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PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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Meeting minutes for Board and General Meeting posted in Member Only directory

2008

May- Dan Mahoney presented an Exhibition Judge 1 clinic aided by Mary Collier Fisher and Kate Reed

April - Ann and Earle Perkins presented 'How to Run a GardenTour for Profit'

March - Mary Collier Fisher presented a Garden Judge 1 clinic aided by Kate Reed and Patsy Cunningham

Feb - Patsy Cunningham presented the John Pike photo contest

January- Patsy Cunningham presented 'Developing your digital daylily photos'

2007

December- Holiday Party at Nick and Bobbie Chase' house

December- David Kirchoff

November- Cancelled due to Nor'Easter

October
“Daylily Culture – Q&A” with George A. Doorakian. 
The members should bring questions and be prepared to participate in the discussions.
Nominations for 2008 officers

July - Annual picnic

May 7-  Kate Reed: “An Addiction to Daylilies” was created for the URI master gardener's field day as a teaching tool. It focuses on the specific language of our favorite flower and provides examples of the various forms and color patterns.

April-

March - Mary Collier Fisher taught exhibition of daylilies


February 3 - Powerpoint presentation of Kate Reed's trip to Holland, England, Belgium. Also slideshow of "Daylilies through the Years" photos by John Stahl.

January  6 - First annual John Pike photo contest.  Winning photos posted on website - 2007 Winners of John Pike photo contest

2006

December - Holiday party at Kate Reed's

Oct 7 - Presentation by Bobbie Brooks on the National Daylily Convention

July 30-Annual picnic at the Doorakians

July 23- Tour of Martha Pike and Joan Dahl's gardens

July 13-16, 2006
AHS  Awards from the National in Long Island (Click thumbnails to enlarge)

Honorable Mention for George Doorakian's "Malachite Prism'

REGION 4 (STANLEY SAXTON) SEEDLING AWARD: Our President Ellen Laprise for
    seedling #7 out of PRIMAL SCREAM!  She also got first runner up

PRESIDENT'S CUP: ADORABLE TIGER - George Rasmussen

 
GEORGIA DOUBLES APPRECIATION Award : CONDILLA - Howard Grooms
 
FLORIDA SUNSHINE CUP: HER BEST BLOOMERS - Don Herr


REGION 4 DAYLILY CLUMP AWARD : KING'S GOLDEN TREASURE – George Rasmussen


    
BERTRAND FARR Medal for Hybridizing - Dr. Darrell Apps

The Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal - Wayne Johnson 

 

JUNE 24, SATURDAY
 George Doorakian’s Daylily Conversion Clinic

May 6: Demo of dividing daylilies by Ellen and Bobbie.  Slide show by Ellen of hardy daylilies for the North.  Gift bags passed out to new members who attended

April 1: Fling into Spring" meeting. Hybridizer extraordinaire, Curt Hanson from Ohio, gave a presentation and lecture.  Raffles and auctions.  Previously won Reinke daylilies passed out.

March 4: PowerPoints from Frog's Leap and Powerpoint of Members' 2005 seedlings
Each member was asked to bring in a list of their 5 favorite daylilies under
$10.

Feb 4:Part 1: Gary Jones, Reg 4 RVP; covering Regionals, Conventions, Scientific
Investigations, Publications, Roles of Officers, Education, etc.
Part 2: Mary Collier Fisher, Reg 4 Director; covering Daylily Commerce,
Description of Awards, Judging, etc.
"IT'S WINTER -WE NEED TO SEE SOME COLOR!"
Kate Reed had a Powerpoint on the 2004 Toronto convention
Patsy Cunningham and Ellen Laprise had this years PDS garden tour

Jan 7, Bobbie Brooks presented slides from the collection of the AHS featuring AHS display gardens. Open board meeting held. Business meeting with vote for changes as follows:  Meetings to be held 3rd (or 4th) weekend of the month on Sundays from 12:30-3:30 at the Bedford Senior Center

2005

Dec 3, 2005 Christmas Party at Kate Reed's in Pawtucket, RI

Saturday, November 5
Bill and Joyce Reinke of Stephens Lane Gardens, Bells, TN.  Title of lecture:  Reinke Daylilies of Stephens Lane Gardens, Bells, TN.    The Reinke's discussed their many years of extensive hybridizing distinctive daylilies as well as their novel approaches to daylily culture in Bells, TN.  Their outstanding daylilies (spiders, unusual forms and patterns) are sold globally, via their nursery name, "Stephens Lane Gardens".  [website is at http://www.daylily.net/gardens/stephenslane.htm ]

October 1
1) Business Meeting:
a. Review of Bedford Day Fundraiser - G. Doorakian
b. Nomination/voting of '06 Officers - B. Brooks
c. Region 4 Meeting Update - M. Fisher
2) Program:
a. Doorakian '2007 Intros.
b. Group discussion - Daylily Highlights (be prepared to participate).

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 (Bedford Day Fair)

8:30AM –3:00PM:  PDS  participated in Bedford Day with our booth and Banner being set-up with PDS members manning the booth, for the purpose of generating funds by selling low priced daylilies . We made $1085 and still have some of the better daylilies that were set aside for the "Lily Auction"

SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2005 (Daylily Tours): Ellen Laprise, Patsy Cunningham, Kate Reed

SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2005(Annual PDS Picnic) at George and Paual Doorakians

Sunday, June 26: A clinic for the conversion of diploid daylilies was held at 1:00PM at the Doorakian residence

Saturday, May 7: Ellen LaPrise presented "Welcome to Partridge Hill Gardens" , showing pictures of her garden, her hybridizing program, and  also donating seedlings and a shirt.

April 9: Ellen Laprise's presentation cancelled due to illness.  General daylily growing Q&A done by George Doorakian

Saturday, March 5
George Doorakian showed the results of his hybridizing efforts for the year by slide and lecture and continued with "Doorakian Daylily Academy"-Advanced Hybridizing

Saturday, February 8
1)Doorakian Daylily Academy continued-hybridizing
2)The presentation was by Bobbie Brooks: "A LOOK AT CONVENTION GARDENS 2003 and 2004".

Saturday, January 8
Cancelled due to ice.

2004

Saturday, December 4, 2004
Christmas party hosted by Marty and Bill Wray at their beautiful home in Reading overlooking a lake. 

Saturday, November 6, 2004
Part 2 of Doorakian Daylily Academy.  Members also showed hybridized seedlings

Saturday, October 2, 2004
The Doorakian Daylily Academy part 1:  To learn all there is to know about daylilies starting from the basics.   The second part of the October meeting was "An Open Group Symposium" led again by George to discuss the groups findings for the growing season '2004. 

Sunday 8/1/04 - Annual members picnic in Paula and George Doorakian's Gardens

Sun. 7/18/04: Garden Tour to Bobbie Brooks  and Marty  Wray's gardens

Saturday 6/5/04  1-3 p.m. George Doorakian  hosted  a question and answer session.

5/1/04
George Doorakian's presentation: "In Search Of My Daylily Nirvana"
Included the following: a few slides of Florida commercial daylily gardens; Doorakian'04-05 introductions and '03 crystal ball seedlings.  Small auction  including a new intro by Jerry Deschenes.

4/3/04 : Jerry Deschenes gave a presentation on his hybridizing efforts and his philosophy of hybridizing.

3/28/04:  Garden Judge Workshop 1 at Kate Reed's house in Pawtucket.  Taught by Mary Collier Fisher

3/6/04:  "Hybridizers Showcase" Slides or photos of members seedlings

1/25/04  Program by Bobbie Brooks on designing with daylilies.
 

2003

December- Christmas dinner at Bedford Library

November 23, 1PM library- Everyone brought 3 questions for our membership to answer. Pictures of  favorite daylilies were brought.

September 28- Mary Collier Fisher presented slides from the AHS convention in North Carolina .  Future plans for the society were discussed and programs planned

September 14 - Society Row sale at Waltham Field Station 10-3PM. Donations of daylilies to benefit society requested.

August 3 (See photos page)
Picnic at the Doorakian Garden , with tour of their Bedford seedling garden.

July 18-20 - Regional 4 Convention - Saratoga Springs, NY Sponsored by Hudson-Adirondack Daylily Society

July 12- Daylily Garden Tours: Dick Stewart's Garden,  Judy Sweeney's Daylily Heaven Garden

June 22- Bedford Library 1-3PM, Open discussion, bring your daylily questions to our panel of experts.

May 25- Bedford Library 1-3PM, What is a Daylily Garden Judge and Exhibition Judge and How to Become One - Mary Collier Fisher

April 27-  Spring Daylily Culture

March 23 -  In Search of Daylily Distinctiveness.  George Doorakian presented a slide show highlighting his breeding program and goals.

February 23 - Hybridizer's Showcase - Members brought  seedling slides and shared the results of  hybridizing programs.

January 26: Bedford Library 1-3PM, Highlights of 2002 Region 4 and National Conventions - Mary Collier Fisher. Selection of nominating committee for 2004 PDS officers

2002

December 22: Holiday Dinner - Italian Style. Bedford Public Library meeting room - 1PM
George Doorakian and Linda Freda provided a complete scrumptious Holiday Dinner

November: "Choosing and Using Digital Cameras" Bobbie Brooks led the discussion and demonstrated the use of her Sony digital camera.  Handouts were provided of some of the state-of-the-art models.

October 02:

September 02: "Effects of pistil length on pollination" presented by Ernie Brodeur.

August: no meeting

July 02

June 02

 

 

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