In the Community area, there are 32 forums covering many daylily and AHS-related areas. Below is a preview of all the forums and moderators:
HELP DESK: Ask a question here. Post a question about the site
and one of the Tech Team or any member can answer it.
Tech Team Moderators: Michael Bouman, Karol Emmerich, Tim Fehr, Mike Holmes and MaryAnn Pruden.
IDEA BOX: Post any ideas you have about making the site better, more user-friendly, or more meaningful.
Moderator: MaryAnn Pruden
ALL ABOUT GROWING DAYLILIES: A forum devoted to all aspects of growing daylilies including: fertilizing, soil amending, composting, diagnosing and managing pests & disease, and weed control.
Moderator: Sue Bergeron
GREENHOUSE DAYLILIES: A forum for sharing information about growing daylilies in a greenhouse.
Moderator: Lee Pickles
DAYLILY GARDENING WITH CHILDREN: A forum for sharing the fun and not so fun with others who garden with children.
Moderator: Sandra Veurink
WHAT'S IN YOUR COLLECTION?: A forum to share your daylily collections.
Moderator: Dave Mussar
SPECIES AND HISTORIC DAYLILIES: A forum to discuss species and historic daylilies (those cultivars introduced before 1980).
Moderator: Mark Cook
DAYLILY LOST AND FOUND: A forum to help members identify the unknown daylilies in their collections.
Moderator: Susan Shaw
HYBRIDIZING 101: A forum to learn all about daylily hybridizing.
Moderator: Lee Pickles
DIPLOID UNUSUAL FORMS & SPIDERS: A forum for discussing everything about hybridizing diploid unusual forms and spiders.
Moderator: Mark Cook
TETRAPLOID UNUSUAL FORMS & SPIDERS: A forum for discussing everything about hybridizing tet unusual forms and spiders.
Moderators: Sandy Holmes and Dan White
FULL FORMED TETRAPLOIDS: A forum to discuss all aspects of hybridizing full formed tetraploids.
Moderator: Michael Bouman
FULL FORMED DIPLOIDS: A forum to discuss all aspects of hybridizing full formed diploids.
Moderator: Mike Huben
DOUBLES: A forum to discuss all aspects of hybridizing for double daylilies.
Moderator: Robin Calderon
SCULPTED: A forum to discuss collecting and hybridizing sculpted forms.
Moderator: Charmaine Rich
POLYMEROUS: A forum to discuss all aspects of hybridizing for polymerous daylilies.
Moderator: Charmaine Rich
PATTERNS: A forum devoted to hybridizing for patterns in daylilies.
Moderator: Dan Robarts
TEETH, KNOBS & HOOKS: A forum devoted to hybridizing daylilies with teeth, knobs and hooks.
Moderator: Dave Mussar
SEARCH FOR BLUE: This forum discusses all aspects related to hybridizing for that elusive blue daylily.
Moderator: Dan Robarts
CONVERSIONS: A forum to share and discuss conversion techniques and topics.
Moderator: Bill Waldrop
DAYLILY SCIENCE: A forum for discussions of genetics, pigments, physiology, nutrients, anatomy, and ecology.
Moderators: Sue Bergeron and Maurice Dow
AHS DISPLAY GARDENS: A forum for sharing information about operating an AHS Display Garden.
Moderator: Paul Aucoin
TOUR GARDEN MANAGEMENT: A forum for discussing ways to get your garden ready for a tour.
Moderators: Don and Nancy Eller
GARDEN AND DAYLILY PHOTOGRAPHY: A forum for learning about all aspects of garden photography.
Moderators: Andrea Weaver and Susan Okrasinski
LANDSCAPE & GARDEN DESIGN: A forum for everything you want to know about landscape and garden design.
Moderator: Bobbie Brooks
HAVING A DAYLILY SHOW: A forum to learn all about the basics of setting up a daylily show.
Moderator: Gisela Meckstroth
CLUB ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS: A forum to learn all about insurance and non-profit status in addition to what needs to be done to start a new club.
Moderator: Karol Emmerich
MAINTAINING A HEALTHY CLUB: A forum devoted to sharing exciting ways for clubs to keep and attract members.
Moderator: Joe Goudeau
PLANNING EVENTS FOR SUCCESS: A forum to share ideas on planning club events.
Moderator: Joe Goudeau
OPERATING A DAYLILY BUSINESS: A forum to learn all about what is involved in starting and operating a daylily business.
Moderator: Heidi Douglas
WEBSITE & BLOG UPDATES: A forum to post website and blog updates.
Moderator: MaryAnn Pruden
GENERAL AHS DISCUSSION: A forum to discuss anything related to AHS not covered under any other forum.
Moderator: Mary C. Fisher
The beauty of the forums is that you can participate as little or as much as you want. Short on time? Get an email notification whenever there is a post to the forum of your choice. Have some extra time on a rainy day? Scroll through the forums to see what's going on. You can even search using the Community Search function to find topics that interest you.
Now that you've read all about the site, we're sure you'll want to visit it. You can access the site through the AHS website at http://www.daylilies.org or directly at http://www.daylilynetwork.org.
Following are some tips for when you first go to the site:
You will need your membership card from the paper cover on The Daylily Journal. Directions to log in are found on the back of the membership card. If you no longer have your membership card, please submit a CONTACT US form from the left column on the Portal main page.
DUAL MEMBERS: If you are a dual member there are special instructions for the username for the second person on the mailing label. The second member has the same username, but with a lower case d added to the end of the username. The passwords are the same for both members.
LAPSED MEMBERSHIP: For those of you who just haven't gotten around to renewing your membership, you too have a profile on the Portal. You should go to the new Portal and complete the CONTACT US form. Include your name, address and email so we can locate you. You will receive an electronic notification of your username and password. The first time you sign on, you will be asked to pay your dues. As soon as the dues are processed you will have full access to the Portal. Please share this with any of your friends who have let their membership lapse. Anyone who was a member during the past ten years has a profile waiting so please do not sign up as a new member.
CURRENT MEMBERS: When logging in, remember to use a capital letter for the first character of your password. The username and password that come in your Journal are meant to be temporary. You should change them both the first time you sign on the site. You will find a very short PowerPoint tutorial in the HELP DIRECTORY if you need assistance. Also, be sure to update your email address on your profile. Your email address is our primary means of contact to answer questions.
If you find any errors on your profile, please go ahead and correct them. While this is your profile, please remember that this is also the AHS record. Your Journal will be sent to the name and address in your profile. You have the ability to control how much information is seen by other members. You can adjust this by going to EDIT PROFILE. A few areas like your region and the year you joined the AHS cannot be changed by you. If you find errors on things you cannot change, please complete the CONTACT US form so that an administrator can fix the data.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM SIGNING ON: Please use the CONTACT US form if you have any trouble signing on the Portal. You do not have to be a member to use CONTACT US.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Clubs will have their own individual profile. The access to manage that space should be assigned to one or possibly two members (secretary and president?) who would be able to post information on the club for the AHS club members to view. It would be like a mini group. Because this is a secure site with lots of personal information we cannot allow clubs to just give the log on information to every club member. The club will need to have an email address associated with the club profile. Unless the club has its own email address, its secretary's or president's email address may need to be used.
YOUTH MEMBERS: The youth members will have full access to the site, but only other youth members can access the Youth Member profiles and Youth Groups.
SITE HELP: The volunteer Tech Support Team has put together a very comprehensive HELP DIRECTORY complete with Glossary, Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Video Tutorials, and a Help Forum. There is even a Department of Knowledge blog area for more advanced technology topics. If you cannot find your answer in any of these places, please do not hesitate to use the CONTACT US link at any time. Answers are provided within 48 hours and generally much faster than that.
Wondering who is behind the scenes putting this all together and answering your questions? Community Manager MaryAnn Pruden is the first in line to receive the CONTACT US forms. If she cannot answer your question, then it is forwarded to one of the team members who can best help you: Michael Bouman, Karol Emmerich, Tim Fehr, Mike Longo, Mike Holmes or Sandy Holmes.
Please refrain from contacting any of the team members directly. A streamlined procedure is in place and using the HELP DIRECTORY and CONTACT US will result in the fastest possible answers to your questions.
On a final note, the Portal is an all-volunteer site, so please have a little patience during the first few months. Nearly 700,000 pieces of data for almost 22,000 people have been loaded and checked, and many hours were spent preparing the groups and forums to help make your time on the Portal educational and fun.
Hope to "see" you on the Portal soon!