Patriot Daylily Society (PDS) meetings  are on the first Saturday of most months from 12-3PM  in the Bedford Library Bedford, Mass.  Our newsletters are online .

The Patriot Daylily Society welcomes all New Englanders interested in daylilies to come and join our club.
 Click here for membership application

Membership for 2009 is $20 for single membership, $25 dual.
Please pay at the next meeting or click on membership application for full mailing info

May 2 meeting
12-3PM at Bedford Library
Mary Collier Fisher, an Executive Officer for the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) and Treasurer of PDS will talk about what's new in AHS. (She attends and participates in all of the National Board meetings.)  As well, she will show slides of the Tour Gardens at the 2008 AHS National Convention in Houston, TX.

On your calendars, mark July 25 for the annual PDS summer picnic at George and Paula Doorakian’s in Bedford, 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM, rain or shine.

And be sure to come to this year’s PDS major fundraiser, a daylily plant sale at Ellen Laprise’s in Dudley, MA on Saturday, August 1. If you have daylilies to donate for the sale (please, please!), either for sale or to be raffled off, contact either Ellen Laprise (508-943-1185) or Karin Cooke (603-778-0409) to arrange to get them to the sale. Nick Chase (508-757-2881 after 10AM) is available to transport daylilies from distant locations. Also, help is needed before and during the sale - call Ellen or Karin to volunteer.

(click here for previous programs)

February 7 meeting
12-3PM
Bedford Library

John Pike Photo Contest

Over 200 photos entered and judged, here are results

March 7
12-3PM
Bedford Library
George Doorakian new introductions

April 4 meeting
Planning meeting for auction

Thank you to all who made our Patriot Daylily Society show a success!
 We couldn't have done it without the help of both the organizers and also the exhibitors.

Click here for the results and  photos

The Petaloid
The February 2008 newsletter is now online.

Congratulations to Adele for this information packed issue.
Please email any articles, short or long, to Adele for inclusion in the newsletter.
 Information on upcoming events can also be sent.
Email Adele with any questions or articles

NEW
Bobbie Chase has compiled a printable membership contact list,
 available in the password protected members only section.
If you don't know the username and password, contact webmaster

2008 Winners of John Pike Photo Contest

2007 Winners of John Pike photo contest

Karin Cooke invites you all to donate or pledge to donate  daylilies  for the LilyAuction online. If you bring them into the next meeting, she can take care of the shipping to the winner.
Auctions for the Patriot Daylily Society on the Lily Auction can be found at:
http://www.daylily.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?dispseller&sellername=Patriotdaylilysociety

  PDS "STORE"    

Check out our  PDS "store" on Cafepress at http://cafepress.com/patriotdaylily.  We can upload designs and photos and make them available to our members or to the public at large. We have several designs.  Anything with  the PDS name has no markup, other items have small markup as a fundraiser.  There is no cost for the store as long as we stay within their guidelines.

All members please feel free to email me your list of favorite 
        daylilies. 
 If you have a photo as well that would be great. Tell 
        us why its a good one.  See Members'   Favorites page.

SHARE/SALES TABLES:
Winter reading will soon be upon us!
Bring in your Garden Books to swap and sell. Tables will be set up but need not be manned. Set your prices on each book with a paper list displayed as well. Those wanting to purchase will find you wearing your badges!  25% proceeds to PDS, honor system.

AUCTION/DOORPRIZES/SEEDS:
Bring in items and FILE CARDS in DUPLICATE with complete description, what it is for, who donated it, and how it is to be retrieved. One for the winner, and one for PDS archive. We need all this info from you to make it easier to keep track.  Remember, we have more fun when everyone participates.  A $2 donation is as welcome as a $50 one!

TRADES-
Time to start thinking about what you might have to trade with other PDS
members . There will be a list on the PDS WEBSITE
under the security section. Your list of HAVES and list of WANTS can be emailed to me anytime in the year. 

Door prizes, Raffles and Auctions
We will maintain a list of items and winners here

Previous Meetings