(Can-Am Niagara Meeting)
Celebrating our 15th year!
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Events Information 2011 |
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AHS National Meeting 2011 |
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Canada Blooms 2011 CHS Fall Extravaganza 2011 Midwest Hybridizers Meeting |
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Club membership dues are $25/Cdn. per year. Send your cheque to: 16 Douville Court Toronto, ON M5A 4E7
AHS Executive Secretary Department WWW P.O. Box 10 Dexter, Georgia 31019 (Click on the above Society names for Registration Forms) |
| Important News Updates & Information | ||
 The Chairman's Letter Can-Am 2011 January, 2011; Click here to read the Chairman Newsletter.
Click here for a printable schedule of Events, please note schedule subject to change. Deadline! Deadline! Deadline!
1st prize 6 pack of newer Intros from Heavenly Gardens This is a selection of famous Jamie Gossard northern hardy daylilies. Value approx. $500 2nd Prize was the Bold & Complex Eyed Six Pack! This is a selection of 6 eyed daylilies that were introduced within the last 3 years (our choice). Value approx. $500 3rd Prize is the Striking Edge Six Pack! This was a selection of 6 edged daylilies (toothy or gold) that were introduced within the last 3 years (our choice). Value approx. $500 4th Prize is the Barry Matthie Daylily Selection! This prize consisted of 5 Recent Bonibrae Daylily Introductions by Barry Matthie. See his Introductions at: http://www.fairyscapedaylilies.com/Bonibrae.htm . Value approx. $500 5th Prize is the Precious Made Blue Bird House! Handmade by our infamous Tony 'Precious" Thompson! The artwork is done by Ms. Susie "Priceless" Thompson, the art is painstakingly burned into the side of the Blue Bird House with a theme of daylilies of course. Value $100 Registration must be received by the cut-off date of January 31st, 2011 to be qualified for the drawing in March 2011. Then the entries will be drawn from those registrations post marked the 20th of January or earlier. Deadline! Deadline! Deadline!
US Passport & Enhanced Drivers License Requirements - 2009; click here for complete information. AIR TRAVEL All U.S. citizens including children must present a passport or other approved travel document when entering the United States by air. U.S. citizens can present a passport, NEXUS card at airports with NEXUS kiosks, U.S. military ID with travel orders, or a U.S. Merchant Mariner Document when on official business. LAND AND SEA TRAVEL The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security’s website. CURRENTLY: U.S. citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry are required to have documents that comply with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), most commonly a U.S. passport, a passport card, a trusted traveler card such as NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST, or an enhanced driver's license. !We've MOVED hotels! 5875 Falls Avenue Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6W7 For reservations call 905-374-4445 · 1-888-229-9961 Mention the Canadian American Daylily Symposium for the negotiated rate of $79 Cdn per night ($109 on Saturday). Fallsview rooms are $119 Cdn per night ($149 on Saturday). |
| Symposium Schedule for 2011 |
| Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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12:00n - 6:00p Optional Tours, Niagara School of Horticulture, Niagara Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Floral Clock, Niagara Green Houses. 6:00pm Group dinners. 8:00pm Hospitality Room - Setup of Registration packages, organizing of plants and social time. Viewing of the Light Show on Niagara Falls. We have a balcony this year! |
| Friday March 25, 2011 |
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8:30a - 10:00p Registration, Chinese Auction Ticket Sales, Speakers, Tours, etc. etc. 9:00am - 12:00n Speakers Presentations The Speakers for Friday:
John Peat, ON; Mike Holmes, OH; Mark Carpenter, TX;
Charles & Heidi Douglas, SC; Barry Matthie, ON; Keith Somers, ON. 12:00n 3 course plated lunch - 2011 Introductions Presentation 1:30p Speakers cont. 3:00p Live Auction #1 5:00p Champagne and Caviar Food Festival, hospitality suite. 6:30p Off to the Casino Buffet for dinner (pay your own way) |
| Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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8:30a - 3:00p Registration continued, Chinese Auction Ticket Sales, Plant Sale Table (afternoon), Speakers, etc. etc. Speakers:
Tony Thompson, AL; Jamie Gossard, OH; Nicole Harry, FL;
Malanie Vasssallo, NY; Margaret Goode, ON. 12:00n 3 Course plated lunch, 'World Futures Presentation' 3:00p Live Auction #2 7:00p Banquet , CHS Meritorious Awards Presentation. 8:30p Hybridizers Presentations (open to all presenters in attendence) |
| Sunday, March 27, 2011 |
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9:00a - Mick Morry, Avalonia Daylilies Futures 10:30a Jamie Gossard, Daylily Culture to maximize performance and increase. Speakers: Jamie Gossard, OH; Mick Morry, ON.
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| Daylily Books |
Daylily Books |
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Books that are dedicated to or have plenty of information on Daylilies
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| Daylilies Named After Club Members | |
'John Peat' (Petit, 2002) | 
'Lady Betty Fretz' (Petit, 2004) |
'Larry's Obsession' (Petit, 2006) | 
'Vivacious Pam' (Peat, 2002) |
'Tony Thompson' (Peat, 2006) | 
'Susie Tee' (Petit, 2006) |
'Reggie Morgan' (Petit, 2008) | 
'Dorothy Mae Kent' (Smith, Sdlg.) |
| The Speakers for 2011 |
 Heidi Douglas, Geogetown, SC
 Charles Douglas, Georgetown, SC  Mark Carpenter, Center, TX  Melanie Dorausch-Vassallo, Long Island, NY  Nicole Harry, Apopka, FL  Barry Matthie, Bloomfield, ON  Jamie Gossard, Galloway, OH  Tony Thompson, Hazelgreen, AL  Mike Holmes, Xenia, OH  Margaret Goode, Bloomfield, ON  Keith Somers, Baysville, ON  Mick Morry, Manotick, ON |
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| Record Breaking Daylilies |
'Carol Todd' (Trimmer, 2007)
Commanded $3,200 Can-Am Niagara Auction 2005 |
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'Larry's Obsession' (Petit, 2006)
Commanded $6,300 Can-Am Niagara Auction 2004 |
'Alexa Kathryn' (Kinnebrew, 2003)
Commanded $3,800 Can-Am Niagara Auction 2003 |
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'Lady Betty Fretz' (Petit, 2004)
Commanded $4,200 Can-Am Niagara Auction 2002 |