
The Connecticut Daylily Society (CDS) is a non-profit group of perennial enthusiasts who meet several times a year to discuss our favorite flower-- the daylily! We are affiliated with the American Hemerocallis Society, a national organization we urge all daylily enthusiasts to join. Most of our meetings are held at the Avon Senior Citizens complex (directions below).
We feature guest speakers from all over the country who speak on daylily-related topics. Programs may include slides of the latest introductions or other garden issues such as pests or fertilization techniques.
Daylilies are wonderful perennials! Here in Conn. We have varieties that can start blooming in late May. Others will start in late August. Heights can range from ten inches to over six feet! Flower size can vary from an inch or two up to a foot or more. They are so diverse in their attributes, so easy to care for, and incredibly beautiful, that no garden should be without them.
Meetings are free and open to the public. A pot luck dish or desert is encouraged. Come join us for a meeting to learn more and hear some great speakers!
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2011-12 CDS Meeting Schedule
Directions -see below
Social--coffee---noon to 1:00 pm-. All dates are Saturdays .Donations to the refreshment table would
be appreciated.
Announcements and door prizes 1:00 pm (except March meeting!)
Speaker 1:30 pm (except March meeting!)
In case of snow, or a forecast of bad weather, the meeting may be cancelled
Saturday,Jan 21,2012:POSTPONED TO SUNDAY JAN 22 DUE TO WEATHER!!! Local
Hybridizer Seedling Presentation at Soup's On meeting,Club members who hybridize will show pix of
their Introductions/seedlings.Members are encouraged to submit to Charmaine Rich
(cnbrich@together.net) digital pictures of your favorite hybridized seedlings. You may also send her a
disk, or thumbdrive, at: 1383 Quail John Road, East Thetford, VT 05043. Charmaine will prepare a
PowerPoint for us. Members may also prepare their own Powerpoint presentations.
Feb 23-26,2012 : CDS Booth at CT Flower Show-Hartford Convention Center
Saturday, March 17, 2012 Hybridizers Bob Sobek (http://sobekdaylilies.blogspot.com/) and Mark
Carpenter (http://lilyfarm.com) will each be presenting their hybridizing experiences at the March Con-
necticut Daylily Society meeting. This special meeting will begin at 11AM with the first presentation
and continue with the second presentation following our typical buffet lunch.
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - Daylily and Plant Sale from 10 am – 2:00 pm located at the Avon Senior
Center, 635 West Avon Road (Route 167) in Avon, Connecticut. This sale provides the opportunity to
obtain outstanding daylilies from the gardens of our members at very reasonable prices and helps to
fund our Club activities.
Sunday, July 8, 2011: Annual CDS Picnic - location to be announced.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012: Guest speaker to be announced.
Saturday, November 3, 2012: Guest speaker to be announced.
2011-12 CDS Club Officers
President----Russ Allen--203-457-0121--e-mail
Vice President/program chair----- -Gary Jones--- 860-928-0198-e-mail
Secretary ---- Cheryl Fox------ 860-243-3422 --e-mail
Treasurer ------Phil Douville-- 860-243-3422 --e-mail
2011-12 CDS Board Members
Education--- Rebecca Nisley---- 860-673-9591
Hospitality ----Linda Kozloski 860-668-7187-----e-mail
Hospitality--- Linda Hunter------ 860-872-2862--------e-mail
Membership-vacant
Publicity----- Tina Cotter ------ 860-673-8445 -------e-mail
Webmaster--Rich Howard--203-294-9520- e-mail
Member At Large ----Nancy Smith 860-749-9550 ---e-mail
Member At Large--- Don Smith 860-729-9550----- e-mail
Member At Large ----Nancy Wadhams---- 860-491-2731----- e-mail
Librarian -- Helene Ferrari 860-526-9278
Directions to the meetings and plant sale:
Held at the Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Road, Avon.
From Route 44: Turn onto Rt 167 south; continue 2.8 miles to Senior Center on right.
From Route 84: Take Exit 39, Farmington, Route 4 West for 2.6 miles. Turn right onto Brickyard Road
for 2.6 miles to Avon Senior Center on left. (Brickyard Road becomes West Avon Road shortly before
the Senior Center.) Use rear entrance of building.Click on the "Show Map" link below to get directions
from where you live.
This site will be updated periodically to advise of our activities.
H. Big George
Hybridized by club
member Augie Krupien
Augie Krupien of
Bethany,Ct hybridized
daylilies for over 20
years and introduced
several very beautiful
daylilies.Augie pased
away on August 6,2007
at the age of 91.
Who we are
The Connecticut Daylily Society
Augie's Unique Beauty-Registered in 2007-MLa,Dor,Tet 4.5"/34"--14 buds-hybridized by
Augie Krupien -the blooms will usually display "broken" color-very different --all three images
are from the same plant!
CDS 20 years of memories --by Tina Cotter