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WELCOME TO DAYLILY E-NEWS, a free electronic newsletter brought to you by the American Hemerocallis Society, also known as AHS. Daylily E-News is for all who share an interest in daylilies, including members of the American Hemerocallis Society and other horticultural organizations, educators, garden writers, news media, and anyone who loves to garden.
Our feature article this month is by Tracy DiSabato-Aust, garden designer, speaker, and author of the best-selling book, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden. She has extensive experience designing gardens in the U.S. and abroad. Tracy shares how to divide and plant perennials, with an accompanying video demonstrating her method of dividing daylilies.
Last month's "Ask the Ombusdsman Column" was all about why we have an AHS Membership Portal. This month's column tells us more about how to access and use it to enjoy all it has to offer.
Our featured photographer this issue is Judie Branson of Bentonville, Arkansas. Judie was invited to attend her first daylily meeting in 2009. Soon, her garden grew to 350+ daylilies and companion plants. Just last year, Judie became interested in photography and bought a Canon Rebel, and some of her photos have been featured in the Eureka Daylily Reference Guide. She currently serves as Chair of the Round Robin committee.
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Elizabeth Trotter
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AHS Youth News
AHS National Convention
Nine youths attended the Convention, July 11-15, in Columbus, Ohio (shown with Youth Chair, Kathy D'Alessandro). Two additional youth members participated in the event by helping with their family gardens that were on the tour.
Youth Group on the Portal
The contest to win daylilies has concluded and the results are as follows: T. Loewen won the grand prize; C. Klette, J. Burns, A. Savard and P. Ham were monthly winners.
There is now a guest forum in the Youth Group section where a daylily hybridizer or AHS official is introduced and will reply to comments or questions posed by members. Check it out at http://www.daylilynetwork.org.
Don't Forget to Vote by September 1
The Popularity Poll is open to all members. You can
vote online at www.daylilies.org.
Garden Judges, make your selections and mail the Awards & Honors ballot now.
Youth Photographers
Shoot those daylily and garden pictures this summer to submit to the AHS Youth Photography contest. The submission deadline is November 1, 2012. Official rules can be found on the AHS website: http://www.daylilies.org/ahsphotoawrds.html.
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Ask the Ombudsman 
Donna Peck has been the Ombudsman for the American Hemerocallis Society for the past four years. An Ombudsman "is an independent, neutral party who is able to look at problems that come up in an unbiased fashion." The Ombudsman also answers questions about Society rules and procedures. Donna has been writing Ombudsman columns for regional newsletters and the Daylily E-News, and now the columns are available on the AHS website. In this series of columns, she will answer questions that may benefit not only the member who had the concern but others as well. If you have a problem, question or situation with which you need help, contact Donna at AHS Ombudsman.
WHAT IS THE MEMBERS-ONLY PORTAL?
Part Two - How do we access the Members-Only Portal?
By Donna Peck, AHS Ombudsman, with comments from Julie Covington, AHS President; and MaryAnn Pruden, Portal Community Manager
There have been many questions concerning the AHS Members-Only Portal. The Portal was approved by the Board and opened in early March 2011. In the last column it was explained WHY we need a Members-Only Portal. If you missed that part, log on to the AHS Website and it is under Ask The Ombudsman. This column is devoted to HOW we access the Portal.
HOW DO WE ACCESS THE MEMBERS-ONLY PORTAL?
Any AHS member can access the Portal by going directly to www.daylilynetwork.org. Or one can use the link on the AHS website (www.daylilies.org). Look on the left-hand side and click on "AHS Members Portal." Julie Covington makes a confession: "My computer has been directed to "remember me" so I don't have to type my user name and password every time, and that makes it much easier."
If you have never signed on the Portal, your temporary username and password can be found on the membership card provided on the outside paper cover of the last several Daylily Journals. If you do not have your membership card, use the "Contact Us" button on the Portal (found in the middle left navigation area) and your logon information will be sent to you.
After you enter your username and password in the designated area on the Portal, you should now have full access to all the Portal features. If after logging in, you still see the log in box, then your computer is not currently set up to allow session cookies. In basic terms, a session cookie acts like a key allowing you entry into different pages of the Portal without having to re-enter you password each time. Session cookie settings can be allowed through the "tools" section of your web browser, i.e., Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc. If you need any help with session cookies or accessing the Portal, please use the "Contact Us" form and someone will help you.
The first thing you should do after logging on the Portal for the first time is change your temporary password and username to something unique that you will remember. To do this, go to the "My Profile" box on the right-hand side of the Portal. Click on "Manage Profile" and then "Edit Bio." Next to both "Username" and "Password" there is a "change" link. Clink the link and easily change your logon information. At this time, please make sure that all your contact information is correct, including your name, address, phone number and email. You can control how much of this information is viewable on the Portal by clicking the associated boxes. The default setting does not allow phone numbers or emails to be seen unless you want them to. There is also a step-by-step tutorial available for this in the Help Directory.
If at any time you forget either your password or username, click on the "Forgot Your Password?" link. You will be asked for either your username or email address. If your correct email address is on file, a link to reset your password will be sent to you. Just click on the link, reset your password, and your profile information will come up including your username. If your email address is not on file, then use the "Contact Us" form and someone will reset your password for you.
Julie suggests that "If you haven't visited the Portal regularly and are still feeling intimidated, take a minute and scroll down to the Help Directory and view the short PowerPoint tutorials. At about this time last year, I viewed these tutorials in order to learn my way around the Portal because I too felt intimidated and found them a huge help in getting started. These tutorials are designed to enhance your Portal experience and they are quite short."
You will soon be hearing about some special events and fun contests planned for Portal users, so don't hesitate. Jump right in, the water's fine!! Our former AHS President, Mary Collier Fisher, is so passionate about the Portal that she is serving as its General Manager in 2012. Feel free to address your questions or concerns directly to her as well at portalgeneralmanager@daylilies.org.
MaryAnn Pruden says if you ever have any trouble on the Portal, please use the "Contact Us" form. She adds, "We normally answer within a few hours and are happy to help. Enjoy the Portal."
After reading Part 1 and Part 2 explaining our AHS Portal, I hope all of you will now log on and enjoy! There is a wealth of information that will be of interest to you, not only about daylilies, but also the AHS members. I'm open to any more discussion so email me at ombudsman@daylilies.org.
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 Autumn is Ideal
for Planting & Dividing
by Tracy Disabato-Aust
September is an ideal month to plant in my area because the temperatures are usually starting to lower and the rains are starting to return. Also planting or dividing now gives plants time to establish before winter sets in. There are a few plants to note that don't do well when planted in the autumn including coralbell (Heuchera sp.), Japanese anemone (Anemone x hybrida) and red-hot poker (Kniphofia hybrids). These plants have a tendency to frost heave (push out of the ground) due to fluctuating winter temperatures. They are more successful with spring plantings.
Division now is particularly suitable to spring and summer flowering perennials. You know a perennial needs division if there is a reduction in the flowering or the vigor of the plant, a hole develops in the center, or there is a "traffic jam" appearance to the stems.
One of my favorite quick and easy methods of division, that I learned over 25 years ago (yikes!) while working at the Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium, is the double-fork method. This is great for large thick clumps of plants, such as Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum), hosta, daylily (Hemerocallis) and border phlox (Phlox paniculata). To divide clumps using this
 method, first lift the entire clump from the ground with a spade. Then insert one spading fork into the center of the clump, and insert a second fork parallel to the first, setting the forks back-to-back with the tines of the two forks intersecting. Pull the forks inward and then outward, and the clumps will separate in two. You might have to repeat this process several times with a large clump. Once the large clump is broken up, a sharp non-serrated knife can be used for further divisions to obtain smaller pieces. Perennials such as peonies, which are fleshy rooted, do not divide well with the double-fork method and are best divided using a knife.
Here's a quick video on this subject:
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TRACY DISABATO-AUST
Has earned international acclaim as one of America's most entertaining and knowledgeable garden writers and professional speakers. She has extensive experience in the United States and abroad working for over 30 years in the industry, speaking for over 25 years and designing for over 20 years.
Her experience includes stints at Longwood Gardens in the U.S., The Montreal Botanical Garden in Canada, the Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium, and Knightshayes Court in England. She earned a B.S. and M.S. in Horticulture from The Ohio State University.
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Hemerocallis 'Jackie Blue' (Scott-E., 1999). Click photo for larger image.
SPELLING LESSON
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How to spell
"daylily"
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The word "daylily" is properly spelled as one word. Many of today's spellcheckers and media style books incorrectly use the old-fashioned spelling "day lily" instead. The single word has been the preferred spelling for decades.
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The American Hemerocallis Society is all about daylilies and people.
AHS is organized into 15 Regions including USA, Canada, and International designations. Each offers a variety of regional and local club daylily activities.
When people join AHS, they also become a member of the AHS Region in which they live. AHS Regions do not charge additional dues. Most AHS regions publish their own newsletter and mail it to all regional members at no extra charge. Members often participate in events outside their own region.
To learn about daylily activities and events near you, visit the webpage:
AHS Regional Activities
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The AHS Media Library | Easy programs for your club--
OR... add your presentation to the Library! By Nikki Schmith
AHS Media Librarian
AHS Region 2, Illinois One benefit of your American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) membership is access to rental programs from the AHS Media Library for club presentations, public education events, and personal use.
Rental programs are available on CD in Microsoft (MS) PowerPoint format. Each program has a $10 rental fee (unless indicated otherwise); return postage and insurance are not included. For a listing of programs currently available, go to: There are several great choices, but with an organization our size, we should have more: more to provide to outside, like-minded organizations to spread the news about daylilies; more to provide to local clubs to continue the excitement about daylilies; and finally, more to document where we've been, because we are headed into the future so fast.
With the exception of the classic Sarah Sikes presentation, "Gardening with Daylilies," all of the original 35mm slide programs have been archived and are not available for rental at this time. Some are being considered for digital conversion in the coming years, while others will reside in the AHS archive.
If you have developed any programs, please consider sending a copy to the AHS Media Librarian if you are willing to have it rented to members. You can allow such use without giving up your copyright to the images if that is a concern to you. A Deed of Gift form can be provided in that case, covering the use and disposition. No special formatting or programming is required. You could simply send in a CD of labeled images or a completely formatted and animated PowerPoint. You could send in a presentation you've done on hybridizing, dividing, planting or designing with daylilies. You could send in a presentation on conducting a daylily exhibition. The possibilities are endless!
If you are interested in the library in any way, such as donating, renting, and volunteering to help, or if you have questions, please contact the Media Librarian, Nikki Schmith at schmiths71@gmail.com, or call 248-739-9006.
We look forward to a deluge of presentations!
AHS Media Library
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Why Join AHS? | |
Learn about daylilies.
Receive the quarterly publication, The Daylily Journal.
Receive a regional newsletter 2-3 times per year.
Enjoy a members-only social networking site with forums, blogs, calendars, and more.
Meet daylily growers and hybridizers.
Vote for favorite daylilies in the Popularity Poll.
Participate in daylily exhibitions.
Become an AHS Exhibition Judge.
Become an AHS Garden Judge.
Have an AHS Daylily Display Garden and/or AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden.
Attend daylily symposiums, garden tours, meetings, conventions, and more.
Participate in on-line discussion groups.
Join special interest snail-mail groups.
Become a better gardener.
Form friendships for life!
AHS members belong to one of 15 U.S./Canadian regions. Those outside the U.S. and Canada may join as International members. Over 180 local clubs form the backbone of every region, and you may find that one of them is near you. If not, meet with local gardeners and form a daylily club of your own!
It's easy to become a member. Just use this link: Join AHS
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Hemerocallis 'Topguns Double Wonder' (Scott-B., 1995). Click photo for
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What is a Daylily? | A daylily is an herbaceous perennial that will return year after year in a suitable climate. Some are evergreen and will retain their green foliage throughout the year in a mild climate.
Daylilies may be hardy or tender, depending on genetics, so gardeners should choose cultivars based on their local growing conditions
Daylilies belong to the genus Hemerocallis, from the Greek meaning "beauty for a day." A typical daylily bloom lasts for one day, but an established clump will produce many flowering scapes with plentiful buds that will produce a fresh flush of blooms over many days.
Daylilies do not form bulbs (as do members of the genus Lilium, otherwise known as "true" lilies).
Due to the distinctive characteristics of Hemerocallis, taxonomists have removed daylilies from the family Liliaceae and placed them in their own family Hemerocallidaceae.
Daylilies form a crown, with fibrous roots below and foliage and flowering scapes above. The daylily crown is the essential growth center of the plant. Neither true daylily root structures nor daylily foliage will grow without a piece of the crown.
Some daylilies form rhizomes -- special underground structures with scales and internodes -- that can produce new plants. The species or "wild" types often have this trait. Many modern hybrids do not form rhizomes, although there are some that do.
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