08/28/2026
August 25 was a fun day in the world of Daylilies for the Defuniak Club as we had Mrs Regina Richardson as our esteemed speaker from Indian Camp Daylilies. She gave a wonderful presentation on Daylilies, answering many questions and showing beautiful seedlings while sharing about the garden during the National as well as plans for the future! We had amazing auction plants!
We had a total of 20 members present with the addition of 9 guest of which most joined both the club and AHS. At present we have 45 paid members for the 2026 year. We have around 60 plus on roster. That means that in the last two years, since our restart post COVID, we’ve had 60 plus different individuals who have attended atleast one of our local meetings. We are presently running around 25-30 members actively at any given meeting. We have a good variety of members and we are so thankful for the ongoing support that each has to offer! We are truly a ‘Daylily family’ and that family is growing!
Each month we have a meal, games, doorprizes, auction plants, raffles and a variety of other things that enhance the development of our club in both knowledge and fellowship surrounding our beloved plant, ‘the Daylily’.
When fun, fellowship, commeraderie and love come together, one can only begin to blossom into what we’ve been blessed to achieve. It indeed takes everyone working together and we are forever grateful to our friends from near and far who help us continue along in this journey!
As we mark our second year, we are excited to host our first ever AHS Regional on October 3! We are excited and look forward to seeing you soon!
I can attest, great things are taking place in Region 12 and we invite you to come and join as we connect the past to the present, treasuring the memories and looking forward to the future!
Our club has some great things in the works in the near future, if all continues to flourish. We are truly blessed with a wonderful leadership team that brings vigor, strength, vitality, wisdom and accountability to our club. We’ve been blessed with a wonderful treasurer and who knows how to crunch numbers, a wonderful secretary and second treasurer/secretary who keeps records to a ‘t’ and an excellent VP who connects us with wonderful speakers while donating superb plants! Everyone is involved in one way or another from the raffle expert, to superb cooks, knowledgeable gardeners, all the way down to the volunteers who is always faithful at a moments notice. Furthermore, we are appreciative of our other fellow clubs who lock arms with us as we continue to have fun!
As stated, we have some great things in store, so be on the lookout and come join and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out!
