Upcoming Meeting Information:                                           

                                             

MASTER BEEKEEPER AND DAYLILY GROWER

       Steve Reiger has been keeping bees for 35 years and will be telling the Grand Valley Daylily Society members about his beekeeping experiences on Thursday, February 6th at Frederik Meijer Gardens. Steve will be answering any questions anyone has which are associated with bees, types of bees, responses, diseases, setting up and tearing down hives, grafting queens, and any other connected subject.

       The meeting will be held at 7 pm in a downstairs classroom of Frederik Meijer Gardens.  Look for the signs.  The public is invited to attend at no charge and no admission fee to the Gardens.

 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
Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm 

May 14 
     Spring Daylily Auction      
           Cascade Christian Church               6:00 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          Zanesville, 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          

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

September 12
Rockford Farmer's Market Daylily Sale
54 South Main, Rockford   8 am to 1 pm

October 2
                  Saundra Dunn                                 Late Blooming Daylilies              Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm

                November 5                          Member Panel Daylily Discussion         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



Past GVDS Gazette Newsletters

February - March 2019

April - June 2019

July - September 2019

October - December 2019