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Visit Zora and Paul Ronan's Garden in July!

In just a few weeks, Zora and Paul Ronan will be opening their garden to friends and gardening enthusiasts and anyone who attended one of Zora's classes this past year. Their garden will be open between 10 am and 4 pm on Sunday, July 18, Wednesday, July 21, and Sunday, July 25.

The Ronans are located in rural Linn County, just west of Central City (not in Central City). Their address is 5031 North Marion Road.

The Ronan garden will also be one of six gardens on display as part of the Linn County Master Gardener Garden Walk. The Master Gardener Garden Walk is on Saturday, July 24 from 10 am to 4 pm. There is a charge of $5.00 per person for this event, and tickets can be purchased at any of the six gardens. More information on the garden walk can be found at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/linn/yardgarden.htm.

Zora and Paul hope you will be able to visit this summer, either at their open garden on July 18, 21 or 25 or with the Master Gardeners on July 24.

Any questions, just contact Zora at 319-438-6838 or 319-360-0002.

Competition to choose Theme for our 2012 Region One Regional
You are invited to take part in a competition to choose the theme for the Regional meeting that CVIDS is organizing for Region One in 2012. Click here for the entry form, which should be submitted to:

Jackie Westhoff
6161 32nd Avenue
Shellsburg, IA 52332
jackie.mysavanna@fmtcs.com

2009 Betty Miller Photo Contest
Our annual photo contest was held at the Fall Banquet in honor of former CVIDS President and hybridizer Betty Miller. Many thanks go to Sylvia Seymour for organizing the contest. The following prize winners were recognized at the banquet:

Class 1 (Unusual form, spiders, & variants):
First Place: Keith Riewerts, Hold Your Horses
Second Place: Wanda Lunn, Wind Frills

Class 2 (Single daylilies):
First Place: Bob Papenhausen, Dragon Slayer X ? Seedling
Second Place: Gerald Hobbs, Seedling T09-1

Class 3 (Double daylilies):
First Place: Sherry Moffit, Singing His Praises
Second Place: Bob Papenhausen, Roswitha

Class 4 (Landscapes):
First Place: Jonathan Poulton garden
Second Place: Clay Dawson garden

Grand Prize: Bob Papenhausen, Dragon Slayer X ? Seedling

Election of CVIDS Officers (2010-2011)
The election of the following CVIDS Officers for 2010-2011 took place at the Fall Banquet in Marion:

President: Mike Carstensen
Vice-President: Zora Ronan
Treasurer: Bob Moore
Secretary: Nancy Carlisle (one-year term)

Congratulations to our new officers!

Soliciting Photos of your Gardens, 2009 Seedlings, etc. ....
The webmasters are looking for more work! We'd be delighted to receive and post photos of your gardens, introductions, 2009 seedlings, favorite cultivars, etc. etc. Digital photos may be submitted to j.poulton@mchsi.com as e-mail attachments or brought on CDs to the next CVIDS meetings. We would scan hard copies of images and return them at the next meeting. Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you.

Looking for Photos of Betty Miller's Daylily Introductions. Can you help, please?
The webmasters are working with Ann Cutts, daughter of Betty Miller, to develop the section of the CVIDS website devoted to the many contributions made by Betty to the daylily world and CVIDS. We would very much like to post photos of her introductions. If you have digital images (or hard copies that we could scan and return) of her lilies, please contact the webmasters (j.poulton@mchsi.com). Likewise, if you have information about her specific interests in daylilies and her contributions to CVIDS, please forward it via the above address. Thank you!