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Patriot Daylily Society (PDS) meetings
are on the first Saturday of most months from 12-3PM in the
Bedford Library Bedford, Mass.
Feb 4: 2012 John R
Pike Photo Contest winners (first 3 places) Next Meeting Saturday, March 3, 2012, noon to 3 PM, Bedford Library (snow date: sometime in 2013) George Doorakian "Getting Lost In What WE LOVE - - - The Beginning And Into the Last Chapter" George Doorakian, retired Research Chemist, daylily hybridizer, founder of the Patriot Daylily Society (PDS) and current PDS board member, is the speaker for our March 2012 meeting. George's registered daylily cultivars have won four Honorable Mention AHS Awards (for H.ʻMalachite Prismʼ, H. ʻNancy Britzʼ, H. ʻEmerald Starburstʼ, H. ʻRose F. Kennedyʼ). He has beena speaker at all of the major national daylily symposiums. George is also a Master and Consulting Rosarian of the American Rose Society and is the recipient of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for educational and potted rose displays. His presentation will include his first horticultural experiences of 65 years ago and working into the present time - - - deep into his last chapter. In addition, Georgeʼs newest daylily seedlings and introductions will be discussed. For those interested in viewing cutting-edge seedlings, as well as hearing about a lifetime of hybridizing, this is a no-miss lecture. George will entertain any questions you may have. See you there! Snow date: If the weather is bad on March 3 (or predicted to be bad), go to http://contrariansview.org/onashisite/PDS/snowdate.html to verify that the meeting is still being held and has not been postponed. We will try to have any announcement of postponement posted before 10 AM on the day of the meeting. (This is a public area - no need to log in to see the message.) Members M-Z please bring a snack for our noon social time.
For login info to membersʼ only area of http://patriotdaylilysociety.org, e-mail request to patham@cox.net.2012 future meeting dates: Apr. 7 (AHS 2011 convention gardens), May 5 (members' plant sale at NEADS), Oct. 6 (Lori Jones), Nov. 3 (Bob Sobek), Dec. 1 (party). March meeting - Saturday, April 7, 2012, noon to 3 PM, Bedford Library, AHS 2011 convention gardens. Below: Georgeʼs four daylily introductions receiving AHS Honorable
Mention awards: Raffles for March Meeting Door prize plants - 2 of these: H. “Rosella Flight” (Brian Mahieu, 2003), dormant diploid, midseason, 36" tall, 5" bloom. (Pollen parent is H. ‘Jennie Love’, a near-speciespink fulva hybrid of A. B. Stout) Pick up at the May meeting at NEADS in Princeton. Other Daylily Societies - Meetings Connecticut Daylily Society: March 17, 2012 (11-3), Mark Carpenter and Bob Sobek hybrids;May 19, 2012 (10-2), plant sale;September 8, 2012 (12-3), speaker TBD; November 3, 2012 (12-3), speaker TBD. All meetings at Avon Senior Center, Avon, CT. New England Daylily Society: March 10, 2012 (10:30-3:30), Hosta Society and Dan Bachman;April 14, 2012 (10:30-3:30), Gil Stelter; May 12, 2012 (10-4), plant sale; July 28, 2012 (1-5), exhibition (tentative). All meetings at Tower Hill, Boylston, MA. Southeastern Massachusetts Daylily Society: February 19, 2012 (12:30), first meeting of thisnew club; March 18, 2012 (12:30), Carl & Marlene Harmon; April 15, 2012 (1-4), plant sale; October 21, 2012; November 18, 2012. All meetings at Wesley United Methodist Church, Wareham, MA. National and regional: July 11-14, 2012, AHS national convention, Columbus, OH; September 15-16, 2012, AHS Region IV fall meeting, Canandaigua, NY.
For login info to membersʼ area of http://patriotdaylilysociety.org, e-mail request to patham@cox.net.2012 future meeting dates: FApr. 7 (AHS 2011 convention gardens), May 5 (members' plant sale at NEADS),
Apr. 7 (AHS 2011 convention gardens)
Oct. 6 (Lori Jones) Nov. 3 (Bob Sobek) Dec. 1 (party). On November 5th Tina Bemis from Bemis Farms Nursery out in Spencer, MA gave a mini gardening workshop. http://www.bemisfarmsnursery.com, making 'berry' bowls and bulb pots. You missed a great time if you didn't come. here's a few photos by Nick
The Calendars will be
available for purchase at the November 5 meeting and the Holiday Party.
Members can buy calendars for $10 each at the meetings. John R Pike Photo Contest February 3 All members are invited to submit their daylily photos for our annual contest by January 13 so that they can be presented at the Feb 3 meeting for viewing and judging. As always, the winners of the 12 categories will have their entries featured full size on our calendar. Everyone who enters will have at least one of their photos printed in each category they entered. Send them to patham@cox.net as high resolution photos. You could also mail a disk if you'd rather to Patsy Cunningham, 54 Mt Vernon Blvd, Pawtucket, RI 02861.
Hint: If you are cropping and have a choice,
remember it will be fitting on an 11 X 8.5" page on the calendar if it wins.
Patriot Daylily SaleSaturday, June 4, 2011Thank you to all who donated their plants and their
time!
John R. Pike Photo Contest
John Pike had a special interest in preserving heritage
daylilies. John Pike Photo Contest 2009, here are results 2008 Winners of John Pike Photo Contest 2007 Winners of John Pike photo contest
We have printable membership contact
list,
Karin Cooke
invites you all to donate or pledge to donate daylilies for the
LilyAuction online. If you bring them into the next meeting, she can take
care of the shipping to the winner. All members please feel free to email me your list of favorite
daylilies.
If you have a photo as well that would be great. Tell
us why its a good one. See Members' Favorites page.
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