President s Message. July 2011 Issue, Vol.2 Issue2

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1 July 2011 Issue, Vol.2 Issue2 President s Message p1 It WAS D lily Heaven p2-4 Activity Rewards System p5-6 Dates to Remember p7 List of Officers Websites info Rgn 5 Tour Garden Photos p8 President s Message The month of June was a very busy month for CCDS. Words cannot describe the strength and dedication of our membership. They said it could not be done, but we accomplished it with the ease and grace of seasoned veterans. Who would host the Region 5 conference one week and follow it with a magnificent flower show the following week. CCDS of course!!! Personally and on behalf of your officers, I would like to thank each and every member for their fantastic efforts to make the Spring Regional the greatest ever. I am not the only person who says it is the greatest ever. The region and national AHS officers are saying we need to host the NATIONAL convention. That's a topic for our next meeting as this would be a total club effort. We had 36 individuals enter a total of 393 flowers at our recent show. Many of these were first time entrants. The winner of Best in Show had never won this before. Many of the best in category had never won before either. What a fantastic competition!!! Congrats to all the winners. Next year let's have 50 members enter 500 flowers! Garden Judges listening to Joe Scott, not shown, at McKenney s garden. Co-teacher, Earnest Yearwood, center of photo. What a treat! Our next scheduled meeting is in September and it promises to be a great one. Our guest speaker is Mark Carpenter from the Lily Farm in Centre, Texas. We also have our Fall picnic and Christmas party later this year. Your officers are meeting before the September meeting. We are planning on having an event or events before the September meeting. Anyone having an idea for a club "event" they would enjoy, let me know. More news will follow on this. In closing, I can't thank the membership enough for its outstanding efforts. David Arthur President, CCDS

2 It Was Daylily Heaven in 2011!!! AHS Region 5 Spring Conference, June Greater Atlanta and Cobb County Daylily Societies Annual Show, June 18 The Region 5 Spring Conference held from June 10 th to 12 th at the Marietta Hilton Hotel and Conference Center was mindful of a mini-ahs national meeting. Which is why our President David Arthur mentioned in his message on page one, that AHS is eyeing us as a future national conference organizer. On Friday, there were judges clinics held in conference rooms and at the McKenney s garden. A wonderful buffet dinner was followed by a lively, fun auction. And throughout the afternoon, items were on display for raffling and for sale in the boutique area. Bright and early Saturday morning, two buses full of gardeners toured four AHS accredited gardens in five hours, MP Flowers (Franklin s), Shady Rest (Bishop s), Kennesaw Mountain Daylily Garden (Waldrop s), Prissy s Garden (Arthur s). And just before the very long overdue downpour began, the busses dropped off the tourees back at the hotel. The boutique was once again opened and a grand total of fourteen concurrent and well-titled miniclinics were held in the afternoon. Most remarkably, all mini-clinic sessions began and ended on time to allow the maximum number of people to attend at least four. Dinner was followed by a business meeting and everyone was primed for the keynote speaker, Dr. Ted Petit of Le Petit Jardin. Sunday morning five additional open gardens (Bellacree Gardens (Verner s), Centerpiece Gardens (Kovach s), Garden at Polo Fields (Karen Mawry), Merilily Gardens (McLaughlin s), and the McKenney s Garden were available for touring by those with utmost stamina and passion for Hemerocallis and companion plantings. And for those with an infinite amount of stamina and passion, the Greater Atlanta and Cobb County Daylily Societies for the third year combined forces and presented their annual show and plant sale the following weekend. Show Chair Claude Carpenter was surprised at the nearly 400 entries of daylily scapes and designs. Best-in-Show Rosette Award and Best of show Large Flower H. Varsity Orange and Best of Show Extra Large Flower H. Tiger Swirl Harold Verner

3 AHS Sweepstakes Rosette and Best of Show Double Polymerous Multiform Flower H. Alexander s Ragtime Band Mark Franklin Best of Show Miniature Flower H. Countess Carrots Karen Mawry Best of Show Small Flower H. Red Squirrel Cynthia Rigsby

4 Best of Show Spider Flower H. Lacy Marionette And Popularity Poll H. J.T. Davis Claude Carpenter Best of Show Unusual Form Flower H. Spider Miracle David Arthur Best of Show Seedlings Bill Waldrop

5 Activity Rewards Member System 2011 Our CCDS has initiated a system to reward its members! Other daylily clubs operate similar programs successfully as a way to show its active members some measure of appreciation. The concept was rolled out at our first meeting of the year by David Arthur and Mark Franklin. Bob Lust has agreed to keep a database of points accumulated by members. They describe the program this way as follows: The Activity Rewards Membership System (ARMS) is a program that rewards active members with points that equate to a dollar value. These dollars can then be used at the annual plant sale and auction held each year. To earn and accumulate points you must be a currently active (dues paying) member of the Cobb County Daylily Society. The points system works on the Honor System. To earn points a member can serve as a club officer or perform any of the activities listed below. Each point is equal to one dollar in ARMS Money. ARMS dollars last for one year and cannot be carried over to the next year. The time frame for the activity year will be from September 1 to August 31. Family members can share points. Each member has the responsibility of turning in the points reporting sheet to the Points Coordinator at each meeting or activity. All unused points will expire after the ARMS plant sale and auction. You may use real dollars to supplement your ARMS points for purchases at the auction. Permission for a club representative (committee) to purchase daylilies is granted when the CCDS members approve this points system. Donations of daylilies from individual members may also be needed for the sale and auction. Any daylilies purchased for the ARMS program that are not auctioned off will be grown for a future plant sale or auction. Each year the ARMS committee will evaluate the program for a future plant sale or auction. Each year the ARMS committee will evaluate the program to make corrections and adjustments to the points offered for activities. Serve as a club officer *President, *Treasurer *Newsletter Editor, *Website Chairman, *Publicity Chairman *Vice-President, * Secretary, *Points Coordinator 100 points 7 7 Work at an AHS show Region or National Meetings *Show chairman 7 Attend a meeting 1 *Show co-chairman 50 points Chair committee for region 2 *All other show chairs 2 Coordinate region meeting 7 All workers 10 points Region or national officer 50 points Region tour garden ** 7 Tour garden helper / per day 10 points Continue to next page for more points categories

6 ARMS SYSTEM (continued) General Activities Becoming an exhibition or garden judge 2 Hosting a function at your home ** 2 Plant sale chairman 1 New member joins 1 Coordinate a program with a guest speaker 1 Tour garden ** 1 Join AHS 1 Work plant sale, spring or fall 10 points Donate plants for sale or auction / 10 points for each $100 Eureka value ** 10 points Bring a guest to a meeting or function ** 10 points Guest joins / old member gets points ** 10 points Bring refreshments for meeting ** 10 points Pay dues for CCDS 10 points Purchase and care for ARMS plants ** 10 points Attend a meeting Attend a Board Meeting Attend committee meetings Attend a garden tour Attend a CCDS function Attend a CCDS activity Serve on a committee Show 5 or more scapes at the CCDS show 2 *Points for these positions or activities can only be rewarded once a year ** Points cannot be awarded to both spouses for this activity. Only one person can earn the points. A member may accumulate up to a maximum of 500 ARMS points in one year. Forms to record ARMS points have been already been distributed at the last CCDS meeting. More will be distributed at the next meeting in September. REMEMBER that the points accumulated between Sept. 1, 2010, and August 31, 2011, need to be handed in to Robert Lust before the annual sale/auction picnic in October. They expire after that.

7 Save the Dates 2011 CCDS Calendar September General CCDS Meeting, Speaker Mark Carpenter, The Lily Farm, Center TX First United Methodist Church September Picnic and plant sale/auction October Region 5 Fall Fling, Atlanta Airport Crowne Plaza Hotel Speakers include Mary Collier Fisher (AHS Pres.), Nicole Harry, Bill Maryott, Nikki Schmith, Julie Covington & Region 5 Hybridizers December Christmas the Verner's January 1, Deadline for AHS and CCDS dues CCDS 2011 Officers David Arthur, President Mark Franklin, Vice Pres. Nancy Green, Secretary Jack Rigsby, Treasurer Bill Waldrop, Parliamentarian Claude Carpenter, Show Chairperson Anne Murray, Publicity Rita Buehner, Newsletter Editor Websites - CCDS - AHS Please send CCDS news or articles or pictures to ritabuehner@bellsouth.net

8 Region 5 Conference Tour Gardens Doris and David Bishop s Garden David and Camilla Arthur s Garden Mark and Patty Franklin s Garden Diana and Bill Waldrop s Garden