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GRAND VALLEY DAYLILY SOCIETY'S MAY AUCTION

         Mark your calendar now for the May 14th Spring Auction!.  As always, there's a terrific list of daylilies coming up on the auction block which include plants grown through the club's Fan Club, some 2019 AHS Specialty Award Winning daylilies, and lovely member donations.  A PowerPoint program will display a picture of each variety's flower and growing information during the live auction so everyone can see what they are bidding on.  There will be a silent auction section also for perennials, bulbs, shrubs, garden decor, tools, books, etc.  All donations for this important club fundraising event are greatly appreciated.  Feel free to check out this auction list of daylilies ahead of time.  Some are pictured below.

        Silent auction items can be viewed beginning at 6:30 while the live auction begins at 7:00 pm at the Cascade Christian Church, 2819 Thornapple Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.  The public is invited to attend free of charge so encourage your friends to come with you.

 2020 Calendar of Events

               February 6                                 Steve Reiger                  Bee Keeping   
 Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm      

March 5
                Nate Bremer                  Hybridizing at Solaris Farms, Wisconsin
Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm

April 2
             Dan Bachman              Hybridizing at Valley of the Daylilies, Ohio
Cascade Christian Church   7:00 pm

MEETING CANCELED

May 14 
     Spring Daylily Auction      
           Cascade Christian Church               6:30 pm Drop-Off - 7:00 pm Bidding Begins   

                    May 25-27                               AHS National Convention           Savannah, Georgia

                  June 4                                    Jessie Schulte                 Kent Conservation District Office   6:30pm

                   July 10-12                            AHS Region 2 Summer Convention         Coshocton, Ohio

July 18
Annual Daylily Show
Frederik Meijer Gardens   10 am to 5 pm

 August 1 
                  Club Bus Trip                              to Along the Fence Daylilies            and MSU Horticulture Gardens

         Trip Info          Registration Form      

 September 10 
              Fall Daylily Auction                         Cascade Christian Church           6:00 pm Drop-Off - 7:00 pm Bidding Begins

September 19
Rockford Farmer's Market Daylily Sale
54 South Main, Rockford   8 am to 1 pm

October 1
                  Saundra Dunn                                 Late Blooming Daylilies              Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm

                November 5                              Dan Bachman              Hybridizing at Valley of the Daylilies, Ohio Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm

                   December 3                                Christmas Party Potluck                  Cascade Christian Church    6:30 pm   

Daylilies coming up

at the May 2020 Auction

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

      Satiate                               Open Fire
   (Townsend-J, 2013)              (Owen-P, 2018)                   AHS Photo                          P. Owen photo

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



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