Region 12 Newsletter
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Region 12 Newsletter
Region 12 Newsletter Fall 2006 Serving Region 12: The State of Florida Florida Funshine Visit us in full color at www.ahsregion12.org! Region 12 Officers and Committee Chairs American Hemerocallis Society Officers AHS President Kevin Walek 9122 John Way Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Giboshiman@aol.com Executive Secretary Pat Mercer P.O. Box 10 Dexter, GA 31019 gmercer@nlamerica.com Editor, The Daylily Journal Allen McLain P. O. Box 717 Belzoni, MS 39038 dljournal@earthlink.net Region 12 Director David Kirchhoff P.O. Box 1612 Sanford, FL 32771-1612 (407) 322-4034 hybridizer@aol.com Advertising Rates Black and White: Full Page Half Page Quarter Page $100 $50 $30 Color: Front Cover Full Page Half Page $250 $150 $75 Regional Vice President Joe Agosta 7444 Creekridge Circle Tallahassee, FL 32309-7463 (850) 668-1368 j.agosta@mindspring.com W. E. Monroe Endowment Fund Liaison Ottis Houston 2147 SW State Rd. 47 Lake City, FL 32025-9180 comahoust@aol.com Regional Publicity Director/Newsletter Editor Virginia Gregory 3801 Pelican Lane Orlando, FL 32803-3030 (407) 896-9232 cvgregory@mpinet.net Way and Means Elaine Alito 6171 47th Ave. N. Kenneth City, FL 33709 ealito1@tampabay.rr.com Treasurer Opal Howell 926 Rosemary Terrace Tallahassee, FL 32303 (850) 386-1076 opal@nettally.com Secretary Linda Sample 3603 Lightner Drive Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 831-8294 glsample@ij.net Exhibition Judges Liaison Floyd Sewell 4540 Southside Blvd, Suite 1102 Jacksonville, FL 32216-5495 floyd@floydsewell.com Garden Judges Liaison Dan Hansen 1852 E. S.R. 46 Geneva, FL 32732 ladybugdl@mindspring.com Youth Liaison Dan and Loye Stateler P. O. Box 27 Loughman, FL 33858 danstateler@juno.com Awards and Honors Liaison Bill Norris 115 Larkwood Drive Sanford, FL 32771-3640 grmapapa@cfl.rr.com New Membership Liaison Joe Agosta (acting) 7444 Creekridge Circle Tallahassee, FL 32309-7463 j.agosta@mindspring.com Historian Kay Smith 232 Gulf Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 kayasmith@earthlink.net Scientific Liaison Patrick Stamile 1050 Enterprise-Osteen Road Enterprise, Florida 32725-9355 PStamile@aol.com Note: Unless there are enough other advertisers to fill a page with color and fully pay for the extra cost to the newsletter, we reserve the right to withhold acceptance of color photos. Page 2 Region 12 Newsletter In This Issue... RVP’s Message ....................................................... 4 Bill Munson Hybridizer’s Award .............................. 4 RPD/Editor’s Message ............................................ 5 Exhibition Judges Liaison: Clinic III Refresher Offered ................................................ 5 Director’s Message ................................................. 6 Thank You to Auction Donors .................................. 6 Fall Regional Invitation ............................................. 7 Eddy Scott’s Countryside Daylilies .......................... 8 Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal: Wayne Johnson . 10 Region 12 Service Award: Jean Norris ................... 11 Play in the Dirt ....................................................... 12 Welcome New Members ....................................... 12 Apply to be an AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden ................................................... 13 Minutes of the Spring Regional Meeting ................ 14 Region 12 2005 Budget Proposal ........................... 15 Club Reports ..................................................... 16-22 Bay Area Daylily Society ................................... 16 Central Florida Daylily Society ........................... 17 North Florida Daylily Society ............................. 18 Pensacola Daylily Club ....................................... 19 Sunbelt Daylily Chapter ...................................... 20 Suwannee Valley Daylily Society ....................... 21 Tallahassee Daylily Society ................................ 22 Club Presidents ...................................................... 23 Region 12 would like to thank Linda Sample and Sandy Soderberg for creating the daylily quilt, which raised $1595 for the region! Call for Auction Plants Region 12 needs your participation in our Fall Auction to be held Saturday, October 14, 2006 in Tallahassee, hosted by the Tallahassee Daylily Society. The spring and fall auctions are the only fundraisers for Region 12 and we need everyone’s participation. This will be my final auction as your Ways and Means Chair for the past 4 years. It’s been fun and I am hoping to make my final auction a huge success and I need your help! A PowerPoint presentation will be shown of the auction plants and a printed list will be available for handout. Deadline for donations is October 7, 2006. Thanks for your generosity! Elaine Alito, Ways and Means Chair 6171 – 47th Avenue North Kenneth City, FL 33709 Email: ealito1@tampabay.rr.com Phone: Weekdays 800-940-6000 (8:30 am – 5:30 pm) Evenings 727-544-9207 Fall 2006 Page 3 RVP’s Message Joe Agosta, Tallahassee, FL Another season is behind us, but the memories of the gardens and of the visits with old and new daylily friends remain. The spring regional so graciously hosted by the Bay Area Daylily Society was the first spring regional for that area of our state. Although the dry weather was horrendous the gardens shone with the beauty that only the love of very dedicated gardeners could produce. The BADS folks may be our newest club, but they are already pros at organizing well-run events. Thanks BADS. Long after our gardens peaked this spring the AHS national convention was held on Long Island, New York in mid July. For those Floridians that attended it was a chance to relive the spring bloom peak. All of the gardens on tour were truly exquisite. Region 12 hybridizers were well represented in all the gardens. The garden culture was excellent with some hybridizers remarking that they had never seen some of their cultivars growing so well. In addition to the usual many awards gathered by our talented hybridizers and reported previously, we were honored to have the Helen Field Fischer award for service to the Society presented to Wayne Johnson of Winter Park and the Region 12 Service Award presented to Jean Norris of Sanford. Both of these folks have spent many years in service to Region 12 and AHS. Next time you see them personally thank them for their service. My term as your RVP is rapidly coming to an end. My thanks to the officers and committee chairs for doing a great job and making my job a lot easier. I thank you again for the opportunity to serve, and I know that your election of Elaine Alito as your new RVP will keep Region 12 moving forward. Please accord her the same great level of support you have given me. I have one more effort to initiate before moving aside. At the spring regional it was mentioned to me that we, as AHS members, do a good job of promoting daylilies amongst ourselves, but do not do near as well when promoting daylilies to the general public. Obviously we are not emphasizing enough one of the stated purposes of the Society to “promote, encourage, and foster the development of the genus Hemerocallis and public interest therein.” To that end I am collecting a list of Region 12 members who would participate in a daylily speaker’s bureau. The bureau would serve to connect groups looking for gardening speakers with a nearby daylily speaker. Material for a presentation will be created as part of this effort. If you are able to join this effort please let me know. Our fall meeting will be held in Tallahassee in October. I look forward to seeing you there. Best wishes for continued gardening success. Joe Agosta Bill Munson Hybridizer’s Award NOTICE TO ALL REGION 12 HYBRIDIZERS This coming spring, the Munson Bed will be displayed at Frank Smith’s garden, as he has graciously accepted hosting of the Spring Regional meeting in 2007. For those who are going to enter plants, please send them to the following address: Garden Host: Frank Smith 2815 W. Ponkan Rd. Apopka, FL 32712 Page 4 Phone: 407-886-4134 All Florida hybridizers are encouraged to send up to five unregistered or registered but not introduced daylilies for the competition. Please contact the garden host prior to delivery of any plants for this purpose and plan to send early so they have time to clump up before the Regional Meeting Saturday May 19, 2007. Region 12 Newsletter RPD/Editor’s Message Virginia Gregory, Orlando, FL Can it really be time to be looking back on another bloom season? Each year seems to fly past faster than the last. On the other hand we are just getting ready to start another club season with all the anticipation of hearing and seeing guest speakers, buying and trading daylilies, and encouraging new members to join in our obsession. I encourage all of you to find ways to bring daylilies to the attention of the general public and to help increase membership. Some outlets may be obvious such as volunterring to speak to a garden club or working with your local newspaper to write an article about daylilies. But other avenues may take a little more digging. For at least one year the North Florida Daylily Society had a billboard along a major highway advertising their show. The cost - nothing. Some research found that a company was willing to advertise community events for free in a very visual way. I’m sure the incoming RPD will appreciate any suggestions and assistance you can offer in this area. Well, its hard to believe that this is my eighth and final newsletter as Editor. I could not have done it without all of the wonderful people who volunteered to write articles, supply photographs, send club reports, submit business/committee reports, and provide all the other pieces of information that come together in the newsletter. My heartfelt thanks goes out to each and every one of you! I hope you will afford the same outpouring of knowledge and information to the next Editor. Warmest regards, Virginia Exhibition Judges Liaison: Clinic III Refresher Offered Floyd Sewell, Jacksonville, FL The Exhibition Judges Clinic III Refresher will be offered at the Fall Regional Meeting in Tallahassee on October 24, 2006 from 10:00 – 11:30 am. We are going to present this as an open forum to all, not just judges (if you are a judge it is a $5.00 fee). The presentation will cover: Chapters CI – 8 Exhibition Judges Requirements, Ethics, Standards & Rules Chapters C3 – 1-16 √ Judging Daylilies in Exhibitions Fall 2006 √ Point scoring Registered and Seeding Cultivars √ √ on scape How to judge Best in Section, Best in Show, plus AHS Achievement Medal, Ophelia Taylor and the Bule Medal Awards Questions are more than welcome. Learn what others are looking at so you too can take home the ribbons of champions. Sign up, bring your green handbook with updated inserts and be ready for a whole lot of fun learning. Contact me at floyd@floydsewell.com . Page 5 Director’s Message David Kirchhoff, Sanford, FL The season began with a marvelous regional meeting conducted by the Bay Area Daylily Society. Every garden, every cultivar, the busses, the meals, the meetings and attendees were groomed, grown, scheduled, prepared, conducted and behaved beyond compare. Those gardens in the Bay Area displayed cultivars grown to perfection from hybridizers throughout the country. Before May had become June, indelible daylily memories were made which will last a lifetime, to share and to treasure. Local area shows and events garnered rave reviews. I attended the most recent meeting of the American Hemerocallis Society Board of Directors on July 13, 2006, at the Melville Marriott Hotel in Huntington, NY. The Long Island Daylily Society hosted the meeting, in conjunction with the spectacular AHS National Convention. Wow, what an event! Complete minutes of the meeting can be found in The Daylily Journal. One crowning aspect came at the end of the convention. On July 14, Region 12’s indefatigable Jean Norris became the 15th Floridian to be awarded the AHS Service Award. Congratulations, Jean, and thanks for forty years of dedicated service to the AHS and Region 12. On July 15, for the annual AHS Awards Banquet, AHS Awards & Honors Chairman Rich Rosen assembled a Power Point presentation of all the award-winning daylilies. Image after image of beautiful daylilies flashed on the screen as he announced the winners. The final award at the annual banquet is the American Hemerocallis Society’s gold medal for outstanding and distinguished service by a member. This year, the winner of the Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal is Region 12’s own Wayne Johnson, from Winter Park. Congratulations, Wayne, and thanks for nearly forty years of service! Region 12’s quota of Garden Judges to members is 3% Page 6 less than the goal of 15%, so there is room for more. Proudly, ours’ is the highest ratio of judges to membership in the AHS. Garden and Exhibition Judges are vital to our success. We urge folks to become involved in judging. It is educational, interesting and a way to meet other daylily friends. Our membership committee under John Holland, with Dr Bob Stassen has completed a survey completed from 1,012 members, with full analysis underway. The AHS is making a huge effort exceed members’ expectations. A number of new ideas are near fruition. We urge every member to concentrate on bringing a new member into the society each year. I am impressed with the dedication and hard work accomplished on all levels of the AHS. The board members work well together, and everyone is determined that our society remain vital and continue to grow. We appreciate members’ input, and love hearing from you. Cheers! David Thank you to the following people for donating plants to benefit Region 12 at the Spring 2006 Regional Meeting auction: ¾ Gunda Abajian ¾ Joe Agosta ¾ Dan Hansen ¾ John Kinnebrew ¾ David Kirchhoff ¾ Ludlow Lamberston ¾ Mort Morss ¾ Jerome & Reba Ridaught ¾ Phil Riley ¾ Jeff & Elizabeth Salter ¾ Eddy Scott ¾ Frank Smith ¾ Pat & Grace Stamile ¾ Dan Trimmer Region 12 Newsletter AHS Region 12 Fall Meeting Hosted by Tallahassee Daylily Society SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:00-12:00 p.m. Registration Silent Auction (proceeds to defray cost of regional meeting) 9:00-11:30 a.m. Clinics 12:00-1:30 p.m. Buffet Luncheon 1:30-3:00 p.m. Region 12 Business Meeting – Joe Agosta, RVP, presiding Followed by a presentation by our guest speaker, John Kinnebrew, Jr. 3:00-4:00 p.m. Plant Auction (proceeds for Region 12) Location: Holiday Inn in Tallahassee (no special rates available) 2714 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32303 (850) 536-2000 From I-10 take exit 199, US 27 Go north – toward Havana, NOT Tallahassee Turn left at the first break in the road (Graves Rd.) Registration Fee: Adults: $35.00 (including lunch) Youth: $10.00 (including lunch) Please make checks payable to “Tallahassee Daylily Society” and send to the Registrar: Linda Henderson, Registrar 5314 Tallapoosa Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32303-7920 RSVP by September 29, 2006 Region 12 Fall Conference Chairs: Sharon Agosta, Kim Green, Linda Henderson Hotels next door to Holiday Inn: (no special rates available) Quality Inn Comfort Inn 3090 North Monroe St. 2727 Graves Rd. (850) 562-2378 (850) 562-7200 (Any questions – call Sharon Agosta (850) 668-1368) Fall 2006 Page 7 Eddy Scott’s Countryside Daylilies Luane Mikell, Cross City, FL Welcome to Eddy Scott’s Countryside Daylilies where the look of daylilies is constantly changing. It all really started back in the late 1800s when Cindy’s great grand daddy, John Hance O’steen, homesteaded the property now know as Countryside Daylilies. Mr. O’steen was the South’s youngest Confederate soldier—he joined at the tender age of 7—and became a mail carrier. Mr. O’steen was then mustered out at the age of 9. The family’s antique syrup kettle, cane grinder and split rail fence, still have their place on the old homestead. In 1995, Eddy and Ottis Houston went into business together as Countryside Daylilies. Mr. Houston did the garden sales for visitors and Eddy did the catalog sales due to his busy work schedule. Together they were on tour for the 1997 National Convention and several Region 12 tours. Three years ago they decided go separate ways but continue to share the business name. Ottis has played a big part in helping Eddy get his start in his love for daylilies and they continue to be friends. This year, Eddy opened his garden to visitors during weekends in May and the 1st weekend in June. With blue and white peacocks, 2 Koi ponds and a spectacular view of his garden area, Eddy, Cindy, Amber and Nicole were there to greet visitors with friendly smiles. While Eddy is a fairly well-known, up and coming, “younger” Florida hybridizer, many outside of Florida still do not know of him or know of his creations. He focuses a lot on far crosses versus near crosses. Eddy strives to create the unusual in the forms of UFs and crispates while focusing on eyes and edges. Amber, Eddy, Cindy and Nicole Scott Married to Cindy in 1983, the Scott’s have twin collegeage daughters, Amber and Nicole. In junior high they both became Exhibition and Garden Judges and they helped out a lot over the years in the daily operation of the business. They have earned several State and National Awards in the areas of Floriculture and Nursery Operations through the Future Farmers of America (FFA). Currently sophomores at Santa Fe Community College, they are not involved in daylilies nearly as much, but do help out if really needed. Eddy is a Manager in the Design section of the Florida Department of Transportation in Lake City. In 1994, Donald Norris who worked there too invited Eddy to a Daylily meeting at the Columbia County Library in downtown Lake City. It was the December meeting and Eddy, Cindy, Amber and Nicole brought home around 50 gift plants and planted them in their vegetable garden. With the first blooms that spring Eddy was hooked on hems. Page 8 With changing goals to concentrate more on hybridizing, Eddy recently reduced his garden from 1,300 cultivars to around 700. He now focuses on his seedling crop with 22,000 seedlings last year. His aim is to choose only the very best for further evaluation and introduction. ‘Red Eye Gravy’ H. Red Eye Gravy This is one of my personal favorites. With a bold red eye on cream petals and a thick bold red edge, its fragrance is delightful while looking down into its green throat. H. Cracks in Concrete This is another fine example of Eddy’s work with heavy sculpting and heavy substance on yellow with light pink highlighted petals. With high bud count and strong scapes, CC ‘Cracks in Concrete’ earned a purple ribbon at the 2006 Central Florida Daylily Exhibition. Region 12 Newsletter Eddy Scott’s Countryside Daylilies, H. Tropical Disturbance is a fine example of a crispate UFO with a big dark maroon eye and green throat. It is also very fragrant. continued continues his work toward illusive blue daylily. Eddy and Cindy are very active in the Bell FFA Alumni, every year they have a big feed, with square dancing, a cake decorating contest and a cake auction that raises several thousand dollars. They also sponsor a daylily fundraiser and plant sale. Half of all the monies collected go to the FFA chapter for scholarships. This is something y’all have to check out. ‘Tropical Distrubance’ Eddy is still striving for the “unreachable” blue daylily like many others, but many of his creations, such as H. Cindy’s Tie Dye, are stunning! ‘Squidward’ Back in September of 2005, Eddy gave a talk to the kids at Bell Elementary. He took some slides and showed them as part of the presentation. Well, let me tell you, those kids came up with eight new names for his intros. Above is one that Eddy plans to introduce in the near future, and it will be called H. Squidward. What will kids think of next? Notice the “tentacles.” ‘Cindy’s Tie Dye’ As time goes by, his dog Beauty, will continue to “oversee” the work being done and continue to greet visitors, young and old alike, to Countryside Daylilies. Cindy’s Tie Dye is a cream UF crispate cascade spatulate with an etched purple lavender eye and heavy purple lavender edge with very green throat, fragrant. Cindy’s Tie Dye has prolific blooming habits and often provides a large bouquet of multiple flowers open at once. It received a 2004 Junior Citation award. Another one of Eddy’s favorites is H. Blue In The Face with its bubbly purple edge, lavender purple eye and pink/lavender blooms is simply divine. Currently, Eddy introduces between 15-20 cultivars each year depending on how many he has to offer. One of his goals is to increase eyes and edges at the same time. While he has no favorite color or shape, Eddy Fall 2006 Visit Eddy and Cindy and see some beautiful creations on their website: www.countrysidedaylilies.com . Page 9 Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal: Wayne Johnson This year’s winner has an incredibly long and extensive list of service to the AHS at all levels of the organization, and regularly provides support to regions beyond their own: ¾ joined the AHS in 1968 ¾ served as local Exhibition Show Co-Chair in ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ 1970 served as local Exhibition Show Chair during 19 years. served as AHS National Convention Show Chair in 1974 and again in 1991 served on the AHS National Convention Executive Committee during 1974 and 1984 has been a local Judges Chair for 24 years served as local club Mail Auction Chair for two years served as an RPD for four years served as a regional newsletter Editor for four years served as an RVP for one year served as a regional Secretary for one year served as a regional Garden Judges Liaison for two years served as a local club President for 10 years, as Vice President for six years, and as Secretary for two years chaired 4 regional meetings served as an AHS Regional Director for eight years, and during this time served as AHS Garden Judges Chair and AHS Science Chair set up the AHS Board of Directors criteria for Garden Judges Workshops held during AHS National Conventions and AHS regional meetings ¾ has attended 26 AHS National Conventions ¾ has visited AHS Display Gardens in 36 states ¾ has taught AHS Garden Judges Workshops in Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Georgia ¾ has served as an AHS Exhibition Judge for 30 years ¾ is an AHS Exhibition Judges Instructor, and he has served in this capacity during clinics in Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Carolina, and Minnesota ¾ has exhibited flowers during AHS Exhibition Shows in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina as well as judged AHS Exhibition Shows in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Illinois ¾ served as AHS National Convention Exhibition Clinic Chair in 2003 ¾ has attended 16 AHS summer tours and meetings in 6 regions outside the home region ¾ has served as featured speaker for AHS summer tours and meetings in Oklahoma, Georgia, and Florida ¾ is a hybridizer who specializes in doubles and has registered 15 cultivars with the AHS ¾ won the AHS Regional Service Award in 1989 ¾ has generously shared daylilies with his community as well as other communities ¾ is the jokester of the group but his enthusiasm is for the daylily and daylily people that he loves being around. Not for his perceived position in the organization. In short, the humility, depth of service, compassion for daylily friends, and willingness to go the extra mile for our organization and its members makes Wayne Johnson the perfect choice for this year’s HFF. Established in 1950, the Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal is the Society’s highest honor and is the official recognition for distinguished and meritorious service rendered the AHS by a member on the national level. It is named for the founder of the American Hemerocallis Society. In general this award should honor only one person annually, but two awards have been given on occasion. A dual award to two members of the same family will count as one. Nominations may be submitted by any AHS member to the AHS Awards & Honors Chairman by mail or email. Nominations are due by September 1st for the upcoming year. The AHS Board votes by secret ballot at the annual fall board meeting, and the award is presented at the following AHS National Convention. Page 10 Region 12 Newsletter Region 12 Service Award : Jean Norris Jean Norris joined AHS in 1960 and is presently a life member ¾ Joined Central Florida Hemerocallis Society and participated in their first show ¾ Became an AHS Exhibitions judge in 1964 ¾ Became AHS Awards and Honors judge (has since been renamed Garden Judge) in 1968 ¾ Served on AHS Region 12 steering committee for 1974 National convention ¾ Served one term as recording secretary for AHS Region 12 ¾ Charter member of Sunbelt Daylily Chapter organized in 1979 ¾ Served as secretary of Sunbelt Daylily Chapter - two terms ¾ Served as treasurer of Sunbelt Daylily Chapter - two terms ¾ Served as president of Sunbelt Daylily Chapter - two terms ¾ Chaired several Daylily shows and served as chairman of many show committees ¾ Has written several articles for AHS Region 12 newsletter ¾ Wrote “In The Beginning” column for AHS Region 12 newsletter (Edith Butler RVP) ¾ Served on steering committee and her garden was a tour garden for the 1984 AHS National convention instructed in many exhibitions Judges clinics ¾ Has been AHS Region 12 exhibitions judges liaison for 12 years ¾ Has exhibited in many daylily shows since 1960 and has given many programs on daylilies for garden clubs and has helped in the organization of three new daylily clubs ¾ Served as AHS Region 12 RPD 1991-1992 ¾ Served as AHS Region 12 RVP 1993-1994 ¾ Served on steering committee for 1994 AHS National convention ¾ Served as AHS Region 12 director 1996-2001 (2 terms) ¾ Served as AHS Exhibitions Chairman 19962001 and served on the AHS board of directors as a member of the executive committee ¾ As AHS Exhibitions Chairman in 1996, required that the AHS best-in-show ballot be mandatory in determining best-in-show in all AHS Accredited shows ¾ Created the generic sample schedule to aid local show committees in writing their show schedules ¾ Chaired the committee to revise the “Judging Daylilies” handbook in 1997 and again in 2001 ¾ Revised the “Exhibiting and Judging Daylilies” chapter in the new DAYLILY HANDBOOK FOR 2002 ¾ She is an exhibitions judges instructor and has In 1974, the AHS Board established this award for outstanding service to AHS at the regional level. Currently serving board members are not eligible. Only one AHS Regional Service Award may be awarded per region per year. A dual award for two members of the same family counts as one award. Nominations may come from any member of the nominee’s region. Nominations must be sent to the AHS Awards & Honors Chairman by September 1st by mail or email, and must contain a summary of the nominee’s worthiness for this award. The AHS Board votes by secret ballot at the annual fall board meeting, and the award is presented at the following AHS National Convention. Fall 2006 Page 11 Play in the Dirt Floyd Sewell, Jacksonville, FL This January and February, while it was cool, we pulled up every plant and put in new soil amendments. Three changes were needed to last summer’s soil formula; a) substitute magnesium instead of manganese sulfate, which is more for keeping the yellow out of palm trees, b) Use Farland Professional Formula 3B mix 2.8 cu ft (purchased from BWI – North Apoka 1407-884-0242), which has Canadian sphagnum fertilizer (45%) processed pine bark, perlite and vermiculite (this eliminates tossing out bags of each), c) double shredded pine bark to 100 lbs per 100 sq ft. to give our sandy soil more texture. The garden really took off this spring. Last summer, yes in the July heat, I loaded up my 4 gallon back pack with my favorite liquid solutions. I had forgotten that each gallon weighs 8.3 lbs, so in attempting to step up on a wall in our back yard, I fell into my neighbor’s yard instead, looking like some Franz Kafka insect flaying away on its back. So, last fall I had installed a Dosatron non-electric D8R 40 GRM proportional chemical and fertilizer injector. Now, when the sprinkler system comes on, 6 gallons of solution goes out each and every time. Contact Dosatron, Clearwater 1-800-523-8499 (www.dosatronUSA.com) and they will work with your sprinkler company for installation. I came across an article by Dr. John T. Dickman, of Columbus, OH in the July 2006 American Rose Society magazine. “There is a new series of bio-organic fungicides produced by AgraQuest of Rhapsody, Serenade and Sonata”. Check out the website. . . Sonata “ with outstanding control of powdery mildew, downy mildew and RUST. . . “ Not sure you can purchase directly from them, but they had a list of distributors. Any questions, email me at floyd@floydsewell.com. Welcome New Members Dalton Brewer P.O. Box 27 Loughman, FL 33858 Billie & George Howell 901 Hillside Terrace Brandon, FL 33511 Justin Roch P.O. Box 691807 Orlando, FL 32869 Bradley and Aundria Cooley P.O. Box 11 Lamont, FL 32336 Jordan Farms 3817 CR 249 Live oak, FL 32060 Martin Rogers 9600 Bobwhite Terrace Pensacola, FL 32514 Earl Cox 1627 6th St. West Palmetto, FL 34221 Teresa B. Leifur 1110 E. Gadsden St. Pensacola, FL 32501 Bettina Tuttle 6755 Hwy. 99 Molino, FL 32577 Jane B. Flowers 5625 Talquin Ave. Pensacola, 32526 Ashley Maacks 323 Shetland Ct. Pensacola, FL 32506 Page 12 Region 12 Newsletter Apply to be an AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden Ken Cobb, AHS Historian via Kay Smith, Indian Rocks Beach, FL After a unanimous vote by the AHS Board of Directors during their summer 2006 meeting, daylily display garden owners (or representatives/liaisons if the garden is public) can now apply for their gar‘Sunset’ (1931) dens to become AHS Historic Daylily Display Gardens. Historic daylilies are defined as all daylily species plus daylily cultivars registered with the AHS on or before 1970. Gardens must contain a representative collection of historic daylilies. Every ten years (2010, 2020, etc.) thereafter the cutoff date for registered cultivars will be advanced by ten years. For example, on 1/1/2010, the registration cutoff will advance from on or before 1970 to on or before 1980. Daylilies must be properly labeled according to cultivar name, hybridizer, and year of registration (or species name). Historic daylilies may be displayed in a separate bed (chronologically, by hybridizer, or as desired); historic daylilies may also be intermingled among modern ‘Pink Charm’ 1940 daylilies and companion plants as long as they are properly labeled. As a guideline, it is recommended that gardens grow a minimum of 50-100 daylilies comprising historic cultivars or a combination of species and historic cultivars to qualify. In this way, small private gardens will be encouraged to apply for AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden status, encouraging owners of small private gardens to participate (and thereby help preserve the historic daylily gene pool). AHS Historic Daylily Display Gardens should contain an owner-provided sign containing the words “AHS Historic Day‘Laughing Clown’ (1958) lily Display Garden.” Fall 2006 Daylily display garden owners (or representatives/liaisons if the garden is public) must be AHS members in good standing and must continue to maintain/renew their AHS membership in good standing. The ‘Tinker Bell’ 1954 garden owner or liaison would fill out the AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden application form and submit it following the process in place for conventional AHS Display Gardens. The initial application form as well as renewal application form will be available soon on the AHS web site under AHS Historic Daylily Display Gardens. The RVP or RVP’s representative must visit gardens applying for AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden status, and then recommend whether or not the garden meets the criteria for ap‘Double Talk’ 1966 proval. Once the garden is initially approved as an AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden, the owner/liaison would then annually apply for renewal. Garden owners/liaisons can apply for their gardens to become conventional AHS Display Gardens, AHS Historic Daylily Display Gardens, or both. Existing guidelines for AHS Display Gardens ‘Green Tarantula’ 1970 would extend to apply for AHS Historic Daylily Display Gardens. The initial application requires two slides/photos in hard copy (i.e., not electronic and not CD) form. Computer printed photos are acceptable. Rules for AHS Display Gardens would apply and extend to AHS Historic Daylily Display Gardens. Page 13 Minutes of the Region 12 Spring Business Meeting Linda Sample, Tampa, FL The meeting was called to order by RVP Joe Agosta on May 13, 2006 at the Clearwater Holiday Inn Select at 7:00 p.m. The Bay Area Daylily Society was thanked for their efforts in hosting their first spring meeting in grand fashion. AHS officers present were introduced as follows: Region 8 Director Ottis Houston, Region 12 Director David Kirchhoff, and past Region 12 Director and RVP Jean Norris. Current Region 12 officers were introduced and members from CFDS, NFDS, Sunbelt, Tallahassee, Suwannee Valley, and BADS were recognized along with visitors from Alabama and Kentucky. Also introduced was RPD, Region 10 Gary Bunch. There being no additions or corrections to the minutes of the Fall 2005 meeting, they were accepted as published in the newsletter. The treasurer’s report was presented by Opal Howell who stated our current balance at $24,294.89. This includes our checking account, youth fund, and CD. Her report will be filed for review. A membership status report for our region was reviewed by RVP Agosta with the sad knowledge of a loss of close to 100 Region 12 AHS members in the last 3 years. As of March 2006 our current membership is 363. Discussions are ongoing regarding ways to promote daylilies to the public in addition to our yearly exhibitions during the season. Public forums and talks at city or county venues and presentations at other local garden clubs during the rest of the year are two suggestions mentioned. Also, the few clubs not yet on line were heartily encouraged to complete their website for public knowledge and the good of the region. Regional meeting host clubs were announced: Fall 2006 – Tallahassee, Oct 13 – 14 Spring 2007 – Sunbelt Fall 2007 – Jacksonville Spring 2008 – to be announced Remarks from Regional Dir. David Kirchhoff began with thanks to BADS for a great meeting and support- Page 14 ing our RVP’s call for diligent work on recruiting new AHS members. He acknowledged the money available in our youth fund and encouraged us to recruit new members in the 20 – 30 year old age range. RPD Virginia Gregory began her remarks with encouragement to complete and post our Popularity Poll votes before the Sept 1 deadline. She reminded us to realize that it is a wonderful tool for new members to have greater success in their gardens with locally happy daylilies. She then credited the many contributors to the newsletter as being responsible for helping our newsletter to be more informative and enjoyable. There was no Unfinished Business. New Business: Copies of the 2006 Budget were circulated for review. After a short discussion a motion to accept the budget as presented was made by Marie Phillippi and seconded by Wilhelmina Hopper. It was approved by voice vote. Nominating Committee chair Virginia Gregory along with committee members Fern Johnson and Henry Matutino announced their choice of Elaine Alito as our next RVP. There being no other nominations, a motion was made by Ottis Houston and seconded by David Kirchhoff. to close the nominations. The motion passed. The motion to accept the nomination of Elaine Alito as Region 12 RVP by acclimation was made by Virginia Gregory and seconded by Henry Matutino passed and the group welcomed their new RVP. Elaine Alito thanked the members for their vote of confidence and Joe Agosta for his valuable service to the region. She stressed the importance of attracting and keeping new members in our region and individual clubs, and supported our decision to continue the color version of our newsletter on the website and use our funds for other things more worthy of investment. Members were encouraged to contact her for any comments or questions. Jean Norris suggested that we explore the possibility of funding rust research by a worthy college student. Jay Charba was asked to look into this possibility and report to us at the Fall Meeting. Region 12 Newsletter Minutes of the Region 12 Spring Business Meeting (continued) RVP Agosta then suspended the order of business and Elaine Alito introduced Lynn Purse from Pittsburg Penn. who presented and informative and delightful presentation on Garden Design and Companion Plants using Daylilies. The third annual Bill Munson Hybridizer Award was then announced. Winner – #36 John Kinnebrew 1st runner up – #1 Ottis Houston 2nd runner up – #35 John Kinnebrew 3rd runner up – #17 Joe Agosta 4th runner up – #15 Mary Ann Houston A check for $100 will be awarded to the winner. Ottis Houston was thanked for his efforts in organizing and encouraging this award. Thanks were also extended to Mark Headley and Dwain Miller for their efforts in growing such a great group of 36 seedlings for us to enjoy. Dwain then presented the Bill Munson Hybridizer Bed sign to Richard Page, president of the Sunbelt club who will host next years’ spring regional. After the program amid much anticipation the winning name was drawn for the daylily quilt designed and assembled by Sandy Soderberg and Linda Sample. Opportunity tickets for the quilt were sold to benefit Region 12 and Linda Sample announced that a check would be presented to the regional treasurer for $1,595.00. The winning ticket was purchased by Elizabeth Salter! There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. AHS Region 12 Calendar Year 2006 Budget Proposal Note: The budget below was approved by the membership at the Spring Regional Meeting of 5/13/2006. Approved Proposed Budget Actual Budget 2005 2005 2006 Expenditures Newsletter & RPD Expenses $3,000.00 $2,270.26 $3,000.00 Director’s Travel – National $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 Director’s Travel – Board Mtg. $500.00 $0.00 $500.00 RVP Travel – National $500.00 $0.00 $500.00 RVP Expenses Misc. $50.00 $13.36 $75.00 Web Site $600.00 $425.00 $750.00 Awards $480.00 $424.24 $300.00 Youth Award $500.00 $0.00 $500.00 AHS Insurance $120.00 $103.50 $125.00 W.E. Monroe Endowment Fund $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 Contingency $300.00 $76.84 $300.00 Total $7,050.00 $4,313.20 $7,050.00 Fall 2006 Receipts Interest on Accounts Plant Sales Plant Sales – Youth Fund Club Donations AHS Mailing Allowance Misc. Total $150.00 $5,200.00 $500.00 $600.00 $450.00 $150.00 $7,050.00 $127.12 $9,527.00 $0.00 $0.00 $397.45 $64.00 $10,115.57 $150.00 $5,200.00 $500.00 $600.00 $450.00 $150.00 $7,050.00 Page 15 Region 12 Club Reports Bay Area Daylily Society The Bay Area Daylily Society had a fun year planning and hosting the past Spring Regional. Thank you to all the members of AHS who attended and praised our hospitality! It was the first Spring Regional we had hosted, and the first that many of our members attended. We hope to have many of our members going to the next Spring Regional now that they know how fun it can be! We had our annual picnic at Jeff and Linda Johnson’s Daylily and Bamboo Farm, where new officers Dennis Hoffman, Vice President and Secretary Carol Robinson were voted to join President Kay Smith and Treasurer Linda Sample. A planning meeting/social will be held at Kay’s Indian Rocks Beach house on August 27th to plan for the year. Regular meeting will start in September, meeting on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Thank you to Roger Hopper, who keeps our website, www.bads.us, updated with time and location of all of our meetings. Any one wishing to visit us, may also email me at kayasmith@earthlink.net for directions. — Kay Smith Spring Regional Memories Friday Night Social at Kay Smith’s Garden Munson Bed at Xcaliber Farms Guest Speaker Lynn Purse Enjoying the Tour Gardens Seedling #36 - Munson Winner Linda & Gray Sample’s Garden Dennis & Ellen Hoffman’s Garden Dwain Miller & Mark Headley’s Garden Page 16 Jeff & Linda Johnson’s Garden Doug & JoAnn Good’s Garden Region 12 Newsletter Region 12 Club Reports Central Florida Daylily Society The Central Florida Daylily Society held its Forty Second annual show and sale at the Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando, FL on May 20, 2006. CFDS Memorial H. ‘Two to Tango’ exhibited by CJ Gregory CFDS Fav. Color H. ‘Dr. Julius Charba’ exhibited by Jay Charba Best in Show Seedling exhibited by Marjorie Kinnebrew Sweepstakes Wayne & Fern Johnson Off-Scape Winners: On-Scape Entries Off-Scape Entries On-Scape Winners: Extra Large Flower H. ‘Enduring Love’ exhibited by CJ Gregory Large Flower H. ‘Gwen Denny’ exhibited by Marjorie Kinnebrew Small Flower H. ‘Christmas Wishes’ exhibited by CJ Gregory Mini Flower H. ‘My Gal Sal’ exhibited by Wayne & Fern Johnson Extra Large Flower H. ‘Fred Ham’ exhibited by Wayne & Fern Johnson Double Flower H. ‘Tropical Delight’ exhibited by Wayne & Fern Johnson Large Flower H. ‘Spacecoast Technical Knockout’ exhibited by Marjorie Kinnebrew Spider Small Flower H. ‘Magic Mandolin’ exhibited by Wayne & Fern Johnson Unusual Form H. ‘Desert Icicle’ exhibited by CJ Gregory Mini Flower H. ‘After the Fall’ exhibited by Arlene Wierschem H. ‘Lines of Splendor’ exhibited by Jo Ann Little Double Flower H. ‘Little Enchantress’ exhibited by Wayne & Fern Johnson Spider H. ‘Wind Beneath My Sails’ exhibited by Jo Ann Little Seedling exhibited by Marjorie Kinnebrew Achievement Medal ‘Dr. Julius Charba’ exhibited by Marjorie Kinnebrew R.W. Munson H. ‘Eye of the Hurricane’ Award exhibited by Marjorie Kinnebrew Awards Table Fall 2006 ‘Magic Mandolin’ The Show was a wonderful display of 93 scapes and 101 offscape blooms. — Henry Matutino Achievement Medal Winner Judges Page 17 Region 12 Club Reports North Florida Daylily Society Youth The North Florida Daylily Show was held on the 20th of May, at the Mandarin Garden Club. We gained two new members. Total scapes competing 254, with $2,300.00 made on plant sales and 350 people attending the show. Popularity Poll H. ‘Mary Ethel Anderson’ exhibited by Bob and Gail Reese Awards from the show: Best in Show H. ‘Mary Ethel Anderson’ exhibited by Bob and Gail Reese Wilbur Causey Seedling Not awarded exhibited by Hugh Buntyn R.W. Munson Not awarded Award Extra Large H. ‘Boundless Beauty’ exhibited by Wilbur Causey Sweepstakes Large Flower H. ‘Piping Pink’ exhibited by Wilbur Causey Small Flower H. ‘Dragon Heart’ exhibited by Wilbur Causey Wilbur Causey is an 81 Year Old who joined the club after the first of the year. Its very clear he came to win!!! Mini Flower H. ‘Paris Lace’ exhibited by Bob and Gail Reese Double Flower H. ‘Magician’s Apprentice’ exhibited by Wilbur Causey Spider H. ‘Crazy Crane’ exhibited by Wilbur Causey Unusual Form H. ‘Wind Frills’ exhibited by Wilbur Causey New officers were elected on June 11, 2006: President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Ray Wensell Donald Schnepel Evelyn Olschner Pat Shomer Fran Nealon Dale O’bar — Ray Wensell ‘Mary Ethel Anderson’ ‘Wind Frills’ ‘Crazy Crane’ Page 18 Region 12 Newsletter Region 12 Club Reports Pensacola Hemerocallis Society Winners were as follows: The Pensacola Daylily Club presented the fifty-third annual daylily show on Sunday, May 29th in University Mall. We only had 83 scapes exhibited due to an early bloom season, the show being a week later than usual, and on large exhibitor not exhibiting because the show was on Sunday. Only four of us, Carl Brady, James Hall, Greene Hawks and Tom Dickson exhibited more than four scapes. Sadly, no one from Mobile exhibited since their show was on May 28th. Extra Large H. ‘Aaron’s Dinner Plate’ exhibited by James Hall Large Flower H. ‘Junzi’ exhibited by James Hall Small Flower H. ‘Spacecoast Perfect Angel’ exhibited by James Hall James Hall not only won sweepstakes, he would have also won if only his purple ribbons had been counted. Most of the blooms in contention for ‘Penny Pinsley’ awards were between two of those that James had entered. Spider Special thanks to Tom Dickson, who, by storing our properties in his barn, saves the club approximately $1,000.00 a year. He also loads/unloads the properties at the barn and transports them to the show. “T” Morris purchased the crystal awards, and Greene and Marion Hawks placed the awards at the show. The show was setup by Carl Brady, Gloria Harris, Greene and Marion Hawks and Tom Dickson. Elizabeth Braxton and Ashley Maacks assisted the above five in breaking down the show. Gloria Harris handled Clerks, Placement, Tabulation of Sweepstakes and was always there when needed. Carl Brady, Tom Dickson, and Mollie Klemas contributed plants for the highly successful plant sale conducted almost exclusively by Mollie. Ashley Maacks sat at the Education/Membership table most of the day, and signed-up five new club members and two new AHS members, including herself. It is estimated that over four hundred people looked at our daylily exhibits. Judges were: Nell Keown, Mobile, AL; Clyde Manning, Lillian, AL; Bill Robinson, Biloxi, MS; Elaine Smelley, Moss Point, MS; Viola Steadham, Pensacola, FL; Jack and Michele Templeton, Lawrenceville, GA; Linda Touchstone, Laurel, MS; Shelia Watson, Moselle, MS. Fall 2006 Double Flower H. ‘Penny Pinsley’ exhibited by James Hall H. ‘Magic of Oz’ exhibited by James Hall Unusual Form H. ‘Morning All Day’ exhibited by James Hall Popularity Poll H. ‘King Kahuna’ exhibited by Carl Brady Seedling exhibited by Carl Brady R.W. Munson H. ‘Fancy Face’ Award exhibited by Greene Hawks Jack Temple Spider Awd. H. ‘Magic of Oz’ exhibited by James Hall Best in Show H. ‘Penny Pinsley’ exhibited by James Hall Sweepstakes James Hall The club now meets at the Garden Center, 1850 North 9th Avenue, on the second Monday of the month, January through July. In October the club holds a plant auction, using the club dollars awarded for participation and contribution as well as real dollars, for club plants and others donated. Carl Brady seedling Noteworthy events were the amendments of the Club’s Constitution, establishment of a Daylily garden at the Pensacola Junior College Milton campus; establishment of a Daylily garden at the Master Gardeners Display Garden at the County Extension Service; purchase a PowerPoint Projector; election of Ashley Maacks as club VP, and growth of the club from 12 to 27 members. — Carl Brady Page 19 Region 12 Club Reports Sunbelt Daylily Chapter We have sadly lost, one of our former members, Clem Sabine, whose wife Marcelle and loving family will sadly miss him. Jane Trimmer has sadly lost her mother this spring. Pat Weber just recently lost her husband too. Our condolences to all of you and your families in this difficult time, may the smiles of those you have loved be expressed on your faces as they continue to warm your heart with fond memories. Thanks to all who participated in the Twenty-Fifth annual Sunbelt Daylily Show at the Sanford Civic Center on Sunday, May 21, 2006! ‘Storm Damage’ Here are the awards from our show: Best in Show H. ‘Storm Damage’ exhibited by Dan Hansen Sweepstakes Frank Smith Off-scape: Mini Flower H. ‘Enchanted Circle’ exhibited by CJ Gregory Double Flower H. ‘Child Within’ exhibited by Wayne & Fern Johnson Spider H. ‘Marked by Lydia’ exhibited by CJ Gregory CJ Gregory and Dawn Page helping a customer Finally, the Sunbelt Group wishes to publicly proclaim that they are forever indebted to Mr. David Kirchhoff and Mr. Mort Morss as they will be leaving for Kentucky in September. Mere words can not express our gratitude to them for their tremendous contribution to the Sunbelt club. It has truly been an honor to have On-scape: Extra Large H. ‘Feminine Frills’ exhibited by Richard Page Large Flower H. ‘Moment in the Sun’ exhibited by Frank Smith Small Flower Not awarded Mini Flower Not awarded Double Flower H. ‘Florida Carnival’ exhibited by Dan Hansen Spider H. ‘Skinwalker’ exhibited by Jo Ann Little Unusual Form H. ‘Storm Damage’ exhibited by Dan Hansen Youth Visitors admiring theentries you in our organization. We wish you the very best! — Richard Page Not awarded Popularity Poll Not awarded Seedling Page 20 exhibited by Frank Smith Region 12 Newsletter Region 12 Club Reports Suwannee Valley Daylily Society The daylily show was well received by the public. Many visitors attended the show held at the Lake City Mall. Our show chairman, Gene Perry, got a lot of experience Ottis Houston and Jerome Ridaught while acting as at the Awards Table show chairman for the first time. He liked it so well; he has volunteered to serve again next year. That’s the kind of members we need. Thanks, Gene. Awards Table Popularity Poll H. ‘Jerry Nettles’ exhibited by Reba Ridaught Seedling exhibited by Mary Anne Houston R.W. Munson H. ‘Mysterious Eyes’ Award exhibited by Eddy Scott Best in Show H. ‘Jerry Nettles’ exhibited by Reba Ridaught Sweepstakes Reba Ridaught Our June meeting resulted in the following officers being elected for next year. ‘Let It Rip’ Show Winners: Extra Large H. ‘Clothed in Glory’ exhibited by Reba Ridaught Large Flower H. ‘Dr. Julius Charba’ exhibited by Reba Ridaught Small Flower H. ‘Breed Apart’ exhibited by Reba Ridaught Mini Flower H. ‘Dark Avenger’ exhibited by Bob Reese Ottis Houston, President Gene Perry, V. President Nora Michaels, Secretary Gabi Heim, Treasurer We also had some volunteers to take on some special jobs to make the club run smoother. We are looking forward to another good year starting in September. — Ottis Houston Double Flower H. ‘Powder Puff Truffle’ exhibited by Ottis Houston Spider H. ‘Let It Rip’ exhibited by Eddy Scott Unusual Form H. ‘Suburban Clainey’ exhibited by Ottis Houston Youth Fall 2006 Not awarded ‘Dr. Julius Charba’ ‘Powder Puff Truffle’ Page 21 Region 12 Club Reports Tallahassee Daylily Society Tallahassee had another great flower show at the Tallahassee Mall on Sunday May 21, 2006 with 347 entries. Considering the unusual weather (cooler nights than usual) we were pleasantly surprised to have such a great Show Visitors turnout. Our judges included Floyd Sewell, Jacksonville, FL; Linda Sample, Tampa, FL; Elaine Alito, Kenneth City, FL; Earnest Yearwood, Milledgeville, GA; Joe Watson, Milledgeville, GA; Barbara Kirby, Warner Robins, GA; Marion Tyus, Albany GA; Ottis Houston, Lake City, FL and Kay Smith (Jr. Judge) , Indian Rocks Beach, FL. The weekend began on Saturday night with dinner at Judges Cracker Barrel for the judges and club members. Sharon Agosta served as Show Chair and Jill Mercer as Co-chair. A plant wash was held the Friday before the show at the home of Joe and Sharon Agosta with the following club members participating: Hayes & Kim Green, Opal Howell, Emily Jennings, Lynn & Liz Lewis, Ned Megargee, Jill Mercer, Sylvia Owens, Maryzell Roberts, Dot Ryan and Tricia Skinner. There were so ‘Skinwalker’ many plants donated, the plant wash lasted until midnight! Many thanks to all who participated. The plant sale was a great success. Page 22 Show Winners: Extra Large H. ‘Giant on the Mountain’ exhibited by Emmett Moore Large Flower H. ‘Black Ambrosia’ exhibited by Emily Hawthorne Small Flower H. ‘Celtic Princess’ exhibited by Claudette Collins Mini Flower H. ‘Dark Avenger’ exhibited by Emily Hawthorne Double Flower H. ‘Savannah Souvenir’ exhibited by James Fleming Spider H. ‘Skinwalker’ exhibited by Emily Hawthorne Unusual Form H. ‘Desert Icicle’ exhibited by Emily Hawthorne Youth H. ‘Broadway Gypsy’ exhibited by Patrick Collins Popularity Poll H. ‘Mary Ethel Anderson’ exhibited by Emily Hawthorne Seedling exhibited by Michael Drew Miller Edith Butler/ H. ‘Reba My Love’ Dot Ryan Awd. exhibited by Emily Hawthorne R. W. Munson H. ‘Neon Rainbow’ Award exhibited by Emily Hawthorne Best in Show H. ‘Skinwalker’ exhibited by Emily Hawthorne Sweepstakes Emily Hawthorne Tallahassee will host the Fall Region 12 Meeting October 14, 2006. Information sheet and registration form are included in this newsletter. Looking forward to seeing you there! — Sharon Agosta ‘Black Ambrosia’ ‘Reba My Love’ Region 12 Newsletter Daylily Clubs in Region 12 Bay Area Daylily Society Pensacola Daylily Club Kay Smith, President 232 Gulf Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 (727) 595-5991 Email: kayasmith@earthlink.net Note: Meets at 1:30 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month September-May at locations in Pinellas or Hillsborough Co., to be announced. Carl Brady, President 825 N. 77th Ave Pensacola, FL 32508 (850) 453-6656 Email: opusg@cox.net Note: Meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month January-July at the Garden Center, 1850 North 9th Avenue, Pensacola. Central Florida Daylily Society Sunbelt Daylily Chapter Henry Matutino, President 4224 Settlers Court St. Cloud, FL 34772 (407) 957-7010 Email: CAnGeLsB4U@aol.com Note: Meets at 2:00 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month September-April at the Garden House at Leu Gardens, Orlando. Richard Page, President 6350 Allmont Street Cocoa, FL 32927 (321) 639-1345 Email: nrgpage@cfl.rr.com Note: Meets at 2:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month September-April at the Seminole Agriculture Center, Sanford. Choctawhatchee Hemerocallis Society Suwannee Valley Daylily Society Jean McCarthy, President 287 Crest Drive Destin, FL 32550 (850) 650-8105 Email: jeanmac5@cox.net Note: Meets at 2:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month January-June at the Walton Cty Extension Service, DeFuniak Springs. Ottis Houston, President 2147 SW State Rd. 47 Lake City, FL 32025-9180 (386) 752-4654 Email: comahoust@aol.com Note: Meets at 2:00 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month September-June at the Columbia County Public Library, Lake City. Daylily Society of the Palm Beaches Tallahassee Daylily Society Frances Hunter 201 Potter Road West Palm Beach, FL 33405 (561) 585-1109 Note: Club is inactive now, wishes to be revived. Contact Frances about membership. North Florida Daylily Society Ray Wensell 1900 St. George Court Middleburg, FL 32068 (904) 215-9457 Email: rtcritter1@bellsouth.net Note: Meets at 2:15 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month September-June at the Orange Park Library, Orange Park. Fall 2006 Sharon Agosta, President 7444 Creekridge Circle Tallahassee, FL 32309 (850) 668-1368 Email: sagosta@mindspring.com Note: Meets at 2:00 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month Sept.-April (except Dec.) at the Leon County Cooperative Extension Center, Tallahassee. Page 23 Encourage your fellow club members and friends to become a member of AHS! American Hemerocallis Society Membership Rates: Individual (1 yr.) ............... $18.00 Individual (3 yrs.) .............. $50.00 Family (1 yr.) .................... $22.00 Family (3 yrs.) .................. $60.00 Sustaining ......................... $65.00 Life ................................ $500.00 Dual Life ........................ $750.00 Youth ................................. $8.00 Dues are to be paid by January 1s t. Make checks payable to the American Hemerocallis Society Mail to: Pat Mercer AHS Executive Secretary P.O. Box 10 Dexter, GA 31019 Virginia Gregory, RPD AHS Region 12 3801 Pelican Lane Orlando, FL 32803-3030 First Class Postage Applied