| Meeting Information | | Unless noted otherwise, meetings begin at 7:15 pm (doors open at 7pm) on second Tuesdays of each month, February through October, at the
Powell Drive Community Center,
740 Powell Drive, in Raleigh, NC 27606.
Visitors are welcome.
Map: See Club links at the bottom of the page.
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| Membership | | Club membership dues for 2009 are $8/year for an individual and $15/couple. Don't forget to give your check to Mary Edwards at the next meeting. All dues should be paid in full by the April meeting.
Membership in the American Hemerocallis Society is just $25/year. Visit the AHS website for a membership form. New for 2007: New memberships or membership upgrades to 3 year or life will receive a $25 daylily voucher. First time AHS members in Region 15 will also receive a daylily from a Region 15 hybridizer.
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| Club Library | | The Raleigh Hemerocallis Club has a complete set of AHS Daylily Journals for the years 1960 to the present which are available for lending - to club members only.
We are looking for a new club librarian, so if you are interested in the job or would like information on the library please contact Rebecca.
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| Volunteer Winners 2008 | | From the bottom of my heart, thanks to Cyndy Hummel and Tom Talbott for winning the Club Volenteer Award for 2008 and making this club what it is.....GREAT!
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| Daylily Meet Suggestions | | Hello Hemaholics,
I can't believe another year has passed. Moving on to 2009, although there are a couple meetings that usually do not have speakers as the primary agenda, the rest of the meetings focus on daylilies and gardening and are open to subjects, ideas, and speakers, both local and from around the country, that can cover a wide scope of topics. Most importantly, though, we always hope to have subjects and information in our meetings that is interesting and fun, so that all members really want to attend each meeting, and not miss any of those opportunities..
As David enters this planning and scheduling time for our club meetings for next year, getting ideas and feedback from club members is exceedingly valuable for planning meeting speakers and subjects. This feedback gives the VP a better perspective, as it can come from people that have been around daylilys for a while, and as importantly those that are new to daylilies and gardening, and are looking for the information and experience that some of us may already have..
What all this is saying is, we would like to have your thoughts on what would be interesting to you in 2009 and on? The club and the meetings are there for all of us to participate in and enjoy. Speaking from the experience, as programs are being put together, the VP is working hard to come up with subjects, ideas, and speakers that will make our meetings interesting. Getting this kind of feedback is always valuable in helping to create interesting agendas for the current year, as well as follow on years, so please share your thoughts with David at his email address ddekort01@hotmail.com Thanks..
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| Garden Tip of the Month | | Keeping Deer At Bay
This time of year deer don't have many options for their diet. A herd of deer can eat a garden to the ground in one evening. I have used nearly every product to deter these beasts. I have found my own recipe to work the best, for at least the deer around here.
Dave's Deer Repellent.
1/4 cup of ground Curry Powder
1.4 cup of crushed garlic
Leaf sticker (surfactant to help stick to the plants)
1 tsp of Cayenne Pepper
1/8 cup of Lime Sulfur (sulfur powder can be used as a substitute).
Add the Curry, Garlic and Cayenne pepper to a pot of boiling water. Allow to boil for a few minutes. Strain out all the particulates and keep the liquid. Add liquid to sprayer. Add lime sulfur, leaf sticker to mixture and fill with water. Spray on plants. It will not hurt any plant I have sprayed on. It usually last for three weeks and last two weeks with rain.
It has worked for me. Please let me know if you use this and what your results were.
Using a nylon black fence also helps. It can be purchased at Lowes and Home Depot. I use fence posts to take the nylon fence in place. Both are very cheap ways to deal with deer. Good Luck
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July 14th Meeting |
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Guest Speaker Joe and Ginger Goudeau
For our July meeting, on Tuesday, 7/14/2009 we have Joe and Ginger Goudeau from Baton Rouge Louisiana. Doors open at 6:45, with the meeting starting at 7:15. Joe and Ginger's garden, "Daylilies Etc." is another creative corner in the section of the country that was one of the early hotbeds of daylily hybridizing. The area brought us some of the early well known hybridizers like Mr. MacMillan, the Spaldings, Mrs Guidry, and later Clarence Crochet, who is Joe & Ginger's mentor. Joe and Ginger are the younger generation that is carrying on the creative hybridizing tradition in Cajun Country.
And did I say Clarence was Joe's Mentor? Anyone that knows Clarence, and has heard him speak, know that not only will he entertain and educate you with his flowers and daylilies in general, but he will also not touch your funny bone but give it a really good whack with his Boudreaux and Thibodeaux jokes. Well, Joe picks up where Clarence left off. Obviously, Boudreaux and Thibodeaux are from WAY south of Benson, and our favorite town, Fuquay-Varina. Joe and Gingers mix of beautiful daylilies and Louisiana Blackwater Cajun humor will be more entertainment and fun than then the proverbial law allows, for a daylily meeting anyway. You really don't want to miss this informative and fun evening. Come on out to give Joe and Ginger a real up south southern welcome
David
VP Raleigh Hemerocallis Club
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Meeting Schedule |
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Tue - Feb 10
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Raleigh Club - Mystery Guest Speaker
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Tue - Mar 10
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Raleigh Club - The History of the Daylily presented by Linda Sue Barnes
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Tue - Apr 14
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Raleigh Club: Guest Speaker Roger Mercer......He's Back!!!!!!!
Roger Mercer has been hybridizing daylilies probably as long as I have been alive. He is very head strong in his conviction to produce daylilies with very clear colors, strong vigor and unique forms. He has been under the radar for several years, but he is back for the attack. We are very honored to have region 15's own Roger Mercer come and give us a talk on what he has been up to. You can see Roger's work at www.mercergarden.com |
Tue - May 12
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Raleigh Club: Pot Luck Dinner....Location TBD.
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Tue - Jun 09
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Raleigh Club: Guest Speaker Bob Faulkner
Please give a great welcome to one of Daylilies shinning stars, Bob Faulkner of Natural Selection Daylilies of Ohio ( daylilytrader.com ). Bob has one of the most exciting pattern daylily programs in the world. Please join us and view the extraordinary!!!! |
Fri - Jun 12 -- Sat - Jun 13
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R15 Summer Meeting - Greenville, SC
The Upstate Daylily Club is sponsoring this KNOWN to be FUN event this Summer... yee haw!!! More info and program details coming soon! |
Sat - Jun 20
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Raleigh Annual Daylily Show
Annual Daylily Show
Saturday June 20th at the Crabtree Valley Mall (ground level near Sears and Macy's), Raleigh, NC
Entries for the show are accepted between 8:30 and 11:00 AM.
After Judging, the show is open to the public from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. |
Tue - Jul 14
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Raleigh Club: Guest Speaker Joe and Ginger Goudeau
Please welcome Joe and Ginger Goudeau of Daylilies Etc in Louisiana.
www.dayliliesetc.com
Check out the many wonderful introductions of Joe and Ginger and hear his funny and entertaining presentation. |
Tue - Aug 11
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Raleigh Club: Ludlow Lambertson of Art Gallery Gardens in FL
Please welcome Luddy to Raleigh! I've been trying to get Luddy to come ans speak for a while. Luddy has one of the most amazing and exciting daylily programs. He has a very artistic approach to his hybridizing. He is famous for his UF's, blue eyes, and full forms. He is a very unique individal with an exciting program. I hope you can join us. www.artgallerygardens.com |
Tue - Sep 15
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Raleigh Club: Guest Speaker Michael and Sandy Holmes of River Bend Gardens
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Tue - Oct 13
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Raleigh Club: Pot Luck and Business Meeting
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Club Hybridizers |
The following club members have created their own daylily
hybrids.
- Linda Sue Barnes
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Rebecca Board
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Ken Cobb
- David DeKort
- Linda Mobley
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Ray Quinn
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MIGHTY HIGHTY TIGHTY
(Cobb 1988)
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Gardens to Visit! |
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Community Gardens |
Raleigh has daylilies growing in public gardens you can visit to see
more of our favorite flowers.
- Fletcher Park
- Raleigh Jaycee Park
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Sales Gardens |
Sales gardens owned by club members which have regular open
hours during bloom season.
- Lakeview Gardens (Garner, NC)
- Perennial Patch (Wade, NC)
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