Charlottesville Daylily Club Winter Meeting
Minutes of March 8, 2026
Hadensville, VA

ChDC ATTENDEES:
Angela Bowald
Craig Bowald
Carol Sarginger
Dave Sarginger
Aimee Buchanan
Alice Ellingson
Doris Williams
Gary Stickel
Judy Durant
Linda Arnette
Jennifer Arnette
Margo Reed
Wayne Bryant
Terri Bryant
Dave Beazley
Jim Dugan
Maurice Shelton
Shirley Shelton

President Angie Bowald called the meeting to order.
• Minutes of the January meeting were read with one correction, that being where club members Plants for Members requests/submissions be sent, our ChDC email address. The minutes were approved.
• Treasurer Carol Sarginger presented the Treasurer’s Report. Dave Sarginger made the motion that the Treasurer Report be accepted as read. Aimee Buchanan seconded the motion.

OLD BUSINESS:
• Angie reported the Plants for Members Committee submitted suggestions for hybridizers to purchase plants for our program. Three were chosen – Spacecoast Daylilies, Ladybug Daylilies, and Browns Ferry Daylilies. They will be contacted within the next week in order to determine and place orders
• Angie reported that the regional daylily meeting in South Hill, Virginia has changed locations. The dinner and auction is to be 2 miles away at The Dogwood. Rooms for attendees moved to The Comfort Inn. For attendance requirements for our members who might attend, Angie proposed that open gardens coincide with the regional’s garden days, June 19th and 20th. Members agreed unanimously. She reported that regional registration was open as of Saturday, March 7th, 2026. Wayne asked if we could get a list of gardens and open times. Doris stated that a list would be beneficial for attendees with regard to mapping and routes. Margo said a map is coming out and she will try to get that to our members.

NEW BUSINESS:
It was announced that Margo Reed would be our speaker after the meeting.

• For benefit of the new members, Angie briefly discussed member requirements to participate in the Plants for Members program.
• Angie reminded members of membership dues, and membership dues were explained for the newest members.
• Members were reminded of upcoming club events and dates to remember to include:
May 1-5, 2026 Lewis Ginter Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 2, 2026 GilManor Spring Sale and Swap
Saturday, May 16, 2026 ChDC Plants for Members plant distribution.
May 20-23, 2026 ADS National Convention
Saturday, June 13, 2026 RADS show and sale at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
June 19-20, 2026 Region 3 meeting South Hill, VA
August 23, 2026 ChDC Fall Auction
September 17-19, 2026 Lewis Ginter Fall Vendor Plant and Bulb sale
September 19, 2026 GilManor Fall Sale and Swap
Saturday, October 10, 2026 ChDC speaker meeting. (We were originally scheduled to have a speaker meeting in November which has now been bumped to October 10th, 2026.)
Thursday, October 15-17, 2026 Lillyhemmer Meeting in York, PA
November 8, 2026 ChDC planning meeting
• Angie said we need a host for the Tri-Club social. She will talk to Connie from RADS to coordinate plans, date, and time.
• Angie said daylily clubs provide baskets for raffle to help defray the cost of regional. The baskets are raffled or auctioned off at the Regional Banquet. She asked members to donate something for the basket, noting the theme of the basket as “Arts in and about the Garden”. She asked that items be brought to the ChDC May meeting. She volunteered that she or Carol could be a drop off point in case contributing members could not be at the May meeting.
• Craig announced that the RVA Tropical and Exotic House Plant Club was meeting for a sale and swap on March 29th at Lewis Ginter, and Angie announced the March 21st Daffodil Show at Lewis Ginter from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:38 p.m. The meeting was followed by a potluck lunch and Margo Reed’s presentation, “Daylily Forms, Colors, Patterns, and Branching”.

Following Margo’s presentation a group of members participated in a floral card-making class with dried flowers taught by Angie.