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.