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Joanne Larson49 Woodland DriveBarrington IL 60010-1912Region 2’s 13th annual Symposium,held in Cleveland just two weeksago, gave all who attended a muchneeded “daylily fix.” The majority of registrantstraveled from our Region 2 states –Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan andOhio – but 20 other states were represented,plus a good-sized contingent arrived fromCanada. Curt Hanson, chairman, and hismost able committee again provided a greatweekend. Thank you to all for your hardwork. Read all about it in this newsletter!Since this column is one of the best waysto pass information on to you about whatoccurs at AHS Board of Directors’ meetings,the following is a thumbnail review ofactions taken at the October, 2004, meeting:RegistrationsGretchen Baxter, registrar, reported 1,751newly registered cultivars as of 10/30/04 fora total of 56,860 registered. An annual ChecklistSupplement and/or the Electronic ChecklistCD-ROM can be ordered by using thePublication Sales Form in the back of yourlatest issue of The Daylily Journal.From the BoardBy Joanne Larson, Region 2 DirectorResearch GrantsTwo grants were approved. One project,at Clemson University, will study a recentlydiscovered daylily disease, shoestring rootrot (Armillaria mellea). The AHS website(look in the on-line dictionary) has informationon this disease. The other project, tobe done at Temple University, will determineoptimum calcium and potassium requirementsfor daylilies grown in containers.Daylily ShowsAn Extra Large Diameter Flower (7" orlarger) section, will be added to show schedulesfor on-scape, off-scape and seedlingflowers this summer. In addition, Region 12has made available the Ophelia Taylor HorticulturalAward for any accredited show.Previously, this award could be offered onlyin exhibitions held in conjunction with nationalconventions, regional meetings, or inFlorida.Graphic by Jill YostNew AwardA new award was approved for 2005, fora newsletter article featuring some daylilyhistory – about AHS, about a region, a garden,an event, a person etc.PublicationsA membership roster has been publishedlisting members as of 12/31/04. The last rosterwas published in 2001. A small numberhas been printed so order your copy quicklyif you wish one.New Colorful AHS BrochuresTwo new brochures have been printed.One, a new member pamphlet, will be mailedby the AHS Executive Secretary when a newmembership is entered in her database. Itincludes a welcome, information about receivingthe Journal, regional newsletters,the AHS website, contact info about localclubs, how to find out about national andregional meetings, etc. The second pamphletis a promotional item for distributionat shows, sales and garden festivals. It includesphotos of specialty award winners,how to find the AHS website and a membershipapplication.New from AHS:The Daylily Journal SupplementYou have received The Daylily Journal,Spring 2005 issue, and the Supplement containingexhibition reports, display gardenlistings by region, and the daylily sourcelist. Publishing these items in a supplementis a departure from including them in theJournal, the idea being they will be portablefor your daylily travels.A Bargain AHS PublicationYou may wish to check the very attractiveprice on the Golden Anniversary book,Daylilies – A Fifty-Year Affair. On a reducedprice of $15, it would make a great gift toyour local library, a great raffle item at a daylilymeeting, or a special gift to a new clubmember. It’s a wonderful volume, destinedto be a collector’s item. Again, check theorder form at the back of The Daylily Journal.Out-of-Print Region 2 Newsletters andClub NewslettersAt Christmas-time, a special present arrivedat my door – a box containing old Region2 newsletters and several issues ofChicagoland Daylily Society newsletters,dating back to 1963. Philipp Brockington,IN, former RVP/Editor, heard the plea for oldnewsletters, clippings or other Region 2memorabilia and passed the box on. What atreat to read through them! The Region 2archived newsletters now go a lot fartherback, thanks to Phil.It’s too late for me to urge you to send inyour registration for the national conventionright here in Region 2, in Cincinnati. Somy wish – I’ll see you there on June 29th!DO YOU KNOW ...that you can...Surf the Net and learn more about daylilies!• Visit our Region 2 web pages and local club links at: http://www.ahsregion2.org• Visit the American Hemerocallis Society Web-Site address at: http://www.daylilies.org/daylilies.html• You can “travel” to many interesting daylily sites by clicking on links on the AHS Web Site. If you don't have a computer,visit your local library. Friendly librarians will be glad to help you navigate the high seas of the Internet.• Visit http://www.eurocallis.be where you can see hundreds and hundres of images of the latest daylily blossoms.Page 6 Spring-Summer 2005AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter
RVP-EditVP-Editor MessageBy Gisela MeckstrothSpring is here again! Thank Goodness.Although I have enjoyedthis Ohio winter with its wonderful,crisp-cold days and with the snowcrunching underfoot, I do like to watch thefirst snowdrops (from my mother’s gardenof long-ago Germany) and ‘February Gold”daffodils blooming usually at the end ofFebruary—except this year. I am sure that allof you in our region feel pretty much thesame about winter and spring.RVP ElectionI was elected RVP at the Region 2 SummerMeeting in Greenbay, and I hope that yourclub presidents have passed on the informationin my letter sent early in January. TheRVP letter is also posted on our Region 2web pages (http://www.ahsregion2.org )Below is background information thatshould have been published in last year’sspring-summer newsletter—before the election!However, since there was no RVP candidateat that time, background informationwas not available then.2004 Region 2 Summer Meeting inGreenbayIf you were not in Greenbay, you missedsome of the most beautiful gardens ever. Imust say, the daylily gardens of Region 2are a special joy to us. It was wonderful tosee so many of our favorites open early inthe morning in this most northern state ofour Region.2005 National Convention and 2005 Re-gion 2 Business MeetingOnce again, we are fortunate to have theAHS National Convention in Region 2. Registrationis limited to 600.Since the National Convention is held herein Region 2 this year, we will not hold a separateRegion 2 Summer Meeting. Instead, theannual business meeting will be held onThursday, June 30 at 4:30 pm in the Florence/Venice area of the Holiday Inn Hotel & ConventionCenter in Cincinnati. I hope you canmake it that early. It is the only time slot wecould get. Since time for the meeting is restricted,please send along any items youwould like to have included on the businessmeetingagenda. Region 2 officers welcomenew ideas.Your Region 2 Director, RVP-Editor, RPD,Treasurer, and Recording Secretary will dotheir best to keep you informed aboutchanges that affect our region, but we counton you to keep us updated about your localclubs.Election of Nominating Committee forRVP ElectionAt this year’s business meeting, we electthree members who will select the next RVPcandidate! So, please plan ahead and volunteer.Elections for the next RVP will be heldin 2006.Newletter Publishing FundsSome of you may not be aware that ourRegion does not have an opportunity to raisefunds from a regional-meeting plant auctionwhen the National Convention is held inRegion 2. That usually means a loss of $4-5thousand dollars to us, and since we hadand have the national convention here in2002 and 2005, that is quite a sizable unrealizedincome. However, please read how thegenerosity of donors, buyers, helpers, organizershave helped make up that shortfallduring the symposium (begins on page 22).•Successful Winter Electronic On-lineAuctionFortunately, we have our hard working Ways& Means Chair Nikki Schmith, her assistantMark Your Calendarsfor Events in 2005:♦♦Gisela Meckstroth6488 Red Coach laneReynoldsburg, Ohio 43068June 29-July 3: AHS NationalConvention in Cincinnati,Ohio.The 2005 Region 2 AnnualBusiness Meeting will beheld during the NationalConvention on Thursday,July 30 at 4:30 pm in thehotel’s Florence/Venicemeeting area .Garden Judges Liaison Sharon Fitzpatrick,and Region 2 Webmaster Don Williams puton a successful Electronic-Online DaylilyAuction. No one who has not worked inthese positions can imagine how many hoursContinued on page 10About your RVP...............Memberships:• AHS membership 1993, Life membership: 2000• Local club memberships:•Metropolitan Columbus DS •Ohio Daylily SocietyOffices/positions/committees:• Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society: Secretary, Editor• Region 2 Editor: 1999-2000 and 2003-2004• Region 2 Publicity Director: 2001, 2002• AHS International Membership Chair• Member of AHS Judges Education Committee 2002, 2003,2004• Member of AHS Publicity and Media Relations 2002-2005AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterAHS Judges credentials:• AHS Garden Judge and Garden Judges Instructor• AHS Exhibition Judge and Exhibition Judges InstructorRegion 2 Summer Meetings attended:• 1994 through 2004, except for 1995.National Conventions attended:• 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004AHS Board meetings attended:• Fall 2000,• Fall and Summer: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004International Daylily Meetings attended:2003 Hemerocallis Europa in Ede, HollandSpring-Summer 2005 Page 7
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