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O.D.S. & Ends

President’s Message—

Newsletter of the Ontario Daylily Society

October 2010

Volume 13, Issue 4 Since 1997

Is summer over already? Where did it go? In our garden we had re-

cord early bloom but since the garden was moved late last year most

plants bloomed with shorter scapes and fewer buds. That made for a

very compressed bloom season and by the beginning of August the

garden was nearly bloomed out. So Fall is here and we all know what

will be coming next!

In this issue you will read about our very successful Fall Classic meet-

ing. At this event the club had its annual business meeting and elec-

tions. Each year 4 of the 8 Board positions are up for election. This

year the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treas-

urer were up for election. I have served as your President for the past 5

years and had been clear that I would not be standing for election

again. I firmly believe that change is necessary and good for organiza-

tions such as the ODS and am confident that your new Board has the

experience and skills to continue the success we have all enjoyed.

Thank you to Faye Collins who has agreed to take on the role of Presi-

dent and to Brian Jones who will serve as Vice-President. Ross and

Gabriele Dettweiler have agreed to continue on as Treasurer and Sec-

retary respectively. Within the ODS Bylaws we had the vacant execu-

tive position of Can-Am Chair. I have agreed to take on this position

and to continue as a member of the club’s executive. There are many

people that I would like to thank for their assistance and support over

the past 5 years. This would include the members of the Board over

that time but also the many volunteers and friends who have offered

advice, support and encouragement. We rely heavily on member vol-

unteers to keep your club running smoothly! I would like to emphasize

that the ODS is led by a team, your Executive and not by an individual.

Your Executive will continue to serve you well. I am not go-

ing anywhere and will work with your new Executive to en-

sure a smooth transition. In the meantime plans are ad-

vancing for the 15th Annual Can-Am Classic. Mark the

weekend of May 6th – 8th, 2011 on your calendars and hope

to see you there!

All the best. Dave

contents

2010 calendar 7

2010 event description 8

4-ever dls to do list 13

Checklist 26

Daylily Distinction 15

Fall Meeting 5

Greetings from BC 22

Jerusalem dl poem 18

Links 14

Membership 2

ODS contacts 2

ODS contacts - new 3

ODS Pop poll 20

open gardens contest 9

President's message 1

R-4 pop poll 16

Regional 12

Renowned breeder 19

Seed outreach 11

Stout contenders 10

What a week! 23

Youth incentive 4

zzz Deadline 12.29.2010

ODs and Ends Newsletter October 2010

From the Membership Chairperson

A reminder - your membership expiry date is the first line on the address label of your ODS newslet-ter. I will send a renewal notice 30 to 60 days prior to your expiry date. If you have e-mail and have not renewed by your expiry date we will send a gentle reminder, but truly it is up to you as a member to renew your membership on a timely basis. If your membership is not renewed within 60 days of your expiry date your name is removed from our Membership Ros-ter. Barbara White

ODS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Members please send cheques,

payable to 0.D.S. to

Ontario Daylily Society

Barbara White

6798 9th Line

Beeton, ON LOG 1AO

ODS CONTACTS to October 31 2010

President

Dave Mussar

4083 Watson Road South, RR#1 Puslinch, ON N0B 2J0 Phone: 519-822-9783 Email: [email protected]

Vice President

Faye Collins,

4745 Country Lane Road, R.R#2

Whitby, On LIP IY6

Phone: (905) 655-9695

Email [email protected]

Treasurer

Ross Dettweiler

5003 Fountain Street North

RR 2 Breslau ON N0B 1M0

Phone: (519) 648-2408

Email: [email protected]

Secretary

Gabriele Dettweiler



Phone: (519)648-2408


Director at Large

Barbara White,

6798 9th Line

Beeton, ON LOG 1AO

Phone (905 729-2718)


Directors

Betty Fretz

6729 Leslie Lane, R.R. #3

Moorefield, On NOG 2KG

Phone: (519) 638-3937


Michael Gary Patterson

Box 485

Sunderland ON L0C 1H0

Phone (705)-357-2703

Email :[email protected]

Jenny-Lynn Gasparek

4 Queen Street,

Brooklin ON L1M 1C5

(905) 655-8065

Email:[email protected]

Librarians

Brian & Diane Jones

18 Pearl Drive

Greenbank, ON LOC IBO

Phone: (905) 985-7816


Newsletter Editor

Betty Fretz



Phone: (519) 638-3937

Fax 519.638.2348


Membership

Barbara White

6798 9th Line

Beeton, ON LOG 1AO

Phone (905 729-2718)

Email:: [email protected]

Webmaster

Kelly Noel

19 Orville Kemp Street

Ottawa ON K1T 3W8

613-733-3368

[email protected]

Past President

Maureen Strong

48 Lakeshore Road

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5C7

Phone: (905) 643-3271


The people listed on these two col-umns have volunteered to work on behalf of the club, in its’ and your best interest. The most wonderful thing you can do is to provide feedback and input, volunteer your time and energies for the betterment of our

Individual 1 year $15

Family 1 year $20

Individual 3 year $40

Family 3 year $50

Annual Youth $8

Welcome New Members!

Cathy Racine &

Dale Vanclieaf, Baysville

Paul Sebesta, Thunder Bay

mailto:[email protected]



As of November 1st,

2010 your new contacts

are:

ODS CONTACTS

President

Faye Collins,

4745 Country Lane Road, R.R#2

Whitby, On LIP IY6

Phone: (905) 655-9695

Email : [email protected]

Vice President

Brian Jones

18 Pearl Drive


Phone: (905) 985-7816


Treasurer

Ross Dettweiler



Phone: (519) 648-2408


Secretary

Gabriele Dettweiler



Phone: (519)648-2408


Directors

Betty Fretz



Phone: (519) 638-3937


Michael Gary Patterson

Box 485

Sunderland ON L0C 1H0

Phone (705)-357-2703

Email :[email protected]

Jenny-Lynn Gasparek

4 Queen Street,

Brooklin ON L1M 1C5

(905) 655-8065

Email:[email protected]

Director at Large

Barbara White,

6798 9th Line

Beeton, ON LOG 1AO

Phone (905 729-2718)


Librarians

Brian & Diane Jones

18 Pearl Drive


Phone: (905) 985-7816


Newsletter Editor

Betty Fretz



Phone: (519) 638-3937

Fax 519.638.2348


Membership

Barbara White

6798 9th Line

Beeton, ON LOG 1AO

Phone (905 729-2718)

Email:: [email protected]

Webmaster

Kelly Noel

19 Orville Kemp Street

Ottawa ON K1T 3W8

613-733-3368

[email protected]

Past President

Dave Mussar


Can-Am chair

Dave Mussar


AHS Liason

Maureen Strong

48 Lakeshore Road


Phone: (905) 643-3271


Region 4-2011 Co-Chairs

Maureen Strong

48 Lakeshore Road


Phone: (905) 643-3271


Howard Hansford

246 Allen Street

Thamesford ON N0M 2M0

[email protected]

Plant Babysitting Programme

Karin Jonasson

30 Teal Avenue, RR 3

Port Rowan ON N0E 1M0

Circulation :

208 homes by mail

Countless on the web




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Do We Have Your Email Address? We send out meeting reminders and announcements regularly by email. If you have not received an email message from the ODS then we do not have your current email address. Please contact the Membership Chair at [email protected] to let us know how to contact you. Chat With ODS Members - Join the ODS Robin! What is a Robin you say? The ODS Robin is a closed discussion group for members of the Ontario Daylily Society. Members are from all across the province of Ontario from Windsor to Ottawa and north to Sudbury and Marathon. We also have members from coast to coast in Can-ada. This is a great way to get your questions answered or just get to know other club members. To join the ODS Robin send an email to [email protected] , you may receive an email asking your name so we can verify your membership. Visit the Robin website at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/odsrobin/ DAYLILY COMMUNICATION If you are an AHS member, consider joining the AHS e-mail robin. Just drop a note to Tim Fehr at [email protected]. The robin is full of wonderful information about every facet of daylilies.

MEMBERSHIP EXPIRY DATE

At our last monthly meeting, there was a question about the expiry date and in what order the date/month/year was printed on the front of the newsletter envelope. It is printed DATE/MONTH/YEAR – example – 01/03/10 – your membership will expire 01 March 2010. Hope this is of some help. Barbara White, Membership Chair

TO: All current and potential AHS YOUTH MEMBERS:

The Connecticut Daylily Society has generously offered to pay the registration fee for all AHS Youth to attend next year's Region 4 meeting. If you are planning to attend, please e-mail me for details. If any ODS members have children or know of any who are interested in learning more about day-lilies, please drop me a line to learn about the opportunities for them. Thanks, Maureen ([email protected])

The ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DAYLILIES:

Due to the floods in Tennessee last spring, the AHS suffered losses to some of the materials in stor-age there. All the inventory of these booklets was damaged, but I do have a supply here at a cost of $10 each (includes postage). Please write, this is one of the best publications on the care and feed-ing of the object of our addiction. Thanks, Maureen [email protected]



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The Fall Meeting…2010

Eight AM , Saturday September 18th and the buzz was unmistakable…another ODS meeting at The

Delta Toronto Airport West was underway. The Fall Meeting And Election (yes there is a business

meeting and election, but we try to keep it short and sweet) may not be as big as The CAN-AM

Classic in the spring, but there’s still the same great food, plants , auctions, presenters, special

awards and of course conversation. The sixty or so members in attendance were clearly happy that

the daylily season was winding down, but were still anticipating some new additions to their collec-

tion from the plant sale opening at 8:30 and the auctions later in the day and at every opportunity

dived into intense discussions and or debates on the latest, greatest and best practices in daylily

cultivation and hybridizing or simply caught up as we all do have lives outside the daylily world.

Later in the morning program, Maureen Strong reported the results of the Region 4 popularity poll

and we had some time to pick our favorites for the Douglas Lycett Award. Howard Handsford

pitched ―4 Ever Daylilies‖,this summer’s Regional hosted by ODS. But as always the guest speakers

are the main draw and they did not disappoint.

First up was Karol Emmerich from Edina, Minnesota and forgive me Karol, I was running around

dealing with plants so I may miss some important details. Cool, calm and collected with a clear hy-

bridizing vision, Karl took us through her program…gorgeous blooms up on the big screen, espe-

cially the purples, lavenders and blue pinks. They were round and ruffled, some elaborate, others

simple and elegant, but all beautiful daylilies bearing her stamp and a preview of what to expect

from the 40 cultivars that would be available in the live auction later. For instance , some cultivars

such as ―Moses In The Bulrushes‖ might still show their southern roots and need to be mulched in

the north, but all were meant to thrive in our sometimes harsh northern climate. Karol has a clearly

thought out plan and vision and has been involved in every aspect of her operation from the ground

up. It is an operation we can only aspire to and one that she is clearly passionate about. She is in-

tent on delivering beautiful and unique blooms and judging from the presentation she’s succeeded.

Thank you Karol for bringing a little bit of Minnesota to us.

Paul Zammit, Director of Horticulture for The Toronto Botanical gardens and the next speaker was

in delivery at least the polar opposite to Karol…nothing cool , calm and collect about him, he’s a

veritable whirlwind. His topic was what to plant when the daylilies are finished blooming (and by the

way he extolled the value of daylily greenery). His high-speed delivery and enthusiasm was infec-

tious as he showed us one great companion plant after another, his garden philosophy clear…leave

the daylily foliage to make foliage and some of his garden tips and no-nos hilarious…beware of

Ribbon Grass, it motors. We saw slide after slide of amazing garden shots, plant combinations,

grasses, shrubs, late fall bloomers, pots, winter interest all put together to show that we may be day-

lily lovers but our gardens aren’t a mono-culture-all this when his own garden in Toronto was on

tour. And for those of you who scrambled to get it all down without success, there is a plant list

coming and welcome to the many others who have fallen under his spell. (Nikki Schmith was so en-

thralled by his presentation she said in her blog he’s her new ―Garden God‖). Next year among the

daylilies we’ll be sure to find some interesting new additions from Paul’s picks and perhaps some

heirloom tomatoes staked with the dried stalks of miscanthus ―giganticus’. Thanks Paul…such inspi-

ration.


Starting the afternoon program was a young breath of fresh air and new to most attendees,

Kim Mc Cutcheon from Bellbrook, Ohio. Kim’s a nanny to two lively pre-schoolers, goes to school

full time and still finds time to cross daylilies. Oh to be so young and lively. She has taken over

Shirley Farmers program and is producing some amazing diploid seedlings with intricate and un-

usual patterns. Imagine one that starts out dark purple and moving in there’s a even deeper purple

band, then a slate grey striped watermark and a green throat or another that in her own words is

―pretty funky cause it can’t decide whether it’s pink or yellow‖. She covered her garden practices-

mulch not milorganite, critters and pests-some hybridizers it seems, garden mentors-Mike and

Sandy Holmes, then went back to her beautiful seedlings and introductions-not many yet but a few

lucky people got some in the live auction where the bidding was hot and heavy. Kim really does

show diploids to advantage. So thank you Kim. I think I speak for us all in applauding your fresh,

funky, no nonsense approach to our favorite flower.

And last but by no means least was ―Welcome To The Blogoshere! Blogging With Daylilies‖ pre-

sented by the computer savy Nikki Schmith and AHS Region 2 President from Dearborn Heights ,

Michigan. What a dynamo! Those of us who had never even contemplated blogging were gung-ho

by the end. Nikki’s enthusiasm was contagious. Why blog? Well it’s immediate, intimate, informal…

an on-going conversation or on-line diary that gets your thoughts out into the world. Referring to her

own blog ―Digging In The Dirt –Daylily Adventures‖ she says quote imagine people in Nepal or Libe-

ria reading about daylilies in Michigan. Without getting in to the technical stuff here, Nikkei covered

just about everything you need to know, made it sound accessible and encouraged us all to become

―daylily ambassadors‖. She made the technical stuff sound less intimidating and had just one caveat

which was ―If you’re not a social person don’t do it‖. Thank-you so much Nikki. You have really in-

spired many of us to start blogging and we’re really looking forward to a brand new blog from Mau-

reen Strong who won your kindly donated from zero to hero in a short time ―I’m Famous Blogging

Package‖ in our live auction.

Wow….this is getting to long and needs to go to press so look for other details, thank yous and

acknowledgements in a later issue or my first email send out. There are a lot of people that make

this all happen.

So finally as incoming president of ODS, I am sure you’re all aware I have a hard act to follow or

another tired but true cliché, big shoes to fill. Dave Mussar has been the face of ODS for the past

five years. His constant networking on behalf of ODS, his ability to attract top-notch presenters to

our Can-AM and Fall Meeting , His auctioneering skill, his diplomatic skills in dealing with an eclectic

membership and an often opinionated Board, his natural leadership style have made ODS a thriving

and viable organization. He has never hesitated to delegate or step in where needed and has al-

ways made us feel we’re an important part of all endeav-

ours. Hopefully the transition will be relatively seamless as I

get up to speed, but for those of you like myself who might

be a tad apprehensive, Dave’s still going to be around,

chairing the Can-Am and in his tour garden at next sum-

mer’s regional. On behalf of us all, thank you Dave for all

your past hard work and dedication and for what we know

comes next. Faye Collins


Ontario Daylily Society Calendar

Subject to change without notice

2010

October 16 ODS Meeting RBG

November 20 ODS Meeting RBG—Christmas!

2011

Meetings begin at 10 am but you are encouraged

to come at 9:15 to chat, visit, exchange magazines

or sign up for many projects. Free Coffee and

donuts! And consider bringing a dessert to comple-

ment our lunch as well. Lug a mug.

January 15th

Meeting RBG Rooms 1 & 2 Upstairs

February 19th


March 16 – 20th Canada Blooms

May 6 – 8th

15th Annual Can-Am Classic Delta Toronto Airport West

June 11th

ODS Babysitting Programme RBG Rooms 3,4,5 Downstairs

July 15 – 17th

Region 4 Regional Tours Hosted by US!

August 13th

ODS Summer Picnic TBD

September 17th

Fall Classic Delta Toronto Airport West

October 22nd


November 26th

Holiday party RBG Rooms 1 & 2 upstairs


2010 EVENTS

AUTUMN GET TOGETHER

October 16, 10 am Royal Botanical Gardens, upstairs, Plains Rd, Burlington

Featured Speaker: Jack Looye

Jack and his wife Jackie run Rhodo land Nursery. Jack is one of Ontario’s most active breeders of

Rhododendrons. His goal is hardy yellows oranges and reds But he has a growing passion for day-

lilies. Check out his seedlings at: www.rhodolandnursery.com

HOLIDAY MEETING

November 20, 10 am Royal Botanical Gardens, upstairs, Plains Rd, Burlington

Featured Speaker: Ken Brown

Ken Brown is from Whitby Ontario, presenting ―Dallying in the Dirt‖. Ken is a member of The Garden

Writer’s Association, a horticulturist, an avid collector of Iris, Daylilies, Hosta, Peonies and more and

has an online e-mag‖ Dallying in the Dirt" can be accessed at www.gardening–enjoyed.com


OPEN GARDENS 2010

Take your Garden list with you—have your host sign you at-

tended. There will be an award for the most gardens visited. I

hear “ROAD TRIP”!!

OK—who went to every garden—let me know -

[email protected] how many gardens you visited in our ODS

list, and we’ll tabulate results.

Ads

The next issue of ODS and ENDS will be running display ads. These would be billed

prorated by space taken, and serve to support this publication. Depending on the re-

sponse, it MIGHT be feasible to have it printed in colour. The alternate would be to

support something specific—like the Regional or an award. For this first year, ads will

be $10, $20 and $40 for the year. Contact me—[email protected] to insert

your listing of plants, seeds or products.

And Yes—you ready correctly—those prices are for the first year. All issues.

LUG-A-MUG ODS MEETINGS

Hey Green Gardeners – let’s help the environment with a wee thing to do.

Let’s all bring a lug-a-mug for coffee so we can cut down on the Styrofoam

cup usage at the RBG meetings. Suggested by the very green Kathy

Conway – thanks, Kathy!!


On October 30, the AHS Board will announce which daylily received the most votes from the

garden judges and is the official Stout Silver Medal winner. Each candidate has three years to be on the ballot with a chance to win.

Following are the 36 daylilies eligible this year and the number of years they have been on the bal-

lot:

ADORABLE TIGER (2)

AWESOME CANDY (1)

BARBARA DITTMER (3)

BELLE COOK (1)

CATCHER IN THE EYE (1)

CELEBRATION OF ANGELS (3)

DARLA ANITA (3)

DESERT ICICLE (3)

DESTINED TO SEE (2)

FRANCOIS VERHAERT (1)

GEORGE JETS ON (1)

HOLLY DANCER (2)

HOW BEAUTIFUL HEAVEN

MUST BE (1)

J.T. DAVIS (2)

JANE TRIMMER (1)

JERRY PATE WILLIAMS (3)

JULIE NEWMAR ((2)

LADY NEVA (3)

MILDRED MITCHELL (3)

MYNELLE'S STARFISH (1)

NORTH WIND DANCER (2)

NUTMEG ELF (1)

PERSIAN RUBY (1)

ROSES IN SNOW (3)

SAVANNAH DEBUTANTE (2)

SPACECOAST GOLD BONANZA (1)

SWALLOW TAIL KITE (3)

TANGERINE HORSES (3)

TAOS (2)

TAR AND FEATHER (2)

TOPGUNS LOLA SCOTT (2)

TWO PART HARMONY (3)

VATICAN CITY (2)

VICTORIAN LACE (1)

WEB OF INTRIGUE (2)

WILD HORSES (3)


Let us show off your Seedlings!

The Ontario Daylily Society will host the 2011 Region 4 Peak Bloom Meeting and all members of Region 4 are invited to submit seedlings for the Stanley Saxton Seedling Competition. While this grand event is a year away, we need your seedlings now so that they have lots of time to grow in the Stanley Saxton Competition Bed at Betty Fretz garden.

We currently have 38 plants in competition. If you want to show a plant there is still room—but we would have to plant right after the Can Am. And plants might be at a serious disadvantage with only a few months, but one never knows. It might be the Belle of the Ball on that day. And that is all it takes—one day. The right day.

How do I get my seedlings to the competition bed? Check out the ODS website at 4 Ever Daylilies for all the details on how to ship plants for the competition. http://www.ontariodaylily.on.ca/ Further ques-tions? Contact Howard at [email protected] Howard Hansford - co-chair

Seed outreach:

As you are sorting your seeds for storage, please remember that this outreach program would love

to receive your extras. Through the generosity of our North American AHS members, we are able to

offer seeds of named crosses to our International members, friends, garden groups and anyone

else in a foreign country who may be interested in growing daylilies from seed. Again this year, any

domestic daylily, garden or science group is welcome to request seeds for their projects. AHS mem-

bership is not required for requesting seeds, and there is no charge to the recipients.

Please support this important outreach program of the AHS!

In sincere appreciation, Maureen Strong, AHS International Membership Chair,

48 Lakeshore Drive Stoney Creek, Ontario Canada L8E 5C7 905-643-3271 [email protected]

NEWEST AHS DISPLAY GARDEN

Congratulations to Brian and Diane Jones! Their garden is the newest official AHS Display Garden in Canada. They are located on 18 Pearl Drive Greenbank, ON LOC IBO Phone: (905) 985-7816


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REGIONAL - Mel Campbell’s comments

"Wow, what a daylily weekend we had! The Region 4 meeting, hosted by HADS, was truly a Capital Affair. Despite the heat and drought, the gardens were impeccable! Friday night's Focus on Four auction was quite exciting and there is clamouring to make this a tradition. :-) Did you know that Mike Shadrack was a stand up comedian? He had everyone roaring with his description of the hor-ticultural terrorist! Saturday night's auction was super exciting with lots of tense bidding. I managed to come away with three daylilies that are now happily potted in the shade in my garden. There was something for everyone at the meeting - the Potting Shed boutique with inexpensive plants, pottery, art and more; Chinese auction, Silent auctions and much more. It was a great weekend - thank you, HADS! Next year, onto Guelph, Ontario! Co-chair Maureen Strong and Howard Hansford have come up with all sort of creative ideas. I am so impressed! At the Sat. night banquet we all had bookmarks at our places to remind us of R4 2011. Howard designed them and they are fabulous. He also gave club presidents packets of the bookmarks to hand out at meetings. Howard also showed an excel-lent PowerPoint presentation that highlighted the gardens we will be touring in 2011. More about that later! The Stanley Saxton Seedling Award went to Darlyn Wilkinson. The Elizabeth Nesmith Clump Award went to John and Avis Randall for their impeccably grown clump of Melanie Mason's GYPSY ROSE. "

REGION 4 BUS TRIP

July 16-18, Albany, New York

It is OBVIOUS that the one angelic person in the group has someone’s fingers making rabbit-ears where her halo truly sits!!!

A great time was had by all! We learned so much and enjoyed even more.


Fall to do list!

Save the dates July 15-17th, 2011 on your calendar. This will be a must attend event in the

Royal City - Guelph Ontario!

Review your plant lists this fall to determine what you will donate to the Auction and Plant

Sales next July.

If you volunteered keep working/thinking on your section and bring your idea’s forward to the

committee.

If you want to volunteer connect with Maureen Strong.

Check out the Region 4 Fall Newsletter for a highlight of two of the Tour Gardens.

Think about hosting an Open Garden for the Peak Bloom Meeting, before and after the meet-

ing dates.

Spread the word to your friends that ODS is hosting the Region 4 Peak Bloom Meeting and

they don’t have to be a member to attend. Have them save the dates too!

Watch the ODS website for the hotel details, registration forms and much more!


HELP WANTED

Correspondent

needed.

Meetings 2010

For ODS meetings and

events, it would be awe-

some if someone would

do a summary of each

meeting so that those

not in attendance – or

those who fell asleep

during the meeting -

had some idea of what

they missed. Please

contact Betty Fretz—

[email protected]

Links to consider:

The AHS website with the Daylily Cultivar Database: http://

www.daylilies.org. This is the official database but adding pho-

tos to the database is still ongoing.

Tinker's Garden database: http://db.tinkersgarden.com an unof-

ficial database, has lots of photos.

Charlotte Chamitoff's Daylily Diary has a great list of daylily-

related websites plus lots of information. She updates it regu-

larly, actually this is the very best site for daylily information:

http://www.daylilydiary.com

The very addictive Lily Auction is at http://daylily.com

Barbara White will be one of the speakers at upcoming Mid-Winter Symposium in Nash-ville Tennessee next January 21-23! Plan to attend!


Daylily Distinction Recently I read Nikki Schmith’s article in the AHS Daylily

Journal about Distinction and it reminded me of a hot sum-

mer afternoon this past August. Nikki’s article explores for

the reader a different way to look at daylilies. To look beyond

the flower, the colour, the shape, and looks at different parts

of the flower, mainly the colouring of the filament, stamen and

pistil. What is distinction? I was drawn to her use of the defi-

nition ―A special feature or quality that confers superiority:

beauty, excellence, merit, perfection, virtue‖. While I am sure

that we have all looked at a daylily’s flower, and the colour

and shape popped out at us first. Then we look at plant’s

habit, scape and bud count. Have you taken the time to look beyond the flower, to find that other

distinction that makes a bloom different from the rest?

This past summer a small group of daylily folk were gathered in a member’s hybridizing rows, ad-

miring the colour and the shapes of late August blooms. There we stood in front of a tall cream

daylily, us amateurs admiring the bloom, shape and colour and the hybridizer informing us that

soon it will be tilled under since it is too similar to other plants that he has with better performance.

This plant in the eye of the hybridizer had no key distinction. I can’t recall how we got started but

one of us had reached out, plucked a bloom petal and tasted it. What a sweet, distinct flavour this

bloom had. Not only had this flower provide us with its pleasure of sight, it also now had enlighten

our sense of taste. Soon we were questioning each other, what do you think that deep red over

there would taste like? Oh I bet that pretty face over there would be tasty! The next hour or so was

spent tasting the flowers. I couldn’t believe it. We had spent the first part of the day admiring all the

blooms and plants and I thought we had exhausted our review of the seedlings. It was like a wine

tasting. First judging the petal for its colour, thickness or firmness and trying to guess the flavour

the combination would bring to our senses.

Daylily distinction was everywhere in the patch. We were seeing these flowers once again but with

a different ―set of eyes‖. One would think that a deep, bold colour would bring bold flavour and for

some, these were the blandest. Often a pale peach, melon, or yellow surprised us with sweetness,

spice flavours or bitters that brought your pallet alive. The daylily field had become a smorgasbord

of flavours. As we savoured these flowers we came to learn that the thickness of the petal often

brought the most sensation. Petals and sepals could have different tastes and often the part clos-

est to the daylily throat had the strongest flavours. It was late afternoon so had the flavour matured

over the day? Suddenly a whole new way to evaluate seedlings had opened up to us. We joked

that this could be a new market for introductions. Do you think we would see the day that collectors

would purchase daylilies based upon their taste? So the next time you are out in your daylily patch,

ready to discard a seedling or registered daylily, take a moment to see if you have explored all the

distinction that the plant has to offer. I hope to see you all out in the garden next summer with pet-

als in your mouth! Howard Hansford


34 ASTRAL VOYAGER 13

35 BORDELLO QUEEN 13

36 ED BROWN 13

37 JOAN DERIFIELD 13

38 ROCK SOLID 13

39 TAOS 13

40 VATICAN CITY 13

41 ALL AMERICAN CHIEF 12

42 BERMUDA CORAL 12

43 HEAVENLY ANGEL ICE 12

44 JANE TRIMMER 12

45 STRAWBERRY CANDY 12

46 STRUTTER'S BALL 12

47 ALWAYS A PLEASURE 11

48 BALI WATERCOLOR 11

49 ELEGANT CANDY 11

50 GREYWOODS RIVER DANCER 11

51 LORD TRICKSTER 11

52 ORANGE VELVET 11

53 PURE AND SIMPLE 11

54 CREATURE OF THE NIGHT 10

55 ISLAND CARDINAL 10

56 LAURA HARWOOD 10

57 MARY'S GOLD 10

58 TRAHLYTA 10

59 VICTORIA PARK 10

60 JANICE BROWN 9

61 MYSTICAL RAINBOW 9

62 SUZY CREAM CHEESE 9

63 VICTORIAN LACE 9

64 WINEBERRY CANDY 9

65 DRAGON SO 8

66 FRANCIS OF ASSISI 8

1 PRIMAL SCREAM 37

2 KING GEORGE 34

3 RED VOLUNTEER 31

4 RUBY SPIDER 29

5 WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER 27

6 PERSIAN RUBY 26

7 ORCHID CORSAGE 24

8 MOONLIT MASQUERADE 22

9 PEGGY JEFFCOAT 21

10 BELA LUGOSI 20

11 DESTINED TO SEE 20

12 BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS 19

13 EL DESPERADO 19

14 FOOLED ME 19

15 MABOU 19

16 SHORES OF TIME 18

17 SPIRIT ZONE 18

18 BIG GEORGE 17

19 BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST 17

20 JADE PRINCESS 17

21 LAVENDER BLUE BABY 16

22 NORTH WIND DANCER 16

23 SANDRA ELIZABETH 16

24 SWALLOW TAIL KITE 16

25 ALWAYS AFTERNOON 15

26 BARBARA MITCHELL 15

27 CONDILLA 15

28 KING'S GOLDEN TREASURE 14

29 OLD KING COLE 14

30 PEACH MAGNOLIA 14

31 SOUTH SEAS 14

32 TUSCAWILLA TIGRESS 14

33 ADORABLE TIGER 13

R4 POP POLL RESULTS w ordinal and # votes


67 JOCELYN'S ODDITY 8 100 FLYING TRAPEZE 4

68 PEACOCK MAIDEN 8 101 Joshua Slocum 4

69 ROSE F. KENNEDY 8 102 LONG STOCKING 4

70 TRULY ANGELIC 8 103 POINT OF VIEW 4

71 DANGLING PARTICIPLE 7 104 Scrambled Legs 4

72 MILDRED MITCHELL 7 105 SMUGGLER'S GOLD 4

73 ROCKET CITY 7 106 Stella's Ruffled Fingers 4

74 SPIRIT FOX 7 107 Summer Farewell 4

75 Barbara White 6 108 WINGS OF CHANCE 4

76 BILL NORRIS 6 109 Belle Cook 3

77 GILLIAN 6 110 Bombay Silk 3

78 JEANNE FITTON 6 111 Boundless Beauty 3

79 LAST SNOWFLAKE 6 112 DARKSIDE 3

80 LILTING LAVENDER 6 113 Dragon's Eye 3

81 PIANO MAN 6 114 Entwined in the Vine 3

82 PLANET MAX 6 115 Glass Bead Game 3

83 PUMPKIN MOONSHINE 6 116 Gussie Harris 3

84 RED SUSPENDERS 6 117 Island Glamorous Guest 3

85 SHERRY LANE CARR 6 118 J.T. Davis 3

86 SKINWALKER 6 119 Jerry Hyatt 3

87 Strawberry Candy (6) 6 120 Lee Reinke 3

88 WEB OF INTRIGUE 6 121 Potala Tapestry 3

89 FLAMING WILDFIRE 5 122 Solar Music 3

90 JODY ANN 5 123 The Band Played On 3

91 MANGO CHUTNEY 5

92 MARGO REED INDEED 5

93 NANCY BRITZ 5

94 ROSE ELECTRA 5

95 SANDRA'S SMILE 5

96 SUGAR PLUM JAM 5

97 THIN MAN 5

98 BUTTERED POPCORN 4

99 DUBLIN ELAINE 4


Jerusalem Daylily

a poem for daylily fanatics

by Kathy Figueroa

'Jerusalem' I call thee

Oh, splendid flower

With countenance bright

A jewel of God's creation

Set on Earth for our delight

When an example of

God's love was chosen

To give men hope

And banish despair

It was of you Jesus spoke

Oh, lovely flower, most fair

When I behold you

Clothed in raiment fine

I know that you

Beautiful Daylily

Are a creation of the Divine

This poem was inspired by discovering a lovely

peach coloured double blossom daylily seedling

reblooming Saturday, September 4th, 2010. It

was also inspired by the line, "Behold the lilies of

the field.." from The Sermon On The Mount and

by the poem, 'Jerusalem,' by William Blake.

Excerpt from Matthew 6: Behold the lilies of the field,

how they grow. They labor not, neither spin. And yet

for all that I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his

royalty, was not arrayed like unto one of these.

Wherefore if god so clothe the grass, which is today in

the field, and tomorrow shall be cast into the furnace:

shall he not much more do the same unto you, o ye of

little faith?

Therefore take no thought saying: what shall we eat,

or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be

clothed? (After all these things seek the gentiles) For

your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all

these things. But rather seek ye first the kingdom of

heaven, and the righteousness thereof, and all these

things shall be ministered unto you. Care not there-

fore for the day folowing. For the day following shall

care for itself. Each days trouble is sufficient for the

same self day.

Blake's poem

And did those feet in ancient time.

Walk upon Englands mountains green:

And was the holy Lamb of God,

On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,

Shine forth upon our clouded hills?

And was Jerusalem builded here,

Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold;

Bring me my Arrows of desire:

Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!

Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,

Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:

Till we have built Jerusalem,

In Englands green & pleasant Land

H. JERUSALEM

Photo by Darryl Apps

Stevens-Seawright 1985

28‖ M 5‖ gold self Dor tet Long-blooming


Renowned breeder blossoms success Posted By BAR-

BARA SIMPSON, SIMCOE RE-

FORMER

Bryan Culver is growing rows of

Eyepods in his field south of Water-

ford. Instead of serenading the

public with music, these Eyepods

are awakening the senses with vis-

ual beauty. After all, they are cream

-coloured with a purple eye -- a

registered variety of daylily created

by Culver. The seedling was re-

cently named tops by the American

Hemerocallis Society in a region

that covers both eastern Canada

and the eastern United States. Culver's variety of hemerocallis -- the scientific name for daylily -- was judged on its

branching, bud count, and of course, visual beauty.

Its catchy name might have also helped it stand out from the bed of beauties. "You need something catchy," said

Culver, of Culver Farm Daylilies. "The names sell the daylilies, seriously." Culver has no shortage of unique names for

his floral creations. He has labeled his daylilies after a host of family, friends and racehorses. Ideally, the name of a

daylily should embody its personality. A vibrant orangey-yellow flower with a purple eye has been quipped Lord Trick-

ster. "Generally, the name should reflect the colour," he added. Culver sowed his decades of daylily wisdom with mem-

bers of the Simcoe & District Horticultural Society on Friday morning. He led the collective through a rainy tour of his

daylily plots on the seventh generation family farm.

"This is sort of what happens when a hobby goes crazy," he said, sweeping his hands to the rainbow of daylilies behind

him. The former local dairy farmer turned Oakville-based fundraiser started his foray into hybridizing -- the art of daylily

breeding --in the late 1980s. Originally I bought three daylilies at $50 each and thought this can't be too hard," he re-

called.

Initially, Culver was only one of three Canadian daylily hybridizers. The craft of breeding daylilies has grown in popularity

over the years. However, Culver has become a renowned hybridizer in part due to his early groundwork with the plant.

He is one of the founders of the Ontario Daylily Society.

Despite his years toiling away at breeding, Culver has only up to 70 daylilies registered. The painstaking beauty of day-

lilies is that they require years of hard work. It can take up to eight years for a daylily to be ready for registration and

public sale.

Breeders require seedlings to blossom twice before they pick out a unique flower to create a variety. Of Culver's 2,100

seedlings blossoming for their second time, he only expects to pick 15 seedlings for breeding this year. "I'm looking for

something unique that isn't the same thing as something over here," he said, waving his hand to his already established

varieties.

His eye for originality has been lauded in the daylily world. Jade Princess -- a pink daylily with an exploding green centre

-- won the Honourable Mention award, one of the top three awards, from the American Hemerocallis Society. It was the

first daylily hybridized by a Canadian breeder to nab the award.

The strength of his daylilies is that Culver refuses to "baby" them. He doesn't irrigate his daylily plots on Blue Line Road.

This creates a hardy plant that can adapt to weather conditions.

Culver sells his daylily plants for up to $150. He is just making enough to cover his expenses. Only a dozen people in

the world likely make money on it, he added. "I don't do it for the cash," he said. "The creativity is what I'm after."


ODS 2010

POP POLL RESULTS

1 PRIMAL SCREAM 22

2 RUBY SPIDER 21

3 SPIRIT ZONE 18

4 BARBARA WHITE 17

5 JADE PRINCESS 16

6 DRAGON SO 15

7 BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS 12

8 ALL AMERICAN CHIEF 10

9 NORTH WIND DANCER 10

10 WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER 10

11 FOOLED ME 9

12 SHORES OF TIME 9

13 SOUTH SEAS 9

14 TUSCAWILLA TIGRESS 9

15 MOONLIT MASQUERADE 8

16 RED VOLUNTEER 8

17 ROCK SOLID 8

18 TRAHLYTA 7

19 DESTINED TO SEE 6

20 KING GEORGE 6

21 BALI WATERCOLOR 5

22 DANGLING PARTICIPLE 5

23 GUSSIE HARRIS 5

24 LAVENDER BLUE BABY 5

25 ORCHID CORSAGE 5

26 PAPER BUTTERFLY 5

27 PEGGY JEFFCOAT 5

28 PERSIAN RUBY 5

29 STRAWBERRY CANDY 5

30 VICTORIA PARK 5

31 VICTORIAN LACE 5

32 ALWAYS AFTERNOON 4

33 ASTRAL VOYAGER 4

34 DARKSIDE 4

35 EL DESPERADO 4

36 JANE TRIMMER 4

37 JANICE BROWN 4

38 LILTING LAVENDER 4

39 LONG STOCKING 4

40 LORD TRICKSTER 4

41 OLD KING COLE 4

42 PEACOCK MAIDEN 4

43 PUMPKIN MOONSHINE 4

44 PURE AND SIMPLE 4

45 RED SUSPENDERS 4

46 SELMA LONGLEGS 4

47 SWALLOW TAIL KITE 4

48 BASS GIBSON 3

49 BELA LUGOSI 3

50 BILL NORRIS 3

51 BORDELLO QUEEN 3

52 BOUNDLESS BEAUTY 3

53 COLEMAN HAWKINS 3

54 CONDILLA 3

55 CUSTARD CANDY 3

56 FOX POINT 3

57 KENDAL HILLS 3

58 MABOU 3

59 ROSE ELECTRA 3

60

RUFFLED STRAWBERRY PAR-

FAIT 3

61 SPIRIT FOX 3

62 TIGER ON STILTS 3

63 ASTRAL VOYAGER 2

64 BARBARA MITCHELL 2

65 BLACK PLUSH 2

66 BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST 2

67 BLUE-EYED BUTTERFLY 2

68 CIRCUS PERFORMER 2

69 COURTING TROUBLE 2

70 DRAGONS EYE 2

71 ENTWINED IN THE VINE 2


72 FASHION SENSE 2

73 FATHER JAMES FOSTER 2

74 FRANCIS JOINER 2

75 GREYWOODS RIVER DANCER 2

76 HIGHLAND PINCHED FINGERS 2

77 HOLLY DANCER 2

78 IN THE HEART OF IT ALL 2

79 LAST SNOWFLAKE 2

80 LESLIE RENEE 2

81 MASCARA SNAKE 2

82 MAYA CHA CHA 2

83 MURIEL SHACKLETON 2

84 NORTHERN DAWN 2

85 NOTIFY GROUND CREW 2

86 ORANGE VELVET 2

87 PETERBOROUGH 2

88 PIANO MAN 2

89 POTALA TAPESTRY 2

90 RAM 2

91 ROCKET CITY 2

92 ROGUE 2

93 SCATTERBRAIN 2

94 SCRAMBLED LEGS 2

95 SENECA CORAL SONG 2

96 SKINWALKER 2

97 SNOWBROOKE 2

98 SPIDER MAN 2

99 SUGAR PLUM JAM 2

100 SUZY CREAM CHEESE 2

101 THE BAND PLAYED ON 2

102 THIN MAN 2

103 TIKAL MAID 2

104 TRULY ANGELIC 2

105 VATICAN CITY 2

106 WIDE RIDE 2

Nick and Gil—my apologies for missing this

image last time—it was totally inadvertent.

However—remember folks—there is a project

for those long winter nights, or maybe when

the grandkids want you to show them what to

do with all those _______. Ed.


Greetings From B.C.

I received my copy of the June, 2010 Newsletter yesterday. A full 26 pages. WOW. I remember

when it was a struggle to put out a 6 page newsletter. The registration form for the 14th annual

ODS Fall Classic started me thinking about all the things that have happened to ODS over the

years. It’s hard to believe that it was 14 years ago that I attended the very first Can-Am with the

Buffalo Area Daylily Society.

I was pleased to see that Barbara and Nick White received the Region 4 Service Award. They

have contributed many hours of work particularly for the Can-Am and Fall meetings. Many others

have contributed to ODS over the years. Maureen Strong, who was instrumental in helping to or-

ganize the very first meeting, took over the presidency at a very difficult time for the club. Dave

Mussar continues to do a great job as President. Our current Newsletter Editor, Betty Fretz has

done a fantastic job in getting material for the newsletter to make it a 26 page quality document.

Gary Carlson reluctantly assumed the Treasurer’s position, again at a very difficult time for the

club and maintained the books for a number of years despite the fact that he did not have financial

experience. Gary also started the Canadian Daylily Availability Guide, which I was fortunate to

continue for one year. There are many, many others and I would like to name them all but my

memory would betray me and I would miss quite a few who deserve to be mentioned. The note

from Annette Rice says it all. ―You have the BEST club I have ever seen.‖ This is only because of

the dedication and hard work of so many volunteers who have supported ODS over the years. I

also noted a few new names in the ODS contacts and the articles which makes me believe that

this support will continue for many years. I remember when the club started there were only three

or four daylily display gardens and none designated as AHS display gardens. I counted 33 display

gardens in Ontario in the last issue.

My membership is due in September and I have sent my cheque to renew for another three years.

I enjoy reading about the activities and the people I know from my association with ODS. At the

end of August it will be one year since I moved to BC. I haven’t had a chance yet to see any day-

lily gardens, as we keep busy with a number of other activities.

The range of plants here is much greater and the season

starts much earlier and ends later. We had cherry trees

blooming in late February. Rhododendrons began blooming in

March and some varieties continue to bloom. Alas, one of my

other favourite plants – Hostas – are eaten pretty quickly by

giant slugs that must be on steroids. I miss my Daylilies and

Hostas but I don’t miss the work. We are having a good time

enjoying other people’s gardens and the variety of plant life

here.

I hope your bloom season was good this year and you had a

successful Fall meeting. I wish you continued success in the

future and that members will continue to make ODS ―the BEST

club.‖

Ron Crawford


What a Week!

What a week it has been for the Ontario Daylily Society. Monday, August 2nd, was a holiday in Can-

ada and the first ever ―Eastern Daylily Tour‖. Or it could have been called ―The Blackwater to

Whitby, Off Hwy. 12 Tour‖ because all the gardens were not too far off Hwy. 12, north of Whitby.

The only regret was, unfortunately, the gardens were past peak bloom. But I ask you, other than a

spontaneous visit, how are these things supposed to be arranged? It happens at nationals and re-

gionals as well. We are not in control of the weather or blooming patterns. Everyone who has

posted on the two robins I belong to have remarked how everything was much earlier than past

years. The organizers can only do the best they can.

We began at the home of David Retallick and Georgette Hoyt at 1000 hr. in Blackwater. David

could not have been more pleased to see all who attended. I heard 17 but I don’t know if that was

accurate. Maureen Strong, past president, who resides in Stoney Creek, and Dave Mussar, our cur-

rent president, who lives south of Guelph, took the time and made the drive. I didn’t know all who

attended but Jane Fish came from St. Thomas so she may have travelled the furthest. Accompany-

ing Murray and me was our friend, Gloria. She lives in a condo right on Lake Ontario in Toronto. Al-

though she has a front row seat to the ever changing water and sky out her windows, there are no

flowers. To be whisked away for a day on a road trip to beautiful gardens in a rural setting was her

idea of a most memorable day. She did not hesitate to say yes when asked.

David has nine registered daylilies with more to come. Being even further north of where we live,

they are very hardy. My sweetie and I now own four of them, including h. BIG HAM which has not

made it to the online database yet but I’ll call a big, dark pink with a nearly black eye. David is me-

ticulous with weeding and it is evident that he has a lot of pride in his property and in his hybridizing

program. Speaking of pride, I could tell he was thrilled when one of our most famous hybridizers,

Bryan Culver, complimented him on his program.

One of the features of the property is an outdoor shower so he can shower outside without tracking

dirt into the house. Good thing he lives in a rural setting. The shower has no walls. He is at one with

nature when he showers. David has never told me that anyone has ever called the Police Depart-

ment to report him for indecent exposure. My guess is, if he ever has been spotted, the person did

not mind the view.

Next stop was Mother and Daughter Daylilies at 1100 hr. Their names are Joan Rich and Mary Lou

Molenaar. (www.motheranddaughterdaylilies.com) I have to admit I have never met these ladies.

Being a business, all the hems were in rows. Very functional and easy to get around and see the

names. My pen was at the ready and more names were added to my wish list. One of many that ap-

pealed to me was one called h. ASPIRE by Emily Olsen. It is listed as burgundy with a cream gold

reverse eye and edge.

1200 hr. was arrival time at the Joneses in Greenbank. Brian and Diane Jones, out of their own

pockets, provided the BBQ lunch of hamburgers, sausages, and boiled corn and the attendees sup-

plemented with a wide assortment of delicious salads and desserts. We had our choice of eating in

the cool indoors or the bakin’ hot outdoors. I will choose air conditioning every time. To their credit,


we were welcome to use their inside bathrooms. (I have been to gardens where I was told to go into

the woods for relief).

Their garden was wonderful with copious, inspiring touches like the Loch Ness monster greenery

and beach sand under the cabana. Many Bryan Culver intros were featured around the pond. His h.

KENORA WILDFIRE is sold out but the Joneses have it. What is that line about keeping up with the

Joneses? Their two young daughters, Emily and Lauren, are our youth members. Besides daylilies,

they have other plant interests which Brian and Diane encourage them to pursue. They are a lovely

family with a beautiful home. All families should be so blessed.

The last stop was 1400 hr. at the home of Faye Collins. Faye is a tireless worker in the ODS having

held a variety of positions over the years. If I remember correctly, she said she has 35 acres of land

- much of it wooded. It is a fairly secluded spot and I could imagine, on a cold winter’s night, there

would be complete silence and on moonless nights, complete darkness. What a unique place. She

has quite a few daylilies by Dan Bachman, Curt Hanson, and Lycett/Lorraine of We’re In the Hay-

field Now.

I mentioned earlier that the gardens were past bloom but Faye had other plant material of interest to

one and all. There was even a sphinx moth. Originally we were told it was a hummingbird moth but

a Google search told me that they are native to Europe and Asia, not North America. We don’t need

any more species upsetting the ecosystem. We left after 1500 hr. and I was daylilied out for the time

being.

But, today, August 7th, was the annual ODS picnic which this year was held at The Potting Shed in

Dunnville, ON, home of Jack Kent. {http://www.pottingshedcanada.com} Maybe you have been to

his booth at Canada Blooms. Jack moved his business to this location 3 years (?) ago. I am

shocked at all he has done to the property just in the last 12 months since we were last there: a

huge waterfalls feature one sees as soon as one steps through the nursery doors, barns for the rab-

bits, peacocks, other fowl, and potbellied pigs. The house, located close to the nursery, should be in

Architectural Digest. There is a reflecting pond with a below water fountain between the road and

house. There is a third body of water quite a distance from the house, beyond the trees that is used

for family swims. The retail shop drew me in a few times and how I got away without buying any-

thing is a mystery to me. There were still daylilies in bloom and plenty of hostas to see. Additionally

he has perennials, interesting trees like a variegated gingko, and other plant material.

Jack is quite a prolific hybridizer with 54 daylilies registered in the AHS online database as of the

end of 2009. One for certain on my list for next year is h. NORTHERN CLOUDBURST. It has such a

large pale cream eye that seems to almost merge into a pale blue before meeting the dark red petal.

Alas, others had spotted it before me and he was sold out.

I have been told I can’t tell a story without talking about food so here it goes. Sausages, hamburg-

ers, and Ontario corn were provided and Ross Dettweiler did his magic with them on the grill. Atten-

dees provided either salads or desserts. Liz Carlson’s pecan pie was perfect. One lady made fudge,

the recipe for which Maureen Strong said she was going to ask Betty Fretz to publish in the next

newsletter. Let me just say, before I eat another piece, I better check my dental coverage and health

insurance policies. (ed. Recipe was not forthcoming– maybe actual will be at Christmas Party??)


Every year, I am stumped about what to bring to the picnic and always feel, in the end, I brought the

wrong thing. This year, I think I got it right. I took a mango smoothie that went over well. Yeah!

Count on me bringing a smoothie of a different flavour next year. I don’t use a recipe and I don’t add

sugar.

After lunch was a daylily swap and then a brief auction. We went with one plant and came home

with eight. Oops! Murray is outside right now plotting and planning on what to pot and where to

plant. I am trying to cool off. Shame on me for not applying sunscreen. Maybe I overdid the sun just

a tad. I do not mean to complain because winter will be upon us too soon. It was beautiful weather

both today and Monday. The occasional cloud sailed by which gave some respite. Everyone ap-

peared to be having a thoroughly enjoyable time.

Both days provided opportunities to catch up with old friends and make new ones. To repeat, it was

quite a week for the Ontario Daylily Society.

Cheryl Taylor


We’re on the web—

www.ontariodaylily.on.ca

Checklist : do it now but if you need deadlines, here they are.

Write all the 2010 and 2011 meeting dates in your calendar.

Check membership expiry date - if due, send $$ to Barbara.

Extra dl Seeds to Maureen Strong—at next meeting or by Mail

Consider what to do for our regional in 2011

Consider writing something for the next newsletter—submit in *.doc format please with a deadline December 29th

2010. any other format is nearly impossible to deal with.

Plan to send 3 seedlings - 3 fans—to the Betty Fretz to go into the Saxton bed. Have Waterproof label attached

Notes to self -

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Editor : Betty Fretz 6729 Leslie Lane

Moorefield N0G 2K0 Fax 519-638-2348 [email protected] Submissions always gratefully accepted. Remember—not everyone is on the ODS Robin.

The Ontario Daylily Society is a non-profit organization whose main purpose is to promote and

educate the gardening public about daylilies. The club has operated successfully since it was

first founded in 1997. ODS is affiliated with the American Hemerocallis Society, belonging to

Region 4 which encompasses eastern Canada and the northeast United States.

Membership in the ODS allows you to attend all club meetings, plant sales, garden tours, to receive a regular newsletter and to participate in an email discussion forum. The club provides members with access to some of the newest daylilies introduced by major hybridizers from across North America.

Monthly meetings are held at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, On. Every April, ODS hosts the annual Can-Am Classic, which is a day long program featuring guest speakers, slide presenta-tions, plant auctions and sales. The annual general meeting is held together with our fall conference which again features presentations by guest speakers and the opportunity to socialize with Region 4 gardeners who also share a passion for daylilies.

Meetings 2010 Were you there? Correspondent needed.

For future meetings, it would be awesome if someone would do a sum-

mary of each meeting so that those not in attendance – or those who

fell asleep during the meeting - had some idea of what they missed.

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