New England Daylily Society (NEDS) Meeting
Saturday, November 9, 2024
@ New Location - Boylston Town House, 
599 Main Street, Boylston, MA

The New England Daylily Society has changed the meeting place for their regular meetings.  Going forward, NEDS Meetings will be held at the Boylston Town House, 599 Main Street, Boylston, MA.  Click here for a link to Google Maps location.

Please join us for our November meeting at the Boylston Town House where our speaker for  the day will be Dan Robarts from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine.  Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a people’s garden, a grassroots effort that began as a casual conversation between friends and evolved into the largest botanical garden in New England. Located on more than 300 acres along the MidCoast, the Gardens is a true Maine experience.  Dan is a NEDS member and Grower/Horticulturist at the Gardens.  In the morning and afternoon, Dan will give us a behind the scenes look at the gardens, sculptures and events at the Botanical Garden and will also speak about his experiences with daylilies.  The sequence of his talks will be determined and noted on this website when it has been decided.

NOTE: You may want to consider visiting the Botanical Garden's event "Gardens Aglow" which will be happening between November 16 and December 31, 2024 from 4 to 9 p.m.  Visit their website https://www.mainegardens.org/events-exhibits/gardens-aglow/ for more information about this spectacular event!

Auction
In 2017, Dan introduced "Too Little Too Late". 

There will be a few of these plants available for spring delivery at the auction at the meeting.

The photo above shows "Too Little Too Late" loaded with pods at the ADS National Convention this summer in Oklahoma City.

Lunch plans - "Soup's On" Potluck - Fall is when we have held the Soup's On Potluck in the past and we are reviving the tradition.  Please bring a soup, dessert or dish to share or donate $10 to cover costs of supplies.

Meeting Agenda
10:00 - 10:30 – Arrival and Setup and Member Social Time
10:30 - 12:00 -  Speaker Dan Robarts of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
12:00 - 1:00 - "Soup's On" Potluck luncheon
1:00 -  Drawing for door prize plants and short Business Meeting
1:15 -  Dan Robarts will speak some more
3:00 - 3:30 - Clean up

We hope you'll join us at the Boylston Town House on November 9th to meet the lucky man who gets to garden for a living and visit with your daylily friends!

Please see our calendar for info about future NEDS events.

Dates of upcoming meetings:

January 11, 2025 - NEDS Meeting - NEDS Photo Contest
March 8, 2025 - NEDS Meeting - Speaker TBD
April 12, 2025 - NEDS Meeting - Speaker TBD
May 2025 - May Sale - Date and location TBD
July 26, 2025 - NEDS Exhibition @ New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill