March 4 -
Planning and Planting a Kitchen Garden
by Master Gardener Dora Wright will cover how to personalize your vegetable and herb garden to match your cooking style. Dora is with the Orange County Arboretum. The Mid Hudson Iris and Daylily Society meets at the Marlboro Free Library. Members begin gathering around 1:30PM for refreshments and socializing. At 2PM there is a short business meeting followed immediately by the talk. The public is invited and all are welcome. www.hvids.org.
April 1 - HVIDS Meeting Stephanie Markham of Toadland Gardens in Norfolk,
Massachusetts. Stephanie is a nationally known iris hybridizer specializing in
Miniature Tall Bearded Iris.
April 16-21 - AIS 2012 Convention Ontario, California.
May 6 - HVIDS Meeting, Round Table Discussion Members discuss favorite garden tools, garden procedures and plant favorites. Afterwards, Sondra Tillou will share valuable tips for prepping your iris for the show table at the upcoming event May 26th.
May 26 - 16
th Annual AIS Affiliated HVIDS Judged Iris Show and Public Exhibition
Center Court, Poughkeepsie Galleria (Saturday)
May 27 - HVIDS Open Iris Gardens. (Sunday)
July 11-14 - AHS NATIONAL CONVENTION - Columbus, Ohio
July 21 - 12
th Annual HVIDS Daylily Public Exhibition
Center Court, Poughkeepsie Galleria (Saturday)
July 22 - HVIDS Open Daylily Gardens. (Sunday)
July 29 - Sorbello Dig Please keep this date available. It is crucial that many HVIDS members participate in the digging and preparation of plants for our upcoming annual sales.
August 2 - PLANT SALE at the Vassar College Farmers Market. (Inaugural event)
August 4 - Iris Rhizome and Daylily Fan Sale, Adams Fairacre Farm, Route 44, Poughkeepsie, NY
Aug 11 - "Murphy Iris Dig" Club members will travel to Ella's place to help dig and prepare iris which will be sold at our annual sale.
Aug 18 - Iris Rhizome and Daylily Fan Sale
Center Court, Poughkeepsie Galleria (Saturday)
Aug 25 - Iris Rhizome and Daylily Fan Sale
Center Court, Poughkeepsie Galleria (Saturday)
2012 HVIDS Events - All activities are free and open to the public.
Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at the Marlboro Free Library. (Social at 1:30 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. meeting.)