tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79668847413001304792024-02-07T19:59:12.434-08:00AHS Region 10 News - Tenn/KyA blog for American Hemerocallis Society Region 10 NewsWill Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-63015704848990861612014-01-12T08:28:00.000-08:002014-01-12T08:28:40.432-08:00January, 2014<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The end of 2013 has come and gone and I wanted to write
at least once before 2014 got fully started to thank everyone for
their participation and enthusiasm during 2013 to make Region 10 one of the
best in the country. As I think back over the year just as the frog in the below picture, I realize the year was full of fun filled events held by
the individual clubs and region throughout the year. We always begin the year with the
Mid-Winter Symposium which makes everyone realize how many daylilies
they still do NOT have in their garden. And the upcoming MWS in 2014 will be no
exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lee Pickles and David
Kirchhoff are serving as co-chairs of the event and have assembled a diverse
program on daylilies and gardening that everyone will enjoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the first time in several years we have
moved the event to February which should allow even more people to attend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to view the program, just look in
the latest edition of the Daylily Appeal or go to the AHS membership portal under the Region 10 Calendar of Events. Our <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2013 summer meeting was held in
Kingsport and hosted by the Tri-Cities Daylily Society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not get to attend since my cardiologist
thought that it was more important that I have several fuel lines to my heart
replaced so that I would run more efficiently. That’s funny since I thought I
was already "uber" efficient, but I digress and that’s another blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regardless the summer meeting went off
without a hitch and the hours of planning by the Tri-Cities club were very
evident judging by the numerous positive comments that I received.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2014, our summer regional meeting is being
hosted by the BGHS in Lexington and I am being told that there will be not just
one day of garden tours, but TWO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow, I
can hardly wait. The Lexington area is rich with tradition and gardens – I just
hope that two days are enough and that my checkbook can withstand it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking of Region 10 clubs, isn’t it exciting that the two
Louisville clubs won the bid to host the AHS National Conference in 2016? It’s
quite an honor for Region 10 and speaks well for the resources available within LADS and DSL. In other news at the Region 10 club level, we have had some
developments that have impacted the summer rotation of the future summer
meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s with regret that I must
advise everyone that the East Tennessee Daylily Society in Knoxville voted to
disband effective 12/31/13 due to several factors - the most important being
decreasing membership. The
Knoxville club had a rich history of AHS participation and will be missed. The
challenges of decreasing membership and slow growth are being faced by many AHS
clubs as well as plant societies across the country and every organization must deal
with these issues on an individual basis. Since Knoxville was scheduled for the
2015 Summer meeting, Region 10 is especially grateful for the financial
donation to the Region which the Knoxville club made prior to dissolution to
help offset any losses which the Region may sustain as a result of this sudden change
for 2015. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As everyone knows, the
proceeds from the MWS and Summer meeting auctions go directly to underwrite the
publication of the Regional newsletter, The Daylily Appeal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a similar vein, the Jackson
club asked to withdraw from the summer meeting rotation due to declining
membership and a lack of resources. All of these changes are forcing the Board of Region 10 Directors to
review the current summer meeting rotation schedule in an effort to continue to have
yearly meetings without losing our momentum and prevent future losses
in our AHS regional membership. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On a
positive note, I am excited about the formation of a new club in Madisonville, KY,
<i><u>Kentucky Daylily Fans</u></i>, and look forward to their future growth and participation in Region 10
activities.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just a reminder for all Region 10 club presidents to update your list of 2014 officers with the AHS website, Tim Fehr at: fehrtj@charter.net</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> And if you want your officers updated on the AHS Membership Portal for club activities, please forward that list to me at: willcol@aol.com. And don't forget that we continue to add more and more information to the Region 10 Membership Portal - all Daylily Appeal editions are now archived there for historical and future reference. Finally, I look forward to seeing everyone at the MWS !!</span></div>
Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-70863090928802551132012-09-22T18:59:00.000-07:002012-09-22T19:20:39.661-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywJoYV7N-9ScB8e60jNSbr2B9r5zUoMZs3qD4LxENoy-QfokrnqHO5XHXVIXShGw44ZjTwPvMsEQr1dcMx8OgqkB_wEpR9zVAfAhLLKROheHoQOwo4JUYnjWXcgdEHDuN8nesYNmWF4Q4/s1600/macy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywJoYV7N-9ScB8e60jNSbr2B9r5zUoMZs3qD4LxENoy-QfokrnqHO5XHXVIXShGw44ZjTwPvMsEQr1dcMx8OgqkB_wEpR9zVAfAhLLKROheHoQOwo4JUYnjWXcgdEHDuN8nesYNmWF4Q4/s320/macy.jpg" width="212" /></a>I can't believe that the first day of autumn is already here. I'm still busier than ever creating new garden beds and moving plants around. But the summer flew by and it's partially because of all the daylily events that took place. After a stranger than strange spring, daylilies began blooming about two to three weeks ahead of schedule and threw all the AHS shows and scheduled conferences into a panic. How can you have a daylily show without daylilies? But because of the diversity of daylilies, many late blooming cultivars were blooming and daylily fanatics were able to view flowers blooming that normally are not open in time for the shows and meetings. That just proves there's a silver lining to every cloud !! The Region 10 AHS Meeting in Chattanooga, TN and hosted by the Tennessee Valley Club on June 8,9 was a huge success. It was quickly apparent after the conference started that hours of planning had gone into the meeting as all the scheduled events took place just like clockwork. And if they didn't, it certainly was a well kept secret from the meeting participants. Thanks to Jane Dixon and the Tennessee Valley Daylily Society for a wonderful meeting. And Jane, now that we have discovered your talents as an auctioneer, you will NOT be forgotten. I am still searching for places to plant the cultivars I purchased in Chattanooga at the auction. About the time the Chattanooga meeting was ending, results of the club shows started appearing on my Facebook page. Thanks to social media, I knew almost the same time as the show winners did of their awards and often had pictures posted on Facebook. Attached is a picture of Brenda Macy and her Best in Show entry "Octavian Princess" at the Daylily Society of Louisville show. I still marvel at how Brenda knew to wear purple that day so that she would match her award ribbon. This is the first year that I have had so many daylily friends on my Facebook page and I must admit, the daylily comments and pictures were a bit overwhelming at times. Never let it be said that daylily enthusiasts are not passionate about their hobby. All the Facebook activity seemed to crescendo just after the National Convention which was held in Columbus, Ohio on July 11-14. I was able to attend the conference and must say that the gardens were spectacular in spite of the dry weather. Within hours of the conference ending, hundreds of pictures and comments started appearing on my Facebook page. I'm sure it was at that point that probably most of my non-gardening Facebook friends decided to unfriend me. But regardless, apparently everyone seemed to be in agreement that the national convention was one not to be forgotten. I would like to end with reminding everyone that even though the season may be ending, there is still something to look forward to - the 2013 Mid-Winter Symposium. Thanks to Lee Pickles and David Kirchhoff, the speakers are already lined up and the program schedule completed. The registration form and program are available on the AHS website portal for Region 10, the Region 10 website, and the AHS website. Being held again at the Hotel Preston in Nashville, TN, the dates are January 18-21, 2013. I hope to see everyone there!!Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-79351119698850548672012-02-07T10:46:00.000-08:002012-02-07T10:46:16.928-08:00February, 2012Well, the Mid-Winter Symposium has come and gone, just as my initial rough draft of this blog came and went as I played with inserting the pictures and formatting the article. However, hopefully my thoughts are just as fresh of what I wrote only two hours ago as the memories are of the recent MWS. Regardless, with the passing of the MWS comes the onslaught of acute spring fever brought on by our unusually mild winter and a desire to 'get it started'. One personal rite of spring that I have is the annual sowing of daylily seeds from crosses that I made the previous summer. I've been doing amateur hybridizing a little over 10 years sowing several several hundred seeds each year and finally feel that I may register a few this year. It's mind boggling to think that in a span of 10 years, AHS registrations have increased almost 25,000, from 50,000 to 75,000 !! For this reason I have been especially cautious with my possible registrations, wanting to register only those cultivars that are truly different and make a contribution to the current cultivar pool. I've had several to bloom that seemed to match recent introductions, but when viewed with the critical eye as to whether or not they were truly different or just a repeat of what was already available - they didn't meet the litmus test, and went to the compost heap. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SzygRRZ5Hanm3vabVZghA6BeRcaFKU9yWAXurfov66nMekrP_8CGqh_-AGwCAxQT2rx0yNUISsp8ADJPAf4UvnmA3xbw1ztKpmwHEUl_TslvoJKq4qGcp0eMFM_5QpDiZiWyo9Zf17ie/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SzygRRZ5Hanm3vabVZghA6BeRcaFKU9yWAXurfov66nMekrP_8CGqh_-AGwCAxQT2rx0yNUISsp8ADJPAf4UvnmA3xbw1ztKpmwHEUl_TslvoJKq4qGcp0eMFM_5QpDiZiWyo9Zf17ie/s320/061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Several have asked about the status of the Region 10 Daylily Appeal and this was discussed during the MWS business meeting. A Fall/Winter edition was not printed, but it is hoped to post it on the AHS membership portal in the near future. In the meantime, work has already started on the Spring/Summer edition with a goal of printing it as normally scheduled in the spring. The year 2012 brings to the Region a new slate of officers that are eager to continue the previous growth of Region 10. Advisory, newsletter, and finance committees have been named, all to provide additional support to the Region 10 Board of Directors and utilize the wealth of experience available from within the ranks of Region 10 members. I am excited about the potential ahead as I hear about the innovative ideas people are tossing around for Region 10 members.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There will be MWS highlights in the upcoming Daylily Appeal, but from a personal perspective, a few stand out. First, there was the enlightening lecture by landscape architect, Duncan Callicott. Utilizing his previous experience as Executive Director of Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and landscape projects throughout the southeast, we all gained a better insight of how to incorporate our daylilies into an actual garden, and not just line our daylilies up as soldiers in orderly rows as I am prone to do sometimes. And apparently, Duncan was impacted by the MWS also as he was overheard stating that he hoped to add a daylily bed to his gardens this year after seeing the array of new daylily cultivars. Another personal highlight was listening to Mary Fisher talk about the Doorakian introductions. I have had Hemerocallis 'Emerald Starburst' in my garden for several years and have always been intrigued by this hybridizer. And of course, I can't end the article without commenting on the Saturday night auction. I paid much more for H. 'Neon Flamingo' than any sane person should have, but I was a determined bidder after having seen this cultivar in bloom on the Region 10 summer garden tour of 2011 in Louisville. I had no idea who I was bidding against during the auction, but only knew to kept my hand up and stare forward. Only after it was over, did I find out that I had been bidding against the formidable Brenda Macy, and her insatiable appetite to add another daylily to her renowned 'flamingo theme' daylily bed.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">That is all for the month of February - remember - if you want any upcoming club activities added to the blog, please feel free to drop me a line at <a href="mailto:wcoltharp@comcast.net">wcoltharp@comcast.net</a>. </div>Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-81361429422188217522012-01-05T18:17:00.000-08:002012-01-05T18:17:29.810-08:00January, 2012<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy New Year to Region 10 AHS Members - 2012 has started with a flurry of activity as preparations are underway for the 22nd Annual Mid-Winter Symposium held in Nashville, TN on January 20-January 22, 2012 at the Hotel Preston. I've had an opportunity to review the schedule of speakers and it promises to have something for everyone from hybridizers to landscape architects speaking on daylilies in the landscape. The garden picture on the left was taken in the garden of Duncan and Virginia Callicott just outside Nashville. Duncan is one of our featured speakers and a landscape architect whose garden has been featured in Southern Living magazine multiple times as well as nationally published garden books. I first met Duncan many years ago at the Tennessee Botanical Gardens at Cheekwood when I did a short stint as the Education Director and Duncan was serving as the Executive Director. He designed many of the gardens at Cheekwood and I remember him working with Virginia Peck, early pioneer of tetraploids at the time, as they incorporated some of her daylilies into the gardens. I've been trying for several years to get him as a guest speaker for MWS and he finally consented this year. During my time at Cheekwood while working with Duncan, I remember actually calling Virginia Peck after seeing her daylilies, not fully understanding her significance in the daylily world or how hectic her schedule was. Unfortunately, my memory of Virginia Peck stops there since when I called and asked if I could visit her garden, she quickly told me that she was much too busy for garden visitors. But I can truthfully say that I did actually talk to Virginia Peck, even if it was for only a minute !</div>I hope everyone has registered for the MWS - it's not too late to get the reduced hotel rate since the hotel extended their offer until 1/10/12. If you need to see schedule of activities, it may be viewed on the AHS website under Conventions/Meetings tab under Region 10 at <a href="http://www.daylilies.org/">http://www.daylilies.org/</a> . Hope to see everyone in a couple of weeks!!Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-3275057070818290962011-10-04T06:27:00.000-07:002011-10-04T06:27:52.368-07:00October, 2011 <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;">Fall is here and everyone is savoring their last daylily bloom in the garden. I’ve seen e-mails from different people commenting on the last bloom in their garden and everyone wants to know about those cultivars that bloom very late in the garden as well as rebloomers. In my own garden, Hemerocallis ‘Shamrock Dew’ ( pictured at right) was the last to bloom – a rebloom from earlier in the season. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> With fall weather, news arrives of the fall meetings of the different clubs in Region 10. Susan Okrasinski wrote that Tri-Cities Daylily Society had Mike and Sandy Holmes as guest speakers on October 1, and according to the comments on Facebook, not only did the TDHS members enjoy it immensely, but so did the guest speakers. A crisp sunny Saturday morning on October 1 also saw the Middle Tennessee Daylily Society meeting at the Baker Arboretum and Museum in Bowling Green, KY to tour the grounds. The Baker Arboretum, built on a hill overlooking Bowling Green, focuses on conifers but also has over a hundred Japanese Maple cultivars. The museum has the largest art collection of internationally renowned artist, Joe Downing, a Kentucky native and one of only a few American artists to ever exhibit at the Louvre in Paris. And for an upcoming event, I got news from Elizabeth Trotter that the Blue Grass Hemerocallis Society is also hosting Mike and Sandy Holmes on October 10 in Lexington, KY. For details you may contact Elizabeth at daylilygirl@shelbybb.net.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I received word from David Kirchhoff and Brenda Macy that the speakers have been scheduled for the Mid-Winter Symposium to be held Nashville, January 20-22, 2012. It promises to be an exciting symposium with people such as Dan & Jane Trimmer, Nikki Schmith, and Josh Jacques among others making presentations. The ad will be appearing in the upcoming Daylily Appeal and can be seen also on the Region 10 website as well as the AHS portal. The AHS Membership Portal continues to be a good source of news for members and I would encourage all members to access it. I recently saw a list of Region 10 names and numbers who have registered on the portal and was really surprised at the missing names and the low numbers – only 18% of Region 10 members have taken the time to register and actually see what the portal has to offer. If you are not taking advantage of the portal, you are truly missing one of the benefits of being an AHS member. Only with everyone's participation on the Portal can AHS fully utilize this feature. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I’m excited to announce that as the incoming AHS Region 10 president, I have gathered a talented group of individuals for the 2012 Board from across Tennessee and Kentucky. They are as follows:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Regional Publicity Director: Susan Okrasinski – Tri-Cities Daylily Society, Kingsport, Tennessee</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Treasurer: Sandy Merritt – Middle Tennessee Daylily Society, Nashville, Tennessee</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Secretary: Chris Schardein – Daylily Society of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please congratulate and support these folks as they work to make Region 10 one of the best in the country. We hope to be innovative in our problem solving and include as many people as possible in the decision making process. And don't forget, if you want your club's activites mentioned in the blog - all you have to do is send me an e-mail with the details to <a href="mailto:willcol@aol.com">willcol@aol.com</a>. </div>Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-45750294296845326962011-07-08T08:06:00.000-07:002011-07-11T04:55:21.491-07:00July, 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br />
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It’s been a very busy last several weeks and I thought I better write before I forget anything. Region 10 Flower Shows have been in full swing – and some of the results are starting to come in. Chattanooga had their show recently and H. “Carousel Princess” won “Best-in-Show”. In Nashville, MTDS also had a miniature winner, H. "Nutmeg Elf". And then I heard that H. “Carousel Princess” also won “Best in Show” in the Knoxville Show. I had the opportunity to judge in the Lexington Show and H. “Little Grapette” won “Best-in-Show”. It’s certainly been a year for miniatures it appears. However, I did hear that the Jackson club went against the trend and their “Best-in-Show” was H. "Boundless Beauty", a large flower. But I think this proves that a "Best-in-Show" does not have to be the newest introduction or the largest flower, but rather one that is well grown and meticulously groomed for the show. Shows are always fun to judge since you have the opportunity to see what other clubs do to make them interesting. Having an AHS Historic Display garden, I was especially excited to see BGHS have a show category entitled "Antiques". What a wonderful way to encourage folks to grow our older historical cultivars and even seek AHS Historical Garden status. Too many cultivars have already been lost forever and I hope more clubs will consider this as a special club show category. BGHS also had a photography contest for members which I enjoyed viewing. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>The Region 10 Summer Meeting was held in Louisville this year and what a meeting!! John Morgan, president of the hosting club, and his team pulled together a wonderful meeting with spectacular tour gardens, warm hospitality, and an informative guest speaker and well-known hybridizer, Jamie Gossard. Garden tours are always a highlight of the summer meeting for me and this year was no exception. We were able to see both small in-town gardens as well as larger sprawling suburban gardens - there was truly something for everyone. I've posted many pictures from the garden tours on the AHS Membership portal and am still slowly adding captions. I also just got back from visiting a beautiful daylily garden in Knoxville that contained a wonderful mix of daylily species, historical cultivars as well as many new introductions mixed with perennials. I will post those soon also on the Membership Portal.<br />
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As always at this time of year, I would like to remind everyone to participate in this year's Popularity Poll. This is your opportunity to help select the most popular cultivars in Region 10. Their selection is always a great help to daylily growers, new and old, since it reflects cultivars that perform well in our area. All ballots must be submitted to me by Sepember 1, 2011 and ballots may be found in the most recent 'Daylily Appeal', or on the AHS website. Voting has never been easier and I would encourage everyone to vote. Please don't let only a few people decide what is most popular in Region 10 !!<br />
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Word also comes to me from Hebron Smith in KY that Jimmy Jordan, Region 10 President, has asked him to serve as editor for the Fall/Winter edition of the regional newsletter, <em>The Daylily Appeal</em>. I'm sure that Hebron would welcome any and all articles and/or pictures for consideration for publication in the newsletter. According to Hebron, he hopes to have the draft ready by the September 1 deadline - so you still have time to get your articles to him. And don't forget the routine club reports that are also due at that time. All should be sent to Hebron at : <a href="mailto:hebrons@bellsouth.net">hebrons@bellsouth.net</a>. <br />
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I also would like to remind everyone that if you have club news, either past or present, and would like it to appear in the Region 10 News blog, you are welcome to e-mail me at willcol@aol.com.<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-2900077356842210422011-06-04T15:43:00.000-07:002011-06-11T04:17:05.032-07:00June, 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E2Hi8rfPwFXfJsx2sPn-GUGETZjcvhHUMPqMzJuFUII95zFYRwy-JywZRtBp1nqO4b9pL-IT02y_1PhyphenhyphenMeBH8k-EIHpko04PcIihw57sCg3NtYrhKbH262zKMCZAqjLLDYFKN5qutZ_I/s1600/Symphony+cluster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E2Hi8rfPwFXfJsx2sPn-GUGETZjcvhHUMPqMzJuFUII95zFYRwy-JywZRtBp1nqO4b9pL-IT02y_1PhyphenhyphenMeBH8k-EIHpko04PcIihw57sCg3NtYrhKbH262zKMCZAqjLLDYFKN5qutZ_I/s320/Symphony+cluster.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>Wow - I cannot believe that two months have passed since I posted my last blog. Where did the time go? It is suddenly early summer, 95 degrees and the daylilies are loaded with scapes after a spring that provided an excess of rain and cooler than normal temperatures. My historical cultivars and species collection kicked the bloom season off several weeks ago, but just in the last few days have I started to see recent introductions and my newer cultivars start to bloom. Pictured at the right is Hemerocallis 'Symphony' (Stout, 1941). Yes, it's an exciting time of the year for daylily enthusiasts in Region 10. It's not too late to plan to attend the Region 10 Annual Summer Meeting and Garden Tours in Louisville, KY on June 24-25, 2011 which is sponsored this year by the Louisville Area Daylily Society (LADS). Reservations may be made at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (1-877-227-6963). For more details you may contact Andrea King at <a href="mailto:JasOKing@aol.com">JasOKing@aol.com</a>. This is a wonderful way to view other daylily gardens, get landscaping ideas as well as recommendations for new cultivars that you may want to grow in your garden. And don't forget to consider making a donation to the the Plant Auction during the Summer Meeting. All proceeds go to finance the Regional newsletter, The Daylily Appeal. Without adequate funding and auction proceeds, the newsletter cannot have color pictures or the wonderful articles that we all enjoy and appreciate. LADS is still requesting plant donations for the auction - they should be cultivars with a minimum value of approximately 35.00 or more. Cash donations will also be accepted. I've been told of at least one club that will be making a cash donation to the Summer Regional in place of plant donations. Several clubs have contacted me with news of upcoming and recent events. From the Tri-Cities Daylily Society comes news that Maurice Greene of the East Tennessee Daylily Society conducted a grooming class on June 4 in preparation for their upcoming Flower Show. They are also planning garden tours at the homes of Spike and Donna Good, Dennis Marshall and Ingrid Lane. For more information and dates, you may contact Susan Okrasinski at <a href="mailto:susanokrasinski@charter.net">susanokrasinski@charter.net</a>. The Middle Tennessee Daylily Society has its annual 'Breakfast in the Garden' planned for June 11, 2011 at the residence of Dewayne Roberts in Spring Hill, TN. These two clubs contacted me regarding club events, but for other club meetings and flower show dates, don't forget that you may access the American Hemerocallis Society Membership Portal at the AHS website. Region 10 has pictures, forums and club events posted for everyone to enjoy. That's all for now - looking forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming Region 10 Summer Meeting in Louisville !!Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-66486384480714397402011-03-06T21:05:00.000-08:002011-03-06T21:05:16.306-08:00March - 2011March is here and whether we are ready or not, spring is upon us. My daylilies which were barely peeking through the ground 10 days ago are suddenly 5-6 inches tall thanks to the unseasonably warm weather we have had here in Nashville. In isolated spots, I have even noticed cherry trees blooming !! Almost as exciting as spring is the introduction of the AHS Membership Portal which goes live on March 10. I have been busy over the last several weeks developing ideas for blogs, forums and photo galleries just for Region 10 members. The categories are all in place, but it will be up to Region 10 members to provide the content. I'm especially excited about the opportunity for members to upload their own pictures of gardens and flowers and can't wait to see everything going on in Region 10 on one website. And I have enlisted the help of Susan Okrasinski to help moderate the forums which should be fun. I would encourage everyone to register for the AHS portal once we go live and explore all the different categories, both at the national level as well as the regional level.<br />
I've heard from a couple of clubs regarding upcoming events. From Blue Grass Daylily Society, Elizabeth Trotter wrote the following : "I wanted to let you know the Blue Grass Hemerocallis Society will meet Monday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. at the Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Red Mile Place. Our speaker will be Curt Hanson of Crintonic Gardens in Ohio. For more information, call 502-857-8600 or visit <a href="http://www.daylilyfans.com/bghs">www.daylilyfans.com/bghs</a>. ". From the Middle Tennessee Daylily Society comes the news that Sharon Price, an Alabama hybridizer, will be speaking at their March 8 meeting at Cheekwood at 6:30 PM. And speaking of clubs, I have given each Region 10 Club a group page on the Membership Portal for their yearly calendars. Requests went out last month to all club presidents for 2011 calendars. To date, I have received calendars from Tri-Cities Daylily Society, East Tenn Daylily Society, and the Middle Tennessee Daylily Society. If you want your club's calendar of events posted on the AHS Portal, please forward to me when they are ready.<br />
That's about all for now - if you want a special club event publicized, just send me an e-mail at <a href="mailto:willcol@aol.com">willcol@aol.com</a>.Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-8003831557160387032011-01-31T20:12:00.000-08:002011-01-31T20:12:28.971-08:00Feb, 2011Can you believe that the first month of 2011 is already over!! It seems that the month has come and gone in a flash as many of us have struggled with multiple weekly snowfall events. I seem to have spent the last few weeks reworking my daily schedule as I tried to dodge the icy road conditions. If you did not attend the MWS this year at the Hotel Preston in Nashville, you missed a golden opportunity to renew friendships and make new friends as well. I overheard several people say that they thought it was the best MWS in several years. Everyone seems to be getting accustomed to the new location; and the convenient proximity of the meeting rooms was especially appreciated during the cold temperatures. The speakers were varied in their topics and all were interesting. The auction on Saturday night was especially fun with auctioneers David Kirchhoff, Janene Tidwell (aka “ Paula Deen”), and Paul Owen keeping the pace fast and furious. I must admit that Paul Own had the pace so fast, that several times I jumped in quickly just to keep from losing the opportunity to bid completely. The saying ‘you snooze, you lose’ was certainly true during the auction this year. And of course, best of all, the proceeds of the auction will be used to fund the regional newsletter. One exciting feature of the MWS this year was the roll-out of a new area of the AHS website for AHS members only. I have agreed to serve as the Region 10 Group Leader and am still learning exactly what I can and cannot do. But overall, it promises to facilitate better communication and relationships between members in our region. Parts of it remind me of a version of Facebook for AHS folks only !!!! Look for more news about this change in future blogs. Region 10 clubs are gearing up for the busy spring months. One club that I did hear from last week was the BGHS. Elizabeth Trotter contacted me with the following information:<br />
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“The Blue Grass Hemerocallis Society will host Dan Hansen of Ladybug Daylilies on Monday, February 14, 7:00 p.m. at our new meeting place, the Fayette County Extension Office in Lexington, KY. Visitors are welcome. For more information, go to www.daylilyfans.com/bghs or email me at daylilygirl@shelbybb.net (note my new email address)”.<br />
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This meeting sounds like a real treat. If you are in the area, I am sure they would love to have you visit. That’s about all for now – please remember, if your club has events that it wants publicized, just send me an e-mail and I will do what I can to let others know.Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-67321126415018182112011-01-12T06:01:00.000-08:002011-01-12T06:01:26.065-08:00Happy New Year - 2011<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxCcvrdolfkC5PyJvOwBiTSeIBieMh-8P26xUM1wdchY949hrhXuCSl0WdkHFDxLJozZCSQaWGgM-zKJe6UV83ZQHzsPpUWbzWiH236OpP1UkZNCAS0OyWZXvJq_fIQA308HpUsGXMa1s/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxCcvrdolfkC5PyJvOwBiTSeIBieMh-8P26xUM1wdchY949hrhXuCSl0WdkHFDxLJozZCSQaWGgM-zKJe6UV83ZQHzsPpUWbzWiH236OpP1UkZNCAS0OyWZXvJq_fIQA308HpUsGXMa1s/s320/051.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe that it has been so long since I posted, but time has flown. Everything was impacted as we sold the house in Nashville and moved "to the country". Ceilings are still being painted and boxes unpacked as I write this, but at least my office is functional and I'm getting excited about the upcoming gardening year. Many of your yards may look like the picture at the right now, but underneath that white covering are daylilies just waiting for warmer weather. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My apologies should first go to Janice Wood who sent me an e-mail back in September just as I was preparing to move. In her e-mail she asked for any information and/or pictures regarding the below Region 10 hybridizers and their DSL introductions. The hybridizers that she mentioned were: </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Joanne Johnston- Nashville TN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Martha Lamkin- Louisville KY</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Ellen (Mrs J) Alexander- Lexington KY</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">James McGaughy- Memphis TN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Catherine (Mrs Robert) Walsh- Lexington KY</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Mrs. Frank Lucas- Owensboro, KY</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Bedel- Ft Wright KY</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anyone has information that may help Janice, please forward to her at </span><a href="mailto:simonsaid4me@aol.com"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">simonsaid4me@aol.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Locally, MTDS has been busy putting together a calendar of events for the coming year that will keep old members interested and attract new members too, just as other clubs across Region 10 are also doing. I would like to remind everyone that the 21st Annual Mid-Winter Symposium is only 2 weeks away - January 21-23, 2011 at the Hotel Preston in Nashville. Nationally known hybridizers will be making presentations as well as other well qualified horticulturists and speakers. One particular speaker that Nancy Ligon and I sought was Randall Lantz, Superintendent of Horticulture for the Metro Nashville Parks & Recreation. Randall spoke to our local club several years ago and members are still talking about how enjoyable his presentation was. He has over 30 years experience in horticulture, having worked at the Tennessee Botanical Gardens at Cheekwood as Chief Horticulturist for over 15 years before accepting his current position with the city of Nashville. His topic will touch on the use of daylilies in landscaping in the city parks as well as other horticultural topics. If you want to know about current trends in horticulture, Randall's presentation is one that you won't want to miss.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Another exciting feature of MWS this year will be the introduction of a new enhancement of the AHS website - a member's only portal. I have volunteered to be the Region 10 Group Leader for this exciting development and have already been able to view some of the features. I think everyone is going to be excited when they see what this is going to offer to members as an added benefit of belonging to AHS.<span style="color: black;"> That's about all for now - the day is not over and I still want to start a few daylily seed from my amateur hybridizing efforts of last summer. See everyone at the MWS !!</span></span></div>Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-59591807696078683492010-08-15T20:33:00.000-07:002010-08-15T20:33:13.518-07:00August, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJfkRIIwkshxtD5kG-5jT5sU0sYOuRveQsUfSUXQiqLNfx2mKNoqNPDAf34RDKQi-sfHHxjalOAUdwSDBppsz18vzLaqhSWwCdOsIBjGa99988iBXu6gWAZir4kJ02MMAgjGIYkHPSSOC/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJfkRIIwkshxtD5kG-5jT5sU0sYOuRveQsUfSUXQiqLNfx2mKNoqNPDAf34RDKQi-sfHHxjalOAUdwSDBppsz18vzLaqhSWwCdOsIBjGa99988iBXu6gWAZir4kJ02MMAgjGIYkHPSSOC/s320/DSC_0012.JPG" /></a></div>The season is fast coming to an end and the Robin abounds with comments as usual about the late-bloomers and the uniqueness of the season. Last year everyone was talking about the cool weather we had experienced all season - this year it's the unusually warm temperatures. Regardless, I will always take a cool season over what we have experienced this summer - and this is coming from a summer lover - the hotter the better has always been my mantra - until this year!!<br />
My sincere apologies go to Susan Okrasinski and theTri-Cities Daylily Society for missing my own August deadline and not posting in time about their all day event on August 7 at the Eastman Recreation Park for a picnic and auction. I hope it was a smashing success. On another note, Susan wrote to say that the scheduled presentation by Dan Trimmer at the end of August has been canceled. At the time of Susan's e-mail, nothing else had been planned for that date yet. Locally, the Middle Tennessee Club has scheduled a late August meeting for the first time in many years. They have reached across state lines to bring Bill and Chris Schardein down from Kentucky to do a presentation on ornamental fish pond construction. I saw the Schardein's Koi pond in June and believe they had some of the friendliest Koi I have ever seen. I believe if they could have climbed out to shake my hand, they would have. I am already seeing a Koi pond in my future!!<br />
I hope everyone is remembering that the Region 10 Popularity Poll ballots are due by September 1. The process could not be easier. All you have to to is go to the AHS website, select Region 10, and select those cultivars that you want to vote for. Upon submission, the ballot automatically is forwarded to me for tabulation. Or alternatively, you may mail the ballot directly to me if you don't trust computers. As of this date - I have received approximately 45 ballots - please do not let only a few select the most poular daylilies in Region 10 !! Many new and old members alike use the Popularity poll to choose plants for their personal garden thinking that those selected are proven to have grown and flowered well in Region 10. That's why it is so important for us receive as many ballots as possible from Region 10 members.Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-42675092499229057992010-07-08T19:58:00.000-07:002010-07-08T19:58:20.059-07:00June Show News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqV_ggNjYJDpjHWlfI-Gl4fyyBFcjZ6OoxShnAEhUCPEIPFf3dF4WaSculob62RIMYX9ttavhhwSoOxO4Fnz7QeBGyQSOgOe1bMn0e0q7qEYeKmdmBruZyLODRG95uOVyeZ0MKfU-Vr-T/s1600/woodland_spider_best_in_show_2010%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqV_ggNjYJDpjHWlfI-Gl4fyyBFcjZ6OoxShnAEhUCPEIPFf3dF4WaSculob62RIMYX9ttavhhwSoOxO4Fnz7QeBGyQSOgOe1bMn0e0q7qEYeKmdmBruZyLODRG95uOVyeZ0MKfU-Vr-T/s200/woodland_spider_best_in_show_2010%5B1%5D.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last few weeks have been a flurry of visiting gardens and nearby shows. A couple of weeks ago, I visited the show in Louisville sponsored by the the Daylily Society of Louisville. With 332 entries, the show was held in a new location this year and contained many wonderful cultivars. Winning "Best-in-Show" was an older cultivar, Hemerocallis 'Woodland Spider' (Simpers, 1979), a large yellow unusual form cultivar that won favor from all the judges. Exhibited and photographed by Summer Dawn Marks, there was some discussion surrounding it's classification, but as with many of the older cultivars, there was no Unusual Form category at the time of its registration. Consequently, it was in the Large Section for judging purposes for this show. The next day was the "Blue Grass Daylily Derby" Show and Sale in Lexington presented by the Blue Grass Hemerocallis Society. Again, another older miniature cultivar was exhibited by Kris and Jody Hodge and won "Best-in-Show - H. 'Toyland' (Reckamp, 1965). A special thanks goes to Elizabeth Trotter from the Lexington club for the below picture. Having an interest in older cultivars, it's always gratifying to me to see older cultivars win awards. It means that an entry does not have to be the latest introduction in order to win recognition, but that any cultivar has the potential to win an award as long as it is grown well, true to form, and groomed appropriately. This opens up the experience of daylily shows to all daylily enthusiasts, no matter what the size of their pocketbook. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVjZrETVAJmQm5fCDawWgDyOGLn_qj3I4xDb3FGQ_VV3MYD8y15TJC5I-WvQKerzf2KBAKjQ1xd_q9o1OsW_fBZ-j-UUnJWXXa5Jz1LfwZ5-ahmUdPwDdJ0A-oRYzJzzDEHYuBLl2XowJ/s1600/BestShow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVjZrETVAJmQm5fCDawWgDyOGLn_qj3I4xDb3FGQ_VV3MYD8y15TJC5I-WvQKerzf2KBAKjQ1xd_q9o1OsW_fBZ-j-UUnJWXXa5Jz1LfwZ5-ahmUdPwDdJ0A-oRYzJzzDEHYuBLl2XowJ/s200/BestShow.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The weekend following my trip to Kentucky found me traveling across Tennessee to visit friends in Knoxville who have just joined AHS. I have been sharing daylilies with them for several years and they have created a beautiful garden combining perennials, daylilies and other shrubs. On the way to Knoxville, I stopped off in Crossville to visit MTDS members, Sam and Linda Hassler and tour their garden. The Crossville area is known for it's cooler than average temperatures and the cooler temperatures had certainly helped the daylilies hang onto their blooms a little longer despite the June heat. And hoping to squeeze the last breath out of the daylily season in Region 10, I hope to get back to the Lexington area this coming weekend to visit a few more gardens. I would like to remind everyone to participate in this year's Popularity Poll. This is your opportunity to help select the most popular cultivars in Region 10. Their selection is always a great help to daylily growers, new and old, since it reflects cultivars that perform well in our area. All ballots must be submitted to me by Sepember 1, 2010 and ballots may be found in the most recent <em>'Daylily Appeal',</em> or on the AHS website.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also would like to remind everyone that if you have club news, either past or present, and would like it to appear in the Region 10 News blog, you are welcome to e-mail me at <a href="mailto:willcol@aol.com">willcol@aol.com</a>. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-26269375366923793322010-06-25T14:43:00.000-07:002010-06-25T14:43:51.817-07:00More June NewsIt seems to be either feast of famine with my blog ramblings for Region 10 News. But after I posted earlier this week, I received some additional news that needs to be posted. First of all the Middle Tennessee Daylily Society held their show and sale this past weekend. Winning Best-in-Show was H. 'Gadsden Icicle' (Reinke-J, 2004) grown by Rusty and Sharon Turner. Introduced by our own Region 10 hybridizers, Bill and Joyce Reinke, I have grown 'Gadsden Icicle' for several years and have never seen it look as good or as large as grown by Rusty and Sharon. Going forward, this coming weekend there are two shows in Kentucky that I am aware of - there may be others, but I have not be notified about them. On Saturday, June 26, the Daylily Society of Louisville is holding their show at Mid-City Mall from 1-4:30 PM. One of the largest displays in Kentucky, if you are in the area, you should try to visit. it. On Sunday, June 27, the Blue Grass Hemerocallis Society (BGHS) is presenting their 57th annual show and sale, "The Blue Grass Daylily Derby". Held at the Mall at Lexington Green, it is open to the public from 1-4:30 PM. It too is a beautiful show that you should not miss if your schedule allows it. I've also been reminded about the weekend of July 3 in Lexington which will be the BGHS members’ Open Gardens. A complete list of the gardens that will be open, plus directions, is available at their website: <a href="http://www.daylilyfans.com/bghs/info/Open%20Gardens/">http://www.daylilyfans.com/bghs/info/Open%20Gardens/</a>. And on July 4, the third annual 'Splendor In the Bluegrass Picnic Gala' will be hosted at the Swayze Daylily Garden again this year beginning 5:00 PM, July 4. This is hosted by the Swayzes, John and Annette Rice, and David Kirchhoff/Mort Morss. Reservations should be made and information may be found at the previously listed website.<br />
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On another note, don't forget to be thinking about casting your Popularity Poll Ballots. As described in the most recent edition of the <em>Daylily Appeal</em> - you may either use the ballot on page 6 of the 'Appeal' or go to the AHS website at <a href="http://www.daylilies.org/PopPoll">www.daylilies.org/PopPoll</a> for a ballot. You may mail or e-mail your ballot to me, but it must be received before September 1, 2010. Instructions for completion of the form are on the website. Don't forget - your vote counts - the 2009 winner, H. 'Primal Scream', in Region 10 won by only one vote and it only got 20 votes. So as you can see - all votes are very important.Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-78737202361885616452010-06-23T05:36:00.000-07:002010-06-24T16:41:48.608-07:00Region 10 Summer Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwTzacBS5V1r4qDiihtCjRrka1Qf_2rH5KTXWQIhrd-dEdeQNvQc7rRokfnCvcbBTQT_zvGM_KaXUknunPdcyXNIuNudCLqairAGz8ACs1JYHABBWTBNQLrQzNBM1PYlquwHMk41OyFcX/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwTzacBS5V1r4qDiihtCjRrka1Qf_2rH5KTXWQIhrd-dEdeQNvQc7rRokfnCvcbBTQT_zvGM_KaXUknunPdcyXNIuNudCLqairAGz8ACs1JYHABBWTBNQLrQzNBM1PYlquwHMk41OyFcX/s200/074.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Can you believe that the season is going so fast? I would like to thank the Jackson club for hosting the Region 10 Summer Meeting in Jackson, Tennessee on June 11 -12, and providing everyone a fun-filled and packed weekend of activities. Upon arrival, everyone received in their registration bags, goodies such as fertilizer packets and introductory plants from local area hybridizers. The Exhibition Clinics, I, II, and III were available, but for the first time in many years, no one showed up for the classes. Consequently, most of the instructors gathered for Clinic III for a high powered inter-active Refresher Course led by Jay Turman. Special thanks go to the instructors who arrived a day early in some cases to teach the clinics only to be disappointed by the absence of students. Please encourage your club members to participate in Exhibition as well as Garden Clinic workshops. Our region is always in need of new judges. Friday evening was a casual dinner with introductory remarks by Jimmy Jordan, Region 10 President followed by a spirited plant auction. With approximately 60 plants up for auction, the pace was fast and fun. One of the highlights of the evening was the debut of the newest Region 10 auctioneer extraordinaire, Janene Tidwell. I still think she is really Paula Dean, hiding in Jackson, Tennessee, but she continues to deny it. Saturday morning began early with folks boarding the buses at 7 am to head to the garden of Danny and Robbie Robinson for the first garden stop which included a light breakfast. The next step was the garden of Bill and Joyce Reinke. I got many pictures including several of their homing pigeons and white doves roosting on the roof of their house. There was minor excitement at that stop as one bus became stuck and had to be abandoned. Fortunately, there was enough room on the remaining bus to accommodate the additional people. From the Reinke garden we headed to the Garden of Joe and Janene (aka Paula Dean) Tidwell. I could not resist stopping and taking a picture of this road sign on the highway as we passed through Frog Jump, Tennessee. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAy4tqRYM09Ytkjo89hxNA14k-ioIdNmigq2Up1unHtTOxuJ2BvqDOlc2Kl4Vhmgp7VIgsYf1uVMhXhojALpW9b_gNuxtkIrvacLkTikrpa3QWBRaLTo68zyGqaJCCVJh6vt6co2zYmuy/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAy4tqRYM09Ytkjo89hxNA14k-ioIdNmigq2Up1unHtTOxuJ2BvqDOlc2Kl4Vhmgp7VIgsYf1uVMhXhojALpW9b_gNuxtkIrvacLkTikrpa3QWBRaLTo68zyGqaJCCVJh6vt6co2zYmuy/s200/039.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Joe and Janene have assembled a huge collection of spiders and unusual form cultivars that were the envy of everyone. We then had lunch at the UT Agricultural Experimental Station which featured not only a Region 10 Hybridizers Garden Bed, but numerous other landscaped gardens with unusual garden sculptures such as a mattress springs used as a trellis! Lunch was wonderful - blue cheese potato salad - yum. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Following lunch we traveled to the garden of Jimmy and Glenda Jordan who had a beautifully groomed garden with a large variety of cultivars in a bucolic country setting. The last garden on the tour was that of Phil and Carol Sims. I was amazed at the large number of recently introduced cultivars of many well known hybridizers represented in the garden. I took many pictures and added them to my 'wish list'. It was then back to the hotel for a little respite before the evening meal and to listen to our keynote speaker, Margo Reed. Margo was on the garden bus tour during the day and many of us enjoyed getting to know and visit with her throughout the day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Often I like to squeeze in visits to other sites of interest in the hosting city, not included in the schedule. Jackson was no exception as I visited Randolph's Greenhouses. Known throughout Tennessee for their unusual plants, I took many pictures including one of the most unusual fountains that I have ever seen which is included below. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeF5C0mq-kdOE9AZ8a4SEcPHpaDTOytQ99_AnMOW4Jg08TJyXT5AJRahi19wr6GxdG8sDNb9TXKHYKK6iEOup3LKW_KzAXk7jEP9sPXCZ2B666RTXUfy6ygeRuUe82UnFqBSAoLGm0kMiY/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeF5C0mq-kdOE9AZ8a4SEcPHpaDTOytQ99_AnMOW4Jg08TJyXT5AJRahi19wr6GxdG8sDNb9TXKHYKK6iEOup3LKW_KzAXk7jEP9sPXCZ2B666RTXUfy6ygeRuUe82UnFqBSAoLGm0kMiY/s320/088.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> And of course, I drug several plant purchases back to the hotel room. I still am amazed that somehow I was able to check out of the hotel room with my plant purchases in tow, but left all my clothes hanging in the closet! I guess it is all about priorities. Fortunately I have made arrangements to get my clothes back. But as daylily people know, this is a real problem because we don't have many clothes to begin with since we spend all of our money on daylilies.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks again to the West Tennessee Daylily Society for hosting a great summer meeting. We appreciate your hard work and willingness to go the extra mile to make our experience memorable. For pictures that I took during the Jackson trip, you may view them at my personal Flickr website <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willcol/sets/72157624261659394/detail/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/willcol/sets/72157624261659394/detail/</a> . Sorry about the numerous pictures of the homing pigeons and doves at the Reinke's, but I found them fascinating.<br />
On a more personal note, it was my recent pleasure to be one of the stops of Region 14's East Alabama Daylily Hemerocallis Society Bus tour led by Joe Ponder. They drove up to the Lexington, Ky area to visit Daylily World (David Kirchhoff and Mort Morss) and Thoroughbred Daylilies (Annette and John Rice) as well as Quarles Daylilies (Janet Quarles); and stopped by my garden on the way back to Alabama. They may have had more stops that I am not aware of, but what an energetic, enthusiastic, and courteous group!!!! If your club has not thought about a weekend bus tour, maybe it's time. It's a wonderful opportunity for members to bond and enrich their club experience.</div>Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-59161026975765108742010-04-18T07:29:00.000-07:002010-04-18T07:29:24.835-07:00Anticipation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemypMPUKUzhcfvLFEXYjmjBHqyZWvB6hA1MDf54pn3JxNY5AnKqvkSU9zXWBCnBhzD3gIZSejR42KmYmOEwjlwgvrVgN2ERgfe3iEpL92s-K_EiCiRFAXsBXFzg10AfTnXWPWrWnoq9dT/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemypMPUKUzhcfvLFEXYjmjBHqyZWvB6hA1MDf54pn3JxNY5AnKqvkSU9zXWBCnBhzD3gIZSejR42KmYmOEwjlwgvrVgN2ERgfe3iEpL92s-K_EiCiRFAXsBXFzg10AfTnXWPWrWnoq9dT/s320/001.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div>April is one of the busiest gardening months of the year and my garden is no exception. Everything is growing exponentially it seems and the daylilies are no exception. The below picture of Hemerocallis 'Judge Orr' (Orr, 1939) was taken in my garden this year on April 8. 'Judge Orr' is like every daylily enthusiast - always wanting to rush the season a little, and for me, consistently throws up the first scape announcing the beginning of the daylily season. That's not to say that in some years he doesn't get hit by a late frost, but it never keeps him from trying. At 26 inches in height, and orange-yellow in color, he's always a welcome sight early in the season.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9sPf22AVPlfICYPINqZEZqTcQ_hafwr5tzk9VBYcXVvS9GHpM3yLaj2RFvBFwj1O_BxIc3_jrq4shWsiZinjKRIo7gzbU7nPN1mN79mcoYizxSb8nO7py7QQFb8SAtei-T4cdIYjhJHY/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9sPf22AVPlfICYPINqZEZqTcQ_hafwr5tzk9VBYcXVvS9GHpM3yLaj2RFvBFwj1O_BxIc3_jrq4shWsiZinjKRIo7gzbU7nPN1mN79mcoYizxSb8nO7py7QQFb8SAtei-T4cdIYjhJHY/s200/003.JPG" width="200" wt="true" /></a></div>I've heard from several clubs this month about April events and it sounds as if each club has something exciting planned. Elizabeth Trotter reports that the Blue Grass Hemerocallis Society has Daylily Bingo planned for April where members play Bingo and the winners get their choice of special daylilies that have been donated by club members for the event. The Middle Tennessee Daylily Society just had a meeting featuring hybridizer Tom Polston of Pleasant Valley Gardens and their annual Plant Swap event where members bring plants from their garden to swap with others. Perennials, houseplants, bulbs - you are apt to find anything available at this event. Over in the Tri-Cities Daylily Society, Susan Okrasinski sends a note that the club had their own member and hybridizer, Bob Hale, speak on April 17 with program of local wildflower photographs. Thank You plants were also be distributed to club members from a special purchase of plants of the nursery of Memory Jordan. And last but not least, the club will begin plans to rent a van to attend the Region 10 Summer Meeting in Jackson, Tennessee. That is a wonderful segue to remind everyone to make plans now to attend the Region 10 Summer Meeting in Jackson, TN. I received an e-mail from Jimmy and Glenda Jordan in Jackson and they advised me that everything is running smoothly and on schedule for a wonderful meeting. And don't forget that if you have an opportunity to donate a plant for the auction, to let Jimmy and Glenda know. All proceeds from the auction go to the Region 10 treasury for future events and publicaton of the<em> Daylily Appeal</em>. Just as a reminder, if you want your club's events featured in the Region 10 news blog, just send me a note at <a href="mailto:wcoltharp@comcast.net">wcoltharp@comcast.net</a>.Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-21506569518496095642010-03-07T06:15:00.000-08:002010-03-07T06:15:30.411-08:00March Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakTPMm9-0II7VPDeKYV4RiBvYdJxlS3ezjVD0cDuTMqGfKSzCfhDy0EV_yItvshy0d_-KqR0JrqyNYbPNqgeT3ZQHnserUtE0SyYN0L02b-dX7w3T41wMfa8DoHUCO1810Yo4e2jH_VvA/s1600-h/DSC_0037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakTPMm9-0II7VPDeKYV4RiBvYdJxlS3ezjVD0cDuTMqGfKSzCfhDy0EV_yItvshy0d_-KqR0JrqyNYbPNqgeT3ZQHnserUtE0SyYN0L02b-dX7w3T41wMfa8DoHUCO1810Yo4e2jH_VvA/s320/DSC_0037.JPG" /></a></div>Well, it's the first week in March, and winter just won't turn loose of it's snowy grip of Tennessee and Kentucky. I wish I could say that this photograph of the miniature Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete" was taken in my garden this week. Two years ago at this time, it was. But not this year. Though I have hundreds that have have naturalized in my garden, they still are only 2-3 inches tall. Nashville had a snow dusting this morning and the high was still only around 40 degrees. I saw Janice Wood's post on the Robin earlier this week, and couldn't agree with her more - spring is going to be late this year! On the positive side though, it should make it just that much more exciting and wonderful. Nevertheless, the planning for the upcoming Region 10 Summer Regional in Jackson, TN is continuing at full speed. I spoke with Jimmy Jordan, our Regional President, last night, and he said that everything is progressing smoothly and on schedule. He did request that I let everyone know that anyone that registers for the Summer Regional will receive a new introduction from either Jack Forrester, Bill Reinke, or Richard Burke. Margo Reed is the scheduled speaker and I'm sure will hold everyone's attention with talk of her hybridizing program of tall, spider/unusual forms. I heard her several years ago at the MWS in Chattanooga and am anxious to hear about the new advances in her program. Jimmy also wanted me to remind everyone that donations are needed for the Summer Regional Auction. All proceeds go to support the Region 10 activities and finance the publication of the <em>Daylily Appeal</em>, the regional newsletter. <br />
I received my edition of the AHS E-Mail News last week. If you do not subscribe, you are truly missing a nice publication which is edited by Elizabeth Trotter. The top picture of H. ' Webster's Pink Wonder' is one of the best that I have seen and reminds me of why I drove to Knoxville from Nashville two years ago in a daylily frenzy to pick up a plant because I didn't want to wait for the postal service to deliver it. Elizabeth has done a wonderful job of collecting AHS news and links with a lot of daylily news for this publication. If you are interested in subscribing, please see the AHS website.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxv3Us8X4HPfOUWGrCktnyeXfI5qsoNeW4CJzCr9lgtrS96HIc95psCG3RVnDwvL2bQIPvGKtOSOQT__iAtPP6fY6FLHUxQTxNCeVMTx4J_ZCgPVzuEybOFf8nMM6I7L5wZgLHUdSzD7D/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxv3Us8X4HPfOUWGrCktnyeXfI5qsoNeW4CJzCr9lgtrS96HIc95psCG3RVnDwvL2bQIPvGKtOSOQT__iAtPP6fY6FLHUxQTxNCeVMTx4J_ZCgPVzuEybOFf8nMM6I7L5wZgLHUdSzD7D/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a></div>I have received several positive comments about the blog's first posting as well as some good suggestions regading content. One idea in particular submitted by Elizabeth Trotter caught my attention, and that was to provide links to all the Region 10 club websites. If you would like your club's link listed on the blog, please forward to me your website address. <br />
I've had occassion to talk several times to Sandra Merritt recently, the region's new Exhibition Judge Liaison. If you need assistance finding judges for upcoming shows, please feel free to contact her at <a href="mailto:sesmerritt@comcast.net">sesmerritt@comcast.net</a>. She has been very busy this spring working with Joann Stewart, AHS Chairman of the Exhibition Judges Records, to update the Region 10 list of available judges and is ready to help any club in need of judges.<br />
That's about all for now - remember, if you have any newsworthy club events or news coming up, I will be glad include them in the monthly blog if you forward them to me.Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966884741300130479.post-51025659851744048702010-02-15T10:36:00.000-08:002010-02-15T10:36:47.598-08:00WelcomeWelcome to the new Region 10 News Blog. As your new Regional Publicity Director, I am charged with facilitiating the publicity for AHS, the daylily and significant regional events. After listening to Nikki Schmith at the recent Mid-Winter Symposium talk about her Region 2 blog, I thought that Region 10 deserved one also. However, I must admit, for me, it was not QUITE as easy as Nikki suggested. After spending a couple of hours designing it, I feel that I probably looked a little bit like the dragon below in my garden. But a quick e-mail to Nikki and everything was set up <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSJ8Su5yBG2yZA8E9Fi2gfe_ssW_uv0ES8mnAQ7ivc0wyH7JPKUQJBLsaU8VHBoVWrjGEMr_XCV_NSL48cf2ZYpHC80hjrFhLHjMfcEqi-_HAN_EdOmxqTood4I5ingMxBTFz0BtUmzwG/s1600-h/P1010025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSJ8Su5yBG2yZA8E9Fi2gfe_ssW_uv0ES8mnAQ7ivc0wyH7JPKUQJBLsaU8VHBoVWrjGEMr_XCV_NSL48cf2ZYpHC80hjrFhLHjMfcEqi-_HAN_EdOmxqTood4I5ingMxBTFz0BtUmzwG/s200/P1010025.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">and ready to go. To Joann Stewart who at the MWS won a bid for a blogging "how to" package from Nikki - you got a bargain!!! Now going forward, everyone will need to remember that I am from the south, so I move a little more slowly than Nikki. You will not see the boundless energy that Nikki exhibts, but a slower approach, much like Nikki without coffee and with lead weights tied to her ankles. Nevertheless I will use this blog to distribute news about happenings in Region 10 and try to keep everyone up to date on upcoming events. At this point I plan on blogging at the beginning of each month and more often during busier times of the year. And I welcome comments regarding newsworthy items of interest for members of Region 10.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuHEVHLknS4XAptKDZqCXP6lEC-smwSLa_eo3Xhcyk57HtXtiMJLxEYPpqEVMoJ7YCvzHmEspFN2jbpkiWTBCP19sJk0S4VACOehxsOrXlLjSZW4zUDPw5mJ-yqVZgyyEfweO_awzrqjH/s1600-h/MWS.Fisher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuHEVHLknS4XAptKDZqCXP6lEC-smwSLa_eo3Xhcyk57HtXtiMJLxEYPpqEVMoJ7YCvzHmEspFN2jbpkiWTBCP19sJk0S4VACOehxsOrXlLjSZW4zUDPw5mJ-yqVZgyyEfweO_awzrqjH/s200/MWS.Fisher.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> If you were at the MWS a couple of weeks ago, you probably got to hear and meet Mary Collier Fisher, the new AHS president. She has already proven to be readily available to us by assisting Jimmy Jordan, Region 10 President, and me with resources for updating Region 10 club officers on the AHS website. We look forward to working with her to facilitate further growth of AHS as well as Region 10. Going foward, don't forget the upcoming Summer Regional Meeting in Jackson, Tennessee, June 11-12, 2010. It's not too early to start making reservations and thinking about what you would like to donate to the auction. All proceeds of the auction go to the Region 10 coffers and to fund publication of the Region 10 <em>Daylily Appeal</em>. Special thanks to Susan Okrasinski for the picture of Mary taken at the MWS.<br />
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And in the spirit of the purpose of this blog, if you know of important regional or club news events that you would like publicized, please feel free to e-mail me at <a href="mailto:willcol@aol.com">willcol@aol.com</a> and I will be glad to include them in my montly posting. Please keep them brief and to the point so that I can accomodate as many people as possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1264870803041"></span><span id="goog_1264870803042"></span></div>Will Coltharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529302475566857834noreply@blogger.com3