members. There were approximately 24
people in attendance.
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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.
Many bins of Daylilies were offered for sale at $5.00 each.
browsing and shopping for expensive Daylilies at a super price.
Everyone enjoyed
2013 Event Dates:
Buddy introduced our Judges who were in attendance. Frank Wingate was asked to
bless the food. After everyone had eaten, a large live Auction was held with Buddy
being the Auctioneer. Everyone enjoyed the bidding; and great bargains were had by
all who participated.
Sept, 21: Phoebe NW - 11a to 4p Speaker Bill Waldrop
Oct 26:
Phoebe NW - 11a to 5p Club Plant Auction
Dec 14: Phoebe NW - 11a to 4p TBD
A big thank you goes out to everyone who had a part in planning the Picnic; and to all
who donated plants for the Picnic, and for the plant sale at the Show on Saturday.
We were dismissed to go to the Mall to set up for the Daylily Show on Saturday, the
18th of May.
2013 Club Contacts:
Respectfully submitted,
Rose Mary S Dixon
President………………………….Buddy Melvin
1st Vice President…………….Kaye Fearneyhough
Our meetings are held on Sundays at 2:00pm in room 252 at
the First Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, GA.
All Visitors are welcome.
Club Reporter…………………...Jan Melvin
(478-988-2622) [email protected]
2013 Event Dates:
Club News:
June 8
Best In Show
Scott Elliott Seedling
Sweepstakes Winner
Tim Bell
Extra Large Flower
Large Flower
Small Flower
Miniature Flower
Double Flower
Youth
Georgia Hybriders
No Entries
H. ‘Mouse Eyes’ – Tim Bell
Spider
No Entries
Unusual Form
No Entries
Seedling
Scott Elliott
Achievement Medal
Tim Bell
Achievement Medal
Scott Elliott
Court of Honor
Tim Bell
Seedling
Thomas Tew
Madness to See
Butterflies & Rainbows
3 Seedlings
Mouse Eyes
Scott Elliott
2013 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Mark Franklin
Vice President…………………………….Steven Verner
H. ‘Double Whammy’ – Kay Fearneyhough
Club Reporter……………………………...Mark Franklin
H. ‘Georgia Sunrise’ – Tim Bell
H. ‘Cherry Tomato’ – Tim Bell
H. ‘Madeline Nettles Eyes’ – Kay
Fearneyhough
No Entries
Kaye Fearneyhough
Cobb County & DSGA Daylily Show, Cobb Galleria
Seedling
Henrietta McIntyre
South Georgia Peaches
Lemon Zebra
Club News:
Best In Show
H. ‘Hats Off To Sue’
Sweepstakes Winner
Claude Carpenter
Extra Large Flower
Large Flower
H. ‘Virgil’s Suspenders’ – Claude Carpenter
H. ‘Santa’s Little Helper’ – Claude
Carpenter
Small Flower
H. ‘Hats Off To Sue’ – Claude Carpenter
Miniature Flower
Double Flower
H. ‘Brookwood Ojo Poco’ – Karen Mowry
H. ‘Blooming Beauty’ – Jim Mullins
Youth
Popularity Poll
H. ‘Grapeade’ – Luke Van de Vate
H. ‘Everybody Love’s Earnest’ – Claude
Carpenter
Spider
H. ‘Free Wheeling’ – Claude Carpenter
Unusual Form
H. ‘Heavenly Snow White’ – Bill Waldrop
Seedling
Bill Waldrop
Design Award
Carolyn Herndon
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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.
2013 Event Dates:
June 1
Our last speakers were Glenn & Lonnie Ward and they went over the
guidelines for becoming an Exhibition Judge. They advised that
anyone interested should carefully study the AHS Exhibition Judges
handbook which can be found on the AHS website. A show of hands
indicated that several members would like to go to Class 1 Exhibition Clinic or audit it. Since Glenn & Lonnie are also AHS
Exhibition instructors, they plan to put on a Class 1 – Exhibition
Judges Clinic as soon as a date can be set and appropriate
paperwork with AHS is sent in and approved.
CVDS Daylily Show
2013 Club Contacts:
President………………………….Dot Meadows
1st Vice President…………….Larry Miller
Club Reporter…………………...Glenn Ward
CVDS Club Website: http://cvds.8k.com
Our last order of business was the club voting and approving our
2014 – 2015 club officers.
President - Bob Hill
1st Vice President – David Kirkland
2nd Vice President – Larry Miller
Secretary – Carmen Cobb
Treasurer – Walter Williams
Club Reporter – Glenn Ward
Our September 7th meeting will be our annual Daylily Auction and
Plant Sale. This year’s guest speaker is Sott Elliott, Hybridizer and
st
On June 1 our club had a non-sanctioned daylily show at Callaway owner of Maneki Neko Gardens in Savannah, GA. We will be
Gardens Discovery Center in Pine Mt., GA.
There were auctioning off some of Scott’s registrations, as well as many other
approximately 110 entries in our show along with a daylily plant daylilies. There will also be a plant sale table with a variety of
sale.
different types of plants under $20 each. We would like to invite
Best In Show
everyone to this event , because Scott is a great speaker and and we
H. ‘Beauty To Behold’
plan to have some really good things to auction off, along with
Scott’s introductions.
Club News:
Extra Large Flower
Large Flower
H. ‘Beauty To Behold’ – Glenn Ward
H. ‘Meant To Be’ – Dot Meadows
Small Flower
H. ‘Licorice Candy’ – Larry Miller
Miniature Flower
Double Flower
No Entry
H. ‘Magical Reality’ – Glenn Ward
Spider
H. ‘Marked By Lydia’ – Glenn Ward
Unusual Form
H. ‘Hold Your Horses’ – Larry Miller
Seedling
Glenn Ward PMxSM-1
The club meets the 4th Monday of each month at 6:40pm at
the New Bethel Baptist church on HWY 257 and 1-16. We
enjoy good cook’s covered dishes and door prizes at each
meeting.
2013 Event Dates:
June 1
Dublin Daylily Show at the Dublin Mall
2013 Club Contacts:
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At our July 13 meeting our 1 Vice President – Larry Miller, made a
presentation concerning a possible new venue for our daylily show
in 2014. All details have not yet been worked out, but the plan is to
have a 2 day “Daylily Festival” to be held at the Columbus Botanical
Gardens, on June 7th & 8th in Columbus, GA. The 1st day would be an
AHS approved daylily show in conjunction with a plant sale. The 2nd
day would be a few daylily related seminars and plant sale.
President…………………………………...Steve Mercer
Vice President…………………………….Jack Joiner
Club Reporter……………………………...Jane M. Carson
[email protected]
Club News:
Dublin Show June 1, 2013; 228 entries. Results on p.21.
Our next speaker was Camille Mitchell, who showed us how to make
a daylily carrier out of PVC pipe to transport your daylilies to the
show.
Mark your Calendars for the Winter Regional Meeting
on March 1, 2013 at Middle GA College.
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Best In Show
H. ‘King Of The Ages’
Sweepstakes Winner
Earnest Yearwood
Double Flower
H. ‘Legendary Appeal’ – Charlie Shaw
Spider
H. ‘Kindly Light’ – Charlie Shaw
Unusual Form
H. ‘Wild and Free’ – Emory Hale
Seedling
Emory Hale
Arleigh Mansfield
Extra Large Flower
H. ‘Winter Spring’ – Kay Sheppard
Photography
Large Flower
H. ‘King Of The Ages’ – Roy (Chip) Wood
Small Flower
H. ‘Baby Boomer’ – Janet & Joe Watson
Design Award Tricolor “Georgia” - Nona Ligon
Designer’s Choice
e
“Kentucky” - Ginny Allen
Miniature Flower
Double Flower
H. ‘Tiny Morsel’ – Jack Brock
H. ‘Small Gestures’ – Janet & Joe Watson
Youth
Popularity Poll
H. ‘Elegant Candy’ – Jonathan Purvis
H. ‘Everybody Love’s Earnest’ – Emily
Wood
Spider
H. ‘Let It Rip’ – Janet & Joe Watson
Meeting location and times are on our website at
www.atlantadaylily.org.
2013 Event Dates:
June 8
DSGA & Cobb County Daylily Show, Cobb Galleria
Unusual Form
H. ‘Mint Octopus’ – Jack Brock
2013 Club Contacts:
Seedling
No Entry
Novice
H. ‘Alabama Jubilee’ – Emily Wood
People’s Choice
H. ‘All American Chief’ – Deborah Currlin
Off Scape
H. ‘Fran Lane’ – Darriel Lane
President…………………………………...Patty Franklin
Vice President…………………………….Claude Carpenter
Club Reporter……………………………...Felicity O’Neal
[email protected]
Club News:
Our Daylily Show in concert with Cobb County had a few less entries
The club meets the 2nd Sunday of alternate months at
than last year, probably due to the weather, which was a little
2:30pm at National Hills Baptist Church.
2013 Event Dates:
June 1
Daylily Show at Doctor’s Hospital H2U Building
cooler than normal, and much wetter than normal, apparently we
have had more rain than Seattle, Washington this year. Everyone
who participated still had a great time, a great lunch and all the
entries looked wonderful.
2013 Club Contacts:
Best In Show
H. ‘Hats Off To Sue’
President…………………………………..Vernon Johnson
Sweepstakes Winner
Claude Carpenter
1st Vice President……………….…….Vernon Johnson
Club Reporter………………….…………Arleigh Mansfield
[email protected]
Club News:
Extra Large Flower
Large Flower
H. ‘Virgil’s Suspenders’ – Claude Carpenter
H. ‘Santa’s Little Helper’ – Claude
Carpenter
Small Flower
H. ‘Hats Off To Sue’ – Claude Carpenter
Miniature Flower
Double Flower
H. ‘Brookwood Ojo Poco’ – Karen Mowry
H. ‘Blooming Beauty’ – Jim Mullins
Youth
Popularity Poll
H. ‘Grapeade’ – Luke Van de Vate
H. ‘Everybody Love’s Earnest’ – Claude
Carpenter
Spider
H. ‘Free Wheeling’ – Claude Carpenter
Unusual Form
H. ‘Heavenly Snow White’ – Bill Waldrop
Seedling
Bill Waldrop
Design Award
Carolyn Herndon
Total Show Entries 143
Best In Show
H. ‘Baby Girl’
Sweepstakes Winner
Emory Hale
Master Sweepstakes
Larry Welch
Extra Large Flower
H. ‘Texas Big Red’ – Emory Hale
Large Flower
H. ‘Texas Painted Eyes’ – Charlie haw
Small Flower
H. ‘Full Moon Magic’ – Paul Ligon
Miniature Flower
H. ‘Baby Girl’ – Charlie Shaw
Cont’d on p. 22
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We welcome two new members to our club – Lana Kirkwood and
Pedro Delgado, hope to see you both at our next meeting.
Unless otherwise noted, the club meets at the Centerville
Well, folks, I love the rain being from England, but even I have to
Lions Clubhouse at noon. Meetings are normally covered dish
admit enough is enough! I must say that I do love the cooler lunches beginning at noon and consist of a business meeting,
temperature, how about you?
speaker, auctions, bargain table, and door prizes. Youth eat
with the speaker and participate in garden related projects.
2013 Event Dates:
The club meets the 3rd Sunday of every other month at 2:00
June 1
Daylily Show at the Galleria Mall, Centerville, GA
PM at the Morning Star Lodge, North Center ST (Hwy 19),
2013 Club Contacts:
Thomaston, GA.
2013 Event Dates:
President…………………………………...James Fennell
Sept. 22
Vice President…………………………….Doll Brazell
Flint River Club Meeting
2013 Club Contacts:
President………………………….Buddy Melvin
1st Vice President…………….Carole Bradshaw
Club Reporter……………………………...Miles McMillan
[email protected]
Club News:
Best In Show
H. ‘Star Over Oz’
Club Reporter…………………...Jan Melvin
[email protected]
Sweepstakes Winner
Michelle McMillan
Club News:
Best In Show
H. ‘Brookwood Ojo Poco’
Extra Large Flower
Large Flower
H. ‘Sundays With Vernon’ – Tim Herrington
H. ‘Bass Gibson’ – Michelle McMillan
Small Flower
H. ‘Heavenly United We Stand’ –
Buddy Melvin
H. ‘Mimosa Umbrella’ – Johnny &
Linda Daniel
H. ‘Possum Que Shane’ – Michelle
McMillan
Miniature Flower
Double Flower
McMillan
H. ‘Knick Knack’ – Buddy Melvin
H. ‘Double Blue Blood’ – Michelle
Small Flower
H. ‘Guinevere's Gift’ – Johnny & Linda
Daniel
Youth
Popularity Poll
Miniature Flower
H. ‘Brookwood Ojo Poco’ – Johnny
& Linda Daniel
H. ‘Lemon Cream Truffle’ – Johnny
& Linda Daniel
H. ‘Halloween Green’ – Hans Herrington
H. ‘Dorothy And Toto’ – Heather
Herrington
Spider
H. ‘Nellie’s Curls’ – Winfred Huff
Unusual Form
H. ‘Star Over Oz’ – Heather Herrington
Seedling
Heather Herrington
Offscape
H. ‘Lake Tahoe’ – Michael Hines
People’s Choice
H. ‘God Save The Queen’ – Michelle
McMillan
Sweepstakes Winner
Johnny and Linda Daniel
Extra Large Flower
Large Flower
Double Flower
Spider
H. ‘Helix’ – Alice Christensen
Unusual Form
H. ‘Fantasy Frolic’ – James Merritt
Novice
H. ‘Wild Wookie’ – Jan Melvin
Popularity Poll
H. ‘Orange Velvet’ – Johnny & Linda
Daniel
H. ‘Paul Roberts Memorial’ – Johnny
& Linda Daniel
GA Hybridizers
Miles McMillan
Achievement Medal
Heather Herrington
Seedling
James Merritt
Achievement Medal
Tim Herrington
Off Scape
H. ‘Jessie’s Magic Charm’ – James
Merritt
Ophelia Taylor Award Heather Herrington
GA Hybridizers
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of our show this year and he did a terrific job pulling our show
together. And as it usually is when someone is in charge of the show,
The club meets on Sundays at 2:00pm at Family Life Center, their spouse is right in there with them. John’s wife, Brenda,
coordinated the show setup, purchased a table full of beautiful
First Baptist Church, 751 Grant St. NE, Gainesville, GA.
awards, and helped in many other ways. John and Brenda made it
2013 Event Dates:
look very easy to pull off a great show and we thank them for all of
their hard work.
North Georgia Daylily Society
June 8
N Georgia Daylily Show
2013 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Michelle Templeton
Vice President…………………………….John Solomon
Club Reporter……………………………...Lynn McAllum
[email protected]
Club News:
246 Show Entries
Best In Show
H. ‘Naturally Naughty’
Sweepstakes Winner
Jack Brock
We welcome new members Clint and Amanda Garner and Steven
Trimmer, all of Athens; William and Kathy Royal of Gainesville; Jane
Seymour of Winder, and Penny Day of Arnoldsville.
In May, we met at member Elaine Kelley’s nursery, The Potting
Shed, In Flowery Branch. Members enjoyed a covered dish meal
after spending time walking around the nursery and admiring the
hundreds of beautiful irises that Elaine grows and sells. Elaine then
spoke to us about companion plants for daylilies in the garden.
In April, we enjoyed a visit by Dan Trimmer. Dan not only gave an
informative presentation but also showed photos of some of his
daylilies and seedlings. Dan’s son, Steven, lives is Athens and is a
new member of our club. He is selling his dad’s outstanding potted
seedlings and a few named varieties. If you are interested in visiting
Steven or purchasing daylilies, he can be contacted at Athens
Daylily, 386-490-3328 or [email protected].
As always, we welcome visitors to our meetings and club functions
and if you are looking for an awesome deal on daylilies, we invite
you to join us this fall for our annual daylily auction. Please see our
club website for details, www.northgeorgiadaylilysociety.com.
Extra Large Flower
H. ‘Lemon Go Lightly’ – Luther Beck
Large Flower
H. ‘Naturally Naughty’ – Jack Brock
Small Flower
H. ‘Custard Candy’ – Elaine Kelley
Miniature Flower
H. ‘Little Showman’ – Milton Turner
Double Flower
H. ‘Spring Event’ – Jack Brock
Youth
No winner
Popularity Poll
H. ‘Dorothy and Toto’ – Jack Brock
Spider
H. ‘Golden Marvel’ – Jack Brock
Unusual Form
H. ‘Tahoe Snow Blizzard’ – Jack Brock
Seedling
No Entry
Novice
H. ‘Moonlit Masquerade’ – Lynn Evans
Off Scape
H. ‘Lovely and Amazing’ – Milton Turner
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People’s Choice
H. ‘Moving On Up’ – Harold Bailey
June 15
Dixie Ayers Award
H. ‘Golden Marvel’ – Jack Brock
The North Georgia Daylily Society held another beautiful and
successful show at the State Botanical Garden in Athens, Ga.,
despite having limited blooms, or none at all in some areas. Each
one of our club members who were involved in the show deserves
many thanks. Every job is important and is a piece of the show
puzzle: whether you helped set up the show or pack everything up
when it was over, entered one flower or fifty, donated plants to the
sale, clerked, obtained judges, set up the judges’ hospitality room…
whatever the job… you are very much appreciated for your part in
the show. It takes many hands to put the show together, and even
more importantly, a show chairman who is not only actively involved
but stays on top of coordinating all of the many details to make the
show successful. We were lucky to have John Solomon as chairman
Meets the fourth Saturday each month except June (Daylily Show),
August (Hypertufa Activity at Shady Rest Gardens, 35 Northwoods
Drive NW, Cartersville), November and December in the Stiles
Auditorium of the Olin Tatum Agricultural Building, 320 W. Cherokee
Ave., Cartersville, GA 30120. Check our website and Facebook page
for up-to-date information on meeting and activity dates and times.
Hit “LIKE” on the Northwest Georgia Daylily Society organization
page on Facebook; we will “LIKE” your page too!
NW Georgia Daylily Show
2013 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Patty Acree
Vice President…………………………….Tammi Crane
Club Reporter……………………………...Jim Humphreys
[email protected]
NW GA Website: http://nwgds.org
Facebook: Northwest Georgia Daylily Socieity
Club News:
Cont’d on p, 24
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Savannah Hemerocallis Society
Meets the fourth Saturday each month except June (Daylily Show),
August (Hypertufa Activity at Shady Rest Gardens, 35 Northwoods
Drive NW, Cartersville), November and December in the Stiles
Auditorium of the Olin Tatum Agricultural Building, 320 W. Cherokee
Ave., Cartersville, GA 30120. Check our website and Facebook page
for up-to-date information on meeting and activity dates and times.
Hit “LIKE” on the Northwest Georgia Daylily Society organization
page on Facebook; we will “LIKE” your page too!
The Savannah club meets the 3rd Thursday each month at 7:00 PM at
The Coastal Gardens and Bamboo Farm, Hwy 17 S., Savannah, GA.
2013 Events :
Sept. 10
Oct. 17
Dec. 19
Daylily Auction
TBA
Christmas Party
2013 Club Contacts:
2013 Event Dates:
President…………………………………...Scott Elliot
June 15
Vice President…………………………….Tina Sikes
NW Georgia Daylily Show
2013 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Patty Acree
Vice President…………………………….Tammi Crane
Club Reporter……………………………...Jim Humphreys
[email protected]
NW GA Website: http://nwgds.org
Facebook: Northwest Georgia Daylily Socieity
Club Reporter……………………………...Scott Elliott
912-596-7252 [email protected]
http://www.scottelliotdaylilies.com
Club News:
The Savannah Hemerocallis Society held their annual show on
Saturday, May 25, at the Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah. There were
237 entries from 19 exhibitors.
Best In Show
H. ‘Ruth Killingsworth’
Club News:
The show was held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the North
Georgia Experiment Station in Calhoun, Ga. We had 158 Extra Large Flower
entries for the show this year.
Large Flower
Best In Show
H. ‘Bucket of Butter’
Small Flower
Sweepstakes Winner
Jim Mullins
Sweepstakes Winner
L.B. Davis
H. ‘Country French’ – Stan Woo
H. ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ – Heather
Herrington
H. ‘Red Light Green Light’ – Heather
Herrington
Miniature Flower
H. ‘Tinker Bell’ – Tim Herrington
Double Flower
H. ‘Just Plain Bob’ – Scott Elliott
Spider
H. ‘Ruth Killingsworth’ – Heather
Herrington
H. ‘Pookie Bear’ – Jim Mullins
Unusual Form
H. ‘Morning All Day’ – Tim Herrington
Double Flower
H. ‘Gleam of Time’ – Mark Franklin
Youth
H. ‘Lollipop Kid’ – Hans Herrington
Youth
No winner
Novice
H. ‘Wild Wookie’ – Jan Melvin
Popularity Poll
H. ‘Orange Velvet’ – Marvin Acree
Popularity Poll
Spider
H. ‘Cherry Swizzler’ – Mark Franklin
H. ‘Everybody Loves Earnest’ – Heather
Herrington
Unusual Form
H. ‘Off To See The Wizard’ – Mark Franklin
Georgia Hybriders
Seedling
No Entry
H. ‘Paul Roberts Memorial’ – Johnny
& Linda Daniel
Design
By Popular Vote
Seedling
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Design 1
Summer Fun – Vickie Jones
Design 2
Summer Games – Rolland Stokes
Design 3
Summer Vacation – Jo Ann Dorsey
Extra Large Flower
H. ‘Green Throated Robin’ – Jim Mullins
Large Flower
H. ‘Lemon Berry Frost’ – Patty Acree
Small Flower
H. ‘Buckets of Butter’ – Patty Acree
Miniature Flower
Achievement Medal
Scott Elliott—H. ‘Zora the Belly Dancer’
Achievement Medal
Tim Herrington—H. ‘Pepperoni Man’
Achievement Medal
Jan Joiner—H. ‘Big Fuss’
Cont’d on p 25
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Ophelia Taylor Horticultural Awards (Class 1)
Tim Herrington
Scott Elliott
E.R. Joiner Georgia Hybridizer’s Award
Scott Elliott
South Georgia Hemerocallis Society
with only grass. Nothing else. It has evolved into a unique and
beautiful garden after countless hours of work, work and more
work. Vickie works full time as a banker so her time in the garden is
limited. She can often be seen working at daybreak before reporting
to work or by flashlight in the evenings. This garden had numerous
interesting features, one of which is a white rock garden with a
cobalt blue fish fountain and cobalt planters filled with a variety of
blue and white blooming plants. Very unique indeed !!! Other things
found here are a playhouse with a cottage garden theme, a Tiki hut
for grilling out and a fire pit patio. All this and daylilies galore. What
a treat !!
The South Georgia club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
January through June, and in September and October at the Then it was on to the well manicured Barber's Flower Garden, home
Ag. Bldg. 711 Henry St. Blackshear, GA at 7pm. New members of Lynn and Herbert Barber. Their garden could be described as "a
sight to behold". Everything was absolutely perfect. Members
and guests are always welcome.
2013 Events :
2013 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Marilyn C. Waters
Vice President…………………………….Billy Stafford
Club Reporter……………………………...Marilyn Waters
[email protected]
Club News:
The South Georgia Daylily Society had a busy and fun filled Spring.
Members enjoyed programs by Greg Aspinwall of Going Green
Nursery on propagating plants
and Bobby and Phoebe Wright of Wright's Landscaping on water
requirements and landscaping with daylilies.
We ended the Summer with a Garden Tour for members only. Four
of our members graciously opened their gardens for tour. As all you
gardeners know getting a garden ready for touring entails a lot of
hard work to get ready for the big event, probably even more work
than we realized.
We started the day at the Cselle's in the Country, home of Margaret
and Bill Cselle. They had recently removed large oak trees to
accommodate their growing collection of daylilies and the result was
wonderful beds of beautiful blooms. Their garden also consisted of
many different companion plants and hydrangeas in several colors
which served to increase even more the beauty of their grounds. Bill
has hybridized his own daylily, "Mr. Commissioner" which he plans
to register in the future. Bill serves as a Commissioner of Pierce
County, thus its name. His favorite daylily is H. Springfield Clan. He
attended Springfield High School in Akron, Ohio making this a special
daylily to him. Bill had added earth boxes which accommodates his
vegetable garden that was just beginning to produce. This was an
interesting area of raised boxes with wire trellis to help support the
growing plants.
enjoyed strolling down the many paths and areas which featured
daylilies and other plants too numerous to mention as well as
Herbert's vegetable garden. Lynn and her granddaughter Natalie
Barber had a made up a questioner for each person to answer as
they toured the garden. This helped us to look for specific plants.
What a unique and fun idea ! Hundreds of amaryllis lilies of various
colors border one side of the spacious garden as they await the
bloom season of the massive daylily bed that adds to the landscape
as visitors enter the driveway. Daylilies can be found all over the
garden as they are interspersed among the large selection of
companion plants.
Our last stop was Hillside Garden, home of Marilyn and Stephen
Waters This was described as an eclectic and scattered garden, just
like its owner. If there is a blank space, she will add to it regardless
of whether or not it fits. Marilyn's garden is divided into different
rooms or areas. The garden features the 4 B's : Butterflies, Bird
Houses, Bullfrogs and Bulldogs. The Waters are avid Georgia Bulldog
alumni so bulldog memorabilia can be seen throughout the garden.
There are several water features in the garden as well as well as a
variety of garden art .Some of the rooms are Birdhouse Lounge,
Frog's Court Yard, Hydrangea Haven, Shade Garden, Front Yard
Daylily Rest, an Herb Garden in terracotta pots located near the
kitchen door and a Butterfly Garden. Featured near here is "Le
Petite Jardin Maison", a small garden cottage made of recycled
windows. It overlooks the Butterfly Garden and a path with stepping
blocks of Cyprus leads to the lake. A large Banana Grove helps
provide shade and fruit for the Waters family is located on the side
of the stepping blocks.
Following the tour we had a Plant Sale. A large variety of plants
were donated by our members for a club fund raiser. We all
enjoyed choosing plants to add to our gardens.
The morning ended with a brunch down by the lake. Delicious foods
including 3 varieties of breakfast casserole, biscuits with butter and
homemade jam by Margaret Outlaw, muffins, cinnamon rolls, other
delicacies and beverages.
Margaret Outlaw, Mary Callahan and Billy Stafford coordinated and
planned the Brunch that everyone enjoyed. Wright's Landscaping,
Phoebe and Bobby Wright, graciously supplied us with a cater so
The next stop was ViVi's Vision and Papa Blair's Fruit Orchard. This that all the members could leisurely enjoy the Brunch after a fun,
is the home of Vickie and Blair Vincent. As Vickie stated, her garden but hot morning touring the gardens.
Cont’d on p. 26
is a work in progress. Three years ago their yard was a blank canvas
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Everyone in attendance agreed that this event was a wonderful way Youth
to end our year until the Fall and we are already making plans for a
Popularity Poll
similar event next Spring despite all the hard work that it entailed.
Southwest Georgia Daylily Society
Seedling
No Entry
H. ‘Everybody Loves Earnest’ – Jim
Netherton
No Entry
We met again the first Tuesday evening in June at the beautiful
Our club meets the 1st Tuesday of each month from Sept.– home of Emmett and Nelda Moore who hosted a picnic for us
May at the Decatur County Senior Center, 402 W. Water St., all. What a wonderful time and perfect way to end our year with
such special friends. God bless all of you.
Bainbridge, GA at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us.
2013 Events :
May 4
SW Georgia Daylily Show
2013 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Jackie Nicholson
Valdosta Hemerocallis Society
Our club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at the
Ole Times County Buffet, 193 N. St. Augustine Rd. Valdosta, GA.
Vice President…………………………….David Elkins
2013 Events :
May 10
Club Reporter……………………………...Mary Netherton
229-723-6703 [email protected]
2013 Club Contacts:
Club News:
President…………………………………...Tim Bell
Our March meeting was dedicated to plans for the upcoming
show. After enjoying the delicious covered dish dinner, Claudia
Miller, our chair, reported on the progress being made on putting
the show schedule together, when and where the sales table
daylilies will be dug, etc. Following this, Emmett Moore was kind
enough to bring some of his introductions for auction to benefit the
club. We closed with our president, Jackie, presenting Frances Gray,
our former leader, an award for her past years of service.
Region 5 Spring Regional in Valdosta
Vice President…………………………….Gene Wynn
Club Reporter……………………………...Jessica Clinard
[email protected]
Club News:
Valdosta didn’t have a show since they held the Spring
Regional. In this issue you will read the garden visit reports.
The April meeting began with prayer and our potluck supper. It was
Below Pictures : Friday night at Tim Bell’s : Barbeque and Auction.
then suggested that we hold a mini auction at each meeting to
approximately cover the month’s expenses. Plans for Market Days,a
fund raising project to be held on April 6th, were finalized. Jim &
Mary Netherton then presented a small program on grooming
daylilies and filling out the entry tags for next month’s show.
May 4th featured our long-awaited and highly anticipated Show and
Sale, held in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Despite a cold
and wet weekend, this first show of the country had 206 gorgeous
entries, way more than expected.
Many thanks to all
participants. The results are as follows:
Best In Show
H. ‘Firefly Frenzy’
Sweepstakes Winner
Emmett Moore
Extra Large Flower
H. ‘Curious George’ – Clare Herrick
Large Flower
H. ‘Georgia Sunshine’ – Drew Miller
Small Flower
H. ‘Little Rosy Cloud’ – Drew Miller
Miniature Flower
H. ‘Little Brave’ – Claudia Miller
Double Flower
H. ‘Firefly Frenzy’ – Emmett Moore
Spider
H. ‘Chevron Spider’ – Jim Netherton
Unusual Form
H. ‘Let Loose’ – Emmett Moore
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The Dreaded Mosquito
The club meets at Thomson-McDuffie Co. library, 338 Main St.
Thomson, GA every third Sunday; January through August .
By Anne McWilliams
2013 Events :
June 9
Thomson Iris Daylily Show
2013 Club Contacts:
President…………………………………...Vernon Johnson
Vice President…………………………….Steve Willard
Club Reporter……………………………...Vernon Johnson
706– 361-2196 c; 706-559-4215 [email protected]
Until September 6, 2012, West Nile Virus were only words—but
then I was diagnosed with it. I felt as though I had the flu which
became worse as the days went by, and with it came the feeling
of total exhaustion. (I showed no sign of a bite as the Virus can
lay dormant for weeks.) Days passed before the diagnosis came
from the CDC. I had walked into the hospital on Aug 23rd, but by
the time I was diagnosed, I was no longer able to even write my
name or walk.
When I was released from the hospital I was advised to go to
rehab but chose to go to our son’s home and had home health
Our show was held on June 9th and was a great success. We had 165
care and rehab therapy. His home is a single level and the only
scapes, larger than some of the earlier shows. They were limited due
way I could move around was in a wheelchair. A hospital bed
to the weather. Our next year's show has been set for June 8th. Let
and oxygen were set up. I was unable to even turn over in the
us hope it will be as good as this year's.
bed or feed myself.
Club News:
It was a beautiful show and we have many people to thank.
Best In Show
H. ‘Little Boss Man’
Sweepstakes Winner
Jack Brock
Just as I thought I was on the road to recovery, the Virus settled
in my central nervous system. Tremors were a nuisance and my
hearing became very sensitive. A slight noise would set off the
tremors. Phones had to be turned on the lowest volume and
family members had to whisper.
Extra Large Flower
H. ‘Aaron’s Whopper’ – Earnest
Yearwood
Large Flower
H. ‘Ruffled Embrace’ – Jack Brock
Small Flower
H. ‘Katisue’ – Jack Brock
Miniature Flower
H. ‘Little Boss Man’ – Tim Herrington
Double Flower
H. ‘Sunglasses Needed’ – Jack Brock
Spider
H. ‘Journey to Oz’ – Heather Herrington God has been very good to me and by His Grace and answered
prayers; I have made a lot of progress. Thanks to all of you for
H. ‘Flying Monkeys’ – Tim Herrington
the prayers, cards, calls, visits, love, and encouragement. All of
H. ‘Katisue’ – Hans Herrington
you are a treasure and I am blessed to have you as a friend. God
H. ‘Dorothy and Toto’ – Jack Brock
Bless You!
H. ‘Me and Joe’ – Earnest Yearwood
This has been my experience with the West Nile Virus and how it
Tim Herrington
has affected me, although others may experience different
symptoms.
Tim Herrington
Unusual Form
Youth
Popularity Poll
Georgia Hybriders
Seedling
Achievement
Around Thanksgiving, I became able to focus my eyes, read again,
and I could print my name. Finally, in February I was able to sign
my name again. I am now able to talk on the phone and
welcome short calls. We are still at our son’s home but I am
looking forward to going home soon. The medical profession has
advised me that it could take over a year to recuperate.
Please take precautions with those pesky mosquitoes.
Thomson Daylily Show
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Springtime in Valdosta
May 10-11, 2013
Country Lane Daylilies, Wayne and Jo Taunton
By Dennis Calbreath
At the end of the lane and as the bus door opened we entered the garden of Wayne and Jo Taunton. This garden featured large expanses
of daylilies and companion plants set in a low country environment. Mother Nature was not kind this spring as these vast quantities of
daylilies were behind schedule and peak bloom was a couple of weeks off. But what we missed in the kaleidoscope of color the Taunton’s
garden was capable of, we saw a diversity in companion plants, a bog/backwater pond, rustic yard art and plenty of fuzzy little kittens.
While early blooming daylilies were scattered around the garden, many more were observed slightly behind schedule. One can only
imagine the beauty of the garden had Mother Nature cooperated as the use of companion plants, the work shed, and pieces of art
combined to present a beautiful setting.
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Daylilies on the Tallokas Garden; Freddie and Becky Tallokas
By David Bishop
Eye candy all around! Their garden, "Daylilies on The Tallokas Garden" displayed an amazing array of daylilies, yard art, a water feature
and emerald lawn. Freddie and Becky grow around 350 cultivars, which must be a beautiful sight at peak bloom. It is a shame that the
weather did not cooperate with us so that we could have had that experience on the tour. Our imaginations will have to suffice. Everything
in the large yard was meticulously manicured. Hundreds or thousands of hours must have gone into the preparation for the tour. The
daylilies were grown very well and were surrounded by a beautiful lawn. Claude Carpenter remarked to Freddy that the lawn could provide
for more daylily beds. There were numerous black wrought iron signs around bearing inspirational sayings. A bottle tree had sprouted near
the home and shared the area with other rare species. Various yard art items were sprinkled around tastefully, never to the point of being
overdone. As Freddie is a Gospel singer, I wonder if he ever sings, “In The Garden.”
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Tolbert Garden, Ryan Tolbert
By Barbara Kirby
Little did we know as we rode through Barney and passed a whole orchard of uprooted peach trees, that we were on the road to
an unforgettable experience.
As the buses turned into the Tolbert Garden, the first thing I noticed was a deck that was almost covered with more varieties of
cactus plants than I’ve ever seen. Ryan greeted us with a big welcome smile and told us he was in the process of tearing up
his old beds and making newer, raised beds—we all admired that ‘black gold’ that was going into the beds.
There were several rectangular shaped beds, but in the center of all the beds was a beautiful circular rose bed surrounded by
driftwood. In it was the most gorgeous, perfectly formed pink rosebud---aptly named ‘First Prize Rosebud’. Not only did we
enjoy smelling the roses, but a few of those driftwood pieces found their way to other Georgia gardens.
As we glanced left, we saw Hemerocallis Thin Man (Dan Trimmer) standing tall and erect. Further down was a whole row of
Tim Bell’s H. Candy From Heaven, looking like yellow balls of sunshine. Then several of us checked out how ‘blue’ the blue
was in the clumps of Pat Stamile’s H Bluebird Butterfly—and it was really pretty blue!
Now, it’s time to leave and the adventure takes a turn—one of the buses’ back tires is totally bogged down in the rain sodden
‘black gold’. Several of the men tried pushing, placing a board under the tires, rolling the bus back and forth—but this only
buried the tires deeper—we thought we had literally found that infamous ‘black hole’.
Fortunately for us, Ryan just happened to have a back hoe and after hours of tugging and manipulation, the bus was finally free.
In the meantime, the passengers of the crippled bus joined the other bus and we all had a ‘close’ bonding session on the way
back to the hotel. As Martha Fawcett said, ‘this is what makes these trips memorable’.
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Wynn’s Daylily Garden, Gene and Mary Wynn
Would you believe that 2013 Region 5 Regional bus tour would save the best garden for last! Well after a eventful day of
traveling to gardens and more than once getting lost, getting a bus stuck in the mud up to the axles, having to load everyone on
one bus to go to other gardens and lunch “without the air-conditioning working” we decided to only have one bus “The one that
got stuck and now was freed from the mud and with air-conditioning working,” to travel to the last garden on the schedule. We
arrived at the Wynn’s garden in the early afternoon, AND WHAT A PLEASURE it was. Definitely they saved the best for last!
Their garden was just across the Georgia border into Jasper, Florida and had much better bloom than the other gardens that we
visited in Georgia.
Wynn's Daylily Garden is an old fashioned family run business. Owned and operated by Gene and Mary Wynn along with the
help of their daughters, Jessica and Mandi, and granddaughters, Sonja, Kenley, and Maddi. They met us just outside the bus
and were extremely pleasant and helpful in the garden, pointing out daylily locations and pots of both perennials and daylilies for
sale. They have been growing daylilies for about 15 years and really must have gotten the bug because they have about 700
varieties.
Just out of the bus I saw a wide display of spacious beds of well grown blooming daylilies on a palate of about two acres (my
estimation) at about 50% bloom. The beds of daylilies had a lovely background of tall pines spaced nicely throughout the
property.
Many of the beds had a beautiful display of perennials accenting the daylilies. I loved the Agapanthus they had so much that I
bought a couple of pots of them during our visit. I also was very impressed with one of their double daylilies, yes I know, since I
am a double hybridizer I found a double that was nice. The double was “Savannah Skipper Doodle” by Joiner, 2007, a beautiful
pink double with 4 way branching. One that you should do a little research and purchase. There were many other beautiful
daylilies of all forms that really showed well.
Having enjoyed these 2013 Spring Regional gardens we now could go back to the hotel with a smile on our faces on seeing
beautiful gardens coming into bloom. Plan on coming to Northwest Georgia in 2014 for the Spring Regional, they will have more
lovely gardens to experience.
Your daylily and garden addict,
Bruce Kovach
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Williams’s Daylily Garden, Shirley and Williams
By Mark Franklin
It had been an eventful day. We had already visited three gardens, had a few bus issues, and been redirected several times on our travels.
Then we pulled up in front of Shirley and Forrest Williams home. It was a lovely home on a sloping subdivision lot. The front yard was
charmingly landscaped with several daylily beds and a nice selection of cultivars. Then you travel around to the back of the house, inside
the wooden fence, and you see this very special, enticing, and dynamic garden that was designed around their swimming pool that they
had decided to fill in. (Sometimes dirt is much more appealing than water!) It made for a unique layout with birdbaths, garden art,
screened porch and sidewalks that led you around the backyard and then back to the fence gate. There was a beautiful selection of
daylily cultivars that captured your eye and made you think of varieties you need to add to your own garden. It was a garden well worth
the wait to see and visit. Thank you Shirley and Forrest for sharing your garden with your Region 5 friends!
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Factors Affecting Soil Fertility, Part 2
Organic Matter
Scott R. Elliott, Ph.D.
Daylilies are rugged, adaptable, energetic perennials that can adjust to a wide range of soil conditions and endure in a garden
for many years with little or no care. However, to produce the healthiest, most vigorous daylilies, a soil with a high organic matter
content is essential.
Organic matter is one of the major components of soil fertility and productivity. Soil organic matter consists of the living organisms in the soil and the substances they synthesize, along with the various animal and plant residues in varying states of decomposition. The amount of organic matter present in a soil at any given time depends upon a number of factors, including: soil pH,
temperature, microbial population, moisture, available oxygen and the nature of the plant material from which the organic matter
originated. Organic matter is decomposed in the soil primarily by bacteria, fungi, earthworms and insects. Each group is dominant in a distinct phase of the decomposition process, although there is significant overlap. The organic matter residue that has
been broken down and resists further decomposition is referred to as humus. Soils with high humus content are dark-colored
and associated with high fertility.
Benefits of Soil Organic Matter:
1. Helps to stabilize the soil and improve soil structure.
2. Increases soil aeration.
3. Increases water penetration and water holding capacity.
4. Increases the cation exchange capacity of the soil; allows soil to hold on to plant nutrients.
5. Increases the formation of chelates; helps make some plant nutrients more available.
6.
Source of some plant nutrients
Organic matter helps to stabilize the soil and improve soil structure. Soil particles smaller than sand (.05mm dia.), do not
exist as single particles within the soil, but rather they exist as groups of soil particles called soil aggregates. The way that these
aggregates are grouped together is called the “soil structure”. Soil aggregates formed without sufficient organic matter content
tend to be blocky, prismatic or plate-like in structure. Soils formed of these aggregates are likely to be regularly arranged, harder
to separate and have decreased pore spaces between the aggregates. When wetted, these pore spaces are readily closed by
swelling. As a result, soils formed of these types of aggregates are inclined to be harder soils that are more susceptible to the
destructive forces of cultivation and have decreased rates of water infiltration, resulting in ponding and water runoff. In contrast,
increasing the amount of organic matter in the soil causes the soil particles to form granular or crumb-like aggregates. These
more rounded complexes are usually loosely arranged and readily separated. When wetted, the larger and more numerous pore
spaces, along with the loose arrangement of the aggregates, makes it much more difficult for the pore spaces to become closed.
As a result, soils with higher organic matter content are inclined to be much “softer” and easier to work with. In addition, water
will infiltrate the soil more easily, resulting in less runoff and/or ponding.
Organic matter increases soil aeration. Soil aeration is vital for the normal growth of plants. The process of respiration (the
use of oxygen to breakdown sugar into carbon dioxide, water and energy) to obtain energy in the roots requires a regular supply
of oxygen from the atmosphere, as well as the removal of carbon dioxide. The energy obtained by the roots is used in the process of water and nutrient absorption. As a result, under low oxygen conditions, such as in waterlogged or heavy clay soils,
plants can act as if they are suffering from water and nutrient stress, even going so far as wilting and dying, even though
“sufficient” water appears to be present. Furthering this problem, root growth inhibition will occur if carbon dioxide is unable to
diffuse away from the roots rapidly enough and builds up to unhealthy levels. Another difficulty is that many microorganisms in
the soil responsible for the decomposition of organic matter and making many nutrients available, such as nitrogen, also require
oxygen for respiration. Fortunately, as discussed previously, the addition of soil organic matter can alleviate this condition by
forming a more porous, well-aerated, well-drained soil. In summary, soils higher in organic matter drain quicker and are less
susceptible to conditions of waterlogging and oxygen stress.
Organic matter increases water penetration and water holding capacity. The ability of the soil to allow water to enter and to hold
on to that water is vital for plant growth. The same factor that affects soil porosity, namely soil structure, also has a positive affect
on water penetration. Simply put, if the pore size and number are increased, water can enter the soil more easily. But, not
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only does organic matter increase the ability of water to enter the soil, it also increases the ability of the soil to hang on to that
water. When organic matter is increased from 1% to 3% by weight in a sandy soil, the available water holding capacity approximately doubles. Because organic matter only weighs about 20% as much as the mineral component of the soil, this means that
adding about 2 inches of organic matter to the top 10 inches of a sandy soil would increase the organic matter content by about
2.5%.
Organic Matter increases the cation exchange capacity of the soil. Because most soils have a net negative charge, most of the
plant nutrients, which exist in the soil as positive ions (cations), will be attracted to the soil while negative ions (anions) will be
repelled by the soil. The number of the cations able to be attracted and held by the soil is referred to as the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of a soil. Because a plant relatively easily removes these cations, the CEC of a soil is a direct measure of the ability
of the soil to retain and supply nutrients. As a rule, soils with high clay and/or organic matter content naturally have a high CEC
while pure sand generally carries little or no charge and is not able to attract and hold many nutrients. The CEC of organic matter ranges from about 0.2-0.4 equivalent grams per 100 grams of organic matter. To put this in other terms, about 1/4 pound (dry
weight) of organic matter can attract and hold on to about 120 to 240 sextillion (21 zeros after the number) ions of plant nutrients. The plant nutrients most affected by the CEC of a soil are: calcium, magnesium and potassium.
Organic matter increases the formation of chelates. Chelates are compounds that are formed from complexing metal cations
with soluble organic compounds, resulting in the metal cation being contained within a chemical ring or “cage”. This process increases the availability of some plant nutrients by: preventing the formation of insoluble compounds, preventing nutrients from
leaching and increasing their mobility within the soil solution. The decomposition of organic matter naturally releases chelating
agents, such as malonic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid and glycine, into the soil. The essential plant nutrients most affected by
chelation are iron, zinc, copper, manganese and magnesium.
Organic matter is a source of plant nutrients. When organic matter is added to the soil, microorganisms start the decomposition
process. As microorganisms slowly break down the organic matter, a gradual release of nutrients, especially nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, occurs. During this process, humus is ultimately created. While humus does not directly provide nutrients, it
improves fertility by increasing the CEC.
The amount of organic matter in a soil is the result of a balance between the addition of organic matter from roots, surface residue and its loss through decomposition. In nature this balance is maintained by the constant recycling of organic matter as
plants and animals die or leave behind residues such as leaves, twigs and fecal matter. For the gardener, the removal of unwanted forms of organic matter often upsets this balance as dead leaves, twigs, grass clippings and, occasionally, the odd dead
squirrel, are removed from the garden. Thus, regular additions of additional organic matter will be required just to maintain a
consistent level of organic matter in the soil.
Increasing soil organic matter is another issue. For simplicity, when attempting to build-up organic matter in the soil, the organic
matter can be divided into two major categories: (1.) the active fraction which is being actively used and transformed by living
plants, animals, and microbes and (2.) stabilized organic matter (humus) which is highly decomposed and stable.(1)
The process of increasing soil organic matter begins with the addition of extra organic matter. This leads to an increase in the
number, and sometimes diversity, of microorganisms that break down the organic matter releasing nutrients and slowly form humus. Over the course of many years, the levels of humus will slowly rise ultimately forming a stable organic soil. The time required for the decomposition to take place will depend on the quantity of organic matter added, the supply of utilizable nitrogen,
the resistance of the material to microbial attack, temperature, and moisture levels in the soil.(2) In Georgia, it can take five to ten
years to build up a significant level of humus. Fortunately, however, most of the benefits of adding organic matter can be seen
quickly, often after only one application, even before a rich, stable soil has been formed.
The importance of the carbon nitrogen ratio. All organic matter contains substantial amounts of carbon and lesser amounts of
nitrogen. The ratio between the two elements is called the carbon-nitrogen ratio (C:N). The C:N ratio of most forms of humus or
stable organic matter is between about 9 and 12 (9-12 times as much carbon as nitrogen). When organic matter with a ratio of
less than 20:1 is added to the soil, there is usually a net release of nitrogen during the decomposition process. With carbon nitrogen ratios between 20:1 and 30:1 results will vary, but will be very minor. When C:N ratios are greater than 30:1, especially during the initial stages of the decomposition of fresh organic matter, the soil bacteria will rapidly proliferate and require more nitrogen from the soil to breakdown the fresh organic matter. This will temporarily deprive plants of much needed nitrogen until the
C:N ratio again falls back down as the carbon is consumed and the nitrogen is released back into the soil as the microorganisms
die. During this period of time, additional applications of nitrogen will be needed to nourish the microorganisms and maintain an
adequate supply to the desired plants. As a rule-of-thumb, C:N ratios less than 30:1 will not trigger temporary nitrogen deficiency. When using an organic matter source with a carbon nitrogen ratio greater than 30:1 it is advisable to conduct plant analysis
testing to determine the presence of nitrogen deficiencies. Soil tests are not recommended due to the fact that most of the commonly used soil tests are unreliable in soils with high organic matter content.
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Test Kits
To obtain plant analysis sampling instructions and kits along with specific instructions, contact the Cooperative Extension listed
under Federal Government in your local phone book or online at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/.
For information on testing in Georgia, with links for other southern states, visit http://aesl.ces.uga.edu/soiltest123/Georgia.htm
A table with a more extensive list of C:N ratios can be found at http://www.norganics.com/applications/cnratio.pdf.
Organic Matter Source
Typical C:N Ratios
Chicken manure
10 - 20
Horse manure
22 - 50
Sawdust
Up to 1000
Straw
50 - 80
Grass clippings
15
Wood chips
25 - 50
Pine straw
80 - 100
Pine bark
300
Mushroom compost
13
Cow manure
11-30
Sphagnum peat moss
80
carbon nitrogen ratio calculator can be found at http://www.klickitatcounty.org/solidwaste/fileshtml/organics/compostCalc.htm
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While daylilies can live in almost any soil, daylilies, as a rule, require lots of organic matter to be at their best. In fact, it is hard to
apply too much organic matter to daylilies. The typical rate of addition for most Georgia soils is 4-6 inches of dry organic matter
per year. If possible, it is best to incorporate the organic matter into the soil by tilling to a depth of no more than 8-12 inches.
Topdressing, although not as effective, can be used in areas where tilling is not possible, such as established beds. However,
keep the area immediately surrounding the crown to decrease the chance of crown rot and other insect borne diseases. If you
are replanting a daylily bed, it is always a good idea to plant the dayilies a little higher than normal. This will avoid many
problems and will leave room to add organic matter around the base. Additionally, to further decrease the chance of disease,
avoid over-watering, and allow the soil to dry out, especially on the surface, between waterings.
The typical organic matter mix used in our garden is 1 part sphagnum peat moss, 5 parts composted ground fir bark, 1 part
mushroom compost (when available). This mix is added at the rate of 6-8 inches and tilled into the soil to a depth of 10 inches.
All beds are completely dug-up and re-worked every 2-3 years. Additionally, the beds are all top-dressed with 2 inches of
composted, ground pine bark in the spring and again in the fall. This mix works best for us in Savannah, GA, however, any
organic matter mix can be effective. The choice products in different areas of the country should be made based on local
availability and price. In cooler areas of the country, the interval between re-working the beds can be increased and the amount
of topdressing decreased.
Helpful numbers:
A two cubic foot bag of mulch will cover 24 sq. ft. to a depth of 1 inch
A three cubic foot bag of mulch will cover 36 sq. ft. to a depth of 1 inch
One yard will cover 54 square feet to a depth of 6 inches
Three cubic yards will cover approximately 1,000 sq.ft. to a depth of 1 inch.
References:
1. University of Minnesota/Extension. What is organic matter? http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/
components/7402_02.html
2. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers. 1985. Tisdale et al., Macmillan Publishing Company,866 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
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AHS Region 5 Spring Convention
June 13-15, 2014 Cartersville, GA
Sponsored by Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
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. 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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David’s Challenge for 2014
By Tim Herrington
There are two distinct geographical sections of Region Five,
But it takes all members for it to thrive,
Now this fellow David Bishop challenged everyone,
With some fancy rhetoric, faster that a zip gun,
You see he came from Cartersville with a dream,
To invite folks to the meeting next year, this for some is upstream,
Yes he said, “I-75 goes both ways, north and south,”
So David challenged all to spread this news by word of mouth,
For he came through Atlanta to get to Valdosta town,
Therefore why can’t you go to North Georgia and just bear down?
Please just remember David came south riding on a gator,
So why can’t you go north with the coolness of an ice skater?
As a result you will be proud of what you've done,
Because in 2014 Region 5 will have hit another homerun!
David at Bell’s Garden
David at Saturday night banquet
David at Williams Garden
Note: At the end of the spring regional banquet in Valdosta, David Bishop invited everyone to the 2014 spring regional
to be held in Cartersville sponsored by the Northwest Georgia Daylily Society. This poem is dedicated to his very
entertaining and thought provoking message that night.
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ASK THE OMBUDSMAN – Why have a daylily show?
Donna Peck – AHS Ombudsman
During the past few years I’ve had a number of people ask me this question. Why does our club need to put on a flower
show? I was surprised to learn that many clubs don’t have a flower show because ever since I became a daylily club member,
our club has always held a show!
I belong to the Albuquerque Daylily Club in New Mexico, and I think our show is one of the highlights of the year. I joined in
1990 and we automatically put our show on our calendar of the year’s activities. We enjoy showing the daylilies to our
community, and we have many visitors who come see our show each year. We even give them a voting slip for them to vote on
their favorite daylily and arrangement. We also hold a plant sale at the same time, and it is always very successful.
Since we are the only club in New Mexico we need to “import” judges from other states such as Arizona and Texas. We have a
big potluck for them the night before the show, which is a wonderful way of getting to know them and also socialize with our
members. We do give them a free night at a hotel and a stipend to help with traveling expenses. We treat the judges to lunch
after they finish judging and some even stay another day at their own expense for extra sightseeing. Our club members
volunteer to pick up the judges at the airport, if needed, and transport them to the dinner and to the show the next day. It is a
very special time for our club.
I asked Nikki Schmith (Chair of Photographic Media) from Region 2, Joann Stewart (chair of Exhibition Judges Records) from
Region 5,and Gwen Pennington (member of the Ombudsman Committee) from Region 6 for their thoughts on why a club should
hold a daylily show.
QUESTION: WHY ARE FLOWER SHOWS IMPORTANT TO OUR CLUB?
Joann says “like an Easter parade, an accredited daylily show gives you the chance to show off your plants, garner admiring
looks and comments about your entries, and earn accolades on your grooming and plant culture. Perhaps more importantly this
is also the best way to spotlight your club, to show not only that you grow plants which are worthy of garden space, and you’re a
group of divergent members with a common interest, but that you’re a group which is congenial, willing to share ‘self,’ information
and plants and don’t look down on beginners or strangers,”
Nikki feels that those in the club who resist having a show are a “loud minority”. The theme is generally the same around the
country – “we don’t have the money,” “we don’t have the energy/manpower,” or “we don’t like what the competition brings out in
the members.” But Nikki encourages those who have the desire to host such an event to MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR
GRAND PLANS DESPITE THE RESISTANCE. Nikki promises that if “you bring scapes to the show and participate with an
open mind, you will realize it is WORTH THE EFFORT. You will have connected with the club, you will have connected to the
national organization and you will have connected with other daylily fans like yourself. You will have a GREAT TIME.
Nikki hears many negative comments from the members who aren’t personally enthused about a show. Here are a few
comments and Nikki’s answer to them.
1. “I don’t want to waste a whole scape to bring it to the show.” If it’s a new cultivar, or one you are using for hybridizing, then
don’t cut it. Just bring in one flower for the off scape section. But, on a clump that is surely going to produce multiple scapes,
you won’t miss one! Nikki feels that once you cut one, clean it up and bring it in to exhibit you will wonder why you never did
it more in the past.
2. Another comment one hears is “I don’t need a ‘judge’ telling me my flowers are pretty. I can see that for myself.” Nikki points
out that “exhibiting daylilies isn’t about the ‘prettiest’ flower, it is about STANDARDS. Judges look for traits such as scape
height, growing conditions, flower texture, flower color, grooming etc. Judges are judging on a defined set of criteria for each
individual flower. The standard the judges use is the hybridizer’s registration information. Remember the judges aren’t
judging YOU, they are judging flowers by the registered standard.”
3. “I don’t like competition” is another comment one hears. You need to remember that the “mission of an accredited AHS
Exhibition Show is PUBLIC EDUCATION – not competition.”
4. “I don’t grow any new or expensive daylilies.” This is no excuse!! The year, cost or hybridizer does not matter in exhibition
shows. Nikki points out that the average year of introduction for section winners in the last decade was 1988. Any daylily
can win. And does.
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Joann says “that clubs who don’t have shows have few other ways in which to troll for new members, educate the general public
on our wonderful flower, or extend the number of places where modern daylilies can be seen.”
Gwen agrees. She says “this is one of the best ways to attract new members. I joined a daylily club after I accidentally stumbled
into their annual show that was being held at the city’s botanic gardens. I was totally amazed at the incredible blooms. So many
colors and forms…they were unbelievable. The club members were friendly and knowledgeable……they obviously were having
fun sharing their hobby.”
A show does not have to be accredited in order to be successful in goals which have been discussed. But Joann feels that
accredited shows give the better chance to educate the public about what criteria are used in judging flowers and why some
entries might not win. It is true that one AHS member pointed out that an unsanctioned show is faster and much easier to set up.
So your club might start with an unaccredited show for the first time, to see if they enjoy the experience.
After a few years in the club, Gwen has found that the annual show provides great learning opportunities to hone her daylily
growing skills. “Exhibiting in a daylily show is all about the bloom and scape. However, no amount of grooming can produce a
winning bloom. This begins with good gardening habits. Exhibiting will encourage each gardener to increase his or her
knowledge”.
Nikki gets emails from members who are struggling to get their members “enthused about such an old-fashioned thing to do.”
She created a new colorful, informative PowerPoint presentation. She filled it with photos that are meant to stimulate discussion,
enthusiasm and encouragement around accredited AHS Daylily Shows. She also peppered it with some educational information
to get members excited about doing a show. Nikki is offering this presentation to your club if you need more ammunition to get
your club to do a daylily show. You can download it here. https://www.box.com’s/9pmgfetjmfufvijllkdm. This is for your private
use and not for mass distribution in any other form like Facebook.
The next column will continue this discussion and concentrate on HOW TO MAKE SHOWS MORE FUN FOR THE CLUB
MEMBERS….If you have any comments on this article, or something to add about what your club does to make the show more
interesting for your members, please email Donna Peck [email protected]. I’m hoping these comments will help make
more clubs host a daylily show. I’m sure your members will enjoy the experience.
Dennis Calbreath won the 2013 National Convention in Minnesota Raffle. He won registration for 2
and 3 nights stay at the convention hotel; The Doubletree. This could be you. The2015 AHS National Convention Committee will be raffling off the same deal for the 2014 AHS Convention in Asheville,
NC. Watch for details in future issues of this journal. Dennis and I went to Minnesota and we have
to say it was really fun going mostly on
someone else's dime.
These happy people
could be you next year.
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What We Saw in Minnesota!!
Jan Joiner getting Best Double Award
Tim Herrington receives a specialty
Award for 3 of his daylilies.
Scott Elliott receives 3 JC Citations!
Bill Waldrop receives Honorable Mention!
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Cobb and Atlanta Clubs check out the National for 2015.
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Honoring our President of Laurel District Garden Clubs, Caroline Silcox, with a Daylily
By Diana Waldrop
When the garden Clubs of the Laurel District, in Northwest Georgia, were asked to contribute a small gift for
the gift bag for the attendees at the Annual Convention of the Garden Club of Georgia, I had an idea. I thought that
perhaps our club, the Flower Garden Club, could do something a little different. My husband, Bill, and I, have been
growing and hybridizing daylilies since 1994. Bill had hybridized a beautiful daylily, and was considering whether it
should be introduced. He looks at characteristics such as whether it grows well. Is it tall enough? Does it have good
foliage? Does it have good branching, and bud count? Bill introduces only about 4 to 6 daylilies each year, and
when I realized that he had a beautiful blue violet and cream self daylily, with a double colored edge, I approached
him with this idea: That we would introduce it and name it for a very special President of the Garden Club of
Georgia.
I knew that since all of our members are gardeners, they would love to grow this daylily. I knew that for
some members, this daylily might be the first hybridized daylily they would grow, and that it would be a good
chance to get them interested in daylilies. Bill agreed, and so at the Convention in Marietta, Georgia, I presented
this special daylily to our outgoing President, Caroline Silcox. I announced to both Caroline and to the attendees at
the convention, that this daylily has been officially registered through the American Hemerocallis Society, and that it
is named “HEMEROCALLIS CAROLINE SILCOX.” Immediately everyone clapped and gave us a standing ovation.
They were thrilled with this gift for their outgoing President. I then told them that each person would also receive a
fan of this special daylily. Since this occurred on April 17th, I told them that this would be the perfect time to plant
their new daylily, and that it would grow and give them great pleasure and beauty. Our gift will always be a
beautiful reminder of Caroline’s tenure as the President of the Garden Club of Georgia.
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Spring Regional in Valdosta
Best Large seedling
Did we say stuck at the Tolbert Garden?
We can do it, We can do it, We can get that bus out!!
Best small seedling
Having Fun at Friday Night’s Auction at Tim Bell’s.
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Non Profit Org
US Postage
AHS Region 5
Claude Carpenter
6075 Vickery Point
Cumming, GA 30040
PAID
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Sometimes there are special perks to judging daylily shows. After the Northwest Georgia Daylily Show, James and Terri Mullins took the
judges on a tour of their garden and what a treat that was. There were huge (and I do mean huge) clumps of daylilies as far as the eye
could see—one can only imagine what it would look like if Jim had been healthy this past year and worked in the garden.
And the Best clump Is? Too many to choose!

The Georgia Daylily

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