John Bambach is an avid photographer and leads a Photo Interest Group at the Cornwell Community Center in Charlotte. The group is open to all and meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. In this discussion, John will present some of the basic principals of photography. While his focus will be on photographing plants and garden scenes, many of the principals will help to make all of your pictures better. Don't miss this informative presentation.

Jim Murphy, co-owner of WoodHenge Gardens with Margo Reed hybridizers
of Unusal forms and Spiders will be speaking

NC Fans welcome Jim Massey to our meeting. He will speak on the cultivation and growing of Crinums. Come join us and add this great perennial to your garden!

. ***FREE CHEESECAKE TODAY - COME AND ENJOY*** .
CATAWBA VALLEY: Paul Foster and Brian McKinlay of Daylily Meadows will showcase their 2010 introductions. Twelve of Paul's 2010 introductions and a selection of recent introductions from other hybridizers will be auctioned. Proceeds from the auction will benefit The Catawba Valley Daylily Club.  CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF AUCTION PLANTS
Everyone is invited to the meeting and the auction is open to everyone. Proxy bids will be accepted. You do not have to be present to bid.
For more information call Richard Garren at 828-381-2709 or email CLICK HERE TO PLACE A BID OR REQUEST DETAILS

This meeting is designed to allow our members to showcase a few of their favorite daylilies, seedlings or garden pictures. For those interested in participating, choose up to 12 photographs to share with the club. If possible, bring them to the March meeting on a memory stick or CD so that they can be pre-loaded before April's Showcase. Otherwise, plan to arrive early on the 17th. See you there!

The Catawba Valley Daylily Club will have a display at The Earth Day Celebration at The Catawba Science Center on The SALT Block from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come.

Members please bring a picnic-friendly covered dish.

J.D. Stadler owns Celestial Gardens in Weddington, NC. If you like Black Daylilies you don't want to miss this. J.D. truly is The Black Prince of the daylily world. He has an extensive Doubles program too! CLICK HERE FOR CELESTIAL GARDENS WEB SITE

Annual club auction. Open to the public.

This is the last meeting before our show at the Daniel Stowe Botanic Gardens and there will be much to discuss.  There will also be a brief discussion on how to prepare your daylilies for the show and what the judges look for when rating your beauties. 

Workshop on grooming of daylilies for judging in June Flower Show. 

AHS National Convention, Valdosta, GA.

We will meet at Carmel Presbyterian Church (our usual meeting spot) and caravan to visit four member gardens.  Celestial Gardens (JD Stadler), Dreamscape Daylily Gardens (Kenneth Wilkie), Renaissance Gardens (Judith Weston), and Listening Lizard (Terry Baucom and Jennifer Prowe).  The final schedule, maps and itinerary will be provided at the meeting point.  Don't be late!  We will leave at 8:00 AM sharp!

Location to be announced at a later date.

The Catawba Valley Daylily Club will host an AHS sanctioned Daylily show at the SALT Block in Hickory, NC. Times and more details will be announced soon