2026 TDS & ADS(AHS) Calendar
January
11 ~ TDS Meeting. Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, VA
1pm ~ TBD
2pm ~ Meeting. Bring a "finger food" for hospitality
Drawing for 4 AHS Memberships. Must be present to win. Must have joined TDS since January 1, 2025.
Order TDS T-shirts
March
1 ~ Planning meeting for 2027 National Convention. Jennifer Reed's house @ 2pm
8 ~ TDS Meeting. Norfolk Botanical Garden
2pm ~ Meeting. Guest Speaker: Michael Miller, Small World Gardens, Chester, VA
Bring a dish for potluck
Order TDS T-Shirts
Plant/Garden Item Swap: Bring one, Take one: Plants, Seeds, Tools, Books
TBD ~ Daylily dig at NBG
May
21-23 ~ American Daylily Society National Convention. Valdosta, GA. www.ads2026national.org
31 ~ TDS Meeting & Summer Picnic. Location: Linda & Bill Pinkham's Garden, Carrollton, VA
Attendees welcome any time after 12n to enjoy the garden
1pm ~ Daylily Grooming for Flower Show presented by Bill Pinkham
2pm ~ Picnic/Meeting. Bring a dish to share.
Plants for Gardens Distribution. Hybridizers: Michael Miller & Steven Franklin
TDS T-Shirts delivered
June
7 ~ Daylily Festival - Flower Show & Sale, Norfolk Botanical Garden
19-20 ~ Region 3 Summer Meeting. South Hill, VA. www.ahsregion3.org
Member Open Gardens
Bill DuPaul, Cachelot Farm, 6522 Jarvis Rd, Ware Neck, VA
Garden will be open by appointment May thru July. 804-815-6234
Unique dayliliies grown in pots
Stacy Kucharczk, Bluebird Holly Farm, Chesapeake, VA
AHS Display Garden, cut flower garden & daylilies for sale
By appointment 757-944-1234 (text or call)
Linda & Bill Pinkham
For daylilies, best opportunity is around late May, Early June. 757-334-3999
Woodhenge Gardens/Margo Reed & Jim Murphy
Open Garden Friday, June 19, 8a to 3p & Sunday, June 21 10a to 3p
Large AHS Display Garden, plus seedling (we are hybridizers) & new introductions for 2025 & 2026
Shade available, a daylily bathroom & cold drinks available
We will not be digging plants on Open Garden days. Orders will be taken for shipping.
Located 5 miles east of Route 29 (South of Charlottesville) on Plant Rd.
Call (434)981-2490 for info
Sterrett Garden
Open June 13, June 19-20, June 26-27, & July 3, 9a to 3p. Please make an appointment for other times. (757)422-4606 or (757)693-4606 (cell)
Cultivars for sale in 2026: website www.sterrettgarden.com
Mailing address: PO Box 85, Craddockville, VA 23341
GPS location: 12324 Island Neck Rd, Painter, VA
If coming to visit & know plants you wish to buy, send your list ahead of time for us to dig them for you. Plants will not be dug while you wait, but can be ordered for the Fall.
Children are welcome! Under 16 receive a free plant if other plants are ordered when visiting or if they are an AHS Youth Member.
Pat Mansfield Daylilies
Open Garden June 1-6, 9a to 2p. State Inspected nursery located in NE North Carolina with over 2,300 registered daylily cultivars. All plants are field grown & sold as double fans.
Location: 503 W Bear Swamp Rd, Hertford, NC 27944
Plants will be available for purchase & will be dug on first-come, first-serve basis.
Visitors may wait for their order to be dug, or go into town, have lunch & come back to pick up their plants.
Plants can also be shipped. Mansfield Daylilies is a farm & appropriate footwear in a field is highly advised.
Jen Reed
Located in Virginia Beach, VA.
Text 757-705-0553 to make an appointment
September
13 ~ Meeting, Fall Picnic & PFG Auction. Norfolk Botanical Garden
2pm ~ Meeting/Plants for Gardens Auction
Bring Plants for Gardens or contact Linda Pinkham for additional growth time
Pay for November Brunch
Pay dues for 2027
October
15 ~ Dues for 2027 are due. Final deadline for Brunch signup & payment
16-18 ~ Lilyhemmer (Region 3 Fall Meeting). York, PA (www.ahsregion3.org)
November
1 ~ Annual Brunch & Meeting. Location: TBD
Guest Speakers: TBD
TBD ~ Board Meeting. Location TBD