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 2008 is $20 for single membership, $25 dual.
Please pay at the next meeting or click on membership application for full mailing info

2008 Program Schedule
(click here for previous programs)

April 5, 2008
Bedford Library, 12-3

What it takes to run a garden tour for profit

URI Master Gardeners Anne and Earle Perkins will explain how to run a garden tour for profit.  The RI Master gardeners have run very popular and successful garden tours.  This presentation could be useful for any gardening society and all are welcome to attend

Please pay $20 membership dues by this meeting at the latest to remain a member for 2008

May 3, 2008
Bedford Library, 12-3

The Patriot Daylily Society is pleased to host an
Exhibition Clinic I on Saturday, May 3rd,at the
Bedford Public Library, Mudge Way in Bedford, MA at
noon.  The instructor will be the venerable Daniel J.
Mahoney from LIDS. Contact katydaylily@yahoo.com, so
that we will have enough materials. Take the class for
credit, as a required refresher or audit to enhance
your knowledge of daylilies. Prepare for our upcoming
exhibition "Patriot's Pride" to be held at Tower Hill
Botanic Gardens, Boylston, MA on July 26Th. Do come
and bring your scapes! There will, also, be a design
division. Prospective vendors are being solicited @
$25 per table. Member hybridizers are invited to
submit a digital photo of their favorite introduction
for the flyer to onashi@charter.net.
 

July 18-20
Region 4 Convention hosted by NEDS
PDS will have a booth in the boutique, volunteers are needed for short shifts

July 26
PDS will host a daylily exhibition at Tower Hill Botanical Center
All are invited to exhibit, not limited to PDS members
There will be design (arrangement) classes in the show as well

July/August Picnic and Garden Tour

Oct. 4
Bedford Library, 12-3
 Revamping to Renovation - Nick Chase
Member Seedlings - Presented by Chuck Hubbell

Nov.1
Bedford Library, 12-3
Guest Speaker Historic daylilies: Gill Stelter from Canada

Dec. 6
Bedford Library, 12-3
PDS Holiday Party

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

The PDS Meeting dates for early 2008 at the Bedford Library are as follows:  Jan. 5 ’08,
Feb. 2 ’08,  Mar. 1 ’08,  Apr.5  ’08 and May 3 ’08

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

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