Upcoming Meeting Information:                                           

                                               GVDS Fall 2019 Auction                                                                                   

        On Thursday, September 5th, the Grand Valley Daylily Society will hold their annual Fall Auction at Cascade Christian Church, 2819 Thornapple River Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Many lovely daylilies will be on the auction block looking for a new home.  A special collection of introductions and other plants from the garden of Geraldine and John Couturier will be included.  Geraldine was one of the founding members of GVDS in 1985 and served as it’s first
President.  She has been honored with many awards for her hybridizing and her service in the realm of daylilies.  A PowerPoint presentation will show a picture and give a description of each plant so you know exactly what you are bidding on.  Silent Auction items will also be available at the back of the room so feel free to come a little early to look things over.  Bidding will start at 7 p.m.  

        The public is invited to attend at no charge.

         Here is the September 2019 Auction List for the Grand Valley Daylily Society.

 2019 Calendar of Events

           February 7                          Rebecca Marquardt               Native Plants for Pollinators    
Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm    

Meeting Rescheduled due to weather   

March 7
           Heidi & Rod Grasman            Spectacular New Plants for 2019
Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm

April 4 
             Steve Williams               Hybridizing at O'Bannon Springs Daylilies 
Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm 

May 16 
     Spring Daylily Auction      
           Cascade Christian Church             6:30 pm Drop-Off - 7:00 pm Bidding Begins

                                June 6                                   Rebecca Marquardt                          Native Plants for Pollinators                 Ben and Sharon VanderWilp Garden                             6:30 pm                   

                    July 10-13                               AHS National Convention           Madison, Wisconsin

July 20
Annual Daylily Show
Frederik Meijer Gardens   10 am to 5 pm

 August 3 
                 Club Bus Trip                              to Along the Fence Daylilies                     and Nancy Cooper's Garden          

 September 5 
              Fall Daylily Auction                         Cascade Christian Church           6:00 pm Drop-Off - 7:00 pm Bidding Begins

September 7
Rockford Farmer's Market Daylily Sale
54 South Main, Rockford   8 am to 1 pm

October 3
                  Saundra Dunn                                 Late Blooming Daylilies              Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm

                November 7                                   Ginny Pearce                       Hybridizing for Northern Rebloom     Frederik Meijer Gardens   7:00 pm

                   December 5                                 Christmas Party Potluck                  Location To Be Determined    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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