At the November 9, 2018 meeting – 7:00 PM at the Rochester IL Community Center – CIDS will be hosting a Garden Judge Workshop 1.  The workshop will be taught by AHS Garden Judge Michael Bouman of St. Peters MO .  The cost of the workshop is $5.00 each for those wanting AHS credit to become a garden judge or $3.00 each for anyone wanting to participate.  The workshop fee for CIDS members will be paid for by the club.   

 All students should be prepared for the class & are encouraged to download the pdf version, “GARDEN JUDGES HANDBOOK”, free from the AHS website.  A soft cover handbook is also available from Amazon.com at a small cost.                                         Send any questions to newsletter@dayilycids.org 

On June 23, 2018 CIDS hosted an hosting an on scape daylily show accredited by the American Daylily Society.

And The Winners Are –  Congratulations!!!                                                                         Deb Miller – Extra Large – Lavender Rainbow                                                              Rich Ford – Large – Brookwood Lee Causey                                                               Nikki Schmith – Small – Lights In The Shadows                                                            Nikki Schmith – Mini – Ojo Poco                                                                                     Rich Ford – Double – Micro Chip                                                                                    Lori Doolin – Spider – Ad Infinitum                                                                          Rich Ford – Unusual – Heavenly Breezes                                                                     Nikki Schmith – Seedling                                                                                               Nikki Schmith – Best In Show – Lights In The Shadows                                                Nikki Schmith – Sweepstakes

CIDS Meeting/Program – Sunday, March 18th at the Rochester Community Center from 12pm to 4pm. Gayle Storey will speak about her hybridizing program and a few of her introductions will be auctioned!!

CIDS Member’s Only Auction/Potluck/Meeting – Sunday, May 20th beginning at 12pm at the Rochester Community Center

CIDS Daylily Show – Saturday, June 23rd at Washington Park

CIDS Tour of Member’s Gardens – Saturday, July 7th with a picnic at Sandy Gabriel’s

CIDS Annual Plant Sale – August 4th from 12pm to 3pm at Washington Park

The March meeting will be held on Sunday the 18th from 12-4pm at the Rochester Community Building.  Gayle Story of Nature’s Edge Daylilies, Danville IL will give a talk on her hybridizing program.  She and her husband Rick have been hobby gardening for almost 30 years.  She has been hybridizing for almost as long.  Her focus is on blue/lavenders, true reds, eyed patterns and deep true purples.  She grows strong hardy plants in an open prairie setting.

We will also auction some of her creations at this meeting to be delivered sometime in May.  Hope to see you there!!

CIDS held their annual daylily sale August 5, 2017 at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.  There were lots and lots of beautiful daylilies to choose from, which made it very difficult to pick just one!  It was a beautiful day and the turnout was wonderful.

There are two main summer events that we would like to announce:

CIDS Open House and Flower Show

Saturday, June 25th, 12:00-3:00pm, Washington Park Botanical Garden

CIDS invites all to join them for an open house and flower show. CIDS Members will be on-hand to discuss the varieties of daylilies, plant habits and care, and the national daylily organization, the American Hemerocalis Society. Light refreshments will also be served to those who attend.

CIDS Plant Sale

Saturday, August 6th, 12:00-3:00pm, Washington Park Botanical Garden

CIDS invites the general public to purchase plants (mostly Daylilies and sun perennials) to benefit our club, the Central Illinois Daylily Society.

OK, I’m breaking my own rules here, but here is the list. This is only the list from Blue Ridge Daylilies, but there will be more plants donated by your fellow members. Those names, photos and details will be included in the presentation at the auction.

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