April 18, 2021 Daylily Meeting
The meeting was held at Mt Airy Baptist Church in Powdersville. There were 16 people in attendance. It will be our new location for the year or at least until the Anderson library opens up if that turns out to be the most convenient location. We are grateful to Brenda Coggins for securing this location as it suits our needs very nicely. Kelvin Bryant and Irma Kawski had choices too and thank them for their efforts.
The meeting opened at 2:20 by Erin Carroll and prayer by Mark Davis. Unfortunately our speaker was sick and could not make the meeting so we continued on with other actions. Mark then brought up the projector problem. Jill Burriss had researched the light bulb not working and spoke to the company who suggested it was an internal problem. After discussion, it was decided and voted on to not pursue this projector nor buy another one since there is so much new and better technology on the market. Mark volunteered to bring his TV when needed as it is very portable rather than buying one for the club at this time. We will try this option and will decide later if this is the best way to go. We will find a place to donate the slide screen and projector.
Ginny Frechette passed out a map of the area for members to mark where they live. This will aid us in making decisions about getting help for members if needed, transportation, where to meet for trips, hold meetings etc.
Ideas were suggested for eliminating slugs on Hostas’, like diatomaceous earth, beer saucers, egg shells, or gum tree balls.
Karen Manning gave the treasurer's report. All bills have been paid and the tax papers filed.
Our collection of flowers for this year was purchased from Eric Simpson and Donna Bobby will call him and get the expected shipping date. Hopefully they will be ready for our May 16 meeting at the Clemson Botanical Garden and can be distributed then. At that meeting come in garden clothes and tools. Refreshmens will be provided by Jill Burriss, John Cousins, Floyd Cousins, and Fran Crumley We will split flowers as needed and sell them to the club members for $5.00. Donna B. will get the list of flowers to Jill B. She will make a list so we will be able to see what is possibly available. Kelvin suggested we procure some newer daylilies as some are from the “90”s. Everyone agreed though the old flowers are still very pretty.
Mark reported on the Gibbs trip in March and said it was a wonderful experience. Everybody had a good time. The garden is beautiful and was really packed with people by the time they left. However, remember it is something like 200 acres so the only crowded thing was the parking lot. He said we should plan another trip since each month new things are blooming. They also sold daffodils there.
There are many other gardens in the area that we should see. Bill Manning said the U of Ga. has a botanical garden that is very nice. If you pay for entrance to one garden you can upgrade a bit and get entrance to a lot of other gardens although not all charge for admittance. Mark D. will clarify that for us if anyone is interested. The Roses Unlimited gardens in Laurens was suggested as well as our own David Hoecht near Commerce, Ga. The Pickens Azalea festival while not a garden was a nice town event April 11-12?
Donna B will send Jill B the list of the Bell collection that will be auctioned this year. She will then post so you can see what will be offered for sale. The pictures will also be on the TV at the sale.
In an effort to attract more new members Mark brought up the idea of a brochure to hand out and a “meet and greet” at Neil Richardson’s nursery for several Saturdays. The brochure will need to be created, but we can still go and talk until it is ready.
Jonathan Long told us of a committee he is on that helps MS people in need. His group will build ramps, look for or provide equipment, help with shopping etc. If anyone can help with this that would be appreciated.
It was mentioned that we need to bring our booklets to the meetings to make any changes that come up. Notices are sent out but often we have updates that we don’t want people to miss.
Jill Burriss offered free Koi to anybody that wants them.
Erin Carroll reviewed the year’s schedule. Aug. Sept and Oct will be at Mt Airy. The Saturday June 5th meeting at Mannings will be at 10 a.m. for social hour and eat at 11 ish. This will replace their bar-be-que in September so we can enjoy their beautiful flowers and hospitality.
Thanks to Karen Manning for the door prizes. She had garden gloves, a porch sign and several jars of jelly beans. Many thanks to our refreshment hosts: Brenda Coggins, Donna Bobby, Jonathan Long, Donna Martin, and Ginny Frechette for providing the delicious and plentiful snacks and drinks. Also thanks to the Bobbys and Brenda C. for bringing flowers provided the Martins.
The meeting was held at Mt Airy Baptist Church in Powdersville. There were 16 people in attendance. It will be our new location for the year or at least until the Anderson library opens up if that turns out to be the most convenient location. We are grateful to Brenda Coggins for securing this location as it suits our needs very nicely. Kelvin Bryant and Irma Kawski had choices too and thank them for their efforts.
The meeting opened at 2:20 by Erin Carroll and prayer by Mark Davis. Unfortunately our speaker was sick and could not make the meeting so we continued on with other actions. Mark then brought up the projector problem. Jill Burriss had researched the light bulb not working and spoke to the company who suggested it was an internal problem. After discussion, it was decided and voted on to not pursue this projector nor buy another one since there is so much new and better technology on the market. Mark volunteered to bring his TV when needed as it is very portable rather than buying one for the club at this time. We will try this option and will decide later if this is the best way to go. We will find a place to donate the slide screen and projector.
Ginny Frechette passed out a map of the area for members to mark where they live. This will aid us in making decisions about getting help for members if needed, transportation, where to meet for trips, hold meetings etc.
Ideas were suggested for eliminating slugs on Hostas’, like diatomaceous earth, beer saucers, egg shells, or gum tree balls.
Karen Manning gave the treasurer's report. All bills have been paid and the tax papers filed.
Our collection of flowers for this year was purchased from Eric Simpson and Donna Bobby will call him and get the expected shipping date. Hopefully they will be ready for our May 16 meeting at the Clemson Botanical Garden and can be distributed then. At that meeting come in garden clothes and tools. Refreshmens will be provided by Jill Burriss, John Cousins, Floyd Cousins, and Fran Crumley We will split flowers as needed and sell them to the club members for $5.00. Donna B. will get the list of flowers to Jill B. She will make a list so we will be able to see what is possibly available. Kelvin suggested we procure some newer daylilies as some are from the “90”s. Everyone agreed though the old flowers are still very pretty.
Mark reported on the Gibbs trip in March and said it was a wonderful experience. Everybody had a good time. The garden is beautiful and was really packed with people by the time they left. However, remember it is something like 200 acres so the only crowded thing was the parking lot. He said we should plan another trip since each month new things are blooming. They also sold daffodils there.
There are many other gardens in the area that we should see. Bill Manning said the U of Ga. has a botanical garden that is very nice. If you pay for entrance to one garden you can upgrade a bit and get entrance to a lot of other gardens although not all charge for admittance. Mark D. will clarify that for us if anyone is interested. The Roses Unlimited gardens in Laurens was suggested as well as our own David Hoecht near Commerce, Ga. The Pickens Azalea festival while not a garden was a nice town event April 11-12?
Donna B will send Jill B the list of the Bell collection that will be auctioned this year. She will then post so you can see what will be offered for sale. The pictures will also be on the TV at the sale.
In an effort to attract more new members Mark brought up the idea of a brochure to hand out and a “meet and greet” at Neil Richardson’s nursery for several Saturdays. The brochure will need to be created, but we can still go and talk until it is ready.
Jonathan Long told us of a committee he is on that helps MS people in need. His group will build ramps, look for or provide equipment, help with shopping etc. If anyone can help with this that would be appreciated.
It was mentioned that we need to bring our booklets to the meetings to make any changes that come up. Notices are sent out but often we have updates that we don’t want people to miss.
Jill Burriss offered free Koi to anybody that wants them.
Erin Carroll reviewed the year’s schedule. Aug. Sept and Oct will be at Mt Airy. The Saturday June 5th meeting at Mannings will be at 10 a.m. for social hour and eat at 11 ish. This will replace their bar-be-que in September so we can enjoy their beautiful flowers and hospitality.
Thanks to Karen Manning for the door prizes. She had garden gloves, a porch sign and several jars of jelly beans. Many thanks to our refreshment hosts: Brenda Coggins, Donna Bobby, Jonathan Long, Donna Martin, and Ginny Frechette for providing the delicious and plentiful snacks and drinks. Also thanks to the Bobbys and Brenda C. for bringing flowers provided the Martins.
Feb 2021 Meeting Minutes
The February 21, 2021 meeting of the Upstate Daylily Club was opened at 2:30 by Pres. Erin Carroll. She welcomed the members and commented on how long it has been since we have been able to meet.
Due to Covid we do not have a permanent location to meet, but Neil Richardson was gracious to let us gather at his wedding venue which is a beautiful building.
Karen Manning gave us a financial report and we are solvent. The big expense was paying for the Eric Simpson collection from Blue Ridge Gardens in North Carolina.
Ginny Frechette read the minutes from the January Executive meeting. She explained that each person could take a hand painted rock to place in their garden as the door prize this meeting.
Erin Carroll explained the year’s meetings planned as by the Executive Committee.
January- executive planning meeting
February 21- Anderson: to discuss all the information for the year and review the questionnaire and members opinions. Mark Davis did a great and thorough job of leading us through the paperwork and honing in on what the members are hoping to gain from the meetings. Interest is in exploring the technology of using our phones and other equipment. Also visiting open gardens including our own members. People are willing to work for the club and lighten the load for the leaders.
March 12 9 AM clean up at SCBG
March 20– members trip to Gibbs Botanical Garden in Georgia to view the daffodils and maybe some tulips. Researching the possibility of renting a bus if enough people want to go.
April 18- location: Easley Library @ 2:15 will be Mark’s son to teach the I phone and Android capabilities
May 16- Meet at Clemson Botanical Garden Bloom time at the Botanical garden and see our garden in bloom
June- 5 -(Saturday)10 a.m. the awesome Manning picnic and walk their beautiful garden.
June12- Open Garden at “Bunny Trails” of Brian and Donna Martin
July 10 (Saturday) road trip to Blue Ridge Daylily Gardens. You will be amazed it is wonderful and this is where our collection is coming from.
August 15- Club Auction 2:15 location TBA - Bell Collection
September 19- Speaker at Easley Library
October 17- Plant Swap and potluck (or dish to pass if you prefer terminology)
November Service project
December ? Christmas lights walking in Downton Seneca.
Donna Bobby gave us an update of the condition of our garden in SCBG. There are a number of broken labels and extra plants that we did not plant. As the garden blooms a committee will check the plat and try to identify the extra plants. Also, there are some dead daylilies that need to be replaced. Donna had the new booklets ready and passed them around. She also informed us of the passing of Kelvin Bryant’s sister and Kay Christian’s Aunt.
Mark Davis led a comprehensive overview of the questions and answers from the questionnaire that members were requested to comment on. He thanked the previous members for their support in getting the club established and the need for new members to keep the club viable. The takeaway is that the members want technology training and would like to visit other gardens as well as our own members’ gardens (We may try to arrange transportation). We also need some plans for reaching out to get new members.
Our next gathering will be in Clemson at the Botanical Gardens to get that ready for Spring. No decision was made on how to eliminate the nutsedge that has invaded the garden and no one knew of a chemical that would be effective.
Irma Kawski let us know that the possibility of meeting at her church is off the table. Ginny Frechette said we can meet in the Easley Library, free of charge in an unfinished room with no kitchen but it will have tables and chairs.
Delicious sandwiches, fruit, nuts, and cake refreshments were provided thanks to Bobbys, Hemmingsens and kay Christian.
Also, a big THANKS to the Richardsons for the use of their wedding venue.
Submitted by Ginny Frechette
Secretary
The February 21, 2021 meeting of the Upstate Daylily Club was opened at 2:30 by Pres. Erin Carroll. She welcomed the members and commented on how long it has been since we have been able to meet.
Due to Covid we do not have a permanent location to meet, but Neil Richardson was gracious to let us gather at his wedding venue which is a beautiful building.
Karen Manning gave us a financial report and we are solvent. The big expense was paying for the Eric Simpson collection from Blue Ridge Gardens in North Carolina.
Ginny Frechette read the minutes from the January Executive meeting. She explained that each person could take a hand painted rock to place in their garden as the door prize this meeting.
Erin Carroll explained the year’s meetings planned as by the Executive Committee.
January- executive planning meeting
February 21- Anderson: to discuss all the information for the year and review the questionnaire and members opinions. Mark Davis did a great and thorough job of leading us through the paperwork and honing in on what the members are hoping to gain from the meetings. Interest is in exploring the technology of using our phones and other equipment. Also visiting open gardens including our own members. People are willing to work for the club and lighten the load for the leaders.
March 12 9 AM clean up at SCBG
March 20– members trip to Gibbs Botanical Garden in Georgia to view the daffodils and maybe some tulips. Researching the possibility of renting a bus if enough people want to go.
April 18- location: Easley Library @ 2:15 will be Mark’s son to teach the I phone and Android capabilities
May 16- Meet at Clemson Botanical Garden Bloom time at the Botanical garden and see our garden in bloom
June- 5 -(Saturday)10 a.m. the awesome Manning picnic and walk their beautiful garden.
June12- Open Garden at “Bunny Trails” of Brian and Donna Martin
July 10 (Saturday) road trip to Blue Ridge Daylily Gardens. You will be amazed it is wonderful and this is where our collection is coming from.
August 15- Club Auction 2:15 location TBA - Bell Collection
September 19- Speaker at Easley Library
October 17- Plant Swap and potluck (or dish to pass if you prefer terminology)
November Service project
December ? Christmas lights walking in Downton Seneca.
Donna Bobby gave us an update of the condition of our garden in SCBG. There are a number of broken labels and extra plants that we did not plant. As the garden blooms a committee will check the plat and try to identify the extra plants. Also, there are some dead daylilies that need to be replaced. Donna had the new booklets ready and passed them around. She also informed us of the passing of Kelvin Bryant’s sister and Kay Christian’s Aunt.
Mark Davis led a comprehensive overview of the questions and answers from the questionnaire that members were requested to comment on. He thanked the previous members for their support in getting the club established and the need for new members to keep the club viable. The takeaway is that the members want technology training and would like to visit other gardens as well as our own members’ gardens (We may try to arrange transportation). We also need some plans for reaching out to get new members.
Our next gathering will be in Clemson at the Botanical Gardens to get that ready for Spring. No decision was made on how to eliminate the nutsedge that has invaded the garden and no one knew of a chemical that would be effective.
Irma Kawski let us know that the possibility of meeting at her church is off the table. Ginny Frechette said we can meet in the Easley Library, free of charge in an unfinished room with no kitchen but it will have tables and chairs.
Delicious sandwiches, fruit, nuts, and cake refreshments were provided thanks to Bobbys, Hemmingsens and kay Christian.
Also, a big THANKS to the Richardsons for the use of their wedding venue.
Submitted by Ginny Frechette
Secretary
August 16 Meeting Minutes
The August 16th, 2020 meeting of the Upstate daylily Club was held at Hornbuckle Club House. The meeting was opened by Erin at 2:25 with Mark Davis, VP giving a prayer. presiding. It is our ever- popular auction of Collection Plants that we have grown for a year or two and then sell to our members at below retail.
26 members were there and those who were there were delighted with all their bargains. Jill Burriss did a wonderful job taking over first time for Bill Hemmingsen who had previously set up the pictures and spoiled us with the organization of such a major task. Thanks to Bill for all his years of service. He set the bar high and Welcome aboard to Jill who was up to the task. There was a projector problem (which will be looked into, may just need a new bulb.) distorting the color of the flowers but fortunately due to modern technology we got on board and could see the pictures that Jill had posted on our site and email. People liked seeing them ahead of time to make decisions about what they wanted the purchase.
Karen Manning gave the treasurer’s report of expenses for the month and current balance which was approved and seconded.
Ginny Frechette read the July minutes which are posted on the Daylily site. They were approved and seconded.
The newly instituted door prize giveaway provided by Erin and Mark was held. Neil Richardson, Bill Frechette, and Floyd Cousins were the winners. Later in the meeting it was voted on and approved to spend $30 for prizes each month as it is a popular feature of the meeting. The officers will each take a turn at purchasing the gifts.
Mark went over several of the concerns that came out of the Zoom meeting in July the first being that it would be helpful if people downloaded the free Chrome app so communication from the club would be uniform. We are trying to create some committees to spread out the work load. We need feedback on several problems mainly needing a place to meet each month while Covid has shut down so many public places. Fran Crumley and Donna Bobby volunteered to look into that.
Nancy Hart is heading up the Sunshine Committee and Jill Burriss volunteered to help her. We would like to reach out to the members who weren’t able to be at the meeting and make sure they don’t need our help in some way.
Mary McCabe put a wonderful article in the Hemalina about our June meeting featuring our own Bill Manning. He lectured on Sexting Daylilies and the article was very complete about the process Toinette Thomas volunteered to help Mary with publicity and maybe even have more info for the Hemalina about our club. Erin Carroll also suggested some other exposures to get the word out.
The club needs help in finding and recruiting some speakers for next year. Now is the time before they are all taken. Please let Erin/Mark know if you have any ideas. We would like daylily subjects, hybridizers, dirt, fertilizer, weed control, etc. but topics of general interest would be good too.
If you would like to have some road trips as we have done in the past, let us know when and where. ( If you haven’t gone to the Greenwood topiary display it was great.)
Mark pointed out that we need a committee for nominations of new officers as the terms are for two years and some offices will be up for change.
Welcome to Clay and Katherine Williamson and daughter Karter Forest. They have been members for a few months Mia culpa for not recognizing them sooner. Glad you could join us.
The September Meeting was graciously volunteered to be hosted by the Mannings to have their ever- popular picnic at their home in Abbeville. The date will be decided later and announced by text, email and members site.
The October 18th meeting will be back at Hornbuckle for our potluck and garden plant exchange for other than daylilies. Many thanks to Jim Bazzone for arranging the club house (and doing some sweeping up etc. afterwards).
And on with the show!
Donna Bobby took over for the start of the auction. She told us that Tim Bell is having a Garden Extravaganza on September 12 from 10-3. There will be prizes, giveaways and raffles. He can only accommodate so many but at this time there are still a few places open (there is a fee of $50 per person but you will receive a $150 plant.). He sent Donna some brochures if anyone might like to attend. Note too that he has guarantees on his plants to grow.
She explained the rules of the auction that if you grew the plant you can buy it back at half price of the bid if you want. Also, if there is more than one plant of the same kind, how it will be sold so everybody pays the same price.
Elizabeth Carroll was our cute little runner for delivering to the winner and she did an awesome job. Thanks Elizabeth!
The bidding was steady and most people got to go home with a plant that they wanted. Some went home with more than they wanted, but the beauty of the flowers was too hard to resist. Thank you Donna, great job.
We broke for delicious refreshments thanks to Mark Davis, Priscilla Raeuber , and others. Members were then able to pay for their plants without waiting in line to check out.
Happy Planting all the new treasures.
Submitted by Ginny Frechette
The August 16th, 2020 meeting of the Upstate daylily Club was held at Hornbuckle Club House. The meeting was opened by Erin at 2:25 with Mark Davis, VP giving a prayer. presiding. It is our ever- popular auction of Collection Plants that we have grown for a year or two and then sell to our members at below retail.
26 members were there and those who were there were delighted with all their bargains. Jill Burriss did a wonderful job taking over first time for Bill Hemmingsen who had previously set up the pictures and spoiled us with the organization of such a major task. Thanks to Bill for all his years of service. He set the bar high and Welcome aboard to Jill who was up to the task. There was a projector problem (which will be looked into, may just need a new bulb.) distorting the color of the flowers but fortunately due to modern technology we got on board and could see the pictures that Jill had posted on our site and email. People liked seeing them ahead of time to make decisions about what they wanted the purchase.
Karen Manning gave the treasurer’s report of expenses for the month and current balance which was approved and seconded.
Ginny Frechette read the July minutes which are posted on the Daylily site. They were approved and seconded.
The newly instituted door prize giveaway provided by Erin and Mark was held. Neil Richardson, Bill Frechette, and Floyd Cousins were the winners. Later in the meeting it was voted on and approved to spend $30 for prizes each month as it is a popular feature of the meeting. The officers will each take a turn at purchasing the gifts.
Mark went over several of the concerns that came out of the Zoom meeting in July the first being that it would be helpful if people downloaded the free Chrome app so communication from the club would be uniform. We are trying to create some committees to spread out the work load. We need feedback on several problems mainly needing a place to meet each month while Covid has shut down so many public places. Fran Crumley and Donna Bobby volunteered to look into that.
Nancy Hart is heading up the Sunshine Committee and Jill Burriss volunteered to help her. We would like to reach out to the members who weren’t able to be at the meeting and make sure they don’t need our help in some way.
Mary McCabe put a wonderful article in the Hemalina about our June meeting featuring our own Bill Manning. He lectured on Sexting Daylilies and the article was very complete about the process Toinette Thomas volunteered to help Mary with publicity and maybe even have more info for the Hemalina about our club. Erin Carroll also suggested some other exposures to get the word out.
The club needs help in finding and recruiting some speakers for next year. Now is the time before they are all taken. Please let Erin/Mark know if you have any ideas. We would like daylily subjects, hybridizers, dirt, fertilizer, weed control, etc. but topics of general interest would be good too.
If you would like to have some road trips as we have done in the past, let us know when and where. ( If you haven’t gone to the Greenwood topiary display it was great.)
Mark pointed out that we need a committee for nominations of new officers as the terms are for two years and some offices will be up for change.
Welcome to Clay and Katherine Williamson and daughter Karter Forest. They have been members for a few months Mia culpa for not recognizing them sooner. Glad you could join us.
The September Meeting was graciously volunteered to be hosted by the Mannings to have their ever- popular picnic at their home in Abbeville. The date will be decided later and announced by text, email and members site.
The October 18th meeting will be back at Hornbuckle for our potluck and garden plant exchange for other than daylilies. Many thanks to Jim Bazzone for arranging the club house (and doing some sweeping up etc. afterwards).
And on with the show!
Donna Bobby took over for the start of the auction. She told us that Tim Bell is having a Garden Extravaganza on September 12 from 10-3. There will be prizes, giveaways and raffles. He can only accommodate so many but at this time there are still a few places open (there is a fee of $50 per person but you will receive a $150 plant.). He sent Donna some brochures if anyone might like to attend. Note too that he has guarantees on his plants to grow.
She explained the rules of the auction that if you grew the plant you can buy it back at half price of the bid if you want. Also, if there is more than one plant of the same kind, how it will be sold so everybody pays the same price.
Elizabeth Carroll was our cute little runner for delivering to the winner and she did an awesome job. Thanks Elizabeth!
The bidding was steady and most people got to go home with a plant that they wanted. Some went home with more than they wanted, but the beauty of the flowers was too hard to resist. Thank you Donna, great job.
We broke for delicious refreshments thanks to Mark Davis, Priscilla Raeuber , and others. Members were then able to pay for their plants without waiting in line to check out.
Happy Planting all the new treasures.
Submitted by Ginny Frechette
July 2020 Meeting Minutes
The July meeting of the Upstate Daylily club was held on July 19th, 2020 by the avenue of Zoom due to most meeting places being closed down. Due to an error in sign in we got a late start with only 9 members were present. Apologies to those who tried and could not get on. V.P. Mark Davis opened with a short prayer and then administered the meeting.
Secretary’s minutes from June were not read, but had been posted on the members site and they were approved by Bill Manning and 2nd’ed by Nancy Hart.
The treasurer Karen Manning gave her financial report and there were no additions or subtractions from the June accounting. The report was approved, then seconded by Mark Davis.
A general discussion of topics took place with some new ideas about committees introduced that he and President Erin Carroll felt would help make the club stronger and better in outreach as we are gaining new members. Another downside is that Covid is wreaking havoc with our meetings and maintaining contact with each other. [G1]
There was a discussion about some of the club flowers struggling and what to do which included more water and possibly cutting them back.
The sign up for refreshments for next year will be at the October meeting.
It was brought up that we are struggling for places to meet inside due to the heat. Neil Richardson’s Venue and the clubhouse at Hornbuckle were mentioned, but with the stipulation that we do set up and cover cleaning and disinfecting costs, but we need other ideas. It is possible a restaurant would let us, or a state park.
The August 16th meeting, our auction of club flowers, was brought up. Donna Bobby graciously (with laughter) will be auctioneer but she wants 2 spotters for bidders and 2 flower passers. They will help her and Karen Manning keep track of who purchased what. The rules are listed in the back of the club handbook and they will be reviewed with possible update for future sales. Please check the members facebook club page for updates on that. Also please if you want to donate daylilies, please get the names to Jill Burriss as she is trying to put a picture list together. No picture and the bids are low or people are scrambling to look them up.
It was introduced that it would be helpful for some committees to research various needs and they were broken down into three with open for more areas of concern if someone suggests a topic.
First is an event group to help research where to have meetings until the library opens up and possibly find some places of interest for trips for the club to go on or what is happening in the area. The fall sale of SCBG was mentioned again as a reminder that it is cancelled as well as our trip to Blue Ridge gardens.
Second is a speaker committee, self- explanatory, we are always looking for people to bring in who have topics of interest to our members. Don’t be shy, they don’t always have to be flower topics but we have a wealth of contacts within the club, we just have to make the suggestion. One idea is to have Mark’s son come back and do a tech teaching so we can all be updated on how to use our phones effectively both in I phone mode and Android.
Third, most important socially, is to have an outreach (ie Sunshine) committee to attract and retain new members. To welcome them or show concern for ill members or one who needs help like a phone call, card or meal. Nancy Hart will do that.
Meeting adjourned at 3:30
As a reminder Refreshments for August 16 are scheduled to be provided by Jonathan Long, Mark Davis and 2 others.
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June 2020 Meeting Minutes
The June Meeting of the Upstate Daylily Club was held on June 14, 2020 at the Oaks Venue of Neil and Tania Richardson. VP Mark Davis opened the meeting introducing the new format. Each officer will stand up front giving their reports and it was started with Ginny Frechette, secretary, reading the minutes of the May meeting which were then accepted and approved.
Karen Manning read the treasures report which was accepted and approved as well.
New members were introduced and welcomed to the club. Nancy and Victor Hart; Bill and Teresa Busby,
Jill Burriss requested pictures/names of any donated flowers for the August 16th auction. She will need email addresses in order to make it shareable.
Donna Bobby requested any garden pictures for the Hemalina be sent to Kathy Tinnius. She is the award winning editor for our region and does a great job with the magazine.
Kelvin Bryant spoke about our websites and reiterated that everyone should join as that is a good place to post our pictures and questions as well as get club info.
We had a visitor from Georgia who wanted to visit gardens in the area in order to meet her requirements as garden judge. Several people invited her to come and check out theirs gardens. The gardens need flowers 3 years old and newer in order to be judged. Brian Martin, Donna Bobby, Neil Richardson and Brenda Coggins volunteered.
Erin Carroll, President, took over the meeting and announced Heidi and Charles Douglas’s granddaughter had been killed in a car accident. Secretary will send a card.
October 4th and 5th will be the second chance sale at Clemson. The July open house at Blue Ridge Daylilies has been cancelled.
The SCBG garden is full of nutsedge which must be dug out. Members may have to go in small groups or alone to work on this. Park across the street by the fire station and walk across the road. Either carry out the weeds or place in an unobtrusive pile. Discussion about some chemical eradication. No decision. Also, some plants are very large and will need to be divided for sale at the fall SCBG sale.
The Oct 18th Club Plant Swap and dish to pass dinner will be held at Hornbuckle Club house. David Hoescht invited the club to come visit his garden soon as it is peak now.
Erin Carroll had some door prizes to hand out by drawing numbers. It was a new addition to the club fun and enjoyed by the members.
Meeting took a break for refreshments by the May group of McCabes, Marlene Cureton, and Toinette Thomas.
We were honored to have our own member, Bill Manning, be the speaker for the meeting. He used a white board to illustrate his talk on the sexting of daylilies. He explored and explained one way daylilies reproduce by sexual reproduction. He showed us the different parts of the flower and how they work together to produce a seed pod. The fertilization process takes between 4 to 6 hours for the pollen to move down the flower. He also explained how each seed is different so you could get 8 different flowers from one pod. They are usually different from the parent plant, while root and proliferations are exactly like the parent. Good information for anyone wanting to start hybridizing. Thanks to Bill for sharing his information.
Some beautiful hybridized flowers were on display by the Cousins and David Hoechst that people admired and encouraged to be registered.
Meeting was adjourned
May 2020 Meeting Minutes
The May 2020 meeting of the Upstate Daylily Society was held by Zoom arranged by Mark Davis. About 13 people attended. Apologies to whomever was not aware of the meeting due to errors in communication. We had several suggestions on how to better communicate with our members. It was bought up that not all members have asked to join our private site and that is where all the pertinent information is listed. You must be on facebook to get to the private site. If you do not receive an email, you can still be informed of what is happening there. We are going to be sending out a letter to have everyone check and update info, so we can do a more comprehensive job.
We are happy to announce we have three members: Carey Crumblis and Nancy and Victor Hart.
The treasurer’s report was given by Karen Manning and approved.
To confirm, our flower show has been cancelled, but the National Convention Auction flowers are for auction this week May18-22,2020. We will try to get that site out to members.
There is no word about the SCBG which has opened to visitors, but no word about the club being allowed to go and work on our garden.
Ginny Frechette will have Jane Reeves contact the library to reserve the August 16 club date and to reserve June 21 if the library will be open. Otherwise we will try Easley Library. The meeting will feature our own Bill Manning on “Sexing Daylilies” plus some extras. Refreshment people for May will now be responsible for the June meeting eats. That is McCabes, Marlene Cureton, and Brenda Coggins.
Donna and Frank Bobby have the plants from the Bell collection ready to pass out so please call Donna to make plans to pick them up if you agreed to grow one.
Bobbys and Frechettes will go to Savannah to see two gardens that were supposed to be on The National tour. We may able to get extra flowers and use them in some way for our club.
Eric Simpson has cancelled his July open house, but you can still go to the gardens.
Our August 16 meeting at Anderson Library is an auction for the Carpenter collection and “I can’t believe it’s a dip” daylilies as well as the plants we won at National two years ago because our table gift for the raffle came in second place for selling the most tickets. If you would like to donate some plants for that sale, you will need to let Jill Burriss know in advance so she can print pictures.
The Clemson fall sale is now scheduled for Sept 3 and 4 with second chance sale on Sept 18.
Our ever popular plant swap will be October 20. More info to follow.
The May 2020 meeting of the Upstate Daylily Society was held by Zoom arranged by Mark Davis. About 13 people attended. Apologies to whomever was not aware of the meeting due to errors in communication. We had several suggestions on how to better communicate with our members. It was bought up that not all members have asked to join our private site and that is where all the pertinent information is listed. You must be on facebook to get to the private site. If you do not receive an email, you can still be informed of what is happening there. We are going to be sending out a letter to have everyone check and update info, so we can do a more comprehensive job.
We are happy to announce we have three members: Carey Crumblis and Nancy and Victor Hart.
The treasurer’s report was given by Karen Manning and approved.
To confirm, our flower show has been cancelled, but the National Convention Auction flowers are for auction this week May18-22,2020. We will try to get that site out to members.
There is no word about the SCBG which has opened to visitors, but no word about the club being allowed to go and work on our garden.
Ginny Frechette will have Jane Reeves contact the library to reserve the August 16 club date and to reserve June 21 if the library will be open. Otherwise we will try Easley Library. The meeting will feature our own Bill Manning on “Sexing Daylilies” plus some extras. Refreshment people for May will now be responsible for the June meeting eats. That is McCabes, Marlene Cureton, and Brenda Coggins.
Donna and Frank Bobby have the plants from the Bell collection ready to pass out so please call Donna to make plans to pick them up if you agreed to grow one.
Bobbys and Frechettes will go to Savannah to see two gardens that were supposed to be on The National tour. We may able to get extra flowers and use them in some way for our club.
Eric Simpson has cancelled his July open house, but you can still go to the gardens.
Our August 16 meeting at Anderson Library is an auction for the Carpenter collection and “I can’t believe it’s a dip” daylilies as well as the plants we won at National two years ago because our table gift for the raffle came in second place for selling the most tickets. If you would like to donate some plants for that sale, you will need to let Jill Burriss know in advance so she can print pictures.
The Clemson fall sale is now scheduled for Sept 3 and 4 with second chance sale on Sept 18.
Our ever popular plant swap will be October 20. More info to follow.
April 2020 Officers Meeting
Thanks to Mark Davis, a zoom meeting was set up to discuss the future plans of the club. It was held on April 19 what would have been our regular meeting.
7 members were in “attendance”.
No order of agenda, many topics were discussed. Since we voted to up the honorarium to $100, it was suggested to send Aaron Davis another $50 for his presentation in Feb. Mark politely declined on behalf of his son, but it was thought that since he came from a distance (Columbia), it was appropriate.
The club collection flowers are here and ideas were thrown around about how to safely pass out the flowers and keep a social distance. Donna Bobby offered to have people come pick them up by appointment so there would not be too many at one time or just wait. There are 23 flowers to grow for active members of one year. Donna will send out the names of the flowers that we got.
She requested Kelvin send her the flower categories so we will have enough ribbons and certificates. Brenda Coggins has some leftover ribbons from previous shows.
Talk of when to reconvene was considered. We will ask Jane Reeves contact the library and see if they have a time line yet for reopening. Also make sure we are schedule for the Aug meeting.
Eric Simpson of Blue Ridge Daylilies planned to have his special open house bar-be-que and give away on July 11. Donna will contact him and see if that date is still holding. We may try to get a car pool going if people want to attend.
Kelvin announced that the mall is closed so he cannot reach anyone with information about when it might open. He will contact the judges to see if they are still willing to come. We will make a decision the first week of May about whether to proceed or not.
Kathy at SCBG will let Donna know when we can go to the garden and get it in shape. Eric from Clemson has said May will probably be canceled.
There is no date for the fall SCBG sale yet.
Bill Manning offered to give a presentation of sexual reproduction of lilies for a July meeting if we can meet.
It was suggested that we record the meetings for people who couldn’t come. Also possibly have a zoom meeting for people to call and listen in but there would be no video.
Kelvin Bryant mentioned that his sister’s house had bad damage from the tornado that hit Seneca.
Thanks to Mary McCabe for the great article in the Hemalina.
No refreshments were served unless everybody had some at their house!
Meeting Minutes March 2020
The March meeting of the Upstate Daylily Club was held at the Anderson Library on March 15, 2020. President Erin Carroll opened at 2:35 and Mark Davis offered a prayer. 20 members were in attendance. The minutes were read by secretary Ginny Frechette and approved by Mary McCabe. Due to 3 speakers having to cancel at the last minute, the business meeting convened. Karen Manning, treasurer, paid Tim Bell for the collection. Due to Corona Virus, if the plants cannot be passed out, Donna Bobby will pot them in her garden until we can get together.
The treasury balances will not be recorded in the minutes due to a spam problem within the society. A motion was made by Karen Manning and seconded by Mark Davis to adopt a financial statement as follows: The Upstate Daylily Society continues to maintain a balance in line with the Club budget as set and approved by the Board of Directors. All bills and receipts are processed promptly. The checkbook is balanced monthly and there have been no discrepancies.
Mark Davis explained the google chrome download and he will write out some directions to make it easier for the members including who can post on which site. The daylily site will be linked to the database. The minutes will be put on the private Upstate Daylily site but the events will be posted on the public site.
Garden clean-up for the Lily bed is scheduled at the Clemson Botanical Garden for Thursday March 19th.In case of rain it will be moved to the following Thursday March 25. Bring tools; park at the fire station on Perimeter Rd and walk across the street. The club members are grandfathered in from the new Clemson rules of everyone having to have security clearance.
On April 2nd at 2-2:30 everyone who can, will meet at Erin’s house to dig and divide the daylilies for the Clemson spring sale. It will be followed by a box supper catered by a friend of Erin’s. Please her know by March 26 if you are coming so she can order the boxes. If anyone wants to donate flowers as well please send the names to Jill Burris so she can make pictures as the flowers sell much better when people can see what they will look like when blooming.
The sale is Friday April 3rdfrom 2-6 and Sat. April 4 from 9-1. It is requested that the volunteer workers come about 1 hour earlier on Friday and a half hour earlier on Sat. for set up. Also, the 2nd chance sale is April 18th.
Mark Davis announced an Open house on April 17 and 18 at Roses Unlimited if anyone would like to go.
The May National Daylily Convention in Savannah was discussed as well as the June Regional in North Carolina by the Piedmont Daylily Club.
Our flower show is set up for June 13th at the Anderson Mall and is chaired by Kelvin Bryant. He has 4 judges in place and will need 4 hotel rooms. The judges will be greeted by Erin and Kelvin and taken to lunch.
Co-chair is Erin Carroll; Classification is Bill Manning; Placement is Karen Manning; Clerks is Brenda Coggins; Tabulations is Kelvin Bryant and Bill Manning; Publicity is Mary McCabe; Awards is Donna Bobby who will create a certificate. A motion was made by Mark Davis for a $25.00 certificate for the winner of each classification to be redeemable at the fall auction. The amount was established in previous years and seconded by Donna Bobby. It was approved.
Brenda Coggins requested that anyone who has ribbons from previous shows, that they do not want to keep, return them for reuse.
A discussion was instituted about ways to make the sale better known to the public. It was suggested by Erin that we advertise more. Mary McCabe and Jill Burris will contact the radio, the Anderson Newspaper and other garden clubs.
Suggestions were solicited for ways to make the club more visible and also viable to the area. Some suggestions were to have a flower sale in another location beside Clemson; get professional speakers; increase the honorarium to $100 minimum; put information in home centers. Subjects of interest: learn how to hybridize; use videos; have our own members be speakers; learn how to properly divide and plant daylilies; and soil properties, amendments and fertilizers.
After a mid- meeting break for delicious refreshments, the meeting was later adjourned at 4:45.
Update: The flowers from the collection have arrived and Donna and Frank Bobby have potted them til we can distribute them. All meetings are cancelled for the time being as the library is closed; the summer regional has been cancelled; no word on the National Convention in Savannah. We will update you as we get any information.
The March meeting of the Upstate Daylily Club was held at the Anderson Library on March 15, 2020. President Erin Carroll opened at 2:35 and Mark Davis offered a prayer. 20 members were in attendance. The minutes were read by secretary Ginny Frechette and approved by Mary McCabe. Due to 3 speakers having to cancel at the last minute, the business meeting convened. Karen Manning, treasurer, paid Tim Bell for the collection. Due to Corona Virus, if the plants cannot be passed out, Donna Bobby will pot them in her garden until we can get together.
The treasury balances will not be recorded in the minutes due to a spam problem within the society. A motion was made by Karen Manning and seconded by Mark Davis to adopt a financial statement as follows: The Upstate Daylily Society continues to maintain a balance in line with the Club budget as set and approved by the Board of Directors. All bills and receipts are processed promptly. The checkbook is balanced monthly and there have been no discrepancies.
Mark Davis explained the google chrome download and he will write out some directions to make it easier for the members including who can post on which site. The daylily site will be linked to the database. The minutes will be put on the private Upstate Daylily site but the events will be posted on the public site.
Garden clean-up for the Lily bed is scheduled at the Clemson Botanical Garden for Thursday March 19th.In case of rain it will be moved to the following Thursday March 25. Bring tools; park at the fire station on Perimeter Rd and walk across the street. The club members are grandfathered in from the new Clemson rules of everyone having to have security clearance.
On April 2nd at 2-2:30 everyone who can, will meet at Erin’s house to dig and divide the daylilies for the Clemson spring sale. It will be followed by a box supper catered by a friend of Erin’s. Please her know by March 26 if you are coming so she can order the boxes. If anyone wants to donate flowers as well please send the names to Jill Burris so she can make pictures as the flowers sell much better when people can see what they will look like when blooming.
The sale is Friday April 3rdfrom 2-6 and Sat. April 4 from 9-1. It is requested that the volunteer workers come about 1 hour earlier on Friday and a half hour earlier on Sat. for set up. Also, the 2nd chance sale is April 18th.
Mark Davis announced an Open house on April 17 and 18 at Roses Unlimited if anyone would like to go.
The May National Daylily Convention in Savannah was discussed as well as the June Regional in North Carolina by the Piedmont Daylily Club.
Our flower show is set up for June 13th at the Anderson Mall and is chaired by Kelvin Bryant. He has 4 judges in place and will need 4 hotel rooms. The judges will be greeted by Erin and Kelvin and taken to lunch.
Co-chair is Erin Carroll; Classification is Bill Manning; Placement is Karen Manning; Clerks is Brenda Coggins; Tabulations is Kelvin Bryant and Bill Manning; Publicity is Mary McCabe; Awards is Donna Bobby who will create a certificate. A motion was made by Mark Davis for a $25.00 certificate for the winner of each classification to be redeemable at the fall auction. The amount was established in previous years and seconded by Donna Bobby. It was approved.
Brenda Coggins requested that anyone who has ribbons from previous shows, that they do not want to keep, return them for reuse.
A discussion was instituted about ways to make the sale better known to the public. It was suggested by Erin that we advertise more. Mary McCabe and Jill Burris will contact the radio, the Anderson Newspaper and other garden clubs.
Suggestions were solicited for ways to make the club more visible and also viable to the area. Some suggestions were to have a flower sale in another location beside Clemson; get professional speakers; increase the honorarium to $100 minimum; put information in home centers. Subjects of interest: learn how to hybridize; use videos; have our own members be speakers; learn how to properly divide and plant daylilies; and soil properties, amendments and fertilizers.
After a mid- meeting break for delicious refreshments, the meeting was later adjourned at 4:45.
Update: The flowers from the collection have arrived and Donna and Frank Bobby have potted them til we can distribute them. All meetings are cancelled for the time being as the library is closed; the summer regional has been cancelled; no word on the National Convention in Savannah. We will update you as we get any information.
Meeting Minutes Feb 2020
UPSTATE DAYLILY SOCIETY MEETING Feb. 16, 2020
President Erin Carroll opened the meeting at 2:30 pm
Erin introduced today’s speaker Aaron Davis, son of member Mark Davis. Aaron’s subject is: Improving
Your Garden Photography
Erin stated that Donna Bobby sent an email to the members regarding today’s meeting and minutes of
the last meeting.
Kelvin could not be at today’s meeting due to the loss of his brother recently. He sent his update on the
AHS Region 15 Summer Meeting . He stated that he lost 2 Judges for the Meeting’s Daylily show but has
found replacements for both. ?? will pay for four hotel rooms. Kelvin still needs volunteers in 7 areas:
A co-chair, Classification, Flower placement, Tabulation, Awards, Hospitality and 6 clerks.
Erin passed out registration forms for the AHS Region 15 Summer Meeting June 19-21, 2020. This
meeting will be in Spindale, NC and is sponsored by the Foothills Daylily Society. The hotel is the
Baymont by Wyndham.
Erin passed around a letter about information on “Show Judging” and becoming a Judge or get more
information about judging. Clinics are available online except the first class you must show up in person.
The additional two classes are online. There is a great demand for Judges in the Daylily arena.
Donna Bobby spoke about the upcoming 2020 National Convention of the AHS on May 25-27 in Savannah,
GA. Hosted by The Ogeechee Daylily Society. The hotel is The DeSoto Savannah.
Registration Fee includes: 3 gardens on tour, 2 cultivars by Jan Joiner or Scott Elliott, 1 buffet
breakfast catered in garden, 1 lunch catered in garden, 2 sit-down dinners, Garden
refreshments, One-night live auction, Boutique, Raffle, Silent Auction, Classes, workshops,
clinics and Youth activities. More information is available online: https://daylilies.org/event/2020-
national-convention/
Future Calendar Meeting Highlights are:
March: Eric Hisler is our guest speaker. Subject is Getting your Garden certified for shipping plants
April: Spring Cookout, place to be announced
April 2 & 3: Spring Plant Sale at the SC Botanical Gardens
The Daylily garden needs lots of work done to get the plants ready for sale
VP Marc Davis spoke about the Upstate Daylily website . Please post pictures of flowers and gardens. He
also mention that he would like to get a group of members to go to a local Orchid Open House in Newberry
and a tour of a Rose Garden in Laurens April 17, 18. If anyone is interested, let Mark Davis know.
Treasurer Karen stated the club income balance is $14,394.69.
Donna purchased fireant filler and weed preventer for the Daylily Garden in the SCBG. A clean-up day will be
in March.
Improving Your Garden Photography by Aaron Davis
Aaron spoke about the use of different cameras and how they are different and why some are better than
others. Most of the cameras used today are cell, DSR and SRL.
Aaron had a superb presentation of pictures taken in various gardens and in many conditions and lighting
available. He explained why they were great or could be better with different lighting from the sun angles.
At 3:00 pm the meeting was adjourned and everyone enjoyed refreshments.
UPSTATE DAYLILY SOCIETY MEETING Feb. 16, 2020
President Erin Carroll opened the meeting at 2:30 pm
Erin introduced today’s speaker Aaron Davis, son of member Mark Davis. Aaron’s subject is: Improving
Your Garden Photography
Erin stated that Donna Bobby sent an email to the members regarding today’s meeting and minutes of
the last meeting.
Kelvin could not be at today’s meeting due to the loss of his brother recently. He sent his update on the
AHS Region 15 Summer Meeting . He stated that he lost 2 Judges for the Meeting’s Daylily show but has
found replacements for both. ?? will pay for four hotel rooms. Kelvin still needs volunteers in 7 areas:
A co-chair, Classification, Flower placement, Tabulation, Awards, Hospitality and 6 clerks.
Erin passed out registration forms for the AHS Region 15 Summer Meeting June 19-21, 2020. This
meeting will be in Spindale, NC and is sponsored by the Foothills Daylily Society. The hotel is the
Baymont by Wyndham.
Erin passed around a letter about information on “Show Judging” and becoming a Judge or get more
information about judging. Clinics are available online except the first class you must show up in person.
The additional two classes are online. There is a great demand for Judges in the Daylily arena.
Donna Bobby spoke about the upcoming 2020 National Convention of the AHS on May 25-27 in Savannah,
GA. Hosted by The Ogeechee Daylily Society. The hotel is The DeSoto Savannah.
Registration Fee includes: 3 gardens on tour, 2 cultivars by Jan Joiner or Scott Elliott, 1 buffet
breakfast catered in garden, 1 lunch catered in garden, 2 sit-down dinners, Garden
refreshments, One-night live auction, Boutique, Raffle, Silent Auction, Classes, workshops,
clinics and Youth activities. More information is available online: https://daylilies.org/event/2020-
national-convention/
Future Calendar Meeting Highlights are:
March: Eric Hisler is our guest speaker. Subject is Getting your Garden certified for shipping plants
April: Spring Cookout, place to be announced
April 2 & 3: Spring Plant Sale at the SC Botanical Gardens
The Daylily garden needs lots of work done to get the plants ready for sale
VP Marc Davis spoke about the Upstate Daylily website . Please post pictures of flowers and gardens. He
also mention that he would like to get a group of members to go to a local Orchid Open House in Newberry
and a tour of a Rose Garden in Laurens April 17, 18. If anyone is interested, let Mark Davis know.
Treasurer Karen stated the club income balance is $14,394.69.
Donna purchased fireant filler and weed preventer for the Daylily Garden in the SCBG. A clean-up day will be
in March.
Improving Your Garden Photography by Aaron Davis
Aaron spoke about the use of different cameras and how they are different and why some are better than
others. Most of the cameras used today are cell, DSR and SRL.
Aaron had a superb presentation of pictures taken in various gardens and in many conditions and lighting
available. He explained why they were great or could be better with different lighting from the sun angles.
At 3:00 pm the meeting was adjourned and everyone enjoyed refreshments.
MEETING MINUTES JAN 2020
Hi everyone,
The dinner at Neil and Taunia’s Oakes venue was wonderful. If you missed it, you missed great fried chicken and home cooking. After dinner, Erin had a short meeting. We gave out the new directories and talked about upcoming events. Erin wants to have some sort of meeting every month to keep us all informed and active in the Club. Frank, Jim B and John C. are going to get our next flower collection selection. Kelvin says the summer flower show at Anderson mall is right on track. Just a reminder, if you are on the refreshment list for a club meeting, you will need to bring plates, cups, etc...
The refreshments group for the February meeting is John Cousins, the Hemmingsen’s, and Christopher Blackston. This meeting will be at the Anderson Library on the 16th at 2:15 pm. Hope to see you there. If you cannot help with refreshments, please contact Donna Martin.
Thanks,
Donna BOBBY
Hi everyone,
The dinner at Neil and Taunia’s Oakes venue was wonderful. If you missed it, you missed great fried chicken and home cooking. After dinner, Erin had a short meeting. We gave out the new directories and talked about upcoming events. Erin wants to have some sort of meeting every month to keep us all informed and active in the Club. Frank, Jim B and John C. are going to get our next flower collection selection. Kelvin says the summer flower show at Anderson mall is right on track. Just a reminder, if you are on the refreshment list for a club meeting, you will need to bring plates, cups, etc...
The refreshments group for the February meeting is John Cousins, the Hemmingsen’s, and Christopher Blackston. This meeting will be at the Anderson Library on the 16th at 2:15 pm. Hope to see you there. If you cannot help with refreshments, please contact Donna Martin.
Thanks,
Donna BOBBY
