The Blue Daylily - Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs

The Blue Daylily
Blue Ridge Area Daylily Society
“BRADS”
AHS Region 3
Meeting site: Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs Center
3640 Colonial Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24018
June, 2009
Volume 1, Issue 3
Julie Covington, Editor
Inside this issue:
H. ‘Bluebird Butterfly’
(Stamile 07)
has in years. Come on, you know what
to do when life gives you lemons!
I didn’t get the message
We will have the best looking
about building an ark! The rain
daylilies that we have had in years. We
just keeps coming and coming! I
will enjoy them among friends as we
can’t get into the garden without
head off to our national and regional
sinking. I can’t use the mulch
conventions, garden tours and the best
because it’s soaked. I can’t use the of all, just visiting a friends’ garden to
Roundup because the next storm is see new daylilies and seedlings that
on the horizon. I can barely get
you’ve never seen before. We’ll help
down to the pond to feed the ducks others to discover the daylily at our
because of the “spring streams”
annual show. We’ll even end the
that have occurred over the last
summer with a second auction and
few hours. The daylilies from the
another chance to add to your
auction haven’t been planted….If
collection.
you’re like me, you can always
Life is good! Our favorite
find plenty to complain about.
season has begun. Don’t get left by the
When the whining about
sideline. Get out there and enjoy the
the weather withers, what then? ... flowers that we work so hard for. I
How about a new attitude! You
hope to see everyone out and about
know your favorite perennial is
this summer. See ya soon!
luvin this. The root system is
probably doubling every day. I
Brad Hughes
don’t really need to mulch because
I haven’t been able to weed that
much. The ducks are eating better
because of the rain! They are
scampering all over the wet
meadow finding tasty treats of
worms, snails and bugs. My pond
is filling up and looks better than it
President’s Message:
President’s Message
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BRADS Calendar
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BRADS Flower Show:
Details ; Editor’s note
BRADS PLANT DUE
LIST for Sept. Auction
July 5 BRADS Garden
Tours: Information/
Sept. Auction Details
Minutes, April 2009
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Scenes from 2009
National
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BRADS Calendar for 2009:
• BRADS Show: 6/27/09
RCGC 9 AM
• BRADS Summer Garden Tours
7/5 Smith Mt. Lake area gardens
• Region 3 Summer Meeting
Gaithersburg, Md. July 10-12,
2009
•
BRADS Members Only Auction
2 : 9/12/ 09 RCGC
• October Meeting: 10/11/09
RCGC 1PM
• Lilyhemmer: Oct. 18-19, 2009
Camp Hill, PA
• December Social: 12/5/09
RCGC Potluck 12N
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BRADS SHOW AND PLANT SALE INFO: JUNE 27, 2009
From A.L. Bryant :
Discover the exciting
world of daylilies!
Join the American
Hemerocallis Society.
Receive a voucher worth
$25 when you join or
upgrade your membership.
Mail dues to:
Pat Mercer, Ex. Secretary
P. O. Box 10
Dexter, GA 31019
Individual dues:
1 year $25.00
3 years $70.00
D 1 year $30.00
Dual:
3 years $83.00
Index cards will be provided at the Garden Center for
labeling the plants; however, if you have cards available,
please go
ahead and label the card with the cultivar's name. Also,
please price any plants that you are donating to the sale.
For example, daylilies can be priced at half of the Eureka
book price. For all large clumps add an
extra $1.00. We are not limited to just daylilies and will
gladly accept any perennial or houseplant that you wish to
donate.
This is just a reminder
that our Annual Bloom
Display and Sale will be
held on Saturday, June
27th from 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. at the Roanoke
Council of Garden Clubs
Center.
We need volunteers to
help with the set-up on
Saturday morning
beginning at 8:00 a.m.
If you are bringing
blooms, please
remember that we will
need the name of the
cultivars so that we can
label them.
From your Editor:
Wow, haven’t we been blessed with an abundance of rain
this spring? This is the first spring in the past three years
that it hasn’t been necessary to irrigate in April and May.
As I write this on May 30th, scapes are popping up
everywhere and early blooms have already begun. Of
course, it’s a trade off!! Where did all those dratted weeds
come from? The lawn has needed mowing so often that
I’ve feared that the Neighborhood “Yard police” would
give me a ticket for “bad lawn!”
Last weekend was spent in Florida at our AHS National
convention. In case you haven’t heard, we had a very fun
(but soggy) time. Some of my favorite moments were
visiting with lots of old daylily friends and meeting new
ones. It was a real thrill for me to be able to present the
Stout Medal to Van Sellers this year. (and a huge relief that
he attended!)
Although it rained too hard at a couple of gardens
to risk getting the camera out, I took lots of pictures of
some of the most amazing blooms - and people. What a
thrill to visit some of the most famous daylily gardens in the
world and see so many gorgeous blooms!
(Floyd Cove Nursery pictured below.)
If you know which plants you are going to donate for the
sale, please contact A.L. Bryant at 540-977-5452 or email
him at dixieranch@aol.com; we will try to have pictures of
all available blooms.
Our annual display and sale is always a fun day with lots
of daylily stories, as well as a chance to introduce the
general public to our "daylily world! We hope to see many
of you on June 27th!
I was lucky to have an extra day in Florida (and of course the sun was
out then!) Kathleen Schloeder and I went back to Floyd Cove and spent
hours, enough time to see everything at a leisurely pace, and we also got
to visit the garden of Nicole Harry, which was one of this year’s “open
gardens.” There are lots of great stories to share!
If you’ve never attended a National or Regional event, please consider
making the trip to Northern VA –DC for this summer’s Region 3
meeting. (the weekend after July 4th) All of the tour gardens look
fabulous, and I’ve heard there are some great open gardens to be visited
there too.
Visiting new gardens beyond those of our own club members always
gives me a new perspective. There will always be new daylilies to be
seen and fall in love with! You’ll make lots of new friends, which is one
of my favorite reasons for attending these events. And if you’re
interested, you’ll even have a chance to become a garden judge in the
space of just one weekend.
Please plan to attend our BRADS show and garden tours this summer.
We have some absolutely fabulous gardens within our own club. I’ll be
asking some of you to do a short write-up of club members gardens at the
show on June 27th – or you could VOLUNTEER to do a write up before
I have to ask! See you soon on the daylily trail ! Julie Covington
Contact: juliecov@cox.net ( 540-977-1706)
Dan Trimmer
‘Best Edge ‘
Seedling
(Right)
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From AL Bryant: These plants are due for the September 12 Meeting at RCGC.
Plants Due To Be Returned In 2009*
Last
Name
First
Name
Becampis
Debra
Alaskan Mist
Inimitable
Grandma's Smile
Becampis
Tony
Bill Robinson
Face Paint
Little Raven
Bell
Barbara
Crazy Ivan
Topspin
Mandarin Corsage
Bell
Walter
Ruby Corsage
Grandma's Smile
Folk Tales
Bowald
Cody
Mandarin Corsage
Mandiba Magic
Broadway Sparkler
Bowald
Angie
The Band Played On
Exotic Etchings
Broadway Sparkler
Bowman
Doris
Dancing Rainbow
Topspin
Bryant
Jean
Mandarin Corsage
Eleanor Roosevelt
Little Raven
Bryant
A. L.
Gilded Scarlet
Moonlight Sail
Topspin
Bullington
Carter
Last Snowflake
Grandma's Smile
Folk Tales
Cabaniss
Joan
Aunt Leona
Chapman
Carl
Alaskan Mist
Face Paint
Azure Wings
Chapman
Sherry
Frog's Eye
Little Raven
Sugar Shoppe
Childress
Ama
Doly Pierce
Moonlight Sail
Sugar Shoppe
Childress
Allen
Eleanor Roosevelt
Exotic Etchings
Covington
Julie
Dolye Pierce
Linda's Magic
Topspin
Fleming
Carolyn
Crazy Ivan
Aunt Joan
Topspin
Fleming
Carter
Blushing Octopus
Folk Tales
Henry
Ann
Hank Williams
Azure Wings
Sugar Shoppe
Hesson
Doris
Dancing Rainbow
Exotic Etchings
Sugar Shoppe
Hughes
Brad
Dolye Pierce
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mandarin Corsage
Johnson
Don
Wild and Free
Inimitable
Jones
Nancy
Cerise Masterpiece
Blushing Octopus
Azure Wings
Jones
Nancy B.
Bill Robinson
Cerise Masterpiece
Broadway Sparkler
McQuaid
Tom
Blue Elf
Frog's Eyes
Sugar Shoppe
Mundy
Tracy
Last Snowflake
Wild and Free
Azure Wings
Overstreet
Tim
Crazy Ivan
Frog's Eyes
Azure Wings
Overstreet
Heather
Princess of Wales
Sherry Candy
Broadway Sparkler
Sarginger
Carol
Pres. Ronald Reagan
Face Paint
Inimitable
Sarginger
Dave
Last Snowflake
Sherry Candy
Eleanor Roosevelt
Slaughter
Patty
Little Raven
Inimitable
Sugar Shoppe
Smith
Jim
Pirate King
Linda's Magic
Smith
Jim
Dancing Rainbow
Princess of Wales
Stubbs
Elnora
The Band Played On
Mandiba Magic
Little Raven
Swecker
Meg
Moonlight Sail
Pirate King
Wild and Free
Wood
Jackie
Fame
Grandma's Smile
Azure Wings
Yungman
Rachael
Facepaint
Mandiba Magic
Plant No. 1
Plant No 2
Plant No. 3
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BRADS JULY 5 GARDEN TOURS: INFO
We will explore five member’s gardens in the Moneta,Wirtz, and Hardy area. These gardens are only a few minutes away from each other.
We will begin at 1:00 P.M. on Sun. July 5th at Nancy B. Jones’ house. Note the schedule and the times listed. You may “jump in” or “jump
out” at any time, but we hope you’ll join your friends for the day. We’ll end up at Linda & Brad Hughes’ at 4:30 P.M. for a short business
meeting, garden tour, cook out, swimming, fishing, and maybe a few fireworks if we make it till dark. Food and soft drinks will be provided.
Please feel free to bring any food item that you would like to share. Also bring any additional drinks that you would like for you or your
family. Remember to bring your bathing suit, towel, and any fishing gear you’ll need. We have Large Mouth Bass, Bluegill, & Sunfish.
Photo by
Rosen
1st Nancy
B Rich
Jones
986 Lakewood Forest Rd.
Moneta, VA 24184
1:00- 1:40 P.M.
721-9059
DIRECTIONS: At Westlake Corner (Rt. 122 & Scruggs Rd.[Rt. 616] Take Scruggs Rd. and pass the
Dairy Queen. Go about one mile & turn LEFT onto Lakewood Forest Rd.
Go about 1mile & her beige house will sit on a knoll on the RIGHT. 986 Lakewood Forest.
2nd Debbie & Tony Becampis
2:00- 2:30 P.M.
721-5726
285 High Meadows Dr.
Wirtz Va. 24184
DIRECTIONS: From Nancy’s, head back to Westlake Corner. Turn LEFT at Rt. 122
Go about 6 miles & turn LEFT onto High Meadows Dr. (several mailboxes together there) Go to the 3rd house on the left.
3rd Rachel Yungman
2:45-3:15 P.M.
721-5318
180 Harmony School Rd.
Hardy Va. 24101
DIRECTIONS: From Debbie & Tony’s, take a right out of High Meadows Rd. & go 3 miles to
Harmony School Rd., turn LEFT onto Harmony School RD. (Lakeside Tire on your right) Go about 500 yards and turn RIGHT at the sign for
“Harmony Hill.”
4th Nancy & Kyle Jones
3:30-4:15 P.M.
890-1836
2705 Eton Rd.
Hardy Va. 24101
DIRECTIONS: Turn RIGHT out of “Harmony Hill” & go about 2 miles to the Stop Sign.
Bear to your LEFT & go about ¼ of a mile. Turn right onto Eton Rd.Go about 2 miles & driveway will be on LEFT. Go down the driveway.
Mailbox on right w/ 2705.
5th Linda &Brad Hughes
4:30- 9:00 P.M.
890-5270
570 Daylily Lane
Hardy Va. 24101
DIRECTIONS: Turn LEFT out of Nancy & Kyle’s driveway & go about 1 ½ miles.
Turn LEFT onto Truman Hill Rd. (sign on right side of Rd.) Go about 3 miles and watch on the right for Daylily Lane
(sign for Franklin Farms Daylilies at corner) Come down the gravel driveway for ½ mile. House at the end of Rd.on the right. Daylilies in
front yard.
SEPTEMBER 12 AUCTION INFORMATION: PLEASE NOTE!
(Be sure to save this information, as another newsletter will not be printed before this date.)
Our September Plants for Members auction will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, September 12, 2009
at the Roanoke Council of Gardens Club Center, 3640 Colonial Avenue, Roanoke, VA. There will be
some beautiful daylilies returning for this auction so be sure and keep this date open so you can join us.
Refreshments will be provided, but due to the amount of time that it usually takes to hold the auction, we will
not have a pot luck meal. Feel free to bring 'light refreshment' or snack type foods!
We will start promptly at 1:00 p.m., so please try to bring your plants by noon so that they can be
separated and 'bagged' for auction. Please be sure and put name tags on your plants if possible.
If you plant has died or has not increased enough to return for the auction, please contact A. L. Bryant at
540-977-5452 (Dixieranch@aol.com)/, so he can make note of it.
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BLUE RIDGE AREA DAYLILY SOCIETY
Minutes -April 18, 2009
President Brad Hughes called the April business meeting of BRADS to order at 1:00 PM. Members enjoyed
light refreshments along with a pre-meeting slideshow of the PFM daylilies to be distributed.
A motion was made and passed to waive the reading of the Treasurer’s report and Minutes, since they are
published in the Blue Daylily.
Old Business: (none)
New Business: Plants for Members chair, A.L. Bryant announced that there were 172 plants available to
distribute at the conclusion of the business meeting. A. L. reviewed the selection process prior to member
selection of plants.
Announcements:
From Kyle Jones: Willard Hamill has about 600 daylilies for sale at very reasonable prices. These belonged
to his late wife, Jeannette, a former BRADS member. Interested members should contact Willard.
An announcement was made that BRADS member Sue Williams is ill. The Secretary will send a card
expressing our concern.
The meeting adjourned at 1:20 PM, followed by Plants for Members Distribution.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy Gibson, Secretary, BRADS
(L): ‘Fins to
The Left’
(D. Hansen 08)
(R): Dan Hansen
Patterned seedling
This is just a tiny sample of the many wonderful blooms seen at the 2009 National Meeting! ( Left side: top
to bottom: ‘Winter Wolf’ ( Abajian 05) ; ‘Static’(Stamile 06 ); ‘Phoenix Flying’ (Lambertson 07 ); Right
side: ‘Rumble in the Jungle’(Trimmer 08); ‘John Euchler’( Stamile future -2010); Ledgewoods Stolen
Dreams ( Abajian 05)