2018 CALENDAR

Please note. Meetings will be held at Strange’s Florist on W. Broad Street unless otherwise stated.  Changes will be sent out via email prior to meeting.

January 13, 10:00 a.m. Shoney’s on Hull St and Courthouse Rd

February 17, 11:00 a.m.  Chili meeting. Strange’s Florist on W. Broad Street.  Please bring a dish to share.

April 21, 11:00 a.m.   Meeting and Auction for Plants for Members.     Please bring a dish to share.

May 3, Members only pre-sale 4 – 7 p.m.; Friday May 4, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m,  Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.  Spring Plant Sale at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

June 6-9,   AHS 2018 National Convention  Myrtle Beach, SC  details at http://www.ahs2018convention.org/

June 16,   Daylily Show & Sale Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

July 21,   11:00 a.m. RADS picnic will be hosted by Lee Payne  1430 Schloss Road  N. Chesterfield, VA 23225 .  There will be a large tent and fan as well as an air- conditioned area.  The club will provide hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks.  Members should bring a side dish to share and a chair.  There will be a short meeting where a nominating committee of three members, including the chairman, shall be nominated and elected by the members.  It shall be the duty of this committee to nominate candidates for the offices to be filled for 2019.  The slate of officers shall be presented at the August meeting.  There will also be a plant swap, see newsletter for details.

August 11,   11:00 a.m.    Guest Speaker,  Chris von-Kohn is an horticulturist for the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington D.C.  Also, this is the meeting at which the slate of officers for 2019 shall be presented.  Please bring a dish to share.

*September  13th  4-7 p.m. 14th  9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and 15th   9 a.m.- 3 p.m .   Fall Plant Sale at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  Postponed to Sept 28th and 29th.

September 22,   11:00 a.m.  Meeting including the election of 2019 officers. After the meeting, there will be a “Plants for Members” auction.  Please bring a dish to share.

September  28th  9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and 29th   9 a.m.- 3 p.m .   Fall Plant Sale at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. 

October 6,   11:00 a.m.  Guest Speaker, Steve Williams of O’Bannon Springs Daylilies in Nashport, Ohio. His website is www.obannonspringsdaylilies.com.  He specializes in doubles, small spiders, and miniatures.  He has an article in the most recent Daylily Journal.  Please bring a dish to share.

October 20-21, Lilyhemmer  daylily fall festival held in Camp Hill, near Harrisburg, PA.!

November 10,   11:00 a.m.  Thanksgiving luncheon.  Turkey will be provided as well as mashed potatoes.  Please bring a side or a dessert to share.  We will be having Teresa Peckens of Living Art as our speaker.  Teresa creates beautiful arrangements using live plants.  She will be bringing some of her arrangements and plants to demonstrate her craft.

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