2024 CIDS Schedule

Friday, February 9, 2024 – Regular meeting with slide show of pictures from members gardens. The meeting will be held at the Rochester Community Center, Rochester IL and will begin at 7PM.

Friday, April 12, 2024 – Regular meeting with guest speaker Phil and Luella Korth of Pinewood Gardens. Meeting will held at the Rochester Community Center and begin at 7 PM.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 – Brief meeting followed by the Member’s Only Hybridizer Auction. The meeting will be held at the Rochester Community Center and will begin at 1 PM

Saturday, June 29, 2024 – CIDS Accredited Daylily Show will be held at the Washington Park Botanical Gardens, Springfield IL. Doors will open to the public at 1:00 PM.

Saturday, August 2, 2024 – CIDS Annual Daylily Sale will be held at the Washington Park Botanical Gardens, Springfield IL. Doors will open to the public at Noon.

Friday, September 13, 2024 – Regular meeting, program TBA, held at the Rochester Community Center to begin at 7 PM.

Friday, November 8, 2024 – Regular meeting, program TBA held at the Rochester Community Center to begin at 7 PM.

2022-2023 Upcoming CIDS Meetings and Events

Friday, November 11, 2022 – 6PM Rochester IL Community Center – Speaker will be Steve Williams of O’Bannon Springs Daylilies.  After presentation, regular business meeting.

Wednesday June 14, 2023 to Saturday, June 17, 2023 – ADS National Convention in Nashville TN

Friday, June 23, 2023 – CIDS Bus Trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis MO

Saturday, July 8, 2023 – CIDS Off-Scape Daylily Show at Washington Park, Springfield IL

Friday, July 21 through Sunday July 23, 2023 – Region 2 Summer Meeting in Lansing MI

Saturday, August 5, 2023 – CIDS Annual Daylily Sale at Washington Park, Springfield IL

Region 2 Summer Meeting “SUMMER FUN IN 2021”

In July 2021, Central Illinois Daylily Society successfully hosted the Region 2 Summer Meeting. Beautiful gardens, daylily friends and almost perfect weather! Appreciation to everyone involved!

The gardens on tour for the Reg 2 Summer Meeting were those of Sandy and Dick Gabriel, Sandra and Don Shull, Lori Doolin/Front Porch Daylilies and Bonnie Nichols/Oak Hill Daylilies.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS DAYLILY SHOW!!

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 Daylily Sale

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.

CIDS Member’s Auction and Potluck – Auction List Included

On Sunday, May 15th, we will be having our annual Members Only Auction and Potluck. We will begin gathering at 12:00pm, and the potluck will begin shortly thereafter. The auction should begin around 1pm.

This event has previously been held at the Rochester Community Building, but we are excited to be using the Washington Park Botanical Garden building for this years auction. We will be in the same room that we use for our Plant Sale in August.

This event is reserved for current members of CIDS, and your dues must be paid in-full before the day of the auction in order to participate. This auction is an opportunity for CIDS members to obtain new daylily cultivars (usually) at lower-than-retail prices.

The majority of the plants that will be available for sale are coming from Brown’s Ferry Gardens, which is owned/operated by Charles and Heidi Douglas. The list of plants from this source is located below. CIDS members are encouraged to bring increases from the plants purchased through our clubs Plant Drawing program, and members may also donate other plants to be sold, with all proceeds going to CIDS. Continue reading

From the Garden Tour

A number of people expressed interest in the Napa Cabbage Salad that Lori Doolin prepared, so she wanted to share the recipe with all those who were interested:

Napa Cabbage Salad
1 head Napa Cabbage OR shredded slaw mix – thinly sliced/chopped
1 bunch green onion – thinly sliced include green ends
3-5 T butter or margarine
2 – 3 oz pkgs Ramen noodles – broken into small pieces
3 oz pkg slivered almonds
4 T sesame seeds
Dressing
1/4 c white vinegar
3/4 c vegetable oil
2 T soy sauce
1/2 c sugar
To cook dressing – combine all ingredients and bring to a boil – boil 1 minute until sugar is dissolved – let cool
Saute broken ramen noodles and almonds in butter in a large skillet until lightly browned – let cool
Combine Napa cabbage, green onion, and sesame seeds in a large bowl.  Just before serving add ramen noodle mixture and dressing mixture to the cabbage mixture.  Toss to coat evenly.
Serve.
Enjoy!!

2015 Members-Only Auction, Potluck – June 7, 2015

This is an initial announcement for the Members-Only Auction, Potluck and Meeting. This event will take place on Sunday, June 7th, 2015, starting at 1pm.

Many members are interested in the list of plants that will be available for auction. Below is a link to the list of plants that were purchased from Blue Ridge Daylilies. Additional plants may be donated or submitted to the auction.

**PLEASE NOTE: Only members who have paid their dues for 2015 will be able to participate in this auction. If you are a new member, please submit your registration BEFORE the June 7th meeting to our Treasurer, Deb Miller. Registrations on the day of the auction will not be accepted. If you have questions about this, please contact the club president.

The potluck will very similar to years past. Fried chicken will be provided by the club, along with paper products. Members are asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share (should feed approximately 10-12 people).

LINK TO LIST

Official Announcement – 2015 Exhibition and Show

We have been given the approval from AHS to host an official Exhibition and Show on June 27th, 2015. Our show in 2014 was a big hit, and we hope this year will be even better.

SHOW SCHEDULE

8:00a-11:00a      Registration / Classification / Placement.
Exhibitors may arrive with their exhibits and groom near the show location. A small grooming area will be provided. It is recommended you come to the show location with your exhibits already groomed. Friendly faces will be on hand to help you with your exhibits.

11:00a                No new entries accepted for placement. Only entries in the possession of the placement or classification committee will be accepted for judging. All other entries will be placed in the non-judged display area. The show chair will resolve discrepancies, and the decision will be final.

11:30a                Final placement and registration completed. This time allows for classification to complete entries that had been received at or before 11:00. This time also allows the placement committee to make final adjustments.

11:30a-1:00p      Exhibition Judging. Only judges, clerks and show chairs allowed inside judging area.

12:00p-4:00p     Membership and Education Table open.

1:00p                  Show open to public.

1:00p-1:30p       Tabulation and awards placement.

4:00p                  Show closed. Exhibits and awards must be claimed by 4:15pm. Dismantling begins at 4:00pm.

Below is a link to the entire schedule. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Braun.

Link to Show Schedule

2015 CIDS Bus Trip

Plans are set for our bus trip this year, and we’re already signing people up to join us for a great adventure!

Join us on June 20th as we head South and West to see daylilies and other perennials on display.

We’ll depart from the JC Penny Parking lot in Springfield at 7:30am. From there, we’ll head to Cottage Gardens, on to Josephine’s for lunch (it’s a CIDS favorite!), and finally to the Missouri Botanical Garden for the afternoon. We plan to be back in Springfield at 6pm.

The cost for each participant is $30.

The flier can be viewed here with information for how to register to attend. Be sure to sign up soon before the bus fills up!