Upcoming Meeting Information:                                           

 
                                  Better Late Than Never - The Dream to Dab

        On Thursday, November 4, at 7:00 pm Ed Wheeler will present a program via Zoom.  Ed is a member of the Grand Valley Daylily Society.  His interest in flowers and gardening was nurtured at a very young age by his parents, but his real interest began when he was ten.  Ed’s father loved to grow Four O’Clocks.  He showed Ed the flower parts and how a seed was made.  His first crosses were done that summer and the following years the progeny of those crosses were grown each year until he went to college.  After a detour to study Pre-Med, Ed changed his major and began the training to be a professional plant breeder which he has been his career for over 40 years. The daylily obsession began in 2014 during a business trip to Georgia.  Ed will detail his career and his retirement during Thursday's presentation along with showing lots of pretty photos of his daylily creations.

         Be sure your membership is up to date to receive the Zoom link information.  Members are welcome to log in beginning at 6:30 pm to visit with each other before the program begins.

 2021 Calendar of Events

               January 14                                 Ginny Pearce                  Escape the Winter Blahs with Eye Candy    Zoom Meeting   (6:30 log on) 7:00 pm     

February 11
Saudra Dunn
            Daylily Trivia and Fun            
Zoom Meeting   (6:30 log on) 7:00 pm  

March 4
                Sandy Holmes                  Riverbend Daylily Gardens, Ohio
Zoom Meeting   7:00 pm

                      April 1                             Charlie Harper - Region 2 President       How to Improve Your Daylily Photos
Zoom Meeting   7:00 pm

May 13 
              Rebecca Finneran                Hidden Secrets for Season Long Color - Bulbs Zoom Meeting   7:00 pm

                  May 20-22                            AHS National Convention         Hattiesburg, Mississippi

                  July / August                                     Open Gardens                   To Be Determined

July 9-11
Region 2 Summer Convention
Springfield, Illinois

mid July 
              Annual Daylily Show                      Cancelled       

 September 9 
              Fall Daylily Auction               Cascade Christain Church   6 pm

 September 11 
           Rockford Farmer's Market                8 am to 1 pm    

October 7
                    Chad Bush                              Chad Bush Daylilies, Michigan             Zoom Meeting   (6:30 log on) 7:00 pm  

                November 4                                  Ed Wheeler                  Better Late Than Never - The Dream to Dab Zoom Meeting   (6:30 log on) 7:00 pm

Daylilies coming up at the Spring 2022 Auction

       Free and Clear                    Joy on a Stick
    (Owen-P, 2017)                    (Owen-P, 2017)                  P. Owen photo                     P. Owen photo

      The Sensational Six            Open Fire
    (Owen-P, 2018)                   (Owen-P, 2018)                    P. Owen photo                    P. Owen photo

       Malbec                                Prime Target
    (Owen-P, 2016)                    (Owen-P, 2018)                   P. Owen photo                     P. Owen photo



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