Cedar Valley Iris and Daylily Society

February 6: Click here for the February 2102 Newsletter. Thank you, Lynn, especially for your article on Siberian iris!

February 5: Please check out the Bulletin Board for five exciting updates including next Saturday's club meeting at Marion Public Library, next Sunday's Winter Garden Forum in Iowa City, and a road trip to the Chicago Flower Show in mid-March.

February 3: Wanda Lunn would like to draw your attention to a new website for the Iowa Regional Lily Society.

January 23: CVIDS extends a special welcome to the following members who joined in the past 3-4 months: Phoebe Drape (Waverly), Richard & Edelyn King (Monticello), Dave & Sue Kramer (Cedar Rapids), Sharon Lynch-Voparil (Solon), and Nancy Wehrheim (Solon). The club looks forward to visiting with them at future meetings.

January 19: Take a look at the Bulletin Board for information about Lynn Moffit's upcoming talk on barn quilts as well as Kelly Norris' new book on irises. Uploaded the January 2012 meeting minutes.

January 18: Updated the membership list. Please let me know if you spot any errors.

January 15: Please click here for a brief report of yesterday's meeting in Coralville including a request that anyone having information about the whereabouts of the club's yellow banner please contact Zora Ronan.

January 7: Click here for the January 2012 Newsletter. In addition to announcing the winners of the 2011 Betty Miller Photo Contest, this issue includes the 2012 club calendar, the meeting agenda for our January 14 meeting, and a proposed budget for this year.

January 5: Happy New Year to everyone! We're excited about what lies ahead for CVIDS this year, especially for the Region 1 Summer Meeting that we're hosting in July. But take a moment to look back at all the fun activities we enjoyed in 2011 by visiting the 2011 archives. Our first meeting of 2012 will be on January 14 at Coralville Public Library. We look forward to seeing you there. Let's hope that this spell of unseasonal weather lasts until then; it sure makes driving easier!

December 14: Updated the 2012 Calendar page including information about our January meeting at Coralville Public Library.

December 11: Take a look at some great photos taken by Keith Riewerts of our Fall Banquet. Thank you, Keith. What a fun day!

November 26: I hope that you've enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. We certainly did, and now, after doing sufficient exercises to ease my frame under the computer keyboard once more, I'm returning to my duties here! You may remember that Barb Papenhausen was out of town when we held our 2011 Hybridizers' Roundup in October. Please click here to see some of her great 2011 seedlings.

November 22: Jay McWherter has confirmed that he can talk to us about Hosta Virus X at our February meeting. Jay is a Linn County Master Gardener and a member of the Harshbarger Hosta Society.

November 20: Uploaded the Minutes of the November meeting.

November 14: If you wish to view the slideshows presented by Gerald Hobbs, Lynn Stoll, and Jonathan Poulton at the 2011 Hybridizers' Roundup, you may access them by clicking here. Please note that Gerald has now registered six of his seedlings as 2012 introductions and will donate them to the club for our Regional Meeting next July. Thank you, Gerald!

November 9: Saturday's business meeting agenda has been revised slightly! Please note that the Regional Meeting Committee will not be convening that day.

November 8: Uploaded a tentative CVIDS meeting schedule for 2012. Some dates may be revised after the newly elected CVIDS Board has met, but you'll notice that club meetings are currently scheduled for the second Saturday of the month as is our tradition. The Board welcomes any suggestions regarding meeting programs, scheduling, and locations.

November 7: With five days to go before our Fall Banquet, I'd like to remind you that today is the last day to reserve tickets for the banquet. Please contact Scott Hansen by phone or e-mail, if you'd like tickets. Also, don't forget that your submission for the 2011 Betty Miller Photo Contest must reach Sylvia Seymour by Wednesday.

November 2: The program at last month's meeting in Coralville, titled "Hybridizers' Roundup", was a slideshow by three club members active in daylily hybridization, namely Gerald Hobbs, Lynn Stoll, and Jonathan Poulton. Those members unable to attend the meeting can view Jonathan's slideshow by clicking here.

November 1: Updated the membership list. Please contact Jonathan (jonathan-poulton@uiowa.edu) if any revisions are necessary. Thank you!

October 31: Uploaded the October 2011 Newsletter.

October 30: Our Fall Banquet will take place at Riverside Casino on Saturday, November 12. Reservations should be made with Scott Hansen by November 7. The 2011 Betty Miller Photo Contest will take place at the Banquet. Please be advised that Sylvia Seymour has graciously extended the deadline for submission of photographs. Your entries must reach her by November 9.

October 19: Uploaded proposed 2012 Club Plant Eligibility Guidelines that will be considered and voted upon at the Fall Banquet.

October 13: Please visit the Bulletin Board for information about the November 12th Fall Banquet in Riverside. Reservations should be made with Scott Hansen by November 7. Uploaded the minutes of the October 8 meeting in Coralville.

October 12: I am sorry to relay the sad news that Glenn Seymour, husband of Sylvia Seymour, passed away on October 10th at age 90. His obituary can be accessed by clicking here. The visitation will take place at 2-4 PM on Sunday, October 16, and services will be held at 1 PM on Monday, October 17, both at the New Hope Presbyterian Church, Locust Street, Davenport. Interment will take place at the Oakridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa. On behalf of the entire club, I'd like to extend our condolences to Sylvia and her family, including fellow CVIDS members Nancy Carlisle, Lynne Kirkman, Nathan Kirkman, Valerie Volquardsen, and Kathy Kephart.

October 6: While updating the 2011 Archives page, I noticed that I have no photos from the May 2011 Plant Sale. Does anyone have any for me, please? If so, please send them as e-mail attachments (jonathan-poulton@uiowa.edu) or bring them to the October or November meetings on a zip drive for me to download to a laptop. Thank you in advance!

October 5: Another beautiful day is forecasted for Iowa City with a high of 82 degrees. This exceptional fall weather will extend into and perhaps beyond the weekend, giving excellent driving conditions to visit Coralville Public Library on Saturday and attend our October meeting. Three speakers active in daylily hybridization will present a program on their recently obtained seedlings. Our business meeting will include a report from Clay Dawson, chair of the nominating committee, on the current slate of nominees for positions on the 2012-13 Board. The Hansens will report on the upcoming Fall Banquet at Riverside Casino, at which we will be holding the 2011 Betty Miller Photo Contest. I hope that you're busy preparing your entries (submission deadline: November 1). Jackie Westhoff will bring us up to date with preparations for the 2012 Regional Meeting. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Bring a friend!

October 4: I was recently made aware of a wonderful article about Clay and Kathy Dawson's daylily display garden that was published in the Quad-City Times in mid-August. Click here to access this and related articles. Congratulations to the Dawsons!

October 2: Here's another fun day in CVIDS' calendar - our Garden Tour. Click here for some happy memories! Don't forget our next meeting is on Saturday, October 8, at Coralville Public Library beginning at noon with refreshments.

September 30: Uploaded photos taken at our recent Plant Sale in Monticello. What a fun day!

September 29: If you would like to submit entries for the 2011 Betty Miller Photo Contest, rules for this year's competition are now posted on the Bulletin Board. Please note that your entries must reach Sylvia Seymour by November 1.

September 15: Posted information about our October 8 meeting at Coralville Public Library. Click here for details.

September 9: Bob and Barb Papenhausen have kindly provided a revised master list for club plants obtained during 2003-2011. The red crosses indicate cultivars selected during the plant distribution.

August 22: Returned yesterday from round-trip to Boulder, Colorado, to deliver my elder son to college. Got our website running again after nearly a week of not being able to access it and update pages. So, with many apologies for this significant delay, I have tonight updated the Bulletin Board about our upcoming Plant Sale and Silent Auction, including a list of club plants returning for the auction, a bid sheet, and instructions for bidding. This information will have in the meantime reached you by US mail or e-mail. Thanks go to Jan Null for organizing our auction. Note that the deadline for submitting your bids by US mail or e-mail is tomorrow (August 23).

August 10: Our Plant Sale and Silent Auction will take place on Saturday, August 27. Full details may be found on the Bulletin Board. We look forward to seeing you in Monticello.

July 7: Uploaded some photos taken by Keith Riewerts at our recent Club Plant Distribution. Thanks, Keith! I established the 2011 Club Archives page. Can anyone provide pictures of the 2011 Plant Sale in May, please?

July 6: Just a reminder that our October 2011 meeting will take place on Saturday, October 8, at the Coralville Public Library. The program will be announced later. Hope to see you on the Garden Walk this Saturday!

July 3: Uploaded the July 2011 Newsletter. Hope everyone has a great July 4th with family and friends tomorrow! See you next Saturday on the Garden Walk.

June 29: Our 2011 CVIDS garden walk will be held on Saturday, July 9. Details can be found by clicking here.

June 22 (updated on June 24): At last, the lilies are blooming. Let the fun begin! Sherry and Lynn Moffit and also Suzanne and Robert Moffit are hosting open garden walks on Saturday, July 2, at 9 AM - 4 PM. You are cordially invited to attend both walks. Please click here for details about Sherry and Lynn's walk. Information about Suzanne and Robert's garden walk can be accessed by clicking here. Please note that July 3 is the rain date. A big Thank You to the Moffits for opening their gardens to us.

June 10: The Papenhausens have kindly provided us with a document detailing Club Plants distributed in 2003-2011. Please let Bob know if you spot any necessary revisions. Thank you. (Webmaster's note: Plenty of scapes in my yard, but no flowers opened yet. Any day now though!).

May 29: Sounds like yesterday's Club Plant Distribution was a great success. Sorry that I couldn't attend it. Here's a message from the Papenhausens, to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude for organizing this annual event during the past three years:

I LOVE THIS CLUB!!! WHAT A GREAT CLUB DISTRIBUTION AND AUCTION, GREAT PARTICIPATION WONDERFUL FUN MEMBERS, AND THE FLORAL HALL IS A PERFECT PLACE TO HOLD THIS EVENT. BOB AND I THANK THE COMMITTEES FRI. AND SAT. FRI WAS KAY HILL, SUSAN MINGER, SHERRY McCARVILLE, CLAY AND KATHLEEN DAWSON, HEATHER HARROUN, KEITH AND SALLY RIEWERTS, WHO WILL TAKE OVER NEXT YEAR, BOB MOORE, AND BOB MOFFITT. SAT, BEV SEAMANS, LYNN MOFFITT, JAN NULL, AND SHARON MURKEN, IF I FORGOT ANYONE, SOMEONE LET ME KNOW, PLEASE. ALSO TO THE MEMBERS THAT BROUGHT ALL THE GOODIES, MADE COFFEE, AND HELPED TO CLEAN UP AFTER. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FUN EVENT TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND HOPE EVERYONE TOOK HOME A PLANT THEY WANTED. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF CHAIRING THIS EVENT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. THE MISSING PLANTS WILL BE READY FOR MONTICELLO AUCTION AND ALL WILL BE GOOD. BARB AND BOB PAPENHAUSEN

May 24: Update from the Papenhausens! Several additional cultivars will be available at Saturday's Plant Distribution & Auction:

Please click here to access the final collection of 2011 Club Plants. Bob has kindly provided some key information on the additional cultivars. Also, the Tinkers Gardens database may provide further information. Good Luck in your selections!

May 23: Only five days until the Club Plant Distribution and Auction! Have you made your selections from the cultivars ordered by the Papenhausens? Visit the Bulletin Board for information about Saturday's events. Jonathan Poulton and Keith Riewerts have now published a photo gallery, titled "Meet the Members", in which over 75 CVIDS members are featured. This brochure will be available at future club meetings, beginning with the Plant Distribution on Saturday. This photo gallery should help you put names with faces.

May 4: Just a reminder that our Spring Sale takes place on Saturday morning at the Penn Meadows Park Gazebo in North Liberty. Set-up is at 9 AM for the 10 AM sale. Please bring plants to sell, labeled and priced, and with photos, if possible. The weather forecast for Saturday seems far warmer than in the 2010 and 2009!

May 3: If you haven't already done so, please visit the 2012 Regional Meeting page. This week, I added a link to a slide presentation showing a year in Zora Ronan's garden.

April 27: Take a look at some of Gerald Hobbs' 2010 seedlings that he presented at the recent Pollen Dabbers meeting. If you'd like to receive Hobbs' Hilltop Gardens 2011 Plant List, here's the contact information.

April 26: Congratulations to CVIDS charter member Lynn Stoll (Walnut Hill Gardens) on receiving a 2011 Paul York Memorial Hybridizers Award!

April 24: Uploaded the April 2011 meeting Minutes, which include newly approved rules for eligibility to receive 2012 club plants.

April 19: Updated the 2012 Regional Meeting page. More to follow!

April 5: Uploaded the April 2011 Newsletter. Thank you, Lynn!

April 4: In recent business meetings, we have been considering establishing a garden in memory of Prof. Frederick McDowell, who in 1990 was instrumental in the founding of CVIDS. Click here to open Kyle Billadeau's article entitled "Remembering Fred" that appeared in The Daylily Pioneer in Spring/Summer 2009.

April 3: Our next meeting will take place at the Scott County Library in Eldridge on April 9. We hope to see you there! Please see the Bulletin Board for the meeting agenda and library address.

March 27: Uploaded an updated membership list.

March 25: Here's a good-looking group of daylily enthusiasts! Enjoy some photos taken by Keith Riewerts at the Washington meeting. I am pleased to welcome three new CVIDS members: Nancy Rash and Lyle Moen (Washington, Iowa) and Cheryl Todd (Columbus City, IA). Please introduce yourselves to them at upcoming meetings.

March 24: Back from Spring Break vacation in Mexico, I'm sorry that I missed the March meeting held on March 12 in Washington. The meeting Minutes show that much was accomplished and, from all accounts, Wanda Lunn gave a terrific presentation on true lilies. Wanda has kindly provided a gallery of some of her irises; more will follow.

March 4: Uploaded the March Newsletter. CVIDS extends a cordial welcome to new members Kathleen Fichtel (Hiawatha), Lois Fradel (Bettendorf), Joyce Lee (Bettendorf), and Jan Rogers. We look forward to visiting with them at future club meetings.

February 28: Click here for the address and driving directions for the new Washington Public Library.

February 26: I'd like to draw your attention to Lynn and Barry Stoll's new website for Walnut Hill Gardens.

February 25: Please click here for further information about our March meeting.

February 21: Uploaded the Minutes of the February CVIDS meeting in Marion. Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, March 12, at the Washington Public Library. CVIDS member Wanda Lunn will give a presentation on true lilies.

Valentine's Day: Sorry for the delay in uploading the slideshow of all 140 2011 Club Plant cultivars, but I've been busy today readying my presentation ("The Quest for a Blue Daylily") for the CIDS meeting on Saturday, February 19. Click here for descriptions of the 2011 Club Plants. Have fun making your selections!

February 13: What a great meeting yesterday! Packed meeting room, lots of laughs, lively discussions, an excellent program on plans for our 2012 Regional Meeting, and delicious refreshments. On my way home to Iowa City, I passed a spectacular painted barn on HWY 30, a few miles west of Mount Vernon. Tomorrow, I will upload a slideshow containing all 140 cultivars that Barb and Bob Papenhausen have ordered for our 2011 Plant Distribution.

February 11: As promised, here is a slideshow of the 40 cultivars that Barb and Bob have ordered from Bell. Enjoy! Hope to see you tomorrow at the Marion meeting. Safe travels!

February 10: Two items of good news today! First, there is a warming trend, so temperatures may be above freezing for our Saturday meeting. Second, Bob and Barb Papenhausen have received confirmation from Bell, enabling Bob to compile the final list of plants for the 2011 Plant Distribution. He has also sent me photos of the 40 cultivars being sent by Bell; these will be processed and posted here as soon as I can get to them. Many thanks are due to Barb and Bob for their fine work on our behalf.

February 9: Uploaded information about the program for the February 12th meeting at Marion Public Library as well as driving directions.

February 8: Minus five degrees this morning in Iowa City with a wind chill of minus 27 and plenty of snow to go around. It's difficult to believe that it's only been six months since our Garden Tour. Rest assured that it will get warmer soon and, before you know it, we'll be attending the CVIDS Spring Sale (May 7) and the Plant Distribution (May 28). Take a look at some beautiful photos taken by Jackie Westhoff at the 2010 Regional Meeting of AHS Region 11 last June in St. Louis.

February 2: I hope that you survived the storm unscathed. In Iowa City, we had heavy snow and 35 mph sustained winds overnight and woke to 12-14 inches of fresh snow on the driveway and 25 inches in a drift against the garage door! Plenty to snow-blow this morning! This afternoon, I've uploaded the February 2011 Newsletter, which includes information about our February 12th meeting at the Marion Public Library. Travel directions are included.

February 1: I am sorry to inform you that Joyce Parson's' mother, Muriel Ballard, passed away on January 29, and services were held today. CVIDS extends condolences to the Parsons' family.

January 17: Today, we extend a special welcome to new member Colleen Hansen of Wilton (IA). We hope that we'll have a chance to meet her at the next meeting in Marion on February 12. The program for the February meeting will be a slideshow of photos taken by CVIDS members who attended the 2010 North Dakota Regional followed by a presentation of plans for the 2012 Regional that our club is hosting.

January 13: Posted the minutes of the January 2011 meeting held at Coralville Public LIbrary last Saturday. Uploaded a revised membership list. Please take a moment to read about the proposed photo gallery of club members.

January 12: CVIDS extends a warm welcome to several new members: Dick & Jo Palmer (Dysart, IA), Rex & Barb McCreight (Lowden, IA), and Jerris and Ronald Richardson (Missouri Valley, IA). We look forward to visiting with them at future club events.

Last Saturday, 45 club members attended the first CVIDS meeting of 2011 held at Coralville Public Library. We were sorry to learn that Jack Jones recently suffered a heart attack and wish him a speedy recovery. Minutes of the business meeting will be posted soon. Among many items discussed and approved was a proposal to put together a booklet of photographs of club members. Click here for further details. The January meeting concluded with an excellent presentation by Barb and Bob Papenhausen of many of the 2011 Club Plants that they've recently ordered. Thank you, Papenhausens!

January 6: I am sorry to inform you that CVIDS member Kenneth Hill passed away on January 4 due to heart complications. His body will be cremated, and there will be no visitation. A service is being scheduled for January 15. His obituary can be found at the Lensing Funeral Home website. On behalf of the CVIDS membership, I'd like to extend condolences to Kay and family.

January 4, 2011: Happy New Year to you all! I hope that 2011 will be a happy, healthy, and fulfilling year for you and your family. Our club will be holding its first 2011 meeting on Saturday, January 8, at Coralville Public Library. Click here for details about the meeting program as well as travel directions. We look forward to seeing you there.

December 31: I am saddened to relay the news to you that Vernon Null, Bob Null's father, died on December 27. Please keep the Null Family in your thoughts and prayers.

December 29: Uploaded the December 2010 Newsletter, which includes information about the January 8th meeting in Iowa City.

December 27: Uploaded a photo gallery of the first 90 Club Plants that the Papenhausens have offered for 2011. Click on the Start button, and sit back and enjoy!

December 26: Happy "Boxing Day" to you and your family! I have uploaded the 2011 CVIDS Calendar as presently envisaged. Revisions will be made as more information becomes available.

December 16: With snow cover now protecting our lily beds, it's time to peruse catalogs for 2011 and reflect on our Club's activities during the past year. When you have a free moment from the hustle of the Holidays, please visit our 2010 Archives page.

December 15: Click here for a partial list of club plants that the Papenhausens have ordered for the 2011 Distribution. Thank you, Barb and Bob! Photos of these cultivars will be uploaded as soon as they're available. Please check back later! Click here to see photos taken at the 2010 Fall Banquet by Keith Riewerts. Many thanks, Keith!

December 13: Take a peek at a few of Gerald Hobb's 2010 favorites. Have you already had enough of this snow and bitter cold? In a few days, I shall be uploading a partial list of cultivars that have been ordered by the Papenhausens as club plants for the 2011 Distribution.

December 11: I have updated the membership list today. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bob Moore.

December 6: Welcome to Jo Ann Christofferson, a new club member from Nichols, Iowa! We look forward to visiting with her at future meetings.

November 25: All the prize-winning photos in the 2010 Betty Miller Photo Contest can now be viewed here.

November 22: Take a look at photos of John and Carolines Jones' beautiful yard! Click here. I'd be delighted to upload photos of other CVIDS members' yards. Please send them as e-mail attachments to: jonathan-poulton@uiowa.edu. Thank you!

November 15: On November 13, CVIDS held its annual Fall Banquet at "A Touch of Class Banquet Facility" in Cedar Rapids. This meeting was well attended and enjoyed by all. Congratulations to Debra and Scott Hansen for organizing the event, and thanks go to all who contributed door prizes and table decorations. The 4th annual Betty Miller Photo Contest, organized by Sylvia Seymour, was a great success. The Society is grateful to the anonymous donor who provided the contest trophies. Click here to learn who submitted the prize-winning photos. Those individuals are requested to forward their photos to Jonathan (jonathan-poulton@uiowa.edu).

November 12: Added a new item to the menu on the left side of this and other pages: 2012 Regional Meeting. Click on this tab to obtain information about CVIDS involvement in hosting this meeting in July 2012.

November 10: The webmaster would be delighted to receive contributions for posting to the website. For example, if you have photos of your yard, favorite cultivars, 2010 seedlings, etc., please forward them as e-mail attachments to: jonathan-poulton@uiowa.edu. Alternatively, bring them to the Banquet or January meeting on a disk or flash drive. Photographic prints are another option; these would be scanned by the webmaster and returned to you. Thank you!

November 9: Only four days until the Fall Banquet and Betty Miller Photo Contest. I hope to see you there. Directions to the "A Touch of Class Banquet Hall" may be found in the October/November 2010 Newsletter. Uploaded a photo gallery of some of Jonathan Poulton's seedlings. Looks like he's keen on bicolors and bitones!

October 23: Uploaded the October/November 2010 Newsletter. Please note that there have been two deadline extensions, as follows. The deadline for the Fall Banquet registration is now November 1. The deadline for submitting entries for the Betty Miller Photo Contest is now November 2. Full details are provided in the Newsletter.

October 9: A reminder and an announcement for you. Don't forget that, if you are intending to submit photos for the 2010 Betty Miller Photo Contest, the deadline is October 15. Full details may be found in the August Newsletter. Regarding the announcement, Jonathan Poulton will be presenting a program entitled "In Search of the Blue Daylily" at the Rock Island Horticulture Club meeting at 7 PM on Wednesday, October 13. Their meeting will be held at the Quad City Botanical Center (2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201). For more information, please call Bob Towler (309-788-2346).

September 23: Bob Papenhausen has alerted us that Tom Micheletti, the current President of the American Hosta Society, is speaking in Bettendorf on Sunday, September 26. Admission to the meeting is free. Click here for details. Sounds like an excellent program. Thanks, Bob!

September 18: Your webmaster is back from a two-week vacation in England and is eager to receive and upload new website material. Please forward your materials (e.g. announcements, garden and seedling photos, meeting reports, book reviews) to him via e-mail (jonathan-poulton@uiowa.edu), CD, or US mail. Several members asked Keith Riewerts for his recipe for the delicious salad that he brought to the Fall Potluck. Click here to learn his culinary secrets! Updated the membership list.

September 2: Check out photos by Keith Riewerts of the recent Fall Sale at Monticello! Please welcome new members Loren and Myrna Hass.

August 26: Welcome to new members Lynn and Randy Kroemer of Denver, Iowa. We look forward to visiting with you at our meetings. Updated the membership list. Don't forget! Saturday is our public sale at Riverside Gardens in Monticello. Click here for details.

August 4: Although we're less than two-thirds of the way into 2010, I have started to assemble the 2010 CVIDS Archives web page. Click here to see some of the activities that our club has been involved in so far this year.

August 3: With many apologies to Keith Riewerts (who kindly sent me great photos of our recent Garden Tour in mid-July before we went on vacation), I am delighted to now post these remembrances of that most enjoyable day. Four gardens were visited, and an excellent lunch was taken in Iowa City. Click here to see Keith's photos.

Updated the membership list.

Finally, here's a reminder that My Savanna Nurseries and Jean Hecht Daylilies of North Liberty are holding a stock reduction sale in Shellsburg on August 14-15 at 9 AM - 6 PM. More details are available here.

August 2: Our next meeting will be the Public Plant Sale in Monticello on August 28. The Sale will be followed by the annual potluck and auctions. Please click here for details.

July 30: The August Newsletter is now available. Articles include a wrap-up of our recent Garden Tour as well as a look-ahead to the Monticello Plant Sale (August 28) and Fall Banquet (November 13). Please join me in extending a hearty welcome to new member Diane Hueschen from West Burlington.

July 28: The webmaster and his family have returned safely from a 10-day trip to the National Parks of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. What an experience, but not a single daylily was seen! In the next few days, there will be several additions to our website beginning today with information about the August 28 Plant Sale and Auction, which, assuming floodwaters will soon recede, will be held in the Riverside Gardens in Monticello. Please click on the following items regarding that Sale: Auction Letter from Jan, Silent Auction Plant List, and Silent Auction Bid Sheet.

Next up: some photos that Keith took on our recent Garden Tour, and the August 2010 Newsletter.

July 8: Click here to take a peek at the Papenhausen Garden in full bloom on June 28.

July 5: Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July celebration. Your webmaster's family attended the Parade in Bellevue, which, as you may have seen in the news, was marred by an unfortunate incident and tragedy.

Yesterday, Nancy reminded us via e-mail about next Saturday's Garden Tour. If you haven't already done so, please send Shirley Waters your reservation for lunch without delay. If you need Shirley's contact information, please call Jonathan (319-354-1735). The first garden will be Walnut Hill Gardens (Lynn and Barry Stoll) at 9:30 AM. Please refer to your mailed flier for directions. If you didn't receive this flier, or have misplaced it, please contact Jonathan.

Finally, Jonathan wanted to warn you about two unexpected events that will impact your visit to the Poulton garden next Saturday. Unfortunately, the June 25th storm that passed through Iowa City, triggering the tornado sirens to sound, also broke off half the crown of a 55-foot green ash that was a major shade tree for the Poulton residence. All advice received was to remove the tree, so, on July 1, this was carried out in about two hours by a great crew, who dropped the remaining limbs and trunk down on a dime. Not a single plant was damaged nor were the power and cable lines close to two sides of the tree. Click here to see some photos taken during the felling. Jonathan advises that you wear sturdy shoes, because, in addition to the pre-existing slope of the Poulton yard on Alpine Drive, there are several new divots in the grass that you will have to look out for and circumvent! The second unexpected event is that the Poulton's nextdoor neighbor has advertized a garage sale for that morning, so parking will be more scarce than usual. Many apologies!

June 27: Tonight, I received a telephone call from Gerald Hobbs (Hilltop Gardens), who just returned from the AHS Region 11 Summer Meeting in St. Louis. He reported that his daylilies are about two weeks ahead of schedule and so are currently close to full bloom. He also reports a fantastic number of buds and blooms. He would be delighted to receive visitors. Please click here for his address, telephone number, 2010 list of plants, and travel directions.

June 24: Mark your calendars! You have been invited to visit two gardens in North English, IA, on July 3. The first invitation is from Lynn and Sherry Moffit to an Open Garden Walk at Prairie Fire Gardens. For details, click here! Your second invitation comes from Robert and Suzanne Moffit, who will open their garden at 2878 315th Street, North English, from 9 AM - 4 PM. Here are travel directions. From Kalona Cheese Factory, go west on F67. Turn north onto TT Avenue, and then left onto 315th Street. Alternatively, travel 9 miles east from North English on F67. Turn north onto S Avenue, and then right onto 315th Street. If you have any questions, call Suzanne and Robert (319-664-3829). For both garden tours, July 4 is the rain day.

June 23: Zora and Paul Ronan have kindly invited us to tour their garden in July. Please see Bulletin Board for details.

June 14: Uploaded a list that was kindly provided by the Papenhausens showing who received plants at the 2003-2010 Club Plant Distributions and Auctions. Please note that cultivars labeled with red crosses are plants chosen during that year's Distribution.

June 13: Welcome to new members Susan Guyer and Arlene Thein of Garnavillo! We look forward to meeting them at upcoming club meetings.

June 9: Uploaded a few photos of Jonathan and Susie's yard taken last week. Included two DL blooms.

June 7: Take a look at photos of the Papenhausens' yard taken in late May along with a shot of the first cultivar to bloom (Muscle and Blood)!

May 27: Barb Papenhausen would like to thank members of the Club Plant Distribution Committee for their time and excellent help last Friday and Saturday. Their assistance made the big event easy and a good day for all.

May 26: Many thanks to all who made the 2010 Plant Distribution and Auction a memorable and fun event. Uploaded a few photos.

May 21: Please be aware that there are several updates (both deletions and additions) to the list of plants for tomorrow's PLANT DISTRIBUTION. Thanks, Barb!

May 21: Uploaded photos taken at our May 8th Spring Sale. It was around 40 degrees, even colder than at last year's sale, but the outcome was excellent, as Bob Moore will report at Saturday's Plant Distribution. Congratulations and many thanks to all who brought plants and/or braved the weather to assist at the event.

May 20: Uploaded April Meeting Minutes. Don't forget, only two days untill the Plant Distribution & Auction in West Liberty! Time to take a last look at the photo gallery.

May 19: Added March Meeting Minutes.

May 18: CVIDS extends a warm welcome to new members Jon and Joan Lorence, Randy and Cindy Atwood, and Mindy Eilers. We look forward to visiting with them at our meetings.

May 1: Happy May Day! I apologize that almost a month has passed without any obvious updates to the website. In mid-May, I shall retire from The University of Iowa after 31 years' service, and there has been much to do recently, including teaching, to conclude my activities there. I look forward to having more free time to devote to our website and my lily beds! Today, I am pleased to upload the May 2010 Newsletter. Enjoy!

April 6: Uploaded the April Newsletter. Enjoy!

April 2: Please note that there has been a change in program for our April 10 meeting in Morning Sun.

March 26: Uploaded the February 2009 and March 2009 meeting minutes (finally!!).

March 24: Your webmaster is back in business after a relaxing vacation south of the border. Updated the Bulletin Board to include details about upcoming meetings. Don't forget Pollen Dabbers next weekend! Added minutes for January and February 2010 meetings.

March 11: Completed the Walnut Hill Gardens daylily photo galleries. Enjoy! CVIDS extends a hearty welcome to new members Diann Pavelka and Linda Hinzman.

March 10: Added two more sections to the Walnut Hill Gardens daylily photo galleries.

March 8: Check out the Bulletin Board for details about the March 13 CVIDS meeting and our competition to choose a theme for the 2012 Regional meeting being organized by CVIDS. Working on daylily and hosta photo galleries for our Walnut Hill Gardens webpages.

March 6: Uploaded the March Newsletter. CVIDS extends a warm welcome to new members Gary and Elsie Grimm and Sharon Jordan. Continued work on the Walnut Hill Gardens webpages.

February 28: Hurray, we've reached the end of February! The sun is starting to get warmer, and, with temperatures expected to be in the 30s this week, we may at last see some snow melt. Added an order form and ordering information to the Walnut Hill Gardens webpages.

February 25: Click here to see the wide selection of daylilies and hostas being offered in 2010 by Lynn and Barry Stoll (Walnut Hill Gardens). Check out Remembering Ruth, a 2010 introduction.

February 24: Uploaded information about our March meeting in West Liberty.

February 18: Posted some last minute information about our February 20 meeting at the Coralville Public Library. Also, uploaded preliminary information about our April 10 meeting in Morning Sun.

February 13: The 2010 Club Plants Gallery is now complete. Enjoy!

February 9: Pretty much finished the 2010 Club Plants Gallery. Close to 200 beauties! There may be a few more to come, and we may not have caught every typographical error (but we're working on it!). Many thanks to the Papenhausens for providing the images.

February 7: With a few minutes left to go before the Super Bowl XLIV kick-off, I added another 40 photos to our gallery of 2010 Club Plants.

February 3: Gerald Hobbs (Hobbs' Hilltop Gardens) has two 2010 introductions that you should see: Stand and Shout, and Tall Troubador. Click here to check them out! Note the great branching on Save and Shout. Descriptions and pricing of these and other cultivars that Gerald is offering for sale this year can be accessed here.

Thanks to the Papenhausens, I have now been able to upload photos of over 100 Club Plants that Barb has recently ordered for our 2010 Distribution in May. Click here to view the new gallery.

January 31: It's now only six months until the AHS Region 1 Summer Meeting in Bismarck, ND! Current information about the schedule, lodging, and registration can be accessed here. News from the Papenhausens! More photos of 2010 Club Plants will be available this week and posted to the website. Keep checking back!

January 30: We've almost made it to the end of January! To divert your attention from ice and snow, click here to access the February CVIDS Newsletter. Great edition, Nancy, thank you! Please note that volunteers are needed to assist at our information table at the February 13th Winter Gardening Fair at Kirkwood Community College. Contact Jackie or Sharon if you are able to help.

January 28: Uploaded Gerald Hobbs' 2010 Plant List. Click on Hobbs' Hilltop Gardens.

January 22: Click here for "Fifteen months in the life of a new lily bed in Jonathan's backyard in Iowa City".

January 19: Making progress on our Club Plants Database, having added lists for the plants distributed in 2004 and 2005. Thanks go to Nancy for providing the information. More updates to follow. Having had snow on the ground now for the past 6-7 weeks, it's great to see some signs of green in Jonathan's office!

January 13: CVIDS extends a cordial welcome to our new members Diana and Ted Strait of Maquoketa.

January 12: At the Haiwatha meeting last Saturday, a request was
made that we post a master list of club plants from the past five years. Bob Moore and the Papenhausens have kindly provided such a list, in which cultivars shown with a red X were selected during the Plant Distributions. The remaining cultivars were purchased during the Spring Auctions. Click here to access the list.

January 11: Uploaded information about the February 20th CVIDS meeting in Iowa City. Jonathan Poulton will give a presentation on "Creation of Blue Daylilies by Genetic Engineering".

January 8: Want to know what Jill G. does in the summer? Click here!

January 7: Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Hiawatha meeting on Saturday.

January 4: With -10 degs F forecasted for tonight in Iowa City, it's great that Barb and Bob Papenhausen have sent some more images of ordered 2010 Club Plants to warm the "cockles of our hearts"! Click here to view the slideshow. After you press Start, the slides will change every 5 seconds. You can stop the show at any time by clicking on Stop. You can also advance the slides one-at-a-time by clicking on the right-hand double arrow. If you are interested to revisit a particular cultivar, click on the small arrow to the right of the cultivar name. This will reveal the entire list of cultivars. Move your cursor up or down to highlight the one of interest and then click to bring up the image.

January 2: Click here for a slideshow of excellent photos taken at the Fall 2009 Banquet by Keith Riewerts.

January 1, 2010: It's -1 degs F outside on this New Year's Day in Iowa City. Here are a few images of Jonathan's yard in the four seasons of 2009.

December 31, New Year's Eve: Happy New Year to all visitors to the CVIDS website! The webmaster wishes you good health, much joy, and many successful ventures during the next year and decade. May all your scapes be tall, sturdy, well branched, and laden with beautiful flowers! Please visit the Bulletin Board to read a report by Barb Papenhausen on Myrtle Beach at Chattanooga 2009. Click here to see photos taken by the Papenhausens on their trip.

December 27: Have uploaded photos of the first group of 2010 Club Plants ordered by Barb Papenhausen. More to follow! Added November 2009 Business Meeting Minutes.

December 26: Happy Boxing Day, as we call it in the Old Country! I hope that you've enjoyed your Christmas celebrations with family and friends. Please click here for the latest CVIDS Newsletter. Thank you, Nancy! In a day or two, I'll begin posting photos of cultivars that have been ordered by Barb Papenhausen as 2010 Club Plants. Stay tuned!

December 21: Uploaded preliminary information about the January 2010 club meeting at Hiawatha Public Library.

December 20: Brought the CVIDS 2010 Calendar on line.

November 30: We've reached the end of November without significant snow. That's a blessing! Now, take a moment out from your Christmas shopping (or whatever) and review some of the great activities that CVIDS members have enjoyed during 2009. Click here for a pictorial review, taken from our club archives. If you have photos to add to the archives, please forward them to the webmaster. Thank you!

November 29: Added a few photos taken during the recent Fall Banquet. Many apologies for the poor quality of the images, but far better photos are on their way from Keith Riewerts.

November 28: I am pleased to announce that our website has now been visited by 10,000 different guests, since we began operations in mid-February 2008. Today, I uploaded the prize-winning photos in this year's Betty Miller Photo Contest. Click here, and then scroll down four items. Congratulations to our winners, especially to Bob Papenhausen!

November 27: A postscript to our Fall Banquet was posted on the Bulletin Board.

November 25: Uploaded preliminary information about the Central Iowa Daylily Society's annual Pollen Dabbers meeting, which will be held on Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27, at Marshalltown Community College.

November 24: Several new announcements were placed on the Bulletin Board, including an urgent message from Barb Papenhausen as well as the results of the 2009 Betty Miller Photo Contest. Thanks are due to Sylvia Seymour for organizing the contest.The winning photos will be uploaded to the website in due course. Please check back later!

November 23: Uploaded the 2010 CVIDS Calendar of Events (tentative).

November 22, 2009: Uploaded an updated membership list. The Society extends a warm welcome to new members Brett and Monica Dobling.

November 8, 2009: Uploaded an updated membership list. Please inform Bob Moore if you have any questions or concerns. Don't forget that our Fall Banquet takes place next Saturday (November 14) at the Touch of Class Restaurant in Marion. The meal will be served at noon. Travel directions are in the Fall Newsletter.

October 23, 2009: Uploaded the Fall 2009 Newsletter. Thank you, Nancy! Please note that it gives travel directions to the November Banquet at the Touch of Class Restaurant in Marion. While I have your full attention, I'd like to mention that I'd be delighted to receive items for the website. Perhaps you have photos of seedlings, favorite cultivars, or your yard to share with club members? Please contact Jonathan by e-mail or US mail. Thank you!

October 10, 2009: First frost of the season here in Iowa City! Please click here for a few photos of Jerry Schoeberl and some of his and Kim's iris collection. Don't forget that photos for the Betty Miller Photo Contest should be submitted to Sylvia Seymour by October 15. Details can be found here. Note that Sylvia's zipcode is 52806. Finally, if you have any contributions for the website (photos, reports, etc), please contact Jonathan by e-mail or mail. Thank you!

October 5, 2009: Please check out several important notices on the Bulletin Board regarding the Betty Miller Photo Contest, the Fall Banquet, the election of officers for 2010-11, and the Fall Newsletter.

September 5: I hope that you'll enjoy some photos taken at our recent Fall Sale in Monticello.

August 31: Please see Bulletin Board for several new announcements.

August 27: I am sorry to announce that two members of our CVIDS family have recently passed away. Please see Bulletin Board.

August 26: Updated the membership list, as of 8/25/09. (Note: It may take several days for all webpages to reflect this new list).

August 25: Added some 2009 Garden Tour photos from Gerald Hobbs. Posted information about the 2009 Betty Miller Photo Contest to be held on Saturday, November 14, at the Fall Banquet. Start sorting your photos!

August 21: Please click here to see photos of our 2009 Garden Tour taken by Keith Riewerts and Jonathan Poulton.

August 19: A big "Thank You" goes to Keith Riewerts for kindly providing photos of our 2009 CVIDS Garden Tour. Click on Start to begin the show. When you are finished, click on Back to return to this page. Click here to see the group photo.

August 17: Finished uploading the first selection of Papenhausens' 2009 seedlings. Click on Start to begin the show; when you have finished, click on Back to return to this page.

August 16: Mid-summer is a most exciting time of the year, as new seedlings bloom for the first time. Catch some of the excitement experienced by the Papenhausens by clicking here to view some of their 2009 seedlings. Once the webpage has opened up, click on Start. When you have finished, click on Back to return to this page.

August 14: Uploaded the August Newsletter, which includes important information about three upcoming events: the Plant Sale and Silent Auction in Monticello, the Fall Dinner in Marion, and the Betty Miller Photo Contest.

Some advice: If you are intending to participate in the Silent Auction, here are two ways by which you can inform Jan of your bids: (a) print off the bid sheet, fill in your name, and indicate the bids you wish to make on specific cultivars. Then, send the sheet to her by snail-mail, so that it reaches her by August 22. (b) send her an e-mail that, in the body of the text (i.e. <not> as an attachment), lists your bids on specific cultivars.

August 12: Working on photos submitted by Gerald and the Papenhausens but not ready to post them yet. In the meantime, here's a sneak preview of Jonathan and Susie's yard earlier this summer.

August 11: Posted further details about our Monticello Plant Sale and Silent Auction to be held on August 29.

August 10: Back from vacation in St. Louis, I'm ready to post new items to the website. Our next meeting will be the Fall Plant Sale and Silent Auction on August 29 in Monticello. Please note that the deadline for submitting auction bids is August 22.

July 28: Tinkered with the 2009 Club Plant Distribution webpage, so that individual photos upload more quickly.

July 17: Added a few more to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page.

July 16: I'm grateful to Keith Riewerts for submitting photos taken at our Club Plant Distribution in West Liberty.

July 15: Upgraded the Club Archives pages. Trial

July 14: Added ten new photos from Cathy and Bob Moore to our "What's Blooming in your Yard" page. Wanda Lunn is hosting a garden tour on Saturday, July 18, in Cedar Rapids.

July 10: Uploaded a preview of the July CVIDS Newsletter. Also added to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page.

July 9: More additions to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page.

July 7: Three more additions to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page.

July 6: Added a couple of garden shots plus a seedling photo to our "What's Blooming in your Yard" page.

July 5: Hope you all had a great July 4. Uploaded Jackie Westhoff's 2009 plant list and prices. Added new images to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page. Also, anyone requiring directions for the July 11 Garden Tour should consult the Bulletin Board.

July 2: It must be my lucky day. Three new bicolors blooming today, so I added them to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page! To avoid endless photos of bicolors, please submit your contributions to this webpage as e-mail attachments (j.poulton@mchsi.com)! Thank you.

July 1: Added a few more to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page. Please submit your contributions to me as e-mail attachments (j.poulton@mchsi.com).

June 30: A few more additions to the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page.

June 29: Check out the "What's Blooming in your Yard" page for photos from the Moores.

June 26: Posted a revised Hobbs Hilltop Gardens plant list and added two new photos to our "What's Blooming in your Yard" page.

June 25: Another day of low 90s and high humidity in Iowa City. Lilies are really growing now, scapes are everywhere, and buds are beginning to open. Today, I am initiating a new item for our website, for which I request your contributions, please. Entitled "What's Blooming in your Yard?", these pages will highlight some of your favorite cultivars. It is my goal, when in town, to upload new images each day for the next 6-8 weeks, so please submit your contributions to me as e-mail attachments (j.poulton@mchsi.com). I have also uploaded a revised membership list.

June 24: A warm welcome to our new member Heather Harroun of Illinois City! Congratulations to the Papenhausens for organizing an extremely successful and exciting club plant distribution and auction. If you have any photos of your gardens, new seedlings, etc, please consider submitting them for the website. Thank you! Happy Gardening!

June 13: I know everyone must be hard at work outside, because I've received no contributions for the website for days now!! I've uploaded some photos of our recent Club Plant Distribution and Auction at West Liberty, taken with my "snappy camera". I'd be delighted to receive any website material at your earliest convenience. Thanks! Updated Bulletin Board.

May 29: There are many pluses to living in Iowa City, but, for most residences, having a large garden for daylilies is not one of them! Since being bitten by the daylily bug three years ago, your webmaster has been attempting to cram too many daylilies into too little space - even his better half would agree with that statement! Click here to see how the webmaster recently added another daylily bed by getting rid of a jungle of shrubs at the far end of the yard. This process began in October 2008 and culminated only this week with the planting of seedlings from some of last year's crosses (involving bicolors, of course!). While the webmaster designed the bed, he is indebted to his brother-in-law Tim, who, working alone, lugged the twenty blocks of Anamosa limestone into position. Hope you enjoy the photos.

May 21 (9:40 PM): Check Bulletin Board for deletions and additions to 2009 Club Plants List.

May 21: Please click here to view important announcements about our Club Plants Distribution & Auction, to be held on Saturday, May 23, in West Liberty. The Minutes for our April Meeting at Coralville Public Library are now posted.

May 15: Completed uploading photos of our 2009 Spring Sale in North Liberty.

May 12: Uploaded a few photos of our recent 2009 Spring Sale in North Liberty. Boy, what a cold day it was! More photos to follow.

April 4, 5, 6, and 7: Added more photos to the Papenhausen Photo Gallery.

March 9: Click here to read Frederick McDowell's obituary and/or leave online condolences and memories for his family. Details about his memorial service may be found on the Bulletin Board. Further photos were added to the Papenhausen Photo Gallery.

February 3: Click here for the revised 2009 Club Plants list. The slide-show presentation has been updated to incorporate the new substitutions.

Groundhog Day: The Papenhausens have alerted me to several revisions that have been made to our 2009 Club Plants list. Some of the ordered cultivars are not available this year, so substitutions have been made. The revised list will be posted tomorrow. Please check back later for photos of the substitutions. Uploaded information about the February CVIDS meeting in Eldridge.

January 29: Uploaded a slide-show presentation of photos taken by the Papenhausens at the 2008 South Dakota Regional. Press Start to begin the show!

January 28: I invite you to try out a slide-show presentation of the 2009 Club Plants, which have been ordered by the Papenhausens. Press Start to begin the show!

January 26: Updated calendar with Google maps for February-May CVIDS meeting sites.

January 25: Added a program of events for the Winter Gardening Fair at Kirkwood College on February 7.

January 22: Finished uploading 2009 Club Plants photos. Many thanks to the Papenhausens for providing the images. Have added a photo of Fred McDowell, taken in his Iowa City yard.

January 21: Continued adding photos of the 2009 Club Plants.

Martin Luther King Day: Check out some beautiful introductions made by Kay Hill, some garden shots, and Ken's antique tractor collection! I particularly like Nababeka and the bicolor Barbara's Web!

January 18: Take a look at this spectacular time lapse video taken by Jay Laundre showing how daylilies open and then close over a period of 8-12 hours! Began work on the Club Plants Database.

New Year's Eve: Here's wishing you all the best for 2009! Please take a moment from your celebrations and and check out Wanda Lunn's irises! More photos of her irises and daylilies to follow in the next week or so.

December 29: Uploaded information about the CIDS Pollen Dabbers meeting in March. Looks like a good one! Check it out!

December 19: Further details about our January meeting in Iowa City are now available. Click here for details.

Added photos of further introductions made by Gerald Hobbs. You should take a look. Completed the 2008 Betty Miller Photo Contest page, except for who submitted Dinner And A Movie? If you know, please contact the webmaster (j.poulton@mchsi.com). Thank you! Upcoming projects: Photos from Wanda Lunn's Garden, 2009 CVIDS Calendar of Events

November 14:

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Betty Miller Photo Contest, and our thanks to Sylvia Seymour for organizing the event.

What a great Fall Banquet we had last Saturday in Marion! Many thanks to all involved in organizing such a wonderful event. Click here for a few photos. Please check back later this week for the winning photos in the Betty Miller Photo Contest.

Upgraded the Betty Miller Introductions page to display photos of her cultivars. Images of three cultivars are needed. If you'd be willing to contribute photos to the website, please contact the webmasters (webmaster@cvids.org). Thank you!

Don't forget: October 15 is the deadline to sign up for the November 1 Fall Banquet! If you'd like to enter your photos in the Betty Miller Photo Contest, the submission deadline is October 25. Click here for more details.

October 7:

Finished uploading photos from the recent Fall Sale at Monticello.

September 8:

Posted the first photos of our 2008 Fall Sale at Riverside Gardens, Monticello. More to follow later this week.

September 4:

Congratulations on a fine plant sale last weekend in Monticello! As a follow-up to that event, please check our Bulletin Board for a "Lost and Found" announcement. Is anyone missing two cultivars?!

September 2:

Finally I'm back on line again! Never realized how much I use the web, until I lost my internet connection. I'm pleased to say that Ann Cutts, Betty Miller's daughter, has kindly provided photos of many of Betty's introductions. If you have digital or hard-copy photos of the remaining ones, please contact the webmasters (webmaster@cvids.org).

Added three items to the end of the Bulletin Board, requesting photos and information for the website and CVIDS members.

August 20:

Worked on CVIDS Hybridizers page, focusing on introductions made by Betty Miller. If you have photos (either digital or hardcopy) that you'd be willing to provide for the website, please contact the webmasters (webmaster@cvids.org). Thank you! Added photos of Blue Swallowtail Butterfly visiting the Poulton yard.

Completed uploading photos of 72 of Jonathan Poulton's 2008 seedlings (including some really ugly ones!). At a later date, photos of the parents of each cross will be added for comparative purposes.

August 11:

A few glimpses of the 2008 AHS National Convention in Houston, Texas, kindly provided by Jill Gardner. More photos to follow in the next few days.

August 7:

Several items were posted today. Click here for the August Newsletter and details of the Monticello Plant Sale and Silent Auction (August 30). Consult the Bulletin Board for information about the Plant Sale, Fall Banquet (November 1), and 2009 Club Plant selection, and a message from Ken and Susie Messer.

August 5:

Uploaded photos taken by Keith Riewerts at the 2008 CVIDS Garden Tour. The total collection of photos from this trip may be accessed under Club Archives. Updated Calendar page.

Take a look at the 2008 CVIDS Garden Tour, as seen through the camera lens of Barb and Bob Papenhausen.

Photos of Iowa gardens and bikers taken by the webmaster during the final three days of RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) 2008. Click here for a short video. Please be patient - it may take a few minutes to load! Here also!

July 29:

Uploaded photos from our tour of Verne and Mary Moore's garden. The 2008 Garden Tour photos so far uploaded can now be found by clicking here. Additional photos, kindly provided by Keith Riewerts and the Papenhausens, will integrated in the near future.

Uploaded some photos from our recent CVIDS tour of Susan Minger's garden in Springville.

Uploaded first photos from the recent CVIDS tour of Bob and Jan Null's garden near Monticello.

Sorry, nothing new today. Joining up with RAGBRAI at Tama tonight to ride the last 200 miles. Back at work on Sunday!

What a great Garden Tour today! Many thanks to all who opened up their gardens to the CVIDS travelers (group photo, courtesy of Keith Riewerts). A wonderful day was had by all.

July 7:

Uploaded additional information from Brenda Knipper regarding directions to her home during the Saturday, July 12, CVIDS Garden Tour.

July 6:

CVIDS webmasters, recently back from a great vacation in UK, have uploaded: (a) details for the CVIDS Club Tour of gardens, which will be held on July 12, beginning at 9:30 AM, and (b) information on the CVIDS 2008 Silent Auction.

Began uploading photos of our 2008 Club Plant Distribution, which took place last Saturday at Kathy Kephart's home.

May 22:

Posted more photos of last Saturday's Spring Plant Sale - more to follow later!

May 19:

Posted a few photos of last Saturday's Spring Plant Sale at North Liberty - more to follow!

Uploaded new information on Walnut Hill Gardens (Barry and Lynn Stoll) 2008 and Previous Introductions plus order form.

May 2:

With the 2006 editions, completed uploading all CVIDS Newsletters (1990-2008).

April 25:

Straightened up the 1990-2003 CVIDS Newsletters.

April 16:

Added information about our Annual Spring Sale (May 17 in North Liberty).

April 15:

Cultivar names were added to the Schoeberl Iris Photo Gallery. A change in our Spring Sale plans was noted on the Bulletin Board. Added maps to Kathy Kephart's home (May 24) and A Touch of Class Restaurant (November 1).

April 13:

Uploaded a few more of the stunning DL photos from Jackie Westhoff. Check them out!

Returned safely from a family vacation in Cabo San Lucas and will upload new information and photos as soon as my UI schedule allows. Please contact me, if you have further material to be uploaded, or if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks for visiting the website.

Added links to What's New page and national iris society links to Links page. Continued uploading Wanda Lunn's gallery on Members' Favorites page.

Fixed the image quality in the galleries. Added a favicon.ico file. Updated meta tags for search engines.

Added a new button to the Home page Navigation Buttons entitled "Buy, Sell, or Trade".

Hobbs Hilltop Gardens 2008 Daylily list added to CVIDS Hybridizers' page.

Revised list of plants for the Silent Auction added to Calendar page.

List of 1980-2007 Stout Silver Medal and Lenington All-American Award winners appended to bottom of Links page.