2009 Region 4 Regional Meeting
Hosted by the Buffalo Area Daylily Society (BADS)
July 17th & 18th, 2009

** Featured Speaker **
Bill Maryott
Maryott's Daylilies

BADS is pleased to host the 2009 Regional.  We are currently in the planning stages,
so check back regularly for updates.  The bus trip on Saturday will visit 4 of our
local hybridizer's gardens:

Cottage Gardens, Brent Ross
Daredevil Daylilies, Linda Michaels
Kris Weitz Gardens
Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm, Pam Hoffman

The bus plants will be donated by the above hybridizers, so everyone will
go home with a daylily from a BADS hybridizer.

Please visit our Member Pages  for previews of these gardens.

The following committees have been formed:

Co-Chairs of the Regional, Kathy & Mike Shadrack
Registration, Kathy Guest Shadrack
Finance, Dolores Galbo
Hospitality, Mary Beth Wagner-Lee
Guest Plants & Saxton Seedlings, Pam Hoffman
Publicity, Carolyn Schaffner
Speakers & Clinics, Peter Weixlmann
Boutique, Linda & Kevin Bennett

Please contact any of the above BADS members to volunteer, or ask questions.

Heads Up all Region 4 Hybridizers!
2009 Stanley Saxton Seedling Award Bed and 2009 Guest Plants

For the 2009 Region 4 Meeting, take advantage of this opportunity
to showcase some of your introductions.
Your daylilies will be viewed by the meeting attendees as the plants
will be prominently displayed and labeled in the tour gardens.
Please contact Pam Hoffman if you are willing to guest your plants for the 2009
evernt, plants should be sent in the spring of 2008.

In addition, at this Region 4 Meeting, the Stanley Saxton Seedling Award will be
awarded to the best seedling hybridized in region 4.  Purchased seeds and
seedlings are not eligible.  Region 4 Hybridizers may submit up to a
maximum of three (3) unregistered seedling entries.  At least 3 fans
of each seedling are desired, but no more than the maximum of 5 fans
for each is allowed.  These plants will be grown at one of the tour gardens in
a specified bed and during the bus tours, all attendees will have the opportunity
to view and vote for the best overall seedling.  The award will be presented
to the winner at the Saturday evening banquet.

Seedling entries should be clearly labeled, plus height and color
information should be included.  Seedling entries should be sent next spring to:
Pam Hoffman
5362 Merlau Road
South Wales, NY 14139-9766
716-655-9223


So mark your calendars for July 17th & 18th, 2009,
and plan on joining us for some fun and flowers
in Buffalo, New York.

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