Events
Pollen Dabbers 2025
The Central Iowa Daylily Society
Spring Hybridizers Meeting

Friday and Saturday, March 28th - 29th
Marshalltown Community College, rooms 612 & 614
3700 S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158

Guest Speakers: Curt Hanson ad Michael Berrigan
Friday night  
5:00 - 6:00 pm Registration; Social time
6:00 - 7:00 pm Hybridizer slides
7:00 - 8:00 pm Michael Berrigan: "Perspectives from Another Genera: What is Different and the
Same in Daffodil Breeding"
Saturday  
8:00 - 9:00 am Registration; Social tie
9:00 - 11:45 am Hybridizer's slides (Breaks taken as needed)
11:45 - 12:15 pm Tool time
12:15 - 1:00 pm Lunch (on site: included in registration)
1:00 - 2:00 pm Curt Hanson "Self-Imposed Paradise: You Can't Get There From Here"
2:00 - 2:15 Break
2:15 - unknown  
(Schedule subject to change at the discretion of event organizers)

A block of rooms has been reserved by CIDS for this event at:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Marshalltown
102 Iowa Avenue West Marshalltown, IA 50158

Mention "Central Iowa Daylily Society" to get the group rate. We will forward the reservation link when
provided.

Front Desk: 1-641-854-2900

$129.00 single king (10 available) or double queen (5 available).

Deadline for group rate: March 7th.

Other hotels in the area:

  • Comfort Inn Marshalltown, Address: 2613 S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (641) 752-6000
  • Hampton Inn, Address: 20 Iowa Ave E, Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (641) 753-6795
  • Baymont by Wyndham Marshalltown, Address: 115 Iowa Ave W, Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (641) 752-4844

Region 1 Daylily Meeting - 2025
logo for Daylilies Galore in '24!
Hosted by the Central North Dakota Daylily Society
Registrations capped at 112
Registration form here

FEATURED SPEAKER - Dave Mussar - Hillside Daylilies, Ontario, Canada

FEATURED TOUR GARDENS

NDSU Historic Daylily Garden
Northern Plains Botanic Garden
Don & Mary Kinzler gardens
Rich Roehrdanz — Daylily Flats

GARDEN JUDGES WORKSHOP 2 ON SUNDAY

Held at NDSU Historic Daylily Garden for new judges only. Drive-yourself directions will be provided (see registration form).

REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES:

Friday & Saturday programs, Saturday bus tour, gift plant, and all meals from Friday dinner through Saturday dinner. Guest 'dinner only' is also available (see registration form).

Late fee if registration is postmarked after June 18th. Final cut-off date is July 3rd.

REGION ONE AUCTION
Gwen Brady, Auction Chair
Email: mbrady@bis.midco.net
PLEASE CONTACT GWEN TO DONATE FOR REGION 1!

REGISTRAR/CO-CHAIR
Jeff Schmidt, P.O. Box 463, Bismarck, ND 58502
Cell: 701-595-3262 Email: JeffSchmidt51@gmail.com
Contact Jeff if you have any registration questions.

OTHER QUESTIONS?
Chair Lisa Schmidt: 701-595-3263, LisaSchmidt51@gmail.com
Co-Chair Kathleen Wiese: 701-220-8198, kwiese@bis.midco.net

SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JULY 18
10 AM - 4 PM Open gardens, hours as noted
12:00 - 5:00 PM Registration
Boutique open - Silent Auction, Raffle, Bargain Table
3:00 - 3:45 PM Region 1 Board meeting
4:00 - 4:45 PM Hybridizer slides
5:00 - 6:00 PM Social hour
6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Region 1 Auction
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Breakfast at hotel
TBA Tour buses depart
3:30 - 3:40 PM Tour buses return
3:30 - 5:00 PM Boutique open
5:00 - 6:00 PM Social hour
6:00 - 7:00 PM Banquet
7:00 - 7:30 PM Region 1 Business mtg/Awards
7:30 - 8:30 PM Guest speaker - Dave Mussar
8:30 - 8:45 PM Invitation to 2026 Regional & close
SUNDAY, JULY 20
10 AM - 12 PM Garden Judges Workshop 2 - if held**; Instructor TBD
10 AM - 4 PM Open gardens, hours as noted

- Schedule subject to change - check at Registration -

GARDEN JUDGES 2 (you must pre-register by 6/18/25):

** Workshop 2 is for new judges only to complete the GJ training; not for renewing judges anymore.

$5 to register, $3 to audit (observe). Cash fee collected at garden. Do not pay now, but submit names on registration form.

We need you! Consider becoming a Garden Judge. ADS website https://www.daylilynetwork.org/page/GardenJudgesHome.

Workshop 1 is to start becoming a judge and is online.
Workshop 3 is for renewing judges and is also online.

HOTEL - Holiday Inn Fargo

3803 13th Avenue S., Fargo, ND 58103

Reservations are open and must be made by calling the hotel directly at +1-701-282-2700. To get the group room rate of $116+ tax, you need to identify yourself with the 2025 American Daylily Society Region 1 Meeting. Rate is good until 6-26-25 or until hotel sells out. Rate is good for Wednesday through Saturday nights.