SAVE THE DATE
Annual Holiday Party
Sunday Dec. 5th, 2021   4:00 pm til ???
Hardage Farm Clubhouse   Hardage Farm Drive 30064
In Memory of David Henry Arthur (10/23/46-11/9/21), Past President & Charter Member of CCDS, Friend to All
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"THE PASSING OF DAVID ARTHUR, A DAYLILY FRIEND" by Tim Herrington
(Note: The letter "I" in this poem symbolizes all the daylily folks that knew and loved David).
As I walk into the garden and look into the sky,
I am thinking about David and saying a sad goodbye,
No matter what I do, the loss won't go away,
For that friendship is in my heart where it will always stay,
Daylily people are special and sit at the top of my friendship tower,
Since we all have the understanding about the glory of the flower,
Prissy’s Garden to David was not just a daylily patch,
It was a wonderful place where each day beauty did hatch,
When a daylily blooms oh what splendor, yet in silence it disappears,
Now this somber walk has allowed me to shed a few silent tears,
When I close these teary eyes, it is quite easy to see,
All the other memories of past daylily folks and me,
When daylily people pass, I just sit, calm down and find,
That they are still part of me within my spirit and mind,
Once we take a bloom into our heart things begin to get rather clear,
For great daylily people are also an entity to cherish and hold very dear.
2022-2023 Officers 
President - Luke Van de Vate
V. President - Matt Henry
Secretary - Gail Knight
Treasurer - Camilla Arthur
Hospitality - Ida Dixon
Publicity - Diana & Bill Waldrop
Plant Sales - Gene McCord
​Concerns - Beverly McWilliams
2021 Annual Show
CCDS Smith-Gilbert Gardens Daylily Beds
HISTORY
​Mar 19, 2017 - First group of 28 daylilies donated and planted by CCDS members at Smith-Gilbert Gardens in two beds.
Oct. 12, 2017 - Second group of 30 daylilies donated and planted at SGG in a long bed adjoining the smallest of the first two beds already planted in March 2017.
​Late Oct, 2017 - Third group of a dozen daylilies planted in a 4th bed.
June 2021 - Gardens in peak bloom! Compliments coming in!
The annual Holiday Party was in danger of being called off due to 10" of snow from the previous two days and freezing night time temps.  Nearly everyone had experienced power outages, some for as much as 48 hours - yes, 48 hours!  But the brave souls on the left had cabin fever and travelled from as far away as Douglasville and Whitesburg to attend.  (Word is that they all got home safely.  Whew!)
                                   A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL ! 
Since it's inception in 2004, the Cobb County Daylily Society (CCDS) has grown in opportunities for our members and the general public to learn more about daylilies.  We achieved 501(c)3 non-profit status in 2014 and we're very proud to have co-hosted the 2015 AHS National Convention!  In the spring of 2017, we began a small garden dedicated to daylilies at Smith-Gilbert Gardens and in the fall of 2017 CCDS was asked to expand it.  Every year, CCDS offers
  • Six scheduled Sunday afternoon general meetings featuring guest speakers, daylily auctions, pizza parties, etc.
  • An annual Daylily Show and Sale each year in early June which is AHS accredited
  • An annual picnic, auction and sale each Fall where members can redeem ARMS points earned by volunteering
  • An annual Christmas Party​
  • Annual daylily grooming and design clinics prior to the Daylily Show taught by award winners
  • Opportunities to collaborate with other local, regional and national daylily societies
  • Bus trips to visit other gardens
  • Opportunities to get involved with some very nice gardeners who love to laugh!
​​Additionally, CCDS in early June 2011 hosted a three day regional meeting of more than 200 attendees at the Marietta Conference Center.  The meeting featured a tour of four of CCDS's AHS accredited gardens and an afternoon of 20 workshops.  This was a stepping stone for CCDS and DSGA to co-host about 600 daylily enthusiasts the June 2015 AHS National Convention, an honor which was not taken lightly.  

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