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Daylilies In The Great Northeast Spring 2014 1

Spring 2014 Vol. 7, Issue 1

in the Great Northeast

American Hemerocallis Society Region 4, Inc.

Hemerocallis ‘Isabelle Rose’

(Laprise, 2009)

Inside:

2014 Region 4 Summer Meeting

Crossing Over

Discovering George Pride

Connecticut • Maine • Massachusetts • New Brunswick • Newfoundland & Labrador • New Hampshire • New York • Nova Scotia • Ontario

• Prince Edward Island • Québec• Rhode Island • Vermont

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Yes, You Can Be an AHS Garden Judge!Gary Jones, Woodstock, CT, AHS Garden Judges Expediter

All members of the AH are eligible to become an accredited garden judge after only two years of AHS membership. Garden Judges support the AHS and their hybridizing friends by voting for quality daylilies through the AHS Awards and Honors system. A maximum of 20% of Region 4’s AHS members may now become garden judges, and Region 4 has openings! Please may it be you!

The best description of a Garden Judge’s duties and obligations is found on the AHS Portal with the Garden Judging Information. Look for the document “Steps to Becoming a Garden Judge.” Or contact your Region 4 Garden Judges Liaison, Gary Jones ([email protected]) who will gladly mail or email you a copy.

Judges-to-be must attend two training workshops, in any order, and for which there is a modest fee of $5.00 per workshop. Workshop 1 is conducted in a classroom setting and includes a PowerPoint presentation, classroom discussion, and a quiz that is not difficult to pass if you have a basic understanding of the principals involved with daylily judging and read the Garden Judges handbook before attending the Workshop. The PowerPoint may be previewed on the AHS Portal (www.daylilynetwork.org/). All candidates really should print, from the Portal, and keep handy, the Garden Judges handbook (revised 2011) entitled “AHS Garden Judges.”

Workshop 2 takes place in a daylily garden during bloom season and involves learning some examples of daylily point-scoring systems to help garden judges to judge daylilies consistently. The big plus of taking the garden judge training is that the knowledge you come away with can help you save money on your personal daylily purchasing by learning what traits to look for when purchasing a daylily.

These workshops are generally held in multiple locations within our Region 4 each year. If a garden judgeship is something that is of interest to you, contact your Garden Judge Liaison, Gary Jones ([email protected]), or any of our Region 4 Garden Judge instructors including Paul Bourret, Frank & Laura Chaloupecky, Mary Collier Fisher, Mike Huben, Adele Keohan, Kim Lipscomb, Melanie Mason, David Mussar, Chris Peterson, George Rasmussen, Kate Reed, Tom Rood, and Kim Walters.

[Above, Members of AAHQ at a Garden Judge 2 Workshop at Roger-Van De Hende Garden, Québec.]

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CANADANova ScotiaBARBARA BIGELOW 2018CECIL DUNLAP 2014LILLIAN DUNLAP 2018BRAINARD FITZGERALD 2018DOREEN FITZGERALD 2018CAROL HARVEY 2018CORAL A KINCAID 2014KIM LIPSCOMB 2017 INORMAN PATTON 2018LOUISE PLOURDE 2019BRIAN SMITH 2014DAVID TROTT 2018MARY TROTT 2018

OntarioJANE FISH 2016MURRAY BRUNSKILL 2016FAYE COLLINS 2015BRYAN CULVER 2018BRIAN DERRAH 2015ROSS DETTWEILER 2016BETTY FRETZ 2014DAVID JEWELL 2018BRIAN JONES 2016DAVE MUSSAR 2018 IWENDOLYN NICHOLDS 2014KELLY NOEL 2016BRIAN SCHRAM 2016SALLY STELTER 2014GIL STELTER 2018MAUREEN STRONG 2014CHERYL TAYLOR 2016BARBARA WHITE 2018

Prince Edward IslandNANCY OAKES 2014

QuébecROBERT BEAUDOIN 2019JOCELYN BLOUIN 2018PIERRE FAGIOLO 2019DANIEL LIPPÉ 2019FRANÇOIS PARIS 2018JOSETTE RATTÉ 2019LAURENT SAVOIE 2019RENÉE THIBAULT 2019

CONNECTICUTRUSSELL ALLEN 2016HELENE A FERRARI 2017RICH HOWARD 2018GARY M JONES 2017 I **DONALD P SMITH 2017NANCY SMITH 2017

MASSACHUSETTSEMMANUEL BAGHDAYAN 2018BOBBIE BROOKS 2017KARIN COOKE 2016GEORGE A DOORAKIAN 2014PAULA DOORAKIAN 2018MARY COLLIER FISHER 2014 IMIKE HUBEN 2017 IADELE KEOHAN 2018 IELLEN LAPRISE 2014DONALD K MARVIN HROBERT SOBEK HSUSAN STOWE 2014KATHLEEN VIAMARI 2015DARLYN S WILKINSON 2018

MAINEPATRICIA BOISSONNEAULT 2017LISA D BOURRET 2017PAUL BOURRET 2017 IDONALD CHURCH 2014DOTTIE HOKKANEN 2016EDWARD NORTON 2017PATRICIA NORTON 2017SUSAN SHAW 2016

NEW HAMPSHIREDOROTHY (DOTTY) DEWITT 2014CAROLYN DICKEY 2018JOHN DICKEY 2018CARL D HARMON 2018KIMBERLY WALTERS 2014 I

NEW YORKMELODYE CAMPBELL 2018GRACE CANHAM 2015SHIRLEY CAPPIELLO 2018FRANK H CHALOUPECKY 2018 ILAURA C CHALOUPECKY 2018 IDEBI CHOWDHURY 2015LESLIE FRIEDMAN 2018CAROL HAJ 2016

ANTHONY HAJ 2018PAUL LIMMER 2015JOAN-ANN LUNDIN 2017LUANNE MADDEN 2016MELANIE MASON 2016 IPAM MILLIKEN 2016GENE A MOGLIA 2015LOUISE PELUSO 2015CHRISTINE PETERSEN 2017 IJACK PINE HANTOINETTE RAIMONDI 2017DOUGLAS RAIMONDI 2017GEORGE RASMUSSEN 2015 IJOAN RASMUSSEN 2015GEORGE RIEHLE 2018JAMES ROBINOWITZ 2015KATHY ROOD 2016TOM ROOD 2016 IDONALD SALHOFF 2016PATRICIA SALHOFF 2016ROBERT SAVAGE HCHRISTL SCHMIDT 2014JOAN TURANO 2017MARGARET WALRATH HCYRIL WELLER 2014CAROLYN YOUNG 2016CHARLES JR ZETTEK 2016JUDITH ZETTEK 2017

RHODE ISLANDPATSY CUNNINGHAM 2014RACHEL FLAKSMAN 2014KATHERINE REED 2014 I

VERMONTCHARMAINE RICH 2016

LEGEND20XX = GJ Status expirationI = Instructor ** = Regional Garden Judge LiaisonH = Honorary

AHS Region 4 Garden Judges

A Garden Judge Workshop 2 will be held at 9:00am on July 19, 2014 during the one day Region 4 Summer Meeting and picnic at Harmon Hill Farm in Hudson, NH. See page 11 of this issue for more information and visit the Region 4 website www.ahsregion4.org in May for more details.

Join us! Scan the QR (Quick Response) Code at right with your smartphone and you’ll be taken directly to the AHS Region 4 Website!

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American Hemerocallis Society OfficersNational President

Julie Covington

4909 Labradore Drive

Roanoke, VA 24012-853

[email protected]

Executive Secretary

Pat Mercer

PO Box 10

Dexter, GA 31019

[email protected]

Editor, The Daylily Journal

Meg McKenzie Ryan

1936 Wensley Avenue

El Centro, CA 92243

[email protected]

AHS Region 4 Director

Melodye Campbell

21 Ambleside Drive

Fairport, NY 14450

[email protected]

Region 4 Officers and LiaisonsRegional President (RP)Kim Walters154 Main St.Sandown, NH [email protected]

Regional Publicity Director (RPD)Dave Mussar4083 Watson Road South,Puslinch, OntarioCanada N0B [email protected]

Regional SecretaryPat Wessling 21 Pinehurst Drive Wareham, MA [email protected]

Regional TreasurerDan PessoniP.O. Box 1083East Orleans, MA [email protected]

Regional EditorAdele Keohan304 Lowell StWakefield, MA [email protected]

Region 4 WebmasterKelly Noel19 Orville Kemp StOttawa, ON K1T [email protected]

Region 4 Garden Judge LiaisonGary Jones40 Woodstock MeadowsWoodstock, CT [email protected]

Region 4 Exhibition Judge LiaisonElliot Turkiew11 Edward StreetBethpage, NY [email protected]

Region 4 Scientific LiaisonSue BergeronRR3 Almonte OntarioK0A 1A0 [email protected]

AHS Endowment Fund Liaison-open

Youth LiaisonElliot Turkiew11 Edward StreetBethpage, NY [email protected]

American Hemerocallis SocietyMembership RatesIndividual (1 year) $25.00Individual (3 years) $70.00Dual Membership (1 year)* $30.00Dual Membership (3 years)* $83.00Life Membership $500.00Dual life Membership $750.00Youth $10.00

* Dual membership means two persons living in the same household.

Dues are to be paid by January 1 of each year.Make checks payable to the AHS and mail to AHS Secretary, Pat MercerP.O. Box 10Dexter, GA 31019

or pay online at http://www.daylilies.org/AHSmemb.html

The AHS Region 4 Newsletter is presented herein as a ser-vice to Region 4 Members and is not necessarily endorsed by the AHS or by the editor. Rights to material published in this newsletter remain with the author; to reprint or otherwise reproduce material published in this newsletter, please obtain permission from the author.

The American Hemerocallis Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization. Said corporation is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, and especially to pro-mote, encourage and foster the development and improve-ment of the genus Hemerocallis and public interest there-in. The purposes are expressly limited so that AHS qualifies as an exempt organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provi-sion of any future U.S. Internal Revenue Law.

On the cover: Hemerocallis ‘Isabelle Rose’ (Laprise, 2009)

Photo: Karin Cooke

Editorial PolicyThe editorial focus of this publication centers on the genus Hemero-callis, AHS and Region 4 events, Region 4 members and hybridizers.Submissions are encouraged. The editor reserves the right to edit for space, grammar, clarity and content. Submission GuidelinesPlease submit: • High resolution photographs• Reports on Region 4 club news and events• Articles on daylilies• Garden write ups• Non-commercial profiles on Region 4 hybridizersSubmit material via email. Please send text as a file attachment in Word. Send photographs as separate attachments. Obtain copyright/consent form from editor, sign and return.If you have inquiries regarding submissions, articles, photos or correc-tions, please email the Region 4 Newsletter Editor at [email protected] or call 781-245-7551.


Daylilies in the Great NortheastSpring 2014 Vol. 7, Issue 1

Connecticut • Maine • Massachusetts • New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador • New Hampshire • New York • Nova Scotia • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Québec • Rhode Island • Vermont

Subscription and Advertising RatesOut-of -Region Subscriptions:$10 per year in USA$12.50 per year outside of USMake checks payable to AHS Region 4 and mail to Region 4 treasurer:Dan PessoniP.O. Box 1083 East Orleans, MA 02643

Advertising:Rates for inside pages B&W ColorFull page.......................................$85 $175 Half Page......................................$50 $100Quarter Page..............................$30 $50Make checks payable to AHS Region 4 and send it with your

advertising request to the Editor.

You can be an AHS Garden Judge by Gary Jones.................................. 2

2014 R4 Garden Judges..................................................................... 3

Region 4 Officers and Liaisons........................................................... 4

Reports from the Region 4 Officers.................................................... 6-7

Region 4 Financial Report................................................................. 8-9

Can-Am Classic Registration Form ..................................................... 10

2014 Region 4 Summer Meeting and Picnic in NH............................... 11

2014 R4 Exhibition Judges................................................................. 11

Region 4 Photo Contest Rules........................................................... 12

Discovering George Pride by Stephen Tooker, MA............................... 13-15

AHS Youth News .............................................................................. 15

AHS Region 4 Display Gardens .......................................................... 16

Featured R4 Display Garden, Les Jardins d’Emmarocalles, Québec ...... 17-19

2014 Popularity Poll Ballot............................................................... 19

New Members Corner: Daniel Lippé, Québec .................................... 20-21

Region 4 Club News........................................................................ 22-32

Ten Rules for Garden Owners by Cheryl Taylor, Ontario..................... 32-33

In Memoriam: Region 4 Remembers ............................................... 34-35

CDS to host 2015 Region 4 Meeting ................................................ 36

Les Dents! [Teeth!] by Daniel Matton, Québec ................................. 37-39

Welcome New Region 4 Members ................................................... 39

Function of Soil Elements by Frank Almquist, NY.............................. 40

Crossing Over by David Jewell, Ontario........................................ 41-43

Region 4 Local Organizations.......................................................... 43

Advertisements

Harmon Hill Farm, Hudson, New Hampshire .................................... 9

Thanks to all who sent submissions for this issue of Daylilies In The Great Northeast as well as those who

offered advice and support!

A special thanks to the following people for their invaluable help and assistance:

Jocelyn Blouin Nina Lapierre Mary Collier Fisher Daniel MattonJulie Covington Pat MercerWinnie Garabis Chris PetersenDavid Jewell Meg McKenzie Ryan

Thank you!

Proofreaders: Jocelyn Blouin, Mary Collier Fisher.

Table of Contents

Submissions Deadline for FALL Issue: October 1


AHS Region 4 Officer ReportsDirector - Melodye CampbellNews from the Board Room

I don’t have to tell you that this winter has been a doozy! The last time I remember the Rochester area being so cold for so long was way back in 1979 when Jim and I first moved here. Right now, the daylilies are tucked under a blanket of snow waiting for the next thaw, and that makes me happy. Websites are being updated with 2014 introductions and new catalogs are coming in the mail. I’ve ordered a few new intros, but right now my priority is planning out the layout for my electric deer fence. It’s war, folks, no more pussy footin’ around with Liquid Fence, Deer Off, Milorganite and Deer Scram. Time to bring out the big guns!

I have just a couple of items to report from the AHS Board. First, the Registration Data Subcommittee has been established to deal with correcting errors and omissions in the AHS registration database. Cyril Weller, a Region 4 member, is part of this committee and he is happy to provide any assistance. Some hybridizers from our region have already addressed their updates but if you have any questions, you can contact Cyril at [email protected].

Second, if you are a garden judge, the print Awards & Honors ballots will be sent out early April. Many garden judges have opted for electronic delivery and for that, I thank you. Postage has increased again, so you are saving the AHS money. Rebecca Board, Chair of the AHS Technology Committee, is designing an electronic garden judge ballot so that you will be able to submit your votes electronically. Judges have been asking for this for quite some time, so I’m pleased that it’s finally going to happen. You will vote the Awards and Honors Ballot much like you vote in the Popularity Poll. More information will be coming this summer on the AHS website and Members Only Portal.

I hope to see many of you at the Can-Am Classic in Mississauga Ontario, May 9-11, 2014, and also at the National Convention in Asheville, NC, June 26-28, 2014.

Regional President - Kim WaltersOnce again spring is just around the corner; at least I hope

so after all the snow and cold temperature we’ve had.The Can-Am Classic is a great way to start off the daylily

season in May. The speakers are always fabulous and the plant auction has great plants. The Ontario Daylily Society (ODS) is a great host, making sure everyone has a great time. I am also looking forward to driving down to North Carolina for the National Convention. The gardens look fabulous. I highly recommend checking out both of these events.

This year we are having a regional picnic. It will be a 1 day event at Harmon Hill Farm. We will be collecting $10 per person at the door to offset the cost of burgers and soda. Please email me ([email protected]) and let me know if you will be coming so we have enough for all. If you choose to extend your stay, we will have a list of gardens that will be open on Friday and Sunday. See page 11 for more details.

A big thank you to the Connecticut Daylily Society for

agreeing to host the 2015 Peak Bloom regional. We are still looking for a club to host the 2016 regional. The region will help in any way possible so even the smaller clubs can host a regional. We can do as much or a little as you like on the regional level. If all you have are tour gardens, we can do the rest.

While most garden judges were able to renew last year, we did have some get a year extension. We will be having a Garden Judges Workshop 2 at the regional picnic. Just let me know you are coming so we have enough paperwork and instructors. Anyone thinking of becoming a garden judge should take the workshops. You will never look at daylilies the same way again.

Regional Publicity Director- Dave MussarIt won’t be long now before we can seriously start to

entertain thoughts of spring. One hallmark of spring, like the first robin or bluebird, is the arrival of the Can-Am Classic. This year we will be celebrating the 18th Annual version of this classic during the weekend of May 9th – 11th again at the Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel in Mississauga, Ontario. It is an annual gathering for many of us in Region 4!

There is a great line up of speakers this year including 4 who are making their Can-Am debuts. From Region 4 we have Carl Harmon of Harmon Hill Farm (http://www.harmonhillfarm.com), a large commercial operation that introduces for a number of regional hybridizers. Also many will know of Rich Howard of Wallingford, Connecticut, “Rich” on the Lily Auction, who has been a major seed seller for years, breeds with many of the latest cultivars and has a growing collection of intros himself (http://www.ctdaylily.com).

Other first timers include Mike Grossman of Northern Lights Daylilies in Minnesota with his new wife, Kathleen Nordstrom (http://www.northernlightsdaylilies.com). You will be amazed at the wide selection of daylilies they grow there and the very reasonable prices! Mike and Kathleen each have their own hybridizing programs as well.

From the south, we are excited to have Bill Waldrop of Kennesaw Mountain Daylily Gardens (http://kennesawmountaindaylilygardens.com) in Marietta, Georgia. Bill has been hybridizing for many years and has an active program converting dips to tets to introduce new looks into the tet lines. His many exciting hybrids are a testimony to his success!

Bob Faulkner is well known within the daylily community for the advances he is bringing to patterned daylilies. Visit http://www.naturalselectiondaylilies.com to view his introductions. The last time he presented at the Can-Am, which was only 4 years ago, he had yet to release his first introduction. A lot has happened


AHS Region 4 Officer Reportssince that time! Bob has graciously offered a future patterned introduction [opposite page, bottom] that will be named after his good friend, J. T. Polston, for our live auction! This will be the first time this fabulous cultivar will be available!

Henry Lorrain is a founding member of the Ontario Daylily Society, who with Douglas Lycett founded ‘We’re in the Hayfield Now’ Daylily Garden (http://www.hayfield.ca). Henry will be updating us on his program and will also be presenting the winners of the Lycett Award for the best seedlings which will be voted upon at the Can-Am Classic.

And last but certainly not least we have “The David” Kirchhoff from Daylily World in Kentucky (http://www.daylilyworld.com). David will be his usual irrepressible self, sure to entertain us with great stories, wit and charm! Have you seen David and Mort’s 2014 intros as well as David’s latest doubles?

The Can-Am Classic will once again have the birdhouse contest and every year the entries get to be more fabulous. Have you started on yours yet? There will be many terrific plants available in the silent and live auctions, and the sales table will be loaded with bargains too. Hope to see you there! See the registration form in this issue or go to http://www.ontariodaylily.on.ca for further details or to register on-line. All the best.

Regional Secretary - Pat WesslingHello all! I think we each know someone that would benefit by having an American Hemerocallis Society membership, attending a meeting or learning the information available to AHS members.

I was thinking that we should strive to “bring a friend” to a daylily meeting. There are so many people with so much to offer at meetings. It is all about learning and sharing knowledge about such a perfect perennial. It makes sense to share such a treasure!

I was thinking that of all the gifts one could give, a membership to AHS would be a very reasonable and yet wonderful present. There are so many things to enjoy throughout the AHS, all of the various email robins for regions, forms and climates to name a few, not to mention the club meetings. Such an amazing amount of communication that goes on for the love of a flower. I am astounded! What more could I offer an avid gardener than a membership to such a wonderful group of people. So for my sister’s birthday I am giving her a membership to the AHS, along with which she will receive the $25 gift certificate to use at one of the many gardens participating in the promotion. What a deal!

Clubs are all about the members and making sure they are getting what they need as far as information from the clubs. The AHS is a great organization. I hope some people can join me in “bringing a friend” to a meeting or giving a membership to support the AHS. It only makes sense to support something from which we derive so much pleasure.

Just my thoughts for now. Thanks so much for all that you do for your clubs and for the AHS. It is a noble endeavor. Be well!

Regional Editor - Adele KeohanI hope you will enjoy this issue of Daylilies in the Great

Northeast. Thank you to all who submitted articles, photos and club reports, for there would be no regional newsletter without your participation. Thanks to all the club presidents and secretaries who prepared club reports for the newsletter. I feel that club reports are the heart of any regional newsletter; it is always interesting and inspiring to learn about the various programs and daylily adventures taking place in clubs across our region.

A very special thank you to Mary Collier Fisher for taking the time to proofread this issue for me, and to Jocelyn Blouin for proofreading the French articles and translations..

We have some fine feature stories in this issue, including David Jewell’s humorous account of his daylily trip from Ontario to Ohio, Stephen Tooker’s encounters with George Pride, and Daniel Matton’s intriguing observations on “Les Dents!” [Teeth] with a stunning collection of toothy photos. A new member from Québec, Daniel Lippé, wrote about his hybridizing program.

The 2013 Region 4 Photo contest had such great participation that we are running another photo contest this year. While you are visiting gardens this summer, make sure to take some photos of daylilies hybridized in Region 4 and send them to me by September 15th, 2014 so that the photo contest judges will have time enough to make selections well ahead of the newsletter submissions deadline and target printing date of October 1. 2014 Region 4 Photo Contest details may be found on page 12.

The cover photo of Hemerocallis ‘Isabelle Rose’ (Laprise, 2009) taken by Karin Cooke was in a three way tie for first place in the 2013 Region 4 Photo Contest close-up category. The pristine cool beauty of that flower was captured beautifully in her photo. I intend to feature photos of Region 4 hybridized daylilies as often as possible and when I saw this photo I decided to use it as the newsletter cover photo at the next opportunity.

Please read the tributes to two of our Region 4 members who passed away. Phil Reilly, formerly of Massachusetts, passed away in his Florida home in December 2013. Diana Tuppeny, who was an active member of a few Region 4 clubs (PDS, CDS, NEDS) also passed away in December of 2013. They will be missed.

Wanted:For the Fall 2014 issue of Daylilies in the Great Northeast I’d like to feature• an article or profile of a Region 4 hybridizer • a story or report on an AHS display garden

Please tell me what you would like to see in an upcoming issue of Daylilies in the Great Northeast. If you have a daylily-related story to share, send it along. Thank you!


Region 4 Financial ReportAMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY REGION 4

Statement of Income and Expenses January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 Respectfully submitted, Dan Pessoni, Region 4 Treasurer

Funds available on January 1, 2013 - $36,154.13INCOMEClub Sales:BADS $ 250.00CDS 500.00FIELDS 387.00HADS 1,042.90HVIDS 50.00LIDS 525.00NEDS 511.75ODS 430.00 $ 3,696.65AHS Postage Reimbursement $982.95Subscriptions 40.00Newsletter Ads 190.14 Donations: Region 4 LIDS ’13 Convention 2,500.00 TOTAL INCOME $7,409.74NSDS 2013 Sale, received 3/14 - $647.83, not included on this Income Statement

EXPENSESReg. Director $ 1,250.00Reg. President 750.00RPD *Newsletter Editor 500.00Insurance 253.50Newsletter 6,170.00US/Canadian Postage & Mailing Service 2,138.33Region 4 Service Award 115.28Misc. Postage 46.32Indiana Entity Filing Fee 77.142 Year Domain & Web Hosting 73.00Award Plaque 50.00Youth Registration 149.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $11,572.57*Dave Mussar, Regional Publicity Director, asked not to have his

$500.00 RPD expenses paid to him this year. NET LOSS - $ 4,162.83

Assets: Cape Cod 5 Checking Account $ 4,494.20 Interest earned - $2.90

DWS Money Market $27,521.68 Interest earned - $21.28Funds available on January 1, 2014 $32,015.88

Youth Funds Available 2014 (CDS) $530.00 (Included in General Funds)


Carl & Marlene Harmon49 Ledge Road

Hudson, NH 03051603-880-6228

[email protected] Hill Farm

Over 3,500 cultivars on display and 1,000+ varieties listed for sale

Currently taking Canadian orders to hand deliver or mail from Canada at the CAN -AM - 10 May 2014

We are the new introduction source for Huben, Sobek, Matzek, Maher and L. Jones.

See our pricelist at www.harmonhillfarm.com

AMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY REGION 4Budget – Calendar Year 2014

INCOMEClub Sales & Convention Contributions $9,245.00AHS Newsletter Reimbursement 2,000.00Newsletter Advertisements/Subscriptions 300.00Interest 30.00

$11,575.00

EXPENSESDirector $1,250.00RVP 750.00RPD 500.00Newsletter Editor 500.00AHS Insurance 250.00Newsletter 6,000.00US/Canadian Postage & Mailing Service 2,100.00Awards 125.00Website 50.00Miscellaneous (Supplies, mailings, software) 50.00

$11,575.00

Region 4 Financial Report


An AHS Region 4 Event18th ANNUAL CAN-AM

DAYLILY CLASSICMay 9th - 11th, 2014

Featuring: BOB FAULKNER – Dayton, OHMICHAEL GROSSMAN – West Concord, MNCARL HARMON – Hudson, NHRICHARD HOWARD – Wallingford, CT DAVID KIRCHHOFF – Lawrenceburg, KYHENRY LORRAIN – Orono, ONBILL WALDROP – Marietta, GAFRIDAY 7:00 p.m. - Region 4 Business Meeting8:00 p.m. - Speaker PresentationsSATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - Registration and continental breakfast 9:00 a.m. - Full day’s program of speakers, includes lunch plus: Plant Sale, Live Auction, Silent Auction, Chinese Auction and lots of fun!6:00 p.m. - Evening banquet–dine with the speakers (optional)SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. - Garden Judges’ Workshop I Registration - $90 (Cdn. or US) postmarked before April 1st; After April 1st - $100 Youth - $50

Registrars: Gabriele and Ross Dettweiler5003 Fountain St. N., Breslau, Ontario N0B 1M0Phone 519-648-2408 or e-mail: [email protected]/Convention site: Delta Toronto Airport West, 5444 Dixie Road, (1 block south of the 401), Mississauga, Ontario. L4W 2L2Phone 905-624-1144 For further details and registration forms please visit:http://www.ontariodaylily.on.ca

REGISTRATION FORM18th ANNUAL CAN-AM DAYLILY CLASSIC

May 9th - 11th, 2014Please make your cheque payable to Ontario Daylily Society and mail it along with this form to: Gabriele and Ross Dettweiler5003 Fountain St. N., Breslau, Ontario N0B 1M0

Name__________________________________

Street__________________________________

City___________________________________

Prov./State______________________________

Postal Code Zip__________________________

Phone _________________________________

E-mail _________________________________

Additional registrants and their addresses: _____________________________________ _____________________________________

Early Bird registration (before April 1/14) _____ x [$90 Cdn. or US] = $_________(# of people)

Registration (postmarked after April 1/14) _____ x [$100 Cdn. or US] = $________

Youth registration _____ x [$50 Cdn. or US] = $________ Saturday Evening Banquet – (at Hotel) _____ x [$45 Cdn. or US] = $________

Saturday Banquet entrée choice :Chicken ( ) Beef ( ) Fish ( )

CHEQUE TOTAL $_________

Please check here to register for Garden Judges’ Workshop I ________

Please check here if you would like your contact information (address, phone number and email address) to show on the meeting roster list.________


CANADANova ScotiaYVONNE CHUTE Student 2015 BRAINARD FITZGERALD Student 2015 DOREEN FITZGERALD Student 2015KIMBERLY LIPSCOMB Senior 2016

MAINELISA BOURRET Junior 2015

MASSACHUSETTS NICK CHASE Senior 2015 MARY COLLIER FISHER Senior 2017 I CHARLES HUBBELL Senior 2015 ADELE KEOHAN Student 2015 SALLYANN KING Senior 2015 DONALD K MARVIN 0 H DANIEL PESSONI Senior 2015

NEW YORKBARBARA BRUCE Senior 2017 LAURA CHALOUPECKY Senior 2014 FRANK CHALOUPECKY Senior 2014 CAROL HAJ Student 2016 PAUL LIMMER Senior 2017 JOAN-ANN LUNDIN Junior 2015 LUANNE MADDEN Senior 2016 I DANIEL J. MAHONY Senior 2016 I

PAM MILLIKEN Senior 2016 ROBERT J. MORGENWECK Senior 2016 CHRISTINE PETERSEN Senior 2016 I JACK PINE Senior 2013 ANTOINETTE RAIMONDI Student 2016 DOUGLAS RAIMONDI Student 2016 GEORGE RASMUSSEN Senior 2016 JOAN RASMUSSEN Senior 2016 ROBERT O. STANTON Senior 2017 I JOAN TURANO Junior 2016 RACHEL TURKIEW Senior 2017 ELLIOTT TURKIEW Senior 2017 I** SUSAN WEITZMAN Junior 2016 CAROLYN YOUNG Senior 2013

RHODE ISLANDRACHEL FLAKSMAN Junior 2012 (2017) KATHERINE L. REED Senior 2017 I

VERMONTCHARMAINE RICH Student 2015 GENE MOGLIA Junior 2014

LEGEND20XX = EJ Status expirationI = Instructor ** = Regional Exhibition Judge LiaisonH = Honorary

AHS Region 4 Exhibition JudgesThis list of Exhibition Judges was provided by AHS Exhibition Judges Records Chair, Joann Stewart.

To contact any of the Exhibition Judges listed below, please email your Regional Exhibition Judge Liaison, Elliot Turkiew, at [email protected]

“Hems at Harmon Hill”2014 Region 4 Summer Meeting

Join us for a one day Regional Meeting and picnic on July 19, 2014 at Harmon Hill Farm in Hudson, NH. Burgers and soda will be provided.For those who wish to become garden judges or take a refresher, a Garden Judge 2 Workshop will be given at 9AM. The fee for taking the workshop for credit is $5. If you wish to audit, the fee is $3.The registration fee for this event is $10, payable

“at the door”. Email your RSVP to Kim Walters at [email protected] so we will have enough food for all. In May, visit the Region 4 website, www.ahsregion4.org, for detailed

directions as well as open gardens you may visit during the weekend of July 19-20, 2014. Visit the Harmon Hill website at www.harmonhillfarm.com for directions.

See you at Harmon Hill Farm on July 19th!


2014 AHS Region 4 Photo ContestThis summer, take some photos of Region 4 hybridized daylilies and Region 4 landscapes featuring daylilies and enter them in the 2014 Region 4 Photo Contest. All entries must be emailed to the editor by September 15, 2014.Photos may include: garden critters/pets, insects, garden art. Images must not include people.

Photo Contest Categories 1. Single or Multiple Blooms - may include clump shot.

2. Artistic Close-up - Be creative! Capture all or part of a daylily bloom in a photo. [At right, closeup of an Ellen Laprise seedling. Photo: Greg Haggett]

3. Landscape Shot - Any Region 4 garden will do, but daylilies must be featured in the photo.

Contest Rules

Region 4 AHS members of any age may enter.

Up to 6 entries total will be accepted per member.

All photo entries must have been taken by the member submitting them.

All photo entries must have been taken in 2014.

Photo Requirements

Submit high resolution, full size digital photo images in .jpg format only. Individual image size should be 1MB or larger.

Each photo submitted should be labeled as follows:

cultivar (hybridizer, year) photo[your name]

Example: Toy Trumpets (Sobek, 1984 ) photo Adele Keohan.jpg

Labeling on landscape photos: Garden name/ owner name, photo your name.jpg

Cultivar names need not be capitalized.

Use digital photography software sparingly when editing your images; please do not make alterations to your original images other than to crop or make subtle color corrections. Please do not put borders around images.

Email photo entries to : Adele Keohan, Regional Editor at [email protected]

An independent panel of three judges will consider all entries and select the winning photos. The winning photos (and other photo entries) will be published in the Fall 2014 issue of the Region 4 Newsletter, Daylilies In The Great Northeast. Photo entries may appear in a future issue of Daylilies In The Great Northeast.Submitting a photo entry grants the American Hemerocallis Society and its regions the right to republish or reprint photos in any of the newsletters or journals published by the AHS or any of its Regions; to publish such photograph(s) on any website maintained by or on behalf of AHS or any of its Regions; and to publish such photograph(s) in any other publication published by AHS or any of its Regions.

Prizes

Daylily prizes will be awarded to the first place winners in each of the three photo categories.

Above: Hemerocallis ‘Divine Inspiration’ (Doorakian, 1999) Photo by Chuck Hubbell

Above, Claudia Conway seedling and Humming-bird Moth. Photo by Claudia Conway. Below, “Avalonia Daylilies” Photo by Lanny Morry

1st Place Winners of the 2013 Region 4 Photo Contest


[This article appeared in the Southeastern Massachusetts Daylily Society Newsletter, February 2014, Vol. 3, Issue 1, and is reprinted here by kind permission of the author, Stephen Tooker, and SMDS newsletter editor, Nina Lapierre.]

George H. Pride can be elusive. My first encounter with him was indirect, as all subsequent encounters have been. It occurred one July morning nearly twenty years ago in the daylily fields of Tranquil Lake Nursery in Rehoboth, MA. I didn’t realize at the time that I was beginning an acquaintance with Mr. Pride, hybridizer of daylilies, teacher of botany and horticulture, Associate Horticulturalist at the Arnold Arboretum, and more. There was much I didn’t know back then—one hybridizer from another, for instance, or the difference between diploid and tetraploid, or that something called the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) existed, or even that “Hemerocallis” means daylily.

My wife, Janet, and I did know, however, that we liked to visit nurseries and gardens, and a gardening friend had recommended a trip to Tranquil Lake. Wandering among the fields at Tranquil Lake, we spotted the most astonishing red daylily. It was a beacon even in full sunlight, glowing brilliantly without any of the orange or apricot tones common among reds. The tag identified it as Hemerocallis ‘Valentine Day’ (Pride, 1976) [below, photo: Janet Tooker]; however, it was not on the sales list. At the sales desk, I begged for a couple of fans but was told the nursery was rebuilding stock. The sales person turned out to be Phil Boucher, co-owner of the nursery. He said that because of the extreme popularity of H. ‘Valentine Day’, the nursery had

[Above: George Pride. Photograph appeared in a 1985 issue of The Daylily Journal, Vol. 39, No. 4.]

inadvertently sold out of it a couple of years earlier and had only recently acquired some propagation stock. I had to beg for two more years before Phil sold me two fans—and ‘Valentine Day’ still wasn’t listed as available.

Because ‘Valentine Day’ is such a good grower, it reached clump strength quickly and became the most popular red, by far, among visitors to our garden in Scituate, MA. I mentioned ‘Valentine Day’ to a gardening friend with an AHS display garden in nearby Marshfield Hills. She asked for the hybridizer’s name. I had no idea and had to research it. That was the first time I encountered the name of George Pride. My friend said, “Oh, he lived on Elm Street in Scituate, and I grew his ‘Zagora’ (Pride, 1978)

[Below, middle photo: Marlene Harmon]. She reported that the son of a friend had bought Mr. Pride’s house after his death. That was the last I heard of George Pride—for a while.

Fast forward ten years. The Scituate Garden Club had arranged to hold a July meeting in our garden and wanted to tour the garden after concluding the business portion of their meeting. ‘Valentine Day’ garnered all the usual attention so, of course, I mentioned that the hybridizer had lived in Scituate. As the meeting was breaking up, one garden club member approached saying that her son had purchased Mr. Pride’s house with its badly overgrown garden. As her son was a “lawn man,” he had given away lots of plants, including all the daylilies in the display and seedling beds. She knew that there were seedling beds, because she had discovered Mr. Pride’s garden notebooks, left behind in a cupboard of the house. The notebooks contained diagrams of the beds and listed crosses made in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. [Below, ‘Ice Follies’ (Pride, 1976). Photo courtesy of Tranquil Lake Nursery, Rehoboth. MA.]

Fast forward another three years. Janet and I were now AHS members and participants in the AHS Daylily Robin. Discussion on the Robin turned to favorite reds, so I made one of my infrequent postings, mentioning ‘Valentine Day’. Two robins wrote back wanting to acquire it; a third wanted to discuss George Pride. She was gathering information for an AHS project to assemble digital portfolios of information pertaining to hybridizers and others important to the history of the AHS. That was when I first made a concerted effort to learn more about Mr. Pride.

Although born in Westbrook, Maine

Discovering George Pride by Stephen Tooker, MA


in 1912, George H. Pride’s Massachusetts roots grew deep, going all the way back to 1636 when John Pride received a land grant in the historic section of Beverly, MA now known as Pride’s Crossing on the coast north of Boston. Long after George Pride and his family had moved to MA, he registered a large, pale yellow and apricot blend daylily as ‘Prides Crossing’ (1976), acknowledging his link to the North Shore. George Pride graduated from North High School in Worcester, MA and went on to receive AB and MA degrees from Worcester’s Clark University in biology and botany, respectively. From 1937-1967 he taught general biology, botany, and zoology at South High School in Worcester. In 1967 he was appointed Associate Horticulturalist at Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum and moved shortly thereafter to the Case Estates in Weston, MA, where the Arnold Arboretum maintained a nursery and trial gardens. He retired from the Arboretum in 1978. In 1979, he moved to Scituate, MA to be near The Oakes, a 1930’s Georgian revival mansion on 9 acres that jut into Cohasset Harbor, where he had become the Superintendent. This move to the coastal area south of Boston is reflected in the name of the large, butter yellow daylily he registered in 1982, ‘South Shore’. George Pride died in 1991.

Much of George Pride’s life was devoted to teaching and learning. Even after retiring from the Worcester High School, he continued to teach courses at the Arboretum and conducted popular mini-Walk/Talk classes in the gardens at the Case Estates. The announcement of his appointment to the Arboretum’s staff noted that he also travelled widely, collecting plants for Clark University, an activity that he continued for the Arboretum. He

wrote popular and scientific articles, publishing frequently in Arnoldia, a publication of the Arnold Arboretum. The articles were wide-ranging and many are still available through Arnoldia http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/authors?page=7&start=N or as monographs from Amazon. Arnoldia’s notice of George Pride’s death drew attention to his interest in perennials, hybridizing, and especially daylilies http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/1991-51-3-news-from-the-arnold-arboretum.pdf .

During the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s George Pride registered a total of 43 daylilies with the American Hemerocallis Society. The first was ‘Miss Peach’ in 1961 and the last two were ‘Orange Concentrate’ and ‘Butterscotch Sundae’ in 1986. Thirty-three of his cultivars are tetraploids. Of his ten diploids, all but four were registered in the 1960’s. By the 70’s and 80’s he was working primarily with tetraploids. Indeed, he was an early proponent of hybridizing with tetraploids. This assertion is borne out by his monograph “Today’s Daylilies” which originally appeared in 1977 in Arnoldia http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/1977-37-4-today-s-daylilies.pdf . The monograph opens with a history of the daylily, but roughly half of its text is devoted to tetraploid hybridizing and its accomplishments. He discusses the earliest tetraploid conversions and notes that in 1959 Dr. Traub introduced sixteen tetraploids “at prices ranging from $65 to $500 a plant.” (NB: Not so different from today’s prices.) He remarked that some gardeners were abandoning diploid daylilies altogether in favor of the substance and vigor of tetraploids. These gardeners, he wrote, are “jokingly referred to as the ‘Tet Set’.” In 1977,

the same year this article appeared, George Pride registered a large pink daylily with darker edges as ‘Tet Set’. For those interested in seeing the then new tetraploids, he suggested visits to the commercial gardens of Robert Seawright (which became Seawright Gardens in Carlisle, MA) and Charles Trommer (which became Tranquil Lake Nursery in Rehoboth, MA). He also suggested visiting the daylily display at the Case Estates in Weston, MA, his own creation. Towards the end of “Today’s Daylilies,” George Pride focused on the goals being pursued by daylily hybridizers in 1977. Chief among them was breeding for “clearer colors.” It is easy to imagine this as a goal of Mr. Pride’s own hybridizing, for color is what distinguishes ‘Valentine Day’ and a number of his other red, purple, and yellow cultivars. He concluded the monograph by listing the “Author’s Favorite Fifty Regardless of Price.” Cultivars of Peck, Griesbach, Reckamp, and Marsh—all tetraploids—are well-represented, and he included six of his own, only one of which is a diploid. They are: ‘Turned On’ (1971), and the following five cultivars registered in 1976, ‘Bruce’, ‘Prides Crossing’, ‘Little Hustler’ (a Diploid), ‘Ice Follies’ and ‘Rum Plum’. Contemporary daylily enthusiasts may wonder why ‘Zagora’, his best known and most available cultivar, is not included, but it was not introduced until 1978.

Very recently, I learned that The Daylily Journal ran a cover story on George Pride in the Winter Edition, 1985. The story was written by Don Marvin, another south-of-Boston hybridizer, and a current member of the Southeastern Massachusetts Daylily Society. He is best known, perhaps, for his radiant, late-blooming ‘Bermuda Coral’. He also had the advantage of knowing Mr. Pride first hand. His article gives some

Below, left to right, three of George Pride’s introductions: ‘Bruce’ (1976), ‘Rum Plum’(1976) and ‘Turned On’ (1971). Photos this page by generous permission of Tranquil Lake Nursery, Rehoboth, MA. Opposite page: ‘Valentine Day’ (Pride, 1976), photo by Chris Petersen.


biography, explains Mr. Pride’s daylily hybridizing program and celebrates the wide-ranging accomplishments of Mr. Pride within the world of horticulture. ‘Zagora’, by the way, was the cover photo for the 1985 winter edition of The Daylily Journal.

Much has changed since George Pride’s death in 1991. The Case Estates, where he lived and did his hybridizing during most of the 70’s, was sold by Harvard University in 2008 to the Town of

Weston. It is no longer part of the Arnold Arboretum. Mr. Pride’s small Cape Cod house on Elm Street in Scituate, where he hybridized in the 80’s, has been sold and

bought several times; in the garden, only the long bed of rhododendrons he planted along a stone wall remains. Likewise, the Cohasset estate where he worked in the last decade of his life has been sold and bought many times, each owner bringing a new vision to the garden. Three years ago, the woman whose son bought the Pride house in Scituate moved to a smaller home and asked me to take charge of the garden notebooks she found in that cupboard. With much amusement,

I have learned that such notebooks are called “stud books” and have turned them over to the archivist of the AHS. Robert Seawright, whose commercial garden Mr. Pride recommended as a source of tetraploid daylilies, closed his garden and retired last year. Charles Trommer sold Tranquil Lake, his commercial garden in Rehoboth, MA, to

Warren Leach and Phil Boucher. Last year, upon Phil Boucher’s retirement, Warren Leach became the sole owner of Tranquil Lake and is working to refocus and

revitalize nursery operations. However, Tranquil Lake, where George Pride introduced nearly all of his registered daylilies, still lists 37 of the 43 cultivars—and ‘Valentine Day’ is now available. One curious fact that has not changed: In the two decades that I have been “discovering” George Pride, those who knew him have tended to refer to him not as George or George Pride but rather more formally as Mr. Pride.

Janet and I moved to Scituate ten years before George Pride. We could easily have met, but never did. I’ve learned about his education, jobs, travels, cultivars, awards and more, but, until recently, had very little sense of the man personally. Fortunately, a long phone conversation with one of his Elm Street neighbors filled in some of that detail. She describes a private man, but one with a large social circle, a love of travel, and a wry sense of humor. She describes his generosity—an eagerness to share knowledge of plants and horticulture with her teenage son, for instance, who helped move the daylilies from Weston to Scituate and assisted at the Cohasset estate. And the sharing of plants—always plants. The neighbor even has some of George Pride’s seedlings in an overgrown bed, gifts of longstanding. We’ve agreed to exchange garden visits next season. Thanks, Mr. Pride.

The purpose of this section of the Region 4 newsletter is to encourage participation and spotlight the achievements of our AHS youth members. Anyone can make a submission for Youth News, but preference will be given to submissions by the youth members themselves. There are a lot of fun and exciting opportunities for our Youth Members in the AHS! If you have friends or family members who are AHS youth members, encourage them to submit a daylily related article to the Region 4 Newsletter. Articles published in Regional Newsletters are eligible to win national AHS newsletter awards!Adele Keohan, editorYouth members, have you visited the Youth Group on the AHS members only Portal at http://www.daylilynetwork.org ? To participate, you must sign on to the Portal with your membership number and password. If you have any problem signing on, contact the Youth Chairperson, Kathy D’Alessandro at [email protected]

The Youth News is a newsletter for AHS youth members. It is issued two times per year; spring/summer and fall/winter. If you do not receive your copies, please contact

the Youth Chairperson. Important Deadlines: Christine Erin Stamile youth award application period - January 1 to March 31 Bertie Ferris scholarship application period - January 1 to March 31 Mabel Matthews scholarship deadline - April 1 Contest, award and scholarship requirements appear on the AHS website www.daylilies.orgRegion 4 Youth News Submission Guidelines: Reports about and by Youth Members, Youth awards and achievements. Interviews with hybridizers. Articles about daylilies and hybridizing. Contact the editor with questions.Photo Consent Forms: A photo release form must be on file with AHS as well as a minor consent form. Contact the Region 4 Newsletter Editor for this form, complete and return. Deadline for submissions to this column is October 1 for the Fall 2014 issue.

AHS Region 4 Youth News


The following list was compiled by Display Gardens Chair, Mary Lou Lundblade, 511 W Ness St., Valley Center, KS 67147-4920. Telephone 316-755-1964. E-mail [email protected]. This list is not an advertisement and it is not intended to serve as a mailing list but rather to provide information on the location of official AHS Display Gardens for visitation purposes. Never visit a private garden without telephoning in advance. Never let yourself into a garden if the owner is not at home. Please ask before bringing small children. Check the AHS website Home Page for updated information.

CANADANOVA SCOTIABlue Rock Gardens, Brian C. Smith, 1766 Hammonds Plains Rd., Hammonds Plains, NS, Canada B4B 1P5 [email protected] (902) 835-7469

Nova Scotia Daylilies, Coral Kincaid, 42 Pickings Lane, Upper La Have, Bridgewater, NS, B4V 2W2, Canada [email protected] (902) 543-1988

ONTARIODaylily Ensemble Garden, Jane Fish, 25 Mandeville Road, St. Thomas, ON Canada N5R 4H9 [email protected] (519) 631-8927

Floral and Hardy Garden, Betty Fretz, 6729 Leslie Lane, Moorefield, ON, Canada, N0G 2K0 [email protected] (519) 638-3937

Gryphon Gardens (Historic Garden), Gil and Sally Stelter, 7 Orchard Crescent, Guelph, ON, Canada N1E1W9 [email protected] (519) 821-9267

Barbara & Nick White, 6798 Ninth Line, RR 2, Beeton, ON, Canada L0G 1A0 [email protected] (905) 729-2718

Whitehouse Perennials, Suzanne Patry & Bruce Trites, 594 Rae Road, Almonte, ON Canada K0A 1A0 [email protected] (613) 256-3406

PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDRed Lane Gardens, Nancy Oakes, 1921 Rt 206, Iona, Prince Edward Island, Canada C0A 1A0 [email protected] (902) 659-2478

QUEBECHemerocallia, Michel Levesque, 5470 Louis-Badaillac, Carignan, QC Canada J3L 4A7 [email protected] (450) 447-1987

Hemerocallis Montfort, Linda Lagroix, 308 ch. Lac-Millette, Saint Sauveur, QC J0R 1R6 Canada [email protected] (450) 227-7684

Montreal Botanical Garden, 4101 East Sherbrooke Street, Montreal, QC, Canada H1x 2B2,

[email protected], liaison Reggie Millette, 62 -7th Avenue, St. Ambroise de Kildare, QC, Canada, J0K 1C0 (450) 756-4803

Les Jardins d’ Emmarocalles, Michel Tardif & Mireille Albert1068 Route 317, Ripon, QC, Canada, J0V 1V0 [email protected] (819) 983-6476

NEW ENGLAND STATESCONNECTICUTCT Daylily, Richard Howard, 76 Anderson Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 [email protected] (203) 294-9520

MAINEBlue Hill Country Garden, Donald & Susan Church, 1175 Pleasant St., Blue Hill, ME 04614 [email protected] (207) 374-3580

MASSACHUSETTS

Berkshire Botanical Garden, (Historic Garden) Liaison Dorthe Hviid, Routes 102 & 183, Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected] (413) 298-3926

Chrusciel Gardens, Joan M. Chrusciel, 164 Brookwood Road, Hanover, MA 02339 [email protected] (781) 878-4839

Collamore Field Gardens, Janet & Stephen Tooker, 397 Tilden Road, Scituate, MA 02066 [email protected] (781) 545-5175

Driftwood Gardens, Dan Pessoni, (PO Box 1083) 4 Driftwood Lane, East Orleans, Cape Cod, MA, 02643 [email protected] (508) 255-9348

Flower Trail Gardens, Linda S. Burnett, 278 Mendon Rd, Sutton, MA 01590 [email protected] (508) 865-7971

Heritage Museums and Gardens, Grove Street, Sandwich, MA - Cape Cod, contact Liaison Leslie Nolan, [email protected] (401) 215-6419

Pleasant Garden Daylilies, Sallyann & Bruce King, 111 Coventry Wood Road, Bolton, MA 01740 [email protected] (978) 779-5035

NEW HAMPSHIREBirchwood Farm, Anna R. Kay, 45

Littleworth Rd. Dover, NH 03820 [email protected] (603) 742-1991

Parsonage Daylilies, John & Carolyn Dickey, 8 High Street, (Rt. 107 & High St), Gilmanton, NH 03237 [email protected] (603) 267-6098

NEW YORKAunt Louise’s Garden of Joy,Louise Peluso, 10 Beaver Dr, Bayville, NY 11709 (516) 628-2984

Brookside Gardens, John & Muriel Stahl, 2049 Windsor Road, Baldwin, NY 11510 [email protected] (516) 223-5007

Clark Botanic Garden, 193 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507, Liaison Ryan Torres [email protected] (516) 869-7637

Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden, Charles Zettek, Jr., 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610 [email protected] (585) 461-3317

Cottage Gardens, Brent & Deborah Ross, 4540 East Shelby Road, Medina, NY 14103 [email protected] (585) 798-5441

Daylily Dreams, Robert and Raphaela Consigli, 1599 Ct Hwy 33, Cooperstown, NY [email protected] (607) 547-1888

Dutch Hill Daylilies, Karen Barber, 9954 Dutch Hill Road, Fillmore, NY 14735 [email protected] (585) 567-4599

Enchanted Gardens, Kathleen Kosel, 1085 State Rd, Webster, NY 14580 [email protected] (585) 265-9635

Forever Young Garden, Carolyn Young, 7 Mistucky Circle, Warwick, NY 10990 (845) 827-5465

Garden of Peggy and Frank Almquist, Peggy & Frank Almquist, 107 Beth Drive, Kingston, NY 12401 [email protected] (845) 339-3671

Grace Gardens, Tom & Kathy Rood, 1064 Angus Road, Penn Yan, NY 14527 [email protected] (315) 536-2556

Hidden Harbor, Christine Petersen, 167 Asharoken Avenue, Northport, NY 11768 chrispn@

optonline.net (631)757-0043

Hudson Adirondack Daylily Society Display Garden, Don & Pat Salhoff (Chairmen) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County, Martin Rd., Voorheesville, NY 12186-9699 [email protected] (518) 439-1484

Lilli O’Dae Gardens, Thomas Slocum, 108 Shunk Road, Ames, NY 13317 (518) 673-2390

Limmer Garden, Paul Limmer, 214 Tinton Place, East Northport, NY 11731 [email protected] (631) 266-2728

New York Botanical Gardens, Liaison: Kristin M. Schleiter, 200th Street & Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458-5126 [email protected] (718) 817-8077

Planting Fields Arboretum, Liaison Pam Milliken, Long Island Daylily Society, Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY [email protected] (516) 759-6691

QB Daylily Gardens, Dennis & Mary Quackenbush, 557 Sand Hill Rd, Caledonia, NY 14423 [email protected] (585) 538-4525

Christine Quataert, 12 Saveria Dr., Hilton, N Y, (585) 766-5949

Slate Hill Farm, Craig & Mary Barnes, 203 East Broadway, Salem, NY 12865 [email protected] (518)-854-7460

Sunshine In The Garden Daylilies, Christine Quataert, 12 Saveria Dr. Hilton, NY 14468 [email protected] (585) 766-5949

Tappan Hill Gardens, Audrey Jean Zeh and Christl Schmidt, 23 Tanners Lane, Rensselaer, NY [email protected] (518) 462-3120

VERMONTCross View Gardens, Leila & Harold Cross, 1801 Lower Elmore Mountain Road, Morrisville, VT 05661 [email protected] (802) 888-2409

Holdn’ Heaven Daylily Garden, Charmaine Rich, 1383 Quail John Rd, East Thetford, VT 05043 [email protected] (802) 785-2916

2014 AHS Region 4 Display Gardens


Featured Region 4 AHS Display Garden: Les Jardins d’Emmarocalles, Québec

Les Jardins d’Emmarocalles is an official display garden of the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) located in Ripon, Quebec. Where is that you wonder? It’s sort of between Ottawa, Canada’s capital, and Montreal, the French metropolis of North America! You may also have heard of Montebello, made famous when it hosted North American Leaders’ Summit in 2007. Well, it’s just 20 minutes north of there, in a beautiful region called Petite-Nation (Little Nation) the name of the Algonquin native tribe whose presence dates back many centuries. The Petite-Nation is becoming more and more famous each year as visitors discover its bucolic beauty and the variety of products made locally.

Let us introduce ourselves: we are both self-taught passionate gardeners. Michel Tardif is a chemistry graduate, who was director of a fireworks factory until it closed in 2007. Mireille Albert is a retired federal public servant. It was Michel’s long-time dream to create a public garden where he could share his passion with others. His dream became a reality after he met Mireille, who was also a passionate gardener.

The garden opened in 2008 and has grown each year since its creation. It now features 1,500 cultivars of daylilies of all shapes, colours and sizes including numerous species and historical daylilies with a special display of Stout daylilies. We are happy to present daylilies from hybridizers of all decades and more recent hybrids from American

hybridizers such as Benz, Heemskerk, Kinnebrew, Petit, Salter, Stamile, to name a few, and Canadian hybridizers such as Harrisson, Kincaid, Lorrain-Lycett, and Stelter. A section of the garden is devoted to spider and unusual form daylilies. Our garden was certified as an official display garden of the AHS in 2012. We are

proud to be one of only four AHS Display Gardens in the province of Quebec.

Daylilies are displayed in mixed

flowerbeds, with more than 1,000 varieties of perennials and shrubs, including an impressive collection of echinaceas (+100), hostas (70), astilbes (+40), heucheras (+40), alpine plants, ferns and ornamental grasses, and plants prescribed by environmental organizations for shore revitalization. Flowerbeds include unusual plants that are rarely found in other gardens or nurseries. The garden is located in zone 4, according the Canada Plant Hardiness Zone Map but includes some plants that would normally be found in zones 5 and 6 such as foxtail lily and torch lily.

[Photos this page: below, far left, Hemerocallis ‘Grey Witch’ (Reed, M., 1999); at left, H.‘Spotlight’(Childs, F., 1953); above, ‘Secrets de Noemie’ (Harrisson, 2006); below left to right: a bed of coneflowers with daylilies; the Daylily Interpretation Centre at Les Jardins d’Emmarocalles]

We decided to open a Daylily Interpretation Centre in 2013 [below]. With a few thousand people visiting

the gardens or coming to the nursery each year, we realized that the daylily was not a very well-known plant. Many people thought there was only


one kind: «that tall orange plant found along country roads». We were always surprised when people said: «Oh, no thanks, I already have daylilies». Very few people knew that it could come in so many colours, patterns,

shapes and sizes; that it has different blooming seasons; that some are fragrant or rebloomers; that there are more than 70,000 registered daylilies (at the last count!) and that they ALL have different names, some reminiscent of famous people and places and things, some poetic, others just plain funny! While Michel and Mireille enjoyed giving information about the characteristics of daylilies, they thought it would be a good idea to present useful information for everyone to see, thereby adding an educational feature to the visit of the gardens. They

renovated an old farm building, in the heart of the gardens, and opened the Daylily Interpretation Centre in 2013. It contains close to 50 bilingual panels providing historical, descriptive and

practical information about daylilies.We are pleased that visitors

have enjoyed this added feature as expressed by comments left in our guest book: «Exceptional experience! Very nice and informative! Wonderful visit! - JPK, Ottawa», «You have a marvelous garden and with your interpretation center, we learn more about that plant. Well done! - YB, Montreal», «Lovely gardens and interpretation room great and interesting - Gatineau», «It was interesting to learn about the history of daylilies, RBB, Ottawa», «Very inspiring, JW, British Columbia», «Very interesting! Thank you informing us, NG, Quebec».

The gardens currently spread over 5 acres, and are divided into thematic sections where visitors can appreciate different plants according to types of soil and light requirements -- a large shade garden, the Sun-shaped garden with yellow plants, the historic garden, the Moon (white plants), the waterponds, Harmony (mixed colours), the rockgarden (alpine plants), the Angel garden (alley of roses), and Chainlinks, the ornamental grass garden. The gardens are decorated with artistic objects and are filled with inspirational thoughts. Each year, different art exhibits are

installed in this pastoral setting. And each year, we hold an event on the last Sunday of July to celebrate the high blooming period, Daylily Day, when visitors can meet local producers and enjoy the flowers to the sound of music.

Visitors are greeted by an 8-foot tall floral sculpture representing the goddess of flowers. It was made by a local artist and is «dressed» each year by Michel with new annuals. The gardens may be visited from June to September, while the nursery opens in May. Plants in the gardens are all clearly identified and visitors receive a detailed plan at the entrance. Guided tours


Adorable Tiger All American Chief Always a Pleasure Always Afternoon Astral Voyager Bali Watercolor Barbara Mitchell Barbara White Beautiful Edgings Bela Lugosi Belle Cook Belle of Ashwood Bermuda Coral Big George Bill Norris Blueberry Breakfast Bombay Silk Bordello Queen Boundless Beauty Carnival in Mexico Christmas Ribbon Condilla Creature of the Night Dangling Participle Destined to SeeDiane Crawford Dragon So Dublin Elaine El Desperado Elegant Candy Elsie Stelter Emerald Starburst Entwined in the Vine Flaming Wildfire Flying Trapeze Fooled Me Free Wheelin’ Gillian Greywoods River Dancer

Heartbeat of Heaven Heavenly Angel Ice Heavenly United We Stand Her Best Bloomers Holiday Party Intelligent Design Island Cardinal J.T. Davis Jade Princess Jane Trimmer Janice Brown Jerry Hyatt Joan Derifield Jocelyn’s Oddity Jody Ann Joshua Slocum King George King’s Golden Treasure Laura HarwoodLavender Blue Baby Lilting Lavender Lord Trickster Mabou Margo Reed Indeed Mary’s Gold Mauna Loa Moonlit Masquerade Mystical Rainbow Nancy Britz Neon Flamingo North Wind Dancer Old King Cole Orange Velvet Orchid Corsage Peach Magnolia Peggy Jeffcoat Persian Ruby Personal Hero

Potala Tapestry Primal Scream Pumpkin Moonshine Pumpkin Prince Red Suspenders Red Volunteer Rock Solid Rose F. Kennedy Ruby Spider Sandra Elizabeth Scrambled Legs Shores of Time Skinwalker Smuggler’s Gold South Seas Spirit Fox Spirit Zone Stella’s Ruffled Fingers Strawberry Candy Strutter’s Ball Sugar Plum Jam Summer Farewell Sun Panda Suzy Cream Cheese Swallow Tail Kite Taos The Band Played On Thin Man Trahlyta Truly Angelic Tuscawilla Tigress Vatican City Victoria Park Victorian Lace Web of Intrigue Webster’s Pink Wonder White Eyes Pink Dragon Wings of Chance

2014 AHS Region 4 Popularity Poll BallotEvery AHS member can vote for up to ten registered cultivars! Circle up to 10, or you may write-in up to five personal choices making a total of 10. Votes by email may be sent to Dave Mussar RPD at [email protected] Or submit your choices on the AHS website at http://www.daylilies.org/PopPoll/ballot.html Or by regular mail, postmarked by September 1, 2014 to either of the appropriate addresses below.

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In the USA, mail ballot to:Kim Walters154 Main StSandown, NH 03873

In Canada, send/email ballot to:Dave Mussar4083 Watson Road SouthPuslinch, Ontario N0B 2J0 [email protected]

are available for groups on request. A visit of the garden takes about 2 hours (or more...!). There are lots of sitting areas and picnic tables. Paths are accessible by wheelchairs and strollers.

We were the proud recipients of the prestigious 2013 Quebec Tourism Award (regional level) and to be a finalist at the national level. We look forward to greeting many new visitors in 2014, as well those «regular» visitors who keep coming back. Our continued priority is to offer a unique sensory and educational experience to visitors in the gardens, quality plants to clients at the nursery, and personalized services to all.Michel Tardif and Mireille AlbertLes Jardins d’Emmarocalles1068, route 317Ripon (QC) J0V 1V0819-983-6476jardinsdemmarocalles.comfacebook.com/emmarocalles [Photos, opposite page: upper left, a floral sculpture; below left, one of the garden beds. All photos in this article were provided by Michel Tardif and Mireille Albert]

Upcoming Region 4 EventsRegion 4 Events:May 9-11, 2014- The 18th Annual Can-Am ClassicVisit http://ontariodaylily.on.ca/ for details and registra-tions information on the 18th Annual Can-Am Classic, hosted by the Ontario Daylily Society[-See page 10 for schedule and registration form].July 19th, 2014- Region 4 Summer Meeting and picnicThis is a one day event to be held at Harmon Hill Farm in Hudson, NH[See page 11].National Events: For details and registration in-formation on the 2014 National Convention in North Carolina, visit http://www.daylilies.org/014convention/index.html


New Members CornerDaniel Lippé of St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec

Le Jardin de Doucefolie [The garden of sweet madness]

by Daniel Lippé Il y a plusieurs semaines, on

mà demandé dèxpliquer mon programme d`hybridation! Je vous avoue que j`étais plutôt perplexe; si vous màviez demandé combien de cultivars enregistrés que jàvais à mon actif, jàurais répondu…zéro. Depuis combien de temps êtes-vous membre de lÀHS ? Moins dùn an!

Êtes-vous certains de vouloir connaître mon programme d`hybridation? Allons-y :

Quand jài débuté l`hybridation de l`hémérocalle, jàvais comme objectif dòbtenir au moins une fleur qui soit digne de mention, dûment enregistrée à lÀHS. Ce but a fait naître une passion qui ne cesse de grandir! Jài constaté très rapidement que mon terrain de 5000 pieds carrés me limitait grandement dans mes efforts. Aussi, jài fait làcquisition dùne maison de campagne…entourée dùn grand terrain. Au cours de l`hiver suivant làchat de la maison, je me

suis mis à réfléchir à ce que je voulais vraiment obtenir. Avant de créer une hémérocalle unique, il me fallait définir ce que je voulais faire comme plant digne de mention.

Pour moi, lìngrédient le plus important qui entrait dans cette description était d’obtenir dàbord et avant tout des plants vigoureux et florifères puisque la chose la plus importante à se souvenir quand vous êtes au nord est... de ne jamais

oublier que vous êtes au nord ! Ici, un feuillage persistant est très relatif. Au moment d`écrire ces lignes, il fait –25 degrés celcius et avec le réchauffement de la planète, la couverture de neige qui nous aidait pour la protection de nos plants diminue d`hiver en hiver.

Pour aider à protéger mes plants pour l`hiver, jùtilise un paillis de feuilles dont je recouvre mes plates-bandes. Ce paillis aide les plants à passer l`hiver et en été, il contribue à garder le sol plus humide, ce qui me donne du temps pour faire autre chose que de l’arrosage. Le paillis contribue également à l’apport en matière organique et en engrais. Je le

recommande à tous! Un autre élément important

à considérer est quìl s`écoule en général au moins deux ans avant de voir les premières fleurs probantes sur nos plants. Ajoutez à cela que notre fenêtre d`hybridation, pour hybrider nos plants et permettre le mûrissement des graines, est d’au maximum huit semaines. Si vous ratez votre hybridation, vous devez compter un an de plus à votre

programme.Il faut donc composer avec les

divers éléments quìmpose notre climat, sauver le plus de temps possible, avoir des plants qui soient nécessairement très vigoureux afin de maximiser nos chances que les semis passent leur premier hiver. Jài donc choisi de sélectionner les plants en fonction de 2 axes. Premièrement, une génétique de plants florifères et robustes, sans être nécessairement ‘dormants’. Des plants qui peuvent survivre aux températures les plus froides, ainsi qu`à quelques sécheresses en été puisque nous avons de plus en plus d`épisodes de canicules. Ces plants se développent

rapidement au jardin, possèdent un bel embranchement et de nombreux boutons. Deuxièmement, tenter de déjouer le facteur temps en achetant des graines provenant de croisements de cultivars sélectionnés et récents. Les rejetons de ces graines constituent la base de mes propres croisements. J’hybride ces plants avec des cultivars robustes et performants au nord.

Une fois la première génétique


sélectionnée, il faut maintenant continuer à améliorer le produit et à définir les crénaux que l`on veut explorer. Si vous arrivez à définir d’abord un objectif en terme de type de plant recherché, vous allez probablement sauver encore plus de temps. Rappelez-vous qu`avant tout, il faut créer des plants qui soient les plus vigoureux et florifères possibles, tout en ayant des fleurs attrayantes! [English Translation by Adele Keohan]

It has been several weeks, since I was asked to explain my hybridization program! I admit to you that I was rather puzzled. If you had asked me how many registered cultivars I had to my credit, I would have said, “Zero”. ‘How long have you been a member of the AHS?’ Less than a year!

Are you sure you want to know about my hybridization program? Ok! When I began hybridizing daylilies, I had a goal to get at least a flower that is worthy of mention and which is duly registered with the AHS. This goal created a passion which has not stopped growing! I noticed very quickly that my plot of 5000 square feet limited me greatly in my efforts. Also, I made the acquisition of a country house … surrounded by a large plot. During the winter following the purchase of the house, I started to think about what I truly wanted to obtain. Before

creating a unique daylily, I had to define the type of daylily I wanted to create as worthy of distinction. For me, the most important ingredient that went into this description was to get first and foremost vigorous and flowering plants because the most important thing to remember when you are in the Northeast [is to] never forget that you are in the North! Here, evergreen foliage is very relative. As I am writing this, it is -25 degrees Celsius and with global warming, the snow cover which helps us to protect our plants decreases winter by winter. To help protect my plants for the winter, I use a mulch of leaves with which I cover my flower beds. This mulch helps plants to pass the winter and in summer, it helps to keep the soil moist, which gives me time to do anything other than watering. Mulch also helps to supply organic matter and fertilizer. I recommend it to all! Another important element to consider is that in general at least two years pass by before we see the first evidence of flowers on our plants. In addition, the window of time when we can hybridize and allow the seeds to ripen is only a maximum of eight weeks. If you miss this hybridizing window, you will have to add another year to your program.

We must therefore deal with the various elements that affect

our climate, save as much time as possible, have plants which are necessarily very strong in order to maximize our chances of seedlings surviving their first winter. I`ve chosen to select plants according to two routes. First, genetics and robust flowering plants, without necessarily being ‘ dormant ‘. Plants that can survive colder temperatures, as well as a few [periods of] summer drought because we have more and more heat waves. These plants grow rapidly in the garden, have several branches and many buds. Second, try to beat the time factor by purchasing seeds from crosses of select and recent cultivars. The offspring of these seeds are the basis of my own crosses. I hybridize these plants with other robust and powerful cultivars in the North. Once the first genetics are selected, it is now necessary to continue to improve the product and to identify niches that you want to explore. If you manage to define at first an objective goal in terms of type of plant desired, you’ll probably save more time. Remember that above all, we need to create plants that are as vigorous and floriferous as possible, all while having attractive flowers![Daniel and his wife, Renée are members of the Association des Amateurs d’Hémérocalles du Québec (AAHQ).]

[All photos pages 22-23 were provided by Daniel Lippé and taken in « Le jardin de la Doucefolie », the garden of Daniel and his wife, Renée Thibault. Opposite page: Two views of their garden. Some of Daniel’s and Renée’s seedlings are pictured above and opposite.]

To All Region 4 Members: Please share your daylily experiences with your fellow Region 4 members.

Write an article about how you came to be a member of the AHS, share your thoughts on any daylily-related topic, or write about your daylily garden visits.

Your photos of daylilies are always welcome, too!Send your submissions to the Region 4 Newsletter Editor at [email protected]


AAHQAssociation des Amateurs d’Hémérocalles du QuébecDes nouvelles en provenance de la communauté francophone de la région 4.Par M. Marius Chouinard et M. Jocelyn BlouinMembres de notre comité administratif :Mme Judith Mercier, présidenteM. Yves Pomerleau, vice-présidentMme Sylvie Champagne, trésorièreM. Marius Chouinard, secrétaireMme Chantal Nadeau, administratriceM. Jocelyn Blouin, administrateurM. François Paris, administrateurM. Jacques Hallé, administrateur

Membres responsables :Mme Julie Chouinard, photographeMme Renée Thibault, coordonnatrice de la journée de l’hémérocalle

Notre association a eu une année 2013 très active au point de vue des activités et de la participation de ses membres. La prochaine année s’annonce tout aussi palpitante.

Comme activité spéciale l’année dernière, nous avons eu la visite très appréciée de Mme Adele Keohan [ photo en haut à droite ]au mois d’août. Elle a donné les formations de juges de jardins niveau 1 et 2 aux membres de l’AAHQ. [Ci-dessous, les membres de AAHQ à la formation de Juges de Jardins 2. ] Offrant ainsi pour la toute première fois la possibilité à nos membres de devenir juges de jardins.

Grâce à Mme Keohan, le Québec compte maintenant 8 juges de jardins accrédités auprès de l’AHS. Félicitations à M. Robert Beaudoin, M. Jocelyn Blouin, M. Pierre Fagiolo, M. Daniel Lippé, M. François Paris, Mme Josette Ratté, M. Laurent Savoie et Mme Renée Thibault.

En août 2014, Mme Keohan nous fera l’honneur de nous rendre visite à nouveau.

Cela sera une autre opportunité pour suivre la formation de juge de jardins. Nous profitons de l’occasion pour la

remercier de sa grande générosité envers notre association.Concours fleur de l’hybride.Tout comme l’an passé, notre concours de la fleur de l’hybride de 2013-2014 fut un succès. Il y a eu 66 fleurs présentées par 24 de nos membres. Au moment d’écrire ces lignes, nous nous apprêtons à dévoiler le nom des 3 gagnants. Comme cette activité sera chose du passé lorsque vous lirez ce texte, voici donc les fleurs primées :1er prix : M. Michel Goulet(Blue Lake X Ruffles Have Ripples)

2e prix : M. Serge Goulet(semis X Spacecoast Irish Illumination)

3e prix : M. Serge Goulet (semis X semis)

Félicitations à tous nos gagnants et merci à tous les membres participants. AAHQ - Programmation 2014CONCOURS FLEUR DE L’HYBRIDE : Concours présentant les plus belles fleurs de nos membres hybrideurs. L’inscription est du 15 décembre 2013 au 12 janvier 2014. La période de votation par les membres de l’AAHQ est du 1er au 15 février et le dévoilement des trois fleurs gagnantes se fera lors de l’héméro-brunch le 1er mars. LE JOURNAL L’AMIROCALLIS : Publication annuelle d’articles de nos membres. La date de tombée pour la réception des articles est fixée au 15 février. La parution du journal est prévue pour le début mai.COMMANDES DE GROUPE : L’association facilite l’acquisition de magnifiques fleurs auprès de deux fournisseurs américains pour tous ses membres. Cette année des commandes seront passées chez CT Daylily et Heavenly Gardens. Le 2 mars est la date limite pour commander.HÉMÉRO-BRUNCH : C’est le samedi 1er mars à 11 heures à l’Envirotron qu’aura lieu notre brunch annuel. En plus du dévoilement des gagnants du concours fleur de l’hybride, il y aura présentation de notre programmation 2014. En complément, M. Blouin fera une présentation des caractéristiques à observer et à noter pour l’enregistrement d’une hémérocalle auprès de l’AHS.BASE DE DONNÉES DE L’AAHQ : La date limite pour envoyer vos mises à jour à M. Blouin est le 15 avril.CONFÉRENCE : Le mercredi 23 avril à 19 h à l’Envirotron, c’est M. Alain Lorange, réputé conférencier, qui nous entretiendras sur les couleurs dans le jardin. Ouvert à tous.VOYAGE AU CAN-AM À TORONTO : Les 10 et 11 mai, un voyage de deux jours est programmé pour aller visiter l’exposition CAN-AM à Toronto. Transport en minibus pour les membres intéressés. PHOTOS POUR CALENDRIER 2015 : Durant la saison estivale, tous les membres de l’AAHQ sont invités à prendre les meilleures photos de leurs fleurs et de leur jardin afin de nous permettre de produire un magnifique calendrier pour 2015. Prix de participation. JOURNÉE DE L’HÉMÉROCALLE : C’est le samedi 26 juillet (remis au dimanche en cas de pluie) que les membres de

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Region 4 Club News Region 4 Club Newsl’AAHQ se donneront rendez-vous pour cette journée tant attendue. Nous serons accueillis par M. Jacques Hallé à St-Rédempteur pour cette magnifique journée. Rencontres, discussions, encan et divers concours au programme.VISITE DE JARDINS : Comme tous nos membres sont très occupés en cette période de l’été, une modification est apportée à cette activité. En effet, nous visiterons un ou deux jardins en fin de journée un soir de semaine en juillet ou août. Les endroits et la journée restent à déterminer.FORMATION DE JUGES DE JARDINS : Pour une deuxième année consécutive, nous recevrons Mme Adele Keohan pour cette formation. Le tout est prévu le samedi 2 août ou le dimanche 3 août, l’endroit reste à déterminer.PLANTATIONS DES HYBRIDES AU JARDIN VAN DEN HENDE : Le samedi 16 août, en avant-midi, à la plate-bande de l’AAHQ du jardin Van Den Hende. M. Laurent Savoie sera notre guide pour la plantation de 12 hybrides de nos membres.RENCONTRE DE FIN DE SAISON : Le samedi 27 septembre, nous vous convions à un déjeuner à l’Envirotron afin de faire le point sur notre saison de floraison qui, comme à chaque année, passera probablement trop vite. C’est lors de cette rencontre que M. Blouin nous donnera les derniers détails sur l’enregistrement de cultivars auprès de L’AHS. ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE : Le mardi 11 novembre à 19 h 30 à l’Envirotron. Bilan de l’année et élection d’un nouveau conseil d’administration de l’association. Il y aura aussi la présentation de notre calendrier 2015. [Below: English translation of AAHQ report by A. Keohan]

Our association has had a very active 2013 in terms of activities and the participation of its members. The next year promises to be just as thrilling.

As a special activity last year, we were very much appreciative of the visit of Ms. Adele Keohan in August. She conducted Garden Judge 1 and 2 Workshops for the members of the AAHQ , providing to us for the first time the opportunity for our members to become AHS Garden Judges.

Thanks to Ms. Keohan, Quebec now has eight AHS accredited Garden Judges. Congratulations to Robert Beaudoin, Jocelyn

Blouin, Pierre Fagiolo, Daniel Lippé, François Paris, Josette Ratté, Laurent Savoie and Renée Thibault.

In August 2014, we’ll be honored to have Ms. Keohan visit us again. This will be another opportunity to take the Garden Judge training. We take this opportunity to thank her for her generosity to our association.

Seedling Contest:Just like last year, our seedling contest 2013-2014 was a success. There were 66 seedling photos presented by 24 of our members. At the time of this writing, we are about to reveal the name of the 3 winners. As this activity will be a thing of the past when you read this article here are the winning flowers: 1st prize: Michel Goulet (Blue Lake X Ruffles Have Ripples); 2nd Prize: Serge Goulet (seedling X Spacecoast Irish Illumination); 3rd Prize: Serge Goulet (seedling x seedling) Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to all participating members.

AAHQ - Programming in 2014 Seedling Contest among the most beautiful flowers of our member breeders. Registration period: from December, 15 2013 to January 12, 2014. The voting period for members AAHQ is from 1 to 15 February and the unveiling of the three winners are to be unveiled at the “Daylily Brunch” on March 1. THE JOURNAL The AMIROCALLIS: Annual publication of articles from our members. The deadline for receipt of submissions is February 15. The publication of the journal is scheduled for early May.CLUB PLANT PURCHASE: AAHQ facilitates the acquisition of beautiful flowers from two U.S. suppliers for its members . This year, orders are placed at CTDaylily and Heavenly Daylily Gardens. Order deadline: March 2.DAYLILY BRUNCH: On Saturday, March 1 at 11 am at the Envirotron our annual brunch will take place. In addition to the unveiling of the winners of the hybrid/seedling contest, there will be a presentation of our programming in 2014. In addition, Mr. Blouin will speak about the characteristics to observe and note for the registration of a daylily with the AHS.DAYLILY DATABASE OF AAHQ: The deadline to send your updates to Mr. Blouin is April 15.CONFERENCE: Wednesday, April 23 at 19 am at the Envirotron is Alain Lorange, renowned speaker, who will talk to us about colors in the garden. Open to all.CAN-AM TRIP: On May 10-11, a two-day trip is scheduled to visit the CAN- AM Classic Meeting in Toronto/Mississauga, Ontario. Transport by minibus to interested members.

PHOTOS FOR AAHQ CALENDAR 2015: During the summer season, all members AAHQ are invited to take the best pictures of their flowers and their garden to allow us to produce a beautiful calendar for 2015. Prizes. DAYLILY DAY: It’s on Saturday, July 26 (postponed to Sunday in case of rain) that members AAHQ will flock to this long-awaited event. We will be welcomed by Mr. Jacques Hallé of St-Rédempteur for this wonderful day. Meetings, discussions, auction and various contests in the program. TOUR OF GARDENS: As all of our members are very busy at this time of the summer, modifications have been made to this activity. Indeed, we will visit one or two gardens in the late afternoon on a weekday evening in July or August. Places and day to be determined.TRAINING OF GARDEN JUDGES: For the second consecutive year, we will have Ms. Adele Keohan come to give us this training. Everything is planned for Saturday, August 2nd or Sunday, August 3, location to be determined.PLANTING OF SEEDLINGS IN VAN DEN HENDE GARDEN: Saturday, August 16 in the morning. Mr. Laurent Savoie will be our guide for planting 12 seedlings of our members in the AAHQ garden bed.END OF SEASON MEETING: Saturday 27 September, we invite you to a lunch at the Envirotron to take stock of our flowering season which, as every year, will probably go too fast. It is during this meeting that Mr. Blouin will give us the latest details on the registration of cultivars with AHS.GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30pm at the Envirotron. Annual meeting and election of a new board of directors of the association. We will also reveal our calendar for 2015.

BADSBuffalo Area Dayliy SocietySubmitted by Carol Haj, Secretary2013-2014 Calendar of Events

We held our annual banquet in October and were happily entertained by Mike Holmes from Ohio. He and his wife Sandy have been hybridizing for many years and have been mentored by some of the best in the business. Mike shared lots of his knowledge and insights he has learned along the way. Perhaps a trip to Riverbend Daylily Garden will be among the travel destinations of our members this summer.


This past summer, BADS members were encouraged to take photos and submit them for a photo contest to be judged by the membership at the December meeting. Ray Eldermeyer put together a nice power point featuring the photos in the different categories. The judging went smoothly and the winners will be announced at the March meeting. We will continue having more photo contests as this was well received by the members. March 23- 2pm Souper Bowl meeting. Speaker TBA.May 18- 2pm May Mecca, featuring daylilies purchased from David Kirchhoff and Mort Morss of Daylily World; members win a chance to purchase.June 28-National Garden Festival/Plant Society Avenue. BADS will host a booth at this event as we have for the last 2 years during which the event has been held. It is a great opportunity to meet the public and educate them about our wonderful flower as well as invite them to our BADS events.August 3- Annual members’ picnicAugust 23- 9am. Public plant sale moved to the Erie County Botanical Gardens. We are really looking forward to having our event hosted at such a beautiful venue. We will be joined by the Hosta and Iris societies and will be ready to entice the public to purchase our plants.Fall banquet details TBA.December - cookie exchange meeting TBA.

Meetings are held at the East Aurora Senior Center. Doors open at 1pm and meetings start at 2pmFuture details will be available in our newsletters on the website: http://www.buffaloareadaylilysociety.com

CDSConnecticut Daylily SocietySubmitted by Russ Allen, President

CDS invites all daylily enthusiasts to attend our meetings which are held at the Avon Senior Center, located about 8 miles west of Hartford at 635 West Avon Road in Avon, CT. We have no dues – just a lot of great daylily related events, wonderful friendly people, and great food. So just come to our meetings and enhance your appreciation for daylilies!

November 2, 2013 Meeting -- Our nationally recognized guest hybridizer

speaker was Paul Owen from Slightly Different Nursery located in Shelby, North Carolina. Paul [below, center, with Tina Cotter at left and Lori-Ann Jones on right]recounted his life’s story of how he fell in

love with daylilies and became a leading southern hybridizer with Northern roots. His focus is on breeding northern hardy reblooming daylilies -- which actually rebloom in the North. Paul hosted a very lively auction of some of his gorgeous cultivars, so many of our club members will be growing his plants beginning this Spring.

January 18th, 2014 Meeting -- Our annual “Soup’s On” meeting featured Connecticut hybridizer and commercial grower Rich Howard. Rich owns and operates ‘CT Daylily’ in Wallingford, Conn. And discussed his hybridizing program and tips for starting daylilies from seed. He also showed slides of many of his exciting new daylily creations from among his 21 introductions to-date -- with a focus on “toothy” or “sharks teeth” edged and patterned beauties. If you didn’t fall in love with the many great homemade soups, then you were sure to fall in love with some new daylilies!

Connecticut Flower and Garden Show CDS Booth -- On February 20th - 23rd the Club had a booth at the popular Connecticut Flower and Garden Show at the Convention Center in Hartford. The

theme for our custom-designed booth this year was “Garden Harmony -- Cool of the Day” with gorgeous daylily photos along with information about the CDS and our upcoming activities [below, left-for which CDS won a 1st place ribbon in Educational Exhibits, photo by Linda Kozlowski]. Particular thanks are due to the over 25 volunteers who staffed our booth throughout the show to extol the virtues of daylilies and hopefully recruit some new members for the Club!

March 15 Meeting -- noon- 3pm.Our guest hybridizer presentation is from Melanie Mason from North Country Daylilies and Longlesson Farm located in Region 4’s Buskirk, New York. Melanie’s hybridizing focuses on large flowered tetraploids, although her garden with 1100 cultivars includes all varieties ranging from minis and small-flowers to double, spider and unusual forms. Melanie shares her insights on her excellent work breeding for plant hardiness which is a critical success factor for our gardens here in New England. Check out her website at www.longlesson.com. Please note that we are requesting sign-ups for our New England Open Garden Program at this meeting.

May 17 CDS Plant Sale -- Our annual Daylily and Plant Sale will be on Saturday, May 17th from 10AM-2PM rain or shine at our regular Avon Senior Center location. Club members bring beautiful daylilies to sell with half of their proceeds donated to support our CDS activities. This is our primary fund raiser to support club activities for the entire year so please participate in this sale! Please mark this date on your calendar and be sure to bring your friends to purchase a wide assortment of daylilies at our annual plant sale. We really appreciate all the tremendous work done by our Club volunteers to make this a successful event!

Summer 2014 Open Garden Program -- Plans are underway for an improved and expanded open home garden program this summer -- involving both Connecticut and Northern New England gardens. The open garden program is designed to allow participating home or commercial gardeners to open their gardens to visitors during designated days without any advance notification -- with the understanding that gardens do not need to have all cultivars labeled or dead headed as would be the case with a formal American Hemerocallis Society event



Region 4 Club News Region 4 Club News(such as Open Gardens tied to a Regional Meeting). We plan to stagger the open garden dates by geography so you can see both early season and mid to late season cultivars in bloom by location. The sign-up to participate will be during the March through early June period, with a final list of participating gardens to be shared with our members by mid-June. Don’t miss this opportunity to plan a trip to see some marvelous gardens this summer throughout New England! Final program details will be announced in the Spring, but requests to participate should go to the either Russ Allen ([email protected]) or Adele Keohan ([email protected]) who are coordinating the program.

July 13 CDS Summer Picnic & Annual Business Meeting -- Our summer picnic and annual business meeting will be on Sunday July 13th at the Ferrari’s Sheltara Gardens located at 34 Deep Hollow Road, Chester, CT. If you haven’t yet seen this gorgeous and very expansive daylily landscaped garden you’re in for a great treat. Helene Ferrari also has a promising daylily hybridizing program with many beautiful new cultivars for sale. As is our tradition, there will be great potluck food, wonderful company, and our annual business meeting -- so don’t miss this always wonderful event which is held from 11AM -2PM.

CDS Regional Meeting Plans -- Our club recently committed to hosting the 2015 Region 4 Meeting of the American Hemerocallis Society during July 17-19, 2015 with Gary Jones heading this major effort. Plans are underway to finalize the meeting headquarters hotel location and a whole schedule of exciting events. Many of you have already volunteered (or have been volunteered) to help out with various aspects of this event which will bring lots of people to Connecticut from all over the Northeast, and if you wish to volunteer to help please contact Gary for details. The first deadline related to this event will be in the late-Spring this year when entries to the Saxton Seedling Bed need to be provided by hybridizers to Cheryl Fox who is hosting the garden for this prestigious regional award. Please contact Cheryl for details on the submission criteria and timetable for the Saxton Bed.

Future Meetings -- To whet your appetite, we’re pleased to confirm that the outstanding hybridizers Charmaine

Rich and Michael Bouman will be our guest speakers at our Sept. 13, 2014 and Nov. 1, 2014 meetings, respectively, this coming Fall. Current Club Officers & Committee Chairs:President - Russ AllenVice President & Program Chair - Gary JonesSecretary - Cheryl FoxTreasurer - Phillip DouvillePublicity Chair - Tina CotterHospitality Co-Chairs: Linda Kozloski & Linda HunterTechnology Chair- Richard HowardCDS Blog Chair - Kim KrodelEducation Chair - Rebecca NisleyMembership Chair - Regine RandallOthers: We also appreciate the wonderful contributions to our activities of so many other volunteers not mentioned above who contribute to the success of our Club!

Be sure to check out our web and blog sites for more details at http://www.ctdaylily.com/CDS.html and www.ctdaylilysociety.wordpress.com

We are looking forward to seeing you and your friends at CDS meetings during the coming year!

FieLDSFinger Lakes Daylily SocietySubmitted by Jackie RootWe’d love to have you join us at any of these scheduled meetings!

FEBRUARY 22Souper Meeting – 10 a.m. Good Shepard Church, 320 Pearl St., Canandaigua, NYSpeaker: Tim Boebel has been in the nursery industry since 1989, and has spent many of those years finding and refining an answer to the question, “How do I get my hydrangeas to bloom?” In 2011, Tim published “Hydrangeas in the North: Getting Blooms in the Colder Climates”, in which he shares all he has learned from his tests and experiments. He lives in Bloomfield, New York with his wife and kids and over 300 different hydrangeas.” Check out his website: http://www.hydrangeasinthenorth.com/garden-club-information Refreshments: Club will provide sub sandwiches and beverages. Members provide numerous crockpots of soup and desserts.

MARCH 22 - 10 a.m. Good Shepard Church, 320 Pearl St., Canandaigua, NYSpeakers: Jim Murphy and Margo ReedRefreshments: Members bring desserts,

coffee supplied by club.MAY 17 – Silent Auction 10 a.m. Good Shepard Church, 320 Pearl St., Canandaigua, NY Refreshments: Members bring desserts, coffee supplied by club.JULY - Garden Tour (Gardens TBA)AUGUST - Public Daylily Sale, Bristol Garden Center, Rte. 96, Victor, New Yorkhttp://www.bristolsgardencenter.com/

FieLDS Auction/Picnic - August 24, Location TBA SEPTEMBER 28 – Annual Banquet – 4 p.m. Burgundy Basin, 1361 Marsh Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534 Featuring Our Special Guest - Lori-Ann Jones from Knoll Cottage Gardens, Westfield, MA, Zone 5 Web site: http://www.knollcottagedaylilies.com Blog: http://knollcottagedaylilies.blogspot.com

Don’t forget to check out our websitehttp://flds.weebly.com/ and “Like” us on Facebook to keep up-to-date!

OFFICERS:David Schlossnagle – Chairperson, [email protected] Ryan – Vice Chairperson, [email protected] Root – Secretary, [email protected] Thompson – Treasurer, [email protected] Dunn – Member At Large, [email protected] Quackenbush – Member At Large, [email protected] Wilson – Member At Large, [email protected]

HADSHudson Adirondack Daylily SocietySubmitted by Debi Chowdhury

Winter has definitely taken its hold on us. But global warming has been creating havoc on our temperature scene. Every time I see the ground covered with snow, I’m happy. When the cover is gone I’m worried. The freezing and thawing will have long term effects on the ground come spring. I’m enjoying gardening pictures from all over and especially the daylily websites where I can see photos of seedlings growing.

We had a nice Christmas party at the Sanford Town Library. Our guest speaker


was David Chinery, who spoke about ornamental grasses. As always, he was so informative, that I actually am putting ornamental grasses in my yard in the spring. We also had three new members join. On January 18th our own Frank Almquist, a master gardener, spoke about the Flowers program. This is a software program that helps us keep track of our gardens. There are separate sections for Daylily, Lillium, Rose, Iris, Wildflowers. This was our last meeting at the Colonie Library till November, when we return again.

Our next meeting was “the winter doldrums” at the Cooperative Extension in Voorheesville on February 16th at 10pm, hosted by the Hosta society. The guest speaker was Ed Bowen of OPUS Plants [www.opusplants.com], Little Compton, Rhode Island presenting a program entitled “Where have all the flowers gone”. This was a wonderful potluck lunch get together, where we brought our favorite foods to share and talk about gardening. There were great door prizes contributed by club members.

At our March meeting, Chuck Schmitt presented a program on Hydrangeas and how to care for them. The three clubs: daylily, iris and hosta, will get together to sponsor a table at the Capital District Flower and Garden Show held at the Hudson Valley Community College. March is also the month for the Philadelphia Flower Show. This is the oldest and the largest flower show in the country. The money from this show goes to feed Philadelphia’s homeless and hungry. I know a few of our members will be heading down there. There are several other flower shows within the state and our surrounding states.

The CAN-AM will be taking place on Mother’s Day weekend in Canada [May 10-11]. This is the same weekend as our members plant sale. We have Sue Pezzola coming to speak to us about the English garden tour we took last June. This is also the weekend for distributing babysitter plants.

Our summer picnic will take place on July 12th at our garden at Coop Extension. The following weekend we will be going to Nashua, New Hampshire for our Regional meeting.

I have been enjoying the pictures from the warmer areas of the South where many of our snowbirds have flown. I can’t wait to get my fingers into the garden soil, and to try out new daylilies. Our members are involved

in not only their own gardens but also in the community, and some of them are part of the Cooperative Extension in Voorheesville, William Sanford Town Library in Colonie, University of Albany Alumni garden, Clifton Park and Saratoga Library and many other sites.

My last trip was to South Africa, and to visit there besides taking the safari to Kirstenbosch which celebrated their centennial was a marvelous journey. We will be hosting an informative session in the fall. It is a beautiful country and the different floral regions from the mountains to the oceans were fascinating. Protea, which is the national flower, grows everywhere and is protected. Even on Safari we found lots of flowering plants including a thorny bush that would make a fantastic fence.

I’m hoping to visit a few American gardens and bring my fellow club members with me. I plan to be back in the British Isles late summer and enjoy their lengthy gardening season.

The promise of spring beckons us. For now all we can do is dream.

2014 HADS ScheduleJan 18th - Frank Almquist on the Flower software program Feb 16th - “Winter Doldrums” meeting March - Hydrangea April - Trees & shrubs and flowers May - Members sale June - Sue Pezzola, on english gardens July 12th Picnic - Cooperative Extension gardens July 19th Regional - Nashua, New Hampshire August 16th - Sale at Faddegon’s September 19th - Flowers of South Africa presented by Cathy Fruhauf & Debi Chowdhury October 18th - Putting the garden bed to sleep November 15th - hybridizing daylilies ( At Sanford town library) December 20th - Christmas Party

HVIDSHudson Valley Iris and Daylily Society Summer ReportReport and photos submitted by Jim RobinowitzHVIDS EVENTS CALENDAR SPRING/SUMMER 2014 March 2 -Monthly Meeting Frank

Almquist from Kingston will present a software program which he uses called ‘Flower’. April 6 - Monthly Meeting Kathryn Mohr, an active member of several flower clubs including Hudson/Adironack Daylily Society, will discuss Historic Daylilies. May 4 - No Sunday meeting on this date. Instead, we are substituting a special dinner meeting on Saturday evening, May 24 (see below). May 24 - 2014 HVIDS 18th Annual Iris Show, Poughkeepsie Galleria Center Court. Judging starts at 11:00 AM. The show is open to the public from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. There are no entry fees and admission to the show is free. Monthly Meeting, Special Dinner Meeting featuring Guest Speakers Kate Brewitt and Terry Laurin from Ontario, Canada. They will give a presentation on “Reblooming Iris”. Location TBA. May 25 - Member Open Gardens July 19 - 2014 HVIDS 14th Annual Daylily Exhibition, Poughkeepsie Galleria Center Court. [2013 HVIDS Exhibition pictured below].

July 20 - Member Open Gardens [Below: The garden of Frank and Peggy Almquist]

[ Above: Frank and Rosemary Sorbello accept a certificate of appreciation from



Region 4 Club News Region 4 Club NewsHVIDS President Jim Robinowitz, far right]August 9 - Iris Rhizome and Daylily Fan Sale, Adams Fairacre Farm Annual Club Sales.August 16/17 - Iris Rhizome and Daylily Fan Sale, Annual Club Sales at the Center Court, Poughkeepsie Galleria

[Above: Members of HVIDS at a club luncheon, December 2013]HVIDS OfficersPresident, Jim Robinowitz 845-454-6415Vice President, Georgette Martin 845-473-6276Treasurer, Frank Sorbello 845-561-5279Secretary, Sue Rivard 845-214-0724

LIDSLong Island Daylily SocietySubmitted by Gene MogliaPhotos by Chris PetersenLIDS Report 2013-2014

After the fairly successful Regional Meeting in August, the LIDS Late Summer Fling, the survivors and a few other intrepid stalwarts convened at Paul Limmer’s home to get ready for our annual August Plant Sale for the public. Many members donated clumps to the sale and Paul is always generous in sharing his bounty of well-grown cultivars. If you’ve never sat at a horse-trough washing a hundred fan clump, you haven’t really experienced daylilies yet. Fortunately, we did not have the extreme heat or drenching thunderstorms we’d experienced in the past and we finished in two days. The sale, which is held at the Farmingdale State University, was fairly successful, as we were able to sell virtually all our plants. LIDS did make a conscious effort to limit the number of daylilies on sale, as with all daylilies groups, it is increasingly difficult to compete with the Big Box stores who sell clumps in bloom. Our instant gratification society doesn’t always like the effort of planting bare root plants, but we have a number of steady

customers who look forward to having more than a Stella or two in their gardens.

September is our annual picnic and again, we had good weather. About 50 members gathered at Gene Moglia’s place to share hamburgers, hot-dogs, salads and desserts, and one thing LIDS members like is the desserts. [Below: Angel and Robert Byrnes; Middle: Jack Pine, Irene Bossert, Gene Moglia, Rich DeRocher, Barbara Schenk, Barbara Goldstein and Sue Cinquemani; Bottom: Barbara Schenk, Carol Ramsden, Sue Cinquemani]

October found us back at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, NY,

where our member, John Stahl [Above, top right] gave a talk on his photography. Daylilies were in the background, as John is an accomplished photographer whose work has been featured in the Daylily Journal and for which he has won several awards from the AHS. John had many exquisite photos of different butterflies, bees and other insects found in the garden and his close-ups showed us the jewel-like tones of the different critters that we usually

try to bat away. November was again at Planting Fields

for our annual pot-luck dinner and annual business meeting [Below: Janice Knox, Arlene Koello, Louise Peluso]. It is a good way to wrap up the year. The 2014 list of officers can be found at the end of the LIDS club report following the 2014 LIDS Calendar of events.

Our first meeting of 2014 is our annual dinner at a local hotel, with over 50 members present [Above: Joan and George Rasmussen with Rich DeRocher; below, Andrea and John Clancy]. This has been a tradition which goes back quite some years, as originally it was a joint meeting with the Three Islands Iris Society, which no


longer exists. We’ve had some wonderful speakers in the past, such as Virginia Peck, and this year was a special treat with our Region 4 Director and AHS Vice-President Melodye Campbell speaking. [Below, left to right: Melodye Campbell and LIDS President, Luanne Madden]Melodye’s program was called ‘It ain’t over until it’s over’ and focused on the late and very late blooming daylilies that

enable one to have daylilies blooming virtually until frost, as here in the North, we can’t count on rebloom. Melodye began by pointing out that Garden Judges must vote on a cultivar that has been observed within their own region, not at a National Convention. Of course, in as much as the Conventions are held at mid-season peak bloom, the chances of seeing a late blooming daylily are limited. Mel presented a number of lesser known hybridizers and focused on many from Region 4. It was an enjoyable and enlightening way to begin the year.

Our vice president, Chris Petersen, has put together a stellar series of programs for 2014, with Bill Waldrop from Marietta, Georgia coming up and our AHS President, Julie Covington speaking soon. We welcome others to attend; meeting details can be found at our website, LIdayliy.org, which is updated and maintained by Dr Bob Stanton.

2014 LIDS CALENDARMarch 15 – 1 PM: Julie Covington, AHS President, Roanoke, VA, “Gardens of Region 3” (G)April 12 – 10 AM Spring Gardens Spruce-up, 1 PM: Bill Waldrop, Kennesaw Mountain Daylily Gardens, Marietta, Georgia (G)May 13 – Tuesday, 7 PM, May Auction (HC)June 21 – 12 PM: Member’s Plant Sale, 1PM Flower Show Preparation- Joan Lundin (HC)June 25-28 – AHS National Convention, Asheville, NCJuly 12 –10 AM: Flower Show Set-up (HC)

July 13 – 1:30 PM – 4 PM Annual Flower Show: A Carnival of Daylilies (HC)July 19 – LIDS Garden ToursAugust 16 –Public Daylily Sale and Clinic on Growing DayliliesSeptember 20 – 12 PM Annual Picnic at the home of Joan Turano, Oakdale, NYOctober 18 – 1 PM: Vinnie Simeone, Director of Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY, Talk And Walking Tour (G)November 15 – 12 PM: Pot-Luck Luncheon, Annual Business Meeting, Photos from Members’ Gardens (G)December - No Meeting Meetings are held in the Main Greenhouse (G) or the Horticultural Center (HC) at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, NY. Please check the LIDS website for more information: www.lidaylily.org.LIDS Officers voted on at the November 2013 meeting:President – Luanne Madden Vice-President- Christine PetersenTreasurer – Barbara Schenk Recording Secretary – Joan LundinCorresponding Secretary – Joan Turano Newsletter Editor – Gene MogliaMember at Large – Susan Weitzman

MDSMaine Daylily SocietySubmitted by Susan Shaw, presidentSusan Shaw [email protected] Evans [email protected] Hokkanen [email protected]

The club had a great time in 2013 with Curt Hanson’s visit and great presentation! A very successful auction followed with many of his beautiful newer introductions. The club took him out for lobster several times We enjoyed his program very much. He emphasized the new AHS Sculpted Form category. Different from the Unusual Forms, the flowers can be divided into Pleated, Cristate, and Relief. He was a good teacher, educating all of us us while we enjoyed beautiful photos. I think we were all won over after seeing the diversity and colorfully delicious flowers!

In the summer, the display garden at Merryspring bloomed with abundance.The daylilies in the garden were stunning this year.

We added many new cultivars from Curt, and Bryan Culver. There are some pretty impressive Gossard daylilies too. We have a great group of volunteers who take

care of the display garden. Thanks so much to Laura Evans, Dottie Hokkanen, Maureen and Sam Harris, Cheryl Davidson. It was great to have help from Rob Laffin too.

Joanne Sharpe created a great inventory. and an accurate map for the garden. We discarded some daylilies that are not good growers. We moved some around to better honor the design. Cultivars that had been nameless for a few years were either recognized, or removed. Joanne made the labels for these rescues, and all the new plants too. I don’t know how she managed to keep up with all the changes!

NEDSNew England Daylily Society(www.nedaylily.org)

Submitted by Adele Keohan, presidentNEDS OFFICERS2 year terms (January 2013 - December 2014)Adele Keohan, President - [email protected] Bourret, Vice-President - [email protected] Riccio, Treasurer

Meeting Place - Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Drive, Boylston, Ma 01505 www.TowerHillBG.org 2014 Calendar of Events March 8 – Daylily BINGO and hybridizers Darlyn Wilkinson and Curt TurnerApril 12 – Spring potluck lunch; speakers Bob Sobek, hybridizer and Cheryl Collins, photographerMay 24 – Public Plant Sale in Wakefield, MAJuly 26 – Daylily Exhibition at Tower Hill Botanical GardenAugust 23 – Public Plant Sale and auction[Below: NEDS August auction.]

October 25 – Joint meeting with the New England Hosta Society

December 13 – Annual Business MeetingMeetings are usually the second

Saturday of each month from October



Region 4 Club News Region 4 Club Newsto April (with the exception of October when the meeting is the first Saturday so as not to conflict with Columbus Day); however, in October we will be meeting later in the month because we are holding a joint meeting with the New England Hosta Society. Our May and August public sales will be held at the First Parish Congregational Church in Wakefield, MA, where we have had more participation than at the Tower Hill location.

The latest NEDS schedule and newsletters can be found on the NEDS web site, www.nedaylily.org. During the winter months, listen to the weather reports and check the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens web site at www.towerhillbg.org, or contact any one of the officers listed above to verify that the meeting has not been cancelled due to snow.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden is a beautiful facility located in Boylston, Massachusetts and the headquarters of the Worcester County Horticultural Society [WCHS], which is one of the oldest active horticultural societies in the U.S. The WCHS purchased Tower Hill Farm in 1986 and opened it to the public in order to better fulfill its goals of advancing the science and practice of horticulture. Tower Hill has a beautiful court yard with reflecting pool and three buildings housing many plants. The outdoor gardens include an apple orchard, vegetable garden, educational garden, wildlife garden and winter garden. It is well worth the trip to a NEDS meeting just to see the outdoor gardens or indoor plant displays at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. There is no entrance fee for those attending the NEDS meetings; just mention the NEDS meeting or say “daylilies” at the entrance gate to Tower Hill. We hope you will drop in on us and attend a meeting. All are welcome.

NSDS Nova Scotia Daylily Society Submitted by Peggy-Anne Pineau

The NSDS meets officially every second Thursday of the month with the exception of July during which we have our largest event, “Daylily Daze” and August, when our annual BBQ, Speaker and auction is

held. There are no meetings anymore in January and February. We are a club with members sprawled from one end of our province to the other. Winter roads here can be very treacherous.

As of December 2013 we now have 128 members; 60 of our NSDS members are also members of the AHS. The average attendance at our meetings ranges between 50 and 60 members. This is pretty good and a testament to the dedication of our members, considering how far some of them have to travel.

Like most of the country, and the whole world it seems for that matter, this winter has been brutal. I don’t think I know of anyone who hasn’t had enough and is totally fed up with the snow, sleet, freezing rain, and really cold weather. It is assuring that the daylilies we hybridize and grow up here are bred for winter hardiness. Still, the January thaw we experienced could do some damage. For a time, we had very little snow, if any, in some locations. Temps were very warm for about 5 days with heavy rains. Then, it dove to below the mid- minus twenty degree Celsius mark. Even with winter hardy daylilies, when there is lots of water around the crowns that doesn’t have a chance to run off and a quick freeze happens – some may perish. Such is the possibility during our winters in Nova Scotia. Here’s hoping the casualties are not too many.

In December we published our first NSDS calendar. It was the brainchild of our then program chair, David Trott. He put forth the idea that we take the winning photos from the photo contest and put together a calendar. It was a wonderful idea and with the help of our resident and acclaimed photographer Peter Steeper we pulled it off wonderfully. As it was our first kick at the can, sort of speaking, we were late getting it out but just made it in time for Christmas gift giving. The few that remain unsold will be given out at the annual regional meeting of the Nova Scotia Association

of Garden Clubs in April. Now with the first production under our belts, next year we will have the process down pat and the calendar will be out much earlier. A huge “Thank you” to all who brought this project to fruition.

One of the most exciting and enjoyable meetings, (as we have many), is the December meeting. Not only is this our holiday meeting where we all bring lots of food and fill our tummies but most importantly, we see and vote for what babysitting plants are to be purchased for the next years babysitting program held in May. Here are the daylilies we voted to purchase for the June Babysitting Plant Draw in 2014.• The full 2014 collection from Jamie

Gossard • Phil Korth’s 2014 introductions • Bill Waldrop and Kennesaw Mountain

daylily selections • Amazing Daylilies – Gerald Bushong –

30 dayliliesNow doesn’t that make your eyes pop

and mouth water? Being a member of the NSDS certainly has benefits! All plants will be potted by the committee in early May and should be in good condition by the June meeting. The executive board sends many thanks to Babysitting Chair, Coral Kincaid, and her helpers Mardi Rawding and Mary Trott who make up our 2014 Babysitting Committee. As always you guys are fantastic! [Below, top to bottom: Mary Ridgely and Peggy-Anne Pineau; Bernice Hartnett, Norma Snair and Linda Smith]

2014 brought about a change in our meeting schedule as we no longer have


Region 4 Club News Region 4 Club Newsmeetings in January and February as spoken of at the beginning of my report. Therefore, we have nothing much to report on for that time. With the weather we’ve experienced this winter I think we did the right thing. We have to be fair to all our members whether they live two miles away or two hundred. I find that when you’re dedicated to a cause, you may be tempted to travel long distances when maybe it might not be the wisest thing to do. I find it can be O.K. to get there but when the event is over, getting back home across many miles is another “kettle of fish” all together.

So, after a drought in much needed daylily fellowship, we are excited to attend our March meeting where it is our annual Daylily Bingo night that is chaired by our Vice President, Mary Ridgely.

Mary took care of this function last year and it was a real hoot. We are so fortunate to have such an effervescent personality in our club. There is never a dull moment when Mary is present. Everyone loved it and the members had an opportunity to win daylilies hybridized by some of our local hybridizers. This year we have daylilies mostly donated (we give $50.0 to each donor) by Coral Kincaid, Allan Banks, Wayne Ward/Storrie, Edward Kimball. They are always very generous with their plants and it is really appreciated by all in the club. Our caller is again Bill Mercier who, also with Mary, will keep us in stitches. This event is free to all members.

Also In March, the NSDS will do our annual ordering of the Canadian Daylily Availability Guide from David Jewell. This is an indispensable guide for all daylily lovers no matter where you live. His website in case you do not know it is: http://guide.onrussell.com/

At our April meeting we will enjoy one of Canada’s most celebrated daylily hybridizers, Bryan Culver. Bryan is bringing his 2014 collection for us to bid on. We’ve enjoyed his wisdom and presentations before and look forward to his new presentation with much enthusiasm. Our many thanks go to Cecil Dunlap for chairing this event and taking good care of Bryan when he is here. We Nova Scotians know how to treat our guests well.

The May meeting will be our annual “Member’s Plant Sale”. Members donate plants and they are sold for $5.00 each. Newer and more sought after plants are auctioned.

As I write this article, it is my last report on the NSDS club. My term as president is up and I am stepping down. When time permits I will help out where I can. I am looking forward to many more years being a member with the NSDS. A very heartfelt “Thank-you” to all who have helped me try and carry out my duties. For me, it’s time to move on. Over my time as president our society has gone through many growing pains and changes. We have weathered them well. Our membership has never been as high as it is now. The “old guard” are handing the reins over to the new but we will not be without their wisdom and guidance to help us along; we are fortunate to have them to turn to when good advice is needed. We have wonderful people in our current executive board who give up much of their very busy lives to keep this club on track. The NSDS, as in most societies, has need for more members to “step up to the plate” and help out. So, I guess my closing comments will be in urging all members to do so. Any good, worthwhile and successful endeavour has to be the work of many – together, not just a few doing it all.

Here’s to a very prosperous and wonderful growing season to come. May your daylilies be healthy and their blooms be many.

ODS Ontario Daylily SocietySubmitted by Faye Collins, president

What a winter we’ve been having here in the ‘great northeast’...cold snaps, deep freezes, polar vortex, fodder for climate change deniers, good old fashioned winter, whatever you wish to call it, winter’s grip shows no sign of abating anytime soon. Here, just east of Toronto the adventure continues, the sole harbinger of spring the cardinal’s extended mating call. Last year’s early snowdrops and crocus and everything else are buried beneath layers of snow.

Nevertheless, daylily momentum is building as we ODS folk look forward to our 4th annual Hybridizer’s Forum on March 23 and two outreach events as well, The Royal Botanical Garden Outdoor Living and Garden Show the last weekend in March and The Peterborough Garden Show in mid - April. And we are ready to

proselytize. The membership Brochure has been updated with a gorgeous 2014 Barry Matthie intro featured on the front and ‘Where to See Daylilies - Gardens of ODS Members 2014’, a comprehensive list of ODS member gardens... growers, hybridizers, and collectors, all open to the public is ready for distribution. You can check out both on our website and even use the latter to plan the route for your summer garden visits.

All this of course leads up to our annual rite of spring and kick off to gardening season 2014, The 18th Annual CAN-AM Classic. Hope to see you at the weekend long celebration of our favourite perennial or at any of the other remaining 2014 ODS offerings. Check out The ODS Year at a Glance below and/or visit the website www.ontariodaylily.on.ca for details, information, reports and photos.

Sunday, March 23- ODS 4th Annual Hybridizer’s Roundtable (Forum) at the RBG , 11AM-5PM or at another location TBA May 9, 10 & 11- The 18th Annual CAN-AM Classic, Delta Toronto Airport West ...check club website for speakers, other details and registration forms Saturday, June 14- The Baby Sitting & Member Plant Sale Meeting, 2014 Collection- Hybridizer(s) to be announced Saturday, August 2- The ODS Annual Daylily Picnic and Games...from 11AM until 4PM, host Mike Georges, Guelph Saturday, September 20- The 18th Fall Classic, Annual General Meeting and Election, 8AM-5PM , Delta Toronto Airport West, optional dinner at 7PM Saturday, October 25- The Autumn Get Together Meeting...’Showcasing True North Daylilies’, Tim Hobbs, True North Daylilies at Hobbs Hollow, Warkworth Saturday, November 29- The Holiday Meeting- ‘Some Like it Red’, Brian Schram, The Briary, Stevensville

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please contact me (Faye Collins) at [email protected]

PDSPatriot Daylily Society Spring/Summer 2014 ActivitiesSubmitted by Patsy Cunningham, presidentOfficers:


Region 4 Club News Region 4 Club NewsPresident - Patsy Cunningham, [email protected] Vice President - Phil Warbasse, [email protected] Secretary - Nick Chase, [email protected] Treasurer - Mary Collier Fisher, [email protected] Director - George Doorakian, [email protected] Director - Bonnie Brown, [email protected] Two of our members earned awards this past year from the AHS for their daylily introductions. In 2013, George Doorakian’s distinctive Hemerocallis ‘Rose F Kennedy’, introduced in 2007, won both an Award of Merit as well as the R.W. Munson. Jr. Award for “Best Patterned Daylily”. Mike Huben won an Honorable Mention in 2013 for his H. ‘Vanilla Gorilla’ (Huben, M. 2008). Our November meeting featured Heidi and Charles Douglas who each gave a presentation on their hybridizing efforts. Heidi’s introductions ranged from the subtle polychrome ‘Amy’s Rainbow’ to the “in your face” ‘Prince Poppycock’, [Below: clockwise from left- Heidi Douglas, Linda Freda, Mary Collier Fisher, Charles Douglas, Cameron Stern, Nancy Stern, Ellen Shepheard, George Doorakian and (in center) Paula Doorakian]

We started 2014 with our annual John R. Pike photo contest. For this contest, we have categories ranging from pre 1950 to post 2010. The winning photo from each category is the feature photo for a month of our calendar. Dozens of the other photos are also used in the calendar. We will be having another digging session in late spring in New Hampshire to help preserve the extensive historical daylily collection of our member Martha Pike, with date and time not finalized. Volunteers would be appreciated. Contact

Martha Pike at [email protected] if you are interested.March 1, 12:30pm - at the Bedford Public Library, we held an AHS Garden Judge 1 workshop taught by Mary Collier Fisher, Adele Keohan and Kate Reed.April 5 -presentation by hybridizer George Doorakian. We’ll have our annual picnic this summer. 2014 Fall meetings - TBD

SMDHSSouthern Maine Daylily and Hosta Society Submitted by Paul Bourret, president

2014 Looks to be another great year for SMDHS. Our big event this year will be our 3rd Annual “Lobstah Classic” which will be held on August 16. This year the Classic will feature Margo Reed and Jim Murphy from Woodhenge Gardens in Virginia, and Mike Shadrack from Smug Creek Gardens in New York. In addition to great speakers, the “Lobstah Classic” features a silent auction, a live auction and finishes up with a Maine Lobster bake. If you are interested in visiting us for the “Lobstah Classic”, there is a registration form on our web site, www.SMDHS.infoHere is a list of our other events for 2014:March 22: Annual Photo Contest. Get ready for spring by reliving last year’s garden beauty.April 26: Garden Clean-up (weather permitting), Spring Pot luck lunch.May 18 (Sunday): Public Plant Sale, 8 AM – Noon. Please bring plants to sell to help support the club. Sellers can keep up to 50% of sales. Your plant donations to this event helps us to bring in speakers.June 7: Garden Cleanup and Member / Guest Auction. Cleanup starts at 8:00. Auction will begin at 12:30.July TBD: Club garden tourAugust 16: Third Annual SMDHS “Lobstah Classic”. Featured speakers will be Mike Shadrack, Margo Reed and Jim Murphy.October 4: Garden cleanup at 8:30; BingoNovember 2: Annual SMDHS Business Meeting. We will be electing officers for 2015-16December 6: Holiday Party / Pot Luck Luncheon / Yankee Swap.

SMDSSoutheastern Massachusetts Daylily SocietySubmitted by Pat Wessling, President

Greetings! It has certainly been an interesting winter, with all the crazy temperature changes and large quantities of snow here on the south coast of Massachusetts. It is snowing once again here. This time just a few inches are predicted. It would be nice if it stayed on the ground a while this time as daylilies love snow cover but the long range forecast has it warming up once again to melt away.

It has been a tough winter of losses on the hybridizer front. My dear friend and mentor Phil Reilly of Enterprise, Florida passed away this winter. A great loss to all who knew him and a mentor in the truest sense of the word. He was so generous to SMDS. He donated plants to be distributed free to all who attended our last daylily sale. You could not ask for a more helpful person to new AHS clubs and members. He taught me so much over the years and always had time to help out people new to daylilies. His humor was endless. He constantly had an interesting “take” on any given situation that would make me laugh. He will be fondly remembered by all who had the good fortune to encounter him. He is survived by three children, Marisa, Gina and George and his lovely wife Pina. Pina and his daughter Marisa will be carrying on the business of daylilies that Phil and Pina hybridized over the years. I strongly suggest you check out the plants they have to offer as so many of them do so well up here.

The daylily world also lost a great woman in the untimely death of Lisa Lockhart age 47 of Falmouth, ME. You may have known her as “leightonhilllisa” on the Lily Auction where she sold seeds and plants from time to time. Lisa and I were very good friends and she was an avid daylily collector. She and I would trade daylilies and stories over Skype. She was taken from us too soon. She will be missed terribly by her two daughters, beloved grandson, Gibson and by her many friends.

We are all looking forward to a great spring and daylily season. All this snow will hopefully serve as a poor man’s fertilizer, as my Dad used to say. Here’s hoping for a wonderful bloom season to you [email protected] home; 617-285-1181

2014 SMDS Calendar of Events March 16, 2014 • 12:30pm – Suzanne Mahler to speak - United


Methodist Church, 462 Main St., Wareham, MA 02571 Lecturer, horticulturist and garden writer Suzanne Mahler will speak at our first meeting in the Spring. “Designing a Garden for All Seasons” covering plantings for both sun and shade.

April 26, 2014 • 10:00am to 2:00pm – Saturday Plant and Yard Sale at Wareham Historical Society Methodist Meetinghouse, 395 Main St., Wareham, MA 02571 The SMDS Plant and Yard sale will feature all kinds of plants, maybe some baked goods and cool yard sale items. Add to your plant collection while supporting your club. Be sure to tell your friends! We will also be looking for volunteers to help with table set up.

SMDS meetings are held at The Wesley United Methodist Church 462 Main Street, Wareham, MA 02571

Once upon a time, in a garden far, far away, we went to see the beautiful day-lilies. Our time at the garden was such an unpleasant experience, so much so, that I immediately began to mentally write an article to vent my displeasure.

We all have heard of the ten rules for visitors to display/open/tour gardens to obey. But has anyone ever composed a list of rules for the owners? At the time, I was so fired up that I composed the list with lightning speed. I then called a trusted daylily friend with my list and she cautioned me to never publish the list as I would surely be burned in effigy, or worse, be banned from gardens. With the passage of time, my ire has lessened but I think there were lessons to be learned.

I will give you some background to one of the lessons. Many years ago, we went to Avon, Ohio to visit the garden of the late, great, Steve Moldovan. He gave us a tour of the property, pointing out areas to explore on our own and places where we were not allowed to go. There were so many gorgeous flowers in bloom and from time to time I would ask him the name of the plant. Invariably, it was a cultivar from another hybridizer. How embarrassing was that? Never once did

I inquire about a hem that was his. I re-solved, from that day forward, to always ask where the hybridizer, (if the garden owner was one) displayed his/her intro-ductions so as not to be caught admiring the works of another.

Having explained myself after the Moldovan experience, I will now take you back to the garden in a land far, far away. I asked where I could find this person’s in-tros. We were sent to area A. We scoured the area and nope, other cultivars but none belonging to that hybridizer. We asked the question again. We were direct-ed to area B. Again, we went, we looked, none found. Since it was a land far, far away and having travelled for some period of time, we asked a third time. We were told to go to area C. Nothing. It was laughable. Were we in a “where is Waldo “cartoon mystery? At that point, we waved goodbye and left.

That situation led to my posing the question to the American Hemerocallis Society E-Mail Robin. The following are rules based on the suggestions of the responders to my post. The rules are not in any particular order. The reader will decide if s/he would demote a rule to a suggestion or upgrade a suggestion to a rule, based on individual opinions and experiences. Following the list of rules are suggestions.1. Greet your visitors

They have come from near and far to enjoy your beautiful flowers. Make them feel welcome. If possible, introduce yourself and ask their name and may-be where they call home. Henry David Thoreau said, “A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs.” Introductions would be im-possible if the visitor were one of many who just got off the bus and I think we all realize that.2. Explain your garden rules for your guests

This will not or should not be neces-sary if they are daylily people but if they are not daylily people, for your own san-ity, make the dos and don’ts clear. This will save you a lot of headaches. You have already heard or experienced too many horror stories of well meaning visitors helping you ‘weed’ and deadhead etc. Maybe you have forbidden areas such as a greenhouse or muddy areas they should avoid. Let your guests know. 3. Inform them of the location of re-

freshments

There is no rule about providing refreshments. Some of the open gar-dens are so far off the beaten path that they rarely receive visitors. It would be disheartening for them to keep supplies available that are never consumed. I am suggesting that if there are refreshments, inform your guests where they can be found and if nothing is available, explain there are none.1. Inform them where the nearest

washroom is locatedIt is a given that portable facilities

will be at every tour garden during the National and Regional conventions. I do not expect garden owners to allow complete strangers into their homes. Not everyone has a swanky outhouse like Betty and Marv Fretz. Years ago, we went to a rural daylily garden. When my need became great, I asked where I could use the facilities. I was informed that there was a wooded area across the road which would afford me some privacy. At the time, I was taken aback but I understood. Maybe the nearest washroom is a fast food establishment or a mall or a gas station. Again, I do not expect the owner to open his home but s/he should let the visitors know where to take a comfort break.

5. Inform them of the local lawsThis one came from Chris Petersen:

“These are suggestions that I garnered after being an open garden when we had the National Convention on Long Island, NY. Since I live in a small village with a myriad of rules and our own police force, I notified the Village police that possibly a lot of garden visitors were coming who may not be that familiar with the local regulations. I made sure that all informa-tion distributed before the open garden dates included the local speed limit and the “No parking on the street” rule. I put up signage out by the road as well”.

6. Ask about their area of interestThe focus is different for everyone.

Some want to look, some want to buy, some want to learn, some want to schmooze, some may just want a day trip. Once you have established their area of interest, then point out to them where to find what they seek. 7. Label the plants properly and visibly

AHS official display gardens must have proper signage. It is also expected if you are a tour garden, a little less so if you are

Ten Rules for Garden Owners

by Cheryl Taylor, Ontario


an open garden, but still much appreci-ated. Non-daylily groups may not care if there are any. 8. Provide seating in a shaded area

Our observation, from attending Na-tionals and Regionals, is that the attend-ees are on the older side. Many get off the buses and head for a shady spot from which to enjoy the view. But even the not so old need a break from walking the grounds, especially if the sun is scorching hot. Chairs of one description or another is a must.

9. Eradicate poison ivy from public areasOr at least inform your visitors where

NOT to go. We were once in a tour garden and a friend pointed out to me that poi-son ivy grew along the driveway. She was highly allergic so was most upset and was leery of venturing any further. Additional-ly, there was an impressive stand of Giant Hogweed which has been declared a Fed-eral Noxious Weed, meaning it is illegal to propagate, sell or transport this plant in the United States.

[Above: Joan Turano Garden, NY. Photo, Joan Turano]

10. Consider the safety of your visitorsLouise Taylor of Michigan explained it

this way: “Brain surgery years ago left me with challenged balance issues. Low rise stairs and bridges without rails are possi-ble if taken very slowly but I would rather avoid them if there is another route. My brain telling my feet they have to land on a certain narrow spot is a recipe for disas-ter so narrow paths and raised stepping stones are problems. Unsteady stepping stones, hoses left on pathways, tools left lying around are tripping hazards which are problems. At home I do have stepping

stones but they are all sunk, level, and steady and I use them as a path sugges-tion”. As mentioned earlier, gardening seems to be a hobby of older individuals. No one wants to be responsible for an accident that could have been prevented. And on the topic of safety, Bill Maryott wrote: A personal lawsuit for injury is a distinct possibility when you open your garden to visitors. You need two things. First is a rider on your insurance policy providing an umbrella liability against personal injury. Secondly is a small sign that says “We are not responsible for injuries sustained in our garden.” Then be proactive to prevent any accidents.

Here are some suggestions, not rules, for garden owners.Chris Petersen had many excellent sugges-tions, such as :- have umbrellas on hand for sun or rain. - have sunscreen on hand if the visitor is ill prepared. - have hand sanitizer on hand, especially if providing food. - keep a guest book for visitors to sign. - provide a list of local restaurants, with

directions, that you would recommend. - and lastly, provide a list of local garden centres or nurseries.

Other members of the robin contrib-uted these ideas: Consider having insect repellent on hand. If any of you have ever been to Lost Horizons, you would have seen multiple cans lined up on the sales table for public use. Lost Horizons is a garden centre in a wooded area, just off Hwy. 7 between Rockwood and Acton, two towns in Ontario. We have seen peo-ple get out of their cars and immediately reach for their own bug spray before even starting to look at all the unusual plants they sell. Insects are considered by some to be Nature’s jewellery but more people consider them pests.

Rich Rosen, of Kentucky, recommend-ed telling them about your daylily society.

Do not force visitors to suffer through a walk through the seedling beds if they are not interested.

Do not lure visitors with promises on which you do not plan to deliver, as hap-pened to Karol Emmerich of Minnesota.

Karol also thinks it best to treat all visitors equally well.

Be generous. The generosity of another gardener is what got you sucked into daylilies. Pass it on! As per Sandy Veurink of Michigan. Paul Owen, in North Carolina, raved about being generous with little old ladies and his generosity being rewarded with perennials from their gardens and, at Christmas, a great variety of baked goods.

Cindy Dye, also from North Carolina, advised answering questions politely. “I do try not to wince when a customer asks me if he can get some bulbs”.

Mingle. Even if a close friend who you haven’t seen for years or your favorite hybridizer who you’ve never met shows up during your open garden hours, don’t ignore the other folks. Perhaps even more difficult to accomplish: don’t allow one or just a few visitors to monopolize your time, wrote Linda Michaels of New York.

Weed. Weed. Weed. Melodye Camp-bell, our current Region Four Director, commented that “this should be a rule, not a suggestion. Nothing worse than to travel a distance to see a garden over-grown with weeds!” She is not alone. Many of the robin comments pertained to weeds.

Dogs and other pets. That could be a sensitive subject. I myself am an animal lover and am happy to meet all the four legged and two legged family members the owner has. But not all people are. Surely the garden visitor informed you they wanted to visit and asked about animals at that time if they have a real phobia or allergy etc. Didn’t they?

The Golden Rule may be the best guideline. The garden owners should always remember the best experiences they have had in the gardens of others and extend those positive experiences to the visitors in their own gardens.

There is an incredible amount of work involved in preparing for garden visitors. Some have tried it for awhile and have been so discouraged they have ceased to share their gardens. Kudos to all who are willing to host garden visitors year after year.


In Memoriam: Region 4 RemembersPhil ReillySubmitted by Carl Harmon, NH

Just before last Christmas, the AHS, Region 4, and NEDS lost a great hybridizer, a daylily mentor to many, a Stout Medal winner, and a great ambassador to the world of daylilies. His family lost a great husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. Below are the words of Marisa Reilly, one of his daughters who lived with Phil and Pina:

“On the afternoon of December 19th, 2013, my dear father, Phil Reilly, passed away quietly surrounded by his wife and children. He will be remembered by us and his friends for his kindness & generosity, his gentleness and strength.

For us, his children, he was a singular example of the human potential for humility and compassion.

We will comfort ourselves and his friends in the void, created by his absence in the world, by emulating the very essence of who he was. Some would say that his legacy was his daylily flowers, and although we, his family, have been awed by his creations, we instead would insist that his legacy was more the love and devotion that he showed for his family, the encouragement he gave to new daylily growers, and the joy he found in ambling through his garden daily.

He is survived by his wife Pina of 54 years, his three children, his four grandchildren, his three new great grandchildren, and most of all, all of you, who are reading this right now. You were all special and important to him. He is at peace finally.” -- Marisa Reilly

Phil always used to start his emails with “Reilly here”; it always made me smile before I even started to read his message. He loved every day as he lived his retirement dream of running a Florida daylily hybridizing garden, referring to his new location as “Paradise”.

I did not know Phil very well during his last year or so in Massachusetts when I was a new daylily addict. I knew him then mostly as the amazing NEDS auctioneer, who twice a year seemed to know everything there was to know about every daylily he auctioned, and he made it fun for everyone

including himself. We became friends after he moved to Florida during my

annual May trips to Florida Mecca. Like hundreds of people before me, and hundreds after me, we just hit it off. While I love all the Florida gardens and hybridizers, I especially loved my time spent at Phil and Pina’s. I loved the beauty of his garden and the many hours of sitting in the lanai while Phil held court along with the many other guests who would drop by to do the same. I enjoyed his stories, from his experiences with hybridizing and growing daylilies, to his Marine stories in Italy, and to the amazing love affair with his beautiful and loving wife Pina, who he met while stationed in Italy and knew right away he would marry her even though neither one of them spoke the others language. Pina is also a great friend of mine and an amazing woman who over the past few years as Phil grew ill took over nearly all the chores of running a hybridizing garden in the brutal Florida heat, all 90 pounds of her, so that she could continue the dream of her love, her Marine. The garden was always immaculate.

Phil would share all he knew about daylilies with anyone from the total novice to the expert. To me, he was the very definition of a mentor with all who came in contact with him. Within a few days of his passing, Melodye Campbell posted a link to a YouTube video of Phil about the need to share our love of daylilies with others. It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abIFbfHp7m0&feature=youtu.be

Watching this video made me laugh and cry at the same time. It was so strange to still be able to hear Phil’s voice though technology, but also to laugh as one of the greatest storytellers I have ever known could still hold court and encourage people to give away daylilies to general gardeners and new AHS members. Like most Marines, Phil walked the talk. I can guarantee that over the years, for every daylily Phil ever sold he gave 4 or 5 away. I witnessed it many times. He was generous in his many donations to the daylily clubs and Region fundraisers across the US and Canada and especially so to those in his old home of Region 4, NEDS and SMDS. One example of Phil’s generosity is when he donated a large box of daylilies to a new club, the Southeastern Massachusetts Daylily Society, for their auction to help get them started. Last year, he sent a large number of daylilies to the SMDS sale with the stipulation that the plants had to be given away for free to members and sale attendees.

Many knew Phil as a hybridizer and a big proponent of continuing to work with diploids and the converting of dips to tets for the advancement of daylilies. He won the Stout Medal for Hemerocallis ‘Fooled Me’ (Reilly-Hein, 1990)which is still one of the best northern performing daylilies around and frequently at or near the top of the Region 4 popularity poll. Phil was never comfortable tooting his own horn and did not nominate his hybrids to the annual Awards and Honors ballot. H. ‘Fooled Me’ won the HM award based on a write-in campaign which subsequently led to the Stout Medal win. To my knowledge, no other Stout winner started as a write-in and this will probably never occur again.


Some of his other great northern grown introductions are in the white spectrum such as ‘Swiss Mint’ ( 1994), ‘Boston Symphony’ (1998), ‘Swiss Diplomat’ (2003) and ‘Memories of Saratoga’ (2006). Some of Phil’s great non-whites are ‘Starlet O’Hara’ (1998), ‘Ranger Bob’, ‘Colleen Amber Morrison’ (1998) and ‘Gina’ (1996) which won the Region 4 Stanley Saxton Seedling award. Many of Phil’s southern bred daylilies have also done well here in the north.

Phil’s wife Pina and their daughter Marisa are going to continue to operate Reilly Gardens http://www.philreillydaylilies.com/introductions/2014 I hope that you will continue to support Pina and grow Phil’s plants and if you make the Mecca trip, stop in and see the beauty and hospitality of Reilly Gardens for yourself. While we have lost a great hybridizer and daylily ambassador his family has lost an even better man. All we have now are so many fond memories of a great man. I, like many of you, have lost an irreplaceable good friend and already I miss him dearly. Semper Fi, and rest easy my brother.

[Below: ‘Swiss Diplomat’ (Reilly, 2003), photo by Karin Cooke. Bottom: ‘Starlet O’Hara’ (Reilly, 1998), photo by Marlene Har-mon]

Diana TuppenySubmitted by William Tuppeny, of CT and VT

Diana Elizabeth Cooke Tuppeny, age 65, unexpectedly passed in her home on the 10th of December 2013.

I met and married Diana in 1982. She was already building gardens around her home in VT. The daylilies had started to appear although they were not her principal focus. The intense interest in growing and subsequently, hybridizing started in the 1990s; in some measure, I believe that came from interests shared with her mother and her younger sister, Karin Cooke.

Like many of her diverse artistic endeavors Diana approached her love of daylilies with vigor--buying books, reading articles, connecting with growers and club members in a continuing effort to satisfy her thirst for knowledge. Diana “leaned” on me to dig gardens and weed, cart compost and to take pictures of her flowers. [Daylily] club members were introduced to her jewelry making and its connection to daylily seed pods.

That is a brief synopsis of her love for her gardens, flowers and most of all the daylilies she acquired from many folks in the CT and New England [NEDS and PDS]organizations.

Please accept my sincere thanks to all of you that were involved in helping Diana and bringing so much pleasure into both of our lives. William “Buck” Tuppeny

Region 4 Remembers

Above, one of Diana’s seedlings.


2015 Region 4 Regional July 17-19, 2015!Plans are underway for the 2015 Region 4 Regional,

hosted by the Connecticut Daylily Society (CDS). Gary Jones is the Chair of the event.

Four contrasting, vibrant tour gardens have been designated, all convenient to I-91, a speaker has been invited, and a hotel is being selected in north central Connecticut. Garden Judge Workshops 1 and 2 will be scheduled, and Exhibition Judge Clinics 1 and 2 are planned. Details will be announced in the next issue of the Region 4 Newsletter. Stay tuned!

Stanley Saxton Seedling CompetitionThe CDS will accept entries during the months of April

and May, 2014 for the 2015 Stanley Saxton Seedling Award Competition. This award is for the best unregistered seedling seen at the 2015 Regional Meeting Competition Bed, which will be planted at the Garden of Cheryl Fox and Phil Douville. At this time, space is only permitting a maximum of twenty entries total. Therefore, twenty Region 4 hybridizers are asked to select only their one most promising seedling for the 2015 competition. Hybridizers are encouraged to contact Cheryl at [email protected] (underscore between ‘cheryl’ and ‘fox’) to reserve a space. Entries, with a maximum of three to five fans, should reach Cheryl no later than May 17, 2014. Entries may be priority mailed to Cheryl Fox at 27 Duncaster Lane, Bloomfield, CT 06002 OR delivered directly to Cheryl at her home OR brought to the CT Daylily Sale the morning of May 17, 2014 at the Avon Senior Center, Avon CT. Hybridizers may contact Cheryl by email OR by phone at 860-243-3422 after May 1 to see if space for additional entries may be available.

In line with Region 4 Stanley Saxton Award specifications, all seedlings will be planted in one location in one tour garden for easy evaluation. This will ensure that all seedlings receive equal treatment. Seedlings from purchased seed are not eligible, nor are purchased seedlings. All seedlings will be grown under number with no hybridizer or name identified on the label. Absolutely no pollen will be taken, nor will pods be set during the plant’s stay in the guest garden. Flower scapes will be removed this season to encourage increase. Following the competition, hybridizers may pick up their plants or make alternate arrangements for their return. Also, plants may be donated to Region 4.

Call for Open GardensPlanning for the 2015 Regional includes assembling a

listing of garden owners, most likely in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, who are willing to open their gardens to Regional attendees on Friday, July 17, 2015 or Sunday, July 19, 2015, or both. It is desired that open garden plants be labeled and groomed (deadheaded). The

garden should be at its best, and someone should be present to welcome visitors during the time the garden is open. Refreshments are not necessary, but iced tea or cold water is always welcome by garden visitors.

Lori-Ann Jones is preparing the Open Garden listing, and asks for your commitment well in advance so that you may have an opportunity to evaluate your gardens and take plenty of time to add those special touches. If you are contemplating being an open garden for the Regional on either July 17 or July 19, or both, please e-mail Lori-Ann at [email protected]. Please type “OPEN GARDEN 2015” in the subject line of your email. Please provide your name and garden name, GPS address, driving directions, and phone number. Selling gardens may also be listed and should provide the same information. Lori-Ann would like to hear from you by October 1, 2014, in order to prepare the Open Garden List for the forthcoming CDS 2015 Regional web site. CDS is hopeful to have information on the 2015 Regional available on a web site about the time of the release of the fall issue of the Region 4 Newsletter, Daylilies in the Great Northeast.

Call for Hybridizer Seedling ImagesLori-Ann Jones has also kindly offered to assemble a

PowerPoint of Region 4 Hybridizers’ Seedling pictures that will be available for viewing during the 2015 CDS Regional. All Region 4 hybridizers who would like to send photos of no more than ten of their seedlings to be included should e-mail Lori-Ann at [email protected] . Please do not send pictures of your entry for the Stanley Saxton Award. Those seedlings are supposed to be a secret so that all of them can be judged on their merit alone.

Lori would appreciate getting the pictures of the seedlings no later than February 28, 2015 in JPG format and please put in the subject line (Hybridizers seedlings for 2015). If you would prefer to send a disc, it can be mailed to 216 Belanger Rd., Southampton, MA 01073.

Call for CDS Region 4 Regional Auction DonationsThe daylily auction conducted at Region 4 Regionals is

intended to raise funds for the Region 4 Treasury, including helping with the cost of publishing the Region 4 Newsletter. Organizing the auction is a daunting task, and Charmaine Rich [email protected] has agreed to Chair the 2015 CDS Regional Auction. All members of Region 4 are encouraged, if able to do so, to select a daylily valued at a minimum of $40.00 to donate to the Regional auction. It is never too soon to provide this information to Charmaine. Photos of the donated daylily will also be welcome. Recommendations for the best means of the transporting of your donation to the Regional will be forthcoming.

CDS to host Region 4 Meeting in 2015


Les dents! [Teeth!] par Daniel Matton, Québec

Par observation, il est facile de se rendre compte que les variétés de dents rencontrées sur différentes hémérocalles sont particulières dans leur forme.Through observation it is easy to realize that the type of teeth encountered on different daylilies are specific in their shape.Certaines ressembleront nettement à des dents de scie, triangulaires et bien définies, comme l’hybride de la photo ci-dessous issu de ‘Bass Gibson’(Rice, J., 2006) [petite photo en bas à droite] qui possède aussi des dents semblables.Some look very much like triangular, well-defined sawteeth such as in the seedling pictured below, out of ‘Bass Gibson’ (Rice, J., 2006) [small photo, below right] which has similar teeth.

D’autres auront des dents plus étroites comme dans le spécimen ‘Naomé Roy-Matton’(Matton, 2011)[ci-dessous].Other teeth are narrower as in the cultivar ‘Naomé Roy-Matton’ (Matton, 2011)[below].

J’ai remarqué que bien souvent les formes de dents

étaient mélangées sur un même spécimen. On y retrouve des dents effilochées, triangulaires, cornues tentaculaires et de formes intermédiaires selon leur génétique.

I noticed that oftentimes the forms of teeth were mixed on the same cultivar. There we find teeth which are frayed, triangular, horned, tentacular and of intermediate forms according to their genetics.

[De gauche à droite/ left to right: Onja (Matton, 2012); Hybride de Matton / Matton seedling]Quand les bordures sont moins ondulées, les dents nous apparaissent avec moins de mouvements; il est plus facile de voir la vraie forme triangulaire comme dans le spécimen ci-dessous. When the edges are less wavy, the teeth appear with less movement; it is easier to see the true triangular form as in the specimen/cultivar below.

On remarque aussi que sur certains spécimens les dents sont minuscules et très nombreuses, comme dans ces hybrides [de Matton, ci-dessous]. We also note that in some specimens the teeth are tiny and numerous as in these [Matton] seedlings [below].


Dernièrement sont apparues les dents en forme de cornes, une forme spectaculaire de dents comme dans le spécimen ‘Kirpi’ (Matton, 2013) qui contient une forte dominance de cornes.Recently appeared teeth in the shape of horns, a spectacular form of teeth as in the specimen ‘Kirpi’ ( Matton, 2013) which contains a strong dominance for horns.

Dans certaines conditions climatiques, une bordure à dents rondes peut se transformer en dents spectaculaires

comme dans les photos de ‘Cap Tourmente’ [Matton, 2009) ci-dessous.In certain climatic conditions, a border of round teeth can transform into spectacular teeth as in the photos of ‘Cap Tourmente’ below.

Certaines dents ressemblent d’avantage à une bordure de dentelle faite de fines dents allongées [hybride de Matton, ci-dessous].Some teeth looks more like a border of lace made of fine elongated teeth [Matton seedling, below].

D’autres ressemblent à une bordure avec plusieurs petits arrondis.Others look like a border with many small, rounded [teeth].[‘Dendrite’ (Matton 2013), left and below]

Et puis arrivent les longues dents spectaculaires qui deviennent comme des prolongements spontanés de la bordure. La densité des dents est parfois tellement grande que la bordure en se repliant donne l’allure d’une double rangée de dents.And then come the long and spectacular teeth, which become as spontaneous extensions of the border and are sometimes so dense that the edge folds and gives the appearance of a double row of teeth.

[De gauche à droite/ left to right: ‘Kruna’ (Matton, 2013], ‘Gavinha’ (Matton, 2013)

Et il y a aussi les autres dents qui poussent là où l’on s’en attend le moins…And there are also other teeth which grow where you least expect…Des dents qui surgissent de futurs sépales sur des bourgeons floraux, celles qui


apparaissent soudainement sur un pétale, certaines se retrouvant en plusieurs rangée. Le hasard lance les dés et ses combinaisons dépassent notre imagination...Teeth that arise on future sepals of flower buds, those that appear suddenly on a petal, some find themselves several in a row, chance rolls the dice and the combinations exceed our imagination ...[Sur cette page, hybrides de Matton/ on this page, Matton seedlings]

Observons! La nature nous en met plein les yeux!Let us observe! Nature provides us an eyeful!

Daniel Matton

[Photos: Daniel Matton]

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Welcome New Members to AHS

and Region 4

Welcome, New Members!Please consider sharing your daylily interests

with other AHS members across our region. How did you discover daylilies? Share your stories and

photos with us.Contact the Regional Editor with your questions or to make submissions to the Region 4 Newsletter.

Thank you, Adele Keohan

[email protected]


by Frank Almquist, New YorkChemical elements in the soil are useless to a plant until they are converted to an organic compound that results from interaction with

soil bacteria. The table Functions of Soil Elements, below, lists three groups of elements, Primary, Secondary and Micro. The primary elements are those every gardener knows, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium, (N-P-K). The Secondary and Micro nutrients are used by the plant is much smaller quantities.

The table shows the function of each element in plant growth, and how to recognize a deficiency, as well as suggestions of how to correct a problem. Many plant problems have similar indicators, therefore before any chemical additions are made, a complete soil test must be completed. Few chemical fertilizers (N, P, K type) contain little if any of the lower demand elements, but many are present in most organic blends. The assay on the back of the container should be read prior to purchase and use. Be sure to do a pH test as most elements are not available to plants if the pH is much outside the 6.0 to 7.5 range.

Primary Nutrients Function Deficiency Symptoms *SolutionsNitrogen Vigorous growth &

dark green colorLight green leaves; stunted growth

Dried Blood, Garden Manure, Cottonseed Meal, Ammonium Sulfate, Urea

Phosphorus Root development & flowering

Smaller yields of seeds & fruit; purplish leaves, stems & branches;

Rock Phosphate, Bone Meal, Single Superphosphate, Triple Superphosphate

Potassium Overall hardiness & disease resistance

Reduced yields; Spotted or curled leaves; Weak root system

Sulfate of Potash, Sulfate of Potash Magnesia, Muriate of Potash, Greensand

Secondary Nutrients Function Deficiency Symptoms *SolutionsCalcium Plant vigor; Aids in

uptake of nutrientsDeformed terminal leaves; Poor root growth

Garden Lime, Garden Gypsum

Magnesium Essential part of chlorophyll

Yellowing of older leaves Garden Lime, Sulfate of Potash Magnesia

Sulfur Dark green color; Seed production

Yellow leaves; Stunted, spindly plants

Garden Sulfur, Sulfate of Potash, Gypsum

Micronutrients Function Deficiency Symptoms *SolutionsBoron Increases flowering &

fruit development Terminal buds die; Less flowers & fruit develop

Garden Manure, Bone Meal

Chlorine Helps control water loss & moisture stress

Plants wilt; yellow leaves Muriate of Potash, Garden Manure, Greensand

Cobalt Improves growth & transpiration

Reduced growth and yellowing of foliage

Greensand, Kelp, Cottonseed Meal

Copper Helps produce chlorophyll

Yellow, wilted leaves; Lack of flowering

Garden Manure, Greensand

Iron Promotes dark green leaves

Yellow leaves Greensand, Garden Manure, Cottonseed Meal

Manganese Helps produce chlorophyll

Intervenous chlorosis in younger leaves

Garden Manure, Greensand

Molybdenum Essential in some enzyme systems

Pale green, rolled or cupped leaves

Greensand, Lime (makes it more available)

Sodium Aids water regulation & photosynthesis

Plants wilt Kelp, Garden Manure, Bone Meal, Greensand

Zinc Enzyme & growth hormone production

Yellow leaves, Rosetted (clustered) leaves

Garden Manure, Greensand, Cottonseed Meal

Functions of Soil Elements


No, I didn’t die this summer or have a near death experience but I really must say that I think I was close to Heaven or at least got to see what it might look like.

By nature, I am a bit of a homebody and don’t travel far and wide like I used to. Maybe I am getting old or I could just be set in my ways. This summer, I jumped at a chance to venture off and I am sure glad I did. That fateful email that read “hey, why don’t you come to the Region 2 summer meeting” was all it took.

The journey began at 1 AM in the morning with my alarm blasting in my ear and waking me from a semi- deep sleep; I had been trying to sleep since 6 pm with varied success. My car was preloaded and full of gas so I loaded up my last minute items and jumped in the car. My ETA for Ohio was around 10 am; getting older (geez I can’t believe I said it) makes driving at night less desirable but as the sun began to rise I knew I was approaching the border.

I’m not sure about you but I always find border crossing a nerve-wracking experience. My first shot at the border took me to the wrong lane with a man screaming and waving his arms at me indicating I was in the wrong lane so I backed up and approached from the other side. I have never considered myself a suspicious or shady looking person but I guess the border guard thought otherwise. I had nothing to fear other than the fact my bladder was full; I had a phyto for the plants that I was taking down and there was nothing suspicious in my car. “Shut your car off, take nothing out”, I was told… so that’s what I did. I guess they needed to communicate better because after ripping my car apart a man came in with my envelope of American money handed it to me and told me I was required to take that with me. I sat in a dirty, enclosed area where I was refused access to relieve my swelling bladder filled with coffee to keep me reasonably awake from the drive. After about 45 minutes I was called up and a pill bottle was shoved in my face. “What’s this?” barked the guard. I couldn’t see through the dark blue bottle and he refused to

open it to let me look inside nor could I touch it. Finally he tipped it enough that I could make out an orchid seed pod someone had given me long past in a bottle which got buried in the center console of my car. This was it. Was I going to be refused entry because they think I am a criminal seed smuggler?

I apologized and told him that I had no idea it was in there; he just glared at me and walked away. Time ticked on as I watched tearful housewives emerge from the back obviously upset while their children and families waited out front. Then came my time…. I was called up and interrogated as to why I was entering the USA. They kept asking the address where I was going and I kept on saying “I don’t know-- the information was all in my car”. You could see the frustration on the man’s face. Finally, they allowed me to go to my car to get the registration forms and information for the Region 2 summer meeting. I exited the building and walked towards my car. The guard looked at me with a glint in his eye and asked, “You got the paper work for those plants?”, pointing to my bin with plants in it. I could tell he was hoping that I didn’t have a phyto so he could

have my new introductions and other plants, but with a smirk on my face I looked him in the eye and said …”Why yes I do”. With a shocked look on his face he followed me back into the office where I produced the paperwork and he congratulated me on doing the right thing. Within seconds the whole tune changed and I was allowed to pee and go on my way an hour and a half late.

I met a friend of mine, Eric Simpson, at a McDonalds just off I75 and made my way to my first stop, Bob Faulkner’s garden [photos of Faulkner’s garden gate and a Faulkner seedling below left]. A breathtaking display of the latest and greatest in diploid patterned seedlings spread across the property as I received my personalized tour of his garden. Leaving Bob’s garden, it was time to get some lunch before I headed off to the garden of Mike and Sandy Holmes. My trusty GPS in hand led me to a beautiful house in the middle of a subdivision

(hmmmm) with little back yard (hmmm), a few daylilies (HMMMMM). Well, it was their house but not their garden. Luckily, their phone number was close at hand and within a few minutes I was quickly relocated to their proper address for the garden. Driving in, I was in total awe. I had never seen anything so breathtaking as fields of daylilies. Had I died and gone to heaven? I was afforded the luxury of walking through the property seeing what Sandy and Mike had been working on and even the ability to pick some seedlings out of the acres of flowers to bring back home to Canada.[Above, left to right: David Jewell, Sandy Holmes, Eric Simpson. Photo by Ed Krauss]

As late afternoon approached, like a

Crossing Over by David Jewell, Ontario


daylily bloom, I began to show signs of wear and tear and it was time to leave. I headed to the hotel to check in and rest up for what was to be a big weekend and an early morning the next day.

The auxiliary bus tour started early the next morning and we were off and running. The bus headed back towards Sandy and Mike Holmes’ and Kim McCutcheon’s gardens. Equally as breathtaking the next day, I didn’t look much in Sandy and Mike’s seedling beds although I heard the sweet siren calling my name and beckoning me to buy more… I bought introductions instead, there was also quite the spread of food and some great treats for the morning. Nobody needed breakfast before the trip. I have to say I could spend hours or even days at that garden but before you knew it, we were off to Amity Abloom, the Garden of Charles and Cynthia Lucius, a massive sprawling garden. The well-manicured garden featured some interesting sculptures. My favorite piece was a massive horse [above] which appeared to be made

out of steel. Having toured the morning away, our next stop was for lunch at Der Dutchman. For those that were at the Region 2 Regional last year you will remember it as a German buffet with a nice gift shop attached.

Our next stop was Jamie and Diana Gossard’s Heavenly Gardens [top, right]which was one of my most anticipated stops. True to its name, the heavens opened up just as we were getting on the bus as if someone was throwing buckets of water from the sky. I knew there would be trouble. By the time we arrived at the garden, the skies had cleared, leaving behind a series of mud puddles and a slightly washed garden. Still plenty to see, I toured around but did not make it to the back; perhaps

Jamie had created a moat to hide his latest and greatest. I caught up on sleep while on my way back to the convention hotel, and upon arrival, daylily city was in full swing with a host of vendors, games, auctions all under way. Most of all there was a sales table, organized in the most amazing way from lowest to highest priced items. I started at the highest price end and worked my way backwards, not wanting to miss anything great and I surely didn’t.

The next day was the big event, so again I arose early. I’m sure I had hit the fun bus good or bad I am not sure; Nikki Schmidt and Kim McCutcheon were the bus captains. Our first stop was the gardens of JR & Donna Blanton and the hybridizing garden of Tom and Rita Isgro.

We were warned not to go to the back where the Isgro garden was because of all the rain and the soggy soil. Not to be put out, I ventured back and gladly found one of the most beautiful seedlings [below] I have seen

in ages (with the exception of my own of course). Once again, the food! I can’t believe all the Region 2 people don’t weigh in at 500 plus pounds. The next stop was the buffet at Dan Bachman’s. Foolishly, he let his wife put on a spread like I have never seen before which filled his entire garage. I think he had some daylilies that I might have passed by on

the way to all the fresh baked goodies. Now, I will say every great event does

have a hiccup or two, and the only thing I can really say was off was the lunch on Saturday; we arrived for lunch and to our surprise, we were there before the food was. Most of us wandered to a nearby antique mall and when we arrived back for lunch, well, it still wasn’t there. Lunch finally arrived about 10 minutes before our departure. All the buses were backed up and people were waiting. It was ok though, I had eaten plenty at the gardens. The afternoon was rounded out with the gardens of the Ruoffs, the Gratz garden and the Braunstein garden which was one of the most beautiful manicured gardens and was the host of the Englerth seedling bed. I only wish we would have had more time to spend there.

Returning to the hotel, the prices of the daylilies in the boutique had been slashed… grab grab grab. A quick rest and then it was back to the show with an amazing banquet and speaker after dinner followed by a live auction.

Sleep, get up, tour… the next day was back to the gardens of Bob Faulkner and Tom Polston. Bob’s garden was spit and polished up and you could see the pleasure in his eyes sharing his garden with the group. The Polston-Sterling garden [above] was another of my anticipated stops and it did not disappoint. It was a menagerie of concrete, animals and daylilies that was well worth the visit. I only wish I could have pried a toothy double pink seedling [opposite page] out of his hands. The bus loaded and I knew that was it, time to say goodbye to my new daylily friends and continue my

great adventures south of the border. The back of my car was loaded with


Association des Amateurs d’Hémérocalles du Québec (l’AAHQ)Judith Mercier95 rang St. JosephCap-Santé, QuébecG0A 2Y0 [email protected]

Buffalo Area Daylily Society (BADS)Paula Burkhard 60 Crosby Blvd, Amherst, NY [email protected]

Canadian Hemerocallis Society (CHS)John Peat16 Douville Ct. Toronto, OntarioM5A 4E7 [email protected]

Connecticut Daylily Society (CDS)Russ Allen18 Point Arrowhead RoadGuilford, CT [email protected]

Finger Lakes Daylily Society (FIELDS)David Schlossnagle96 State St., Manchester, NY [email protected]

Hudson-Adirondack Daylily Society (HADS)Debi Chowdhury4 Derby Ct.,Loudonville, NY [email protected]

Hudson Valley Iris & Daylily Society (HVIDS)Jim Robinowitz10 Baldwin RoadPoughkeepsie, NY 12603 845-454-6415 [email protected]

Long Island Daylily Society (LIDS)Luanne Madden19 Bryce AvenueGlen Cove, NY [email protected]

Maine Daylily SocietySusan Shaw13 Mill St, Camden, ME [email protected]

New England Daylily Society (NEDS)Adele Keohan304 Lowell StreetWakefield, MA [email protected]

Nova Scotia Daylily Society (NSDS)Peggy-Anne PineauPO Box 9106Halifax, NS B3K 5M7 Canada902-832-2832 [email protected]

Ontario Daylily Society (ODS)Faye Collins4745 Country Lane Rd. RR #2Whitby, Ontario L1P [email protected]

Patriot Daylily Society (PDS)Patsy Cunningham54 Mt Vernon BlvdPawtucket, RI 02861401-952-8917 [email protected]

Société Québécoise des Hostas et des Hémérocalles/ Quebec Hostas & Hemerocallis Society (SQHH/QHHS) Reggie D. Millette62 7th AvenueSt-Ambroise De KildareQuebec JOK ICOCanada 450-756-4893 [email protected]

Southern Maine Daylily & Hosta Society (SMDHS)Paul Bourret11 Keepaway LaneWest Newfield, Maine [email protected]

Southeastern Massachusetts Daylily Society (SMDS)Pat Wessling320 Mendall RoadAcushnet, MA [email protected]

AHS Region 4 Local Organizations

daylilies as I headed south to Kentucky to visit a garden I had only dreamed of. I spent the night in a hotel and at the crack of dawn I ventured to Daylily World …. or so I thought. Two lanes,

side by side, I picked the first one, I heard it was an adventure up the lane but when I arrived at the top of the hill after a long slow drive, all I saw was a trailer, a hound dog and some odd farm animals. I knew I was not at daylily world. I quickly spun around with the faint sound of banjos playing in my head

and quickly made it to the road and up the next driveway… I had arrived at nirvana.

I have to say that David and Mort were amazing hosts and to get a personalized tour of their gardens was a special treat. David walked me through the gardens, then I was driven in a golf cart around the property. I remember looking at David and saying, “This reminds me of a ride at Disney World”. [Below, part of Daylily World]

As noon approached I knew it was time to leave and head for home. After all, it was Canada Day and I should be in Canada at some point for it. I drove

north remembering the fond memories of places I had been, my daylilies were swaying in the back seat of my car. As I reached the border crossing, my heart began to pound after the terrible experience I had going down. I reached the gate, I was there inches from home; what would happen? A friendly Canadian face greeted me and asked the usual questions: how long, how much and then the fatal question… What’s in the back seat? “Plants!!” I said proudly and handed him my phyto. I am sure he really didn’t know what it was but he read it over, handed it back to me and exclaimed “Have a Nice Day”.

It wasn’t a just a great day, it was a great 5 days and 5 days I won’t soon forget. [Photos by David Jewell unless otherwise specified.]

Daylilies in the Great Northeast is printed by Arvest Press, Inc., Waltham, MA

American Hemerocallis Society

Adele Keohan, Region 4 Editor

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Hemerocallis ‘Toy Trumpets’ (Sobek, 1984) at Marion Miller’s Blue Flag Farm in North Stonington, CT photo: Chris Petersen

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