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Subject: Daffodil News - Daffodil Convention Highlights! Daffodil Society of Minnesota Daffodil Convention Highlights! In This Issue ADS Convention Scenes Daffodil Show Scenes Tours Educational Seminars & Speakers Complete 2019 Event Calendar Is your membership current? Our records show your membership is paid through December . We're glad you are part of the DSM! If you are not current through at least 2019, click here to renew now - only $5 per year for individual or household! It's never too late to renew in order to participate in all the DSM benefits and functions throughout the year. Invite your friends to join, too! And while you are at it, 'like' us on Facebook! Issue: 2019-03 June/2019 Dear Mary Lou, This past May, our local Daffodil Society of Minnesota hosted a very successful national convention for the American Daffodil Society. Thanks to the many local members who helped out! Just for fun, here are some photos from the convention. It was a 4- day event, including a large daffodil show, photography show, boutique, seminars, speakers, and tours. And lots of good food! Many local members participated, as volunteers and attendees. We hope everyone had a great time. In spring 2020, we will be back at Bachman's for our local show. Put May 2-3, 2020 on your calendar now! We have several events scheduled this summer and fall - check out the entire 2019 event calendar! And is your membership current? See the left sidebar for your personal information! ADS Convention Scenes The American Daffodil Society annual national convention was a 4-day event, including the daffodil
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Subject: Daffodil News - Daffodil Convention Highlights!
Daffodil Society of
Minnesota
Daffodil Convention
Highlights!
In This Issue
ADS Convention Scenes
Daffodil Show Scenes
Tours
Educational Seminars &Speakers
Complete 2019 EventCalendar
Is your membershipcurrent?
Our records show your
membership is paid through
December . We're glad you are
part of the DSM!
If you are not current through at
least 2019, click here to renew
now - only $5 per year for
individual or household!
It's never too late to renew in
order to participate in all the
DSM benefits and functions
throughout the year.
Invite your friends to join, too!
And while you are at it, 'like' us
on Facebook!
Issue: 2019-03 June/2019
Dear Mary Lou,
This past May, our local Daffodil Society of Minnesota hosted a verysuccessful national convention for the American DaffodilSociety. Thanks to the many local members who helped out!
Just for fun, here are some photos from the convention. It was a 4-day event, including a large daffodil show, photography show,boutique, seminars, speakers, and tours. And lots of goodfood! Many local members participated, as volunteers andattendees. We hope everyone had a great time.
In spring 2020, we will be back at Bachman's for our local show. PutMay 2-3, 2020 on your calendar now!
We have several events scheduled this summer and fall - check outthe entire 2019 event calendar!
And is your membership current? See the left sidebar for yourpersonal information!
ADS Convention Scenes
The American Daffodil Society annual nationalconvention was a 4-day event, including the daffodil
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2019 AMERICAN DAFFODIL SOCIETY
CONVENTION & SHOW
Quick Links
2019 DSM Calendar - Don'tMiss the Fun!
Daffodil Care Month-by-Month
Learn more
American Daffodil Society'sdaffnet.org
Volunteer and Earn FREEDaffodil Bulbs!
Instead of a local DSM show in
2019, we hosted the American
Daffodil Society's convention at
the Hilton in Bloomington. It
was a great success, and we
thank our local volunteers for
your help and participation!
Now we need your help
digging bulbs!
Please volunteer!
Contact 612-581-3426 or
[email protected] to get
details!
show, photography show, boutique, seminars,speakers, and tours
WewelcomedfolksbeginningThursday,May2nd. Thefirst bigpush wassetting upthe daffodilshow andgetting
buckets and buckets of blooms entered for judging.
Happily the daffodil bulbs we planted at the Hilton Hotel last fallwere mostly in bloom by the time visitors arrived. We again thankColorBlends for their generous donation of 1000 bulbs for thisproject!
Some of the 1000 daffodils planted last fall at the hotel!
Minnesota's weather limited gardeners' local blooms, but attendeesbrought (and shipped in) blooms from many US locations, and fromas far away as Northern Ireland, and even New Zealand!
We ended up with nearly 1300 blooms in the show!
Sue Nyhammer and Betsy Julius created beautiful bouquetsthrough out the hotel!
Dig bulbs - earn FREE bulbs!
Nearly 1300 blooms - brought from throughout the US, and as far away as
Northern Ireland and even New Zealand!
Gary Cohen and Steve Horan at the registration check-in. Steve did aterrific job as the convention Registrar!
Kathy Julius coordinated a great boutique!
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Chris Vickery and Bill Smale were some of many who helped out at theboutique
Annie Hibbs and her Photography Show committee set up a fabulousphotography show! (Thanks to Michael Berrigan for building the display
board.)
129 photos, by 29 photographers, wowed convention attendees!
Sunday night after dinner, Keith Kridler dressed the part as he invited us to
the 2020 ADS National Convention in Dallas, TX (March 12-16, 2020)
The Daffodil Show!
All daffodil shows involve 'staging' the blooms, so theylook their best for the judges. This year, manyconvention attendees pitched in to stage blooms
brought by others. And then the judges went to workevaluating each bloom. Because there are many'classes', there are many ribbons awarded!
Mitch Carney (L) chaired the daffodil show, and still found time to stagesome of the blooms he brought from Maryland! Bob Spotts (R) helps stage
as well
Steve Rutz (R) learns about staging his blooms from the master, Bob Spotts
Kirby Fong was one of many who helped stage other peoples' blooms
Judges at work - each detail is scrutinized
Now the ribbons - lots and lots of ribbons!
Tours
Every daffodil convention includes tours!
The Friday tour also stopped at the Sculpture Garden and the Stone ArchBridge over the Mississippi.
While the blooms were being judged on Friday, some attendees enjoyedthe optional visit to Minneapolis Parks.
Here, Minnehaha Falls was roaring after heavy spring rains.
On Saturday afternoon we visited the Minnesota LandscapeArboretum. Some daffodils were blooming, as well as spring wild
flowers. And the weather was perfect!
The Sunday tour's first stop was Jenn Lanz's darling 'Wonderland Garden',where her daffodils were rapidly opening.
Enjoying their box lunches while at Jenn's 'Wonderland Garden' - clockwise
from top L: Dianne Bowditch, Kathy Welsh, Rebecca Brown, Richard Ezell.
Sunday's next stop was the daffodil fields outside of Ellsworth, WI. Mostdaffodils were not yet blooming, but Michael Berrigan had several of his
seedlings for us to admire.
Of course we stopped at the Ellsworth Creamery for a treat before heading
back to the hotel!
Educational Seminars & Speakers
Saturday and Sunday mornings included seminars
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This is the metal box Dave Hardy uses to bring blooms from NorthernIreland!
As part of a panel on storing and transporting blooms, Deb Wheelerspoke about "lessons learned" - things NOT to do when refrigerating
blooms! (Presenters L to R: Dave Hardy, Deb Wheeler, MargaretMacneale, Harold Koopowitz)
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On Sunday morning, Becky Fox Matthews presented a "Daffodil Jeopardy"game as the Judges Refresher class. It was wonderfully creative, and great
fun for all attendees!
The "Daffodil Jeopardy" game is now available on the ADS websitewww.dafftube.org. It is a PowerPoint, so would require that softwarein order to use it.
https://dafftube.org/exhibiting-judging/judges-jeopardy/
Speakers
While we don't have photos, two speakers joined us after dinner onSaturday and Sunday nights. Mike Heger gave a thought provokingtalk on Saturday about the "The Role of Specialty Plant Societies:Past and Into the Future". On Sunday evening, Jessica Helgen of theUniversity of Minnesota Bee Research Lab gave a fascinatingpresentation on the "Secrets of the Hive - Understanding Honey BeeCommunication".
THE COMPLETE 2019 DSM EVENT CALENDAR!
Being a member of DSMbrings opportunities tolearn about all aspects of growing daffodils!
Plan ahead and note your calendar now:
* June 22 & June 29 - digging bulbs in Oakdale, MN - earn FREEbulbs by volunteering!
* July 20 - digging bulbs in Ellsworth, WI - earn FREE bulbs byvolunteering!
* August 4 - cleaning and bagging bulbs - always a fun and relaxingcouple of hours!
* August 10-11 - first of two weekends selling bulbs at theArboretum!
* September 14 - members only "Bulb Roundup" - get wonderful,special daffodil bulbs!
Check out the entire 2019 DSM calendar of events.
Jane and Deb cleaning and bagging bulbs -earning free bulbs for their own gardens!
The Daffodil Society of Minnesota is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit educational organization.
The Daffodil Society of Minnesota promotes growing daffodils inMinnesota, and works to educate its members and the general publicon how to grow them successfully in this climate. In short, we have"Yellow Fever" and we love to share it!
The Daffodil Society of Minnesota, [email protected]
The DSM is affiliated with the American Daffodil Society.www.daffodilusa.orgwww.daffseek.org, a searchable photo databasewww.daffnet.org, a forum for daffodil enthusiasts to share ideas andinformationwww.dafflibrary.org, a treasure trove of digitized historical writingswww.dafftube.org, access to presentations related to daffodils
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