INDIANA DAYLILY-IRIS SOCIETY (IDIS)Non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of daylilies and irisOn our site you will find our calendar of events for this year, links to our national and regional societies, links to local growers. We will be adding more links and information as they develop. So please check out our site from time to time to see what's new. LATEST NEWSIt all started years ago when Charles and his Mom, Thelma, started buying daylilies from a local nursery in Georgetown, SC. Next thing they had too many and decided to start a nursery of their own. Browns Ferry Gardens opened to the public in 1994. They mailed their first catalog in 1996 and started producing a full color catalog in 2003. Many people look forward to the Browns Ferry catalog every year for the great pictures. Charles started hybridizing in 1992, and introduced his first daylily, H. STRAWBERRY PATCH in 1999 and went on to win an HM from the AHS. Charles has introduced over 100 daylilies since then and has won 6 other HM’s from the AHS. His love is big round ruffled daylilies, some with eyes and edges, some just plain frilly. He is most proud of H. THELMA DOUGLAS, named for his mother and introduced in 2009. Heidi started growing daylilies in 1999 when she picked out 5 daylilies for her garden. When they bloomed she was hooked and went back to the internet to order more. There she discovered a whole world, including chat rooms and clubs. In 2005, her garden was on The AHS National tour in Cincinnati, OH. She started dabbing pollen in 2003, but was restricted by too small a yard. Charles and Heidi met in 2003 at the MWS in Chattanooga. After the National in 2005 they started talking more often and the next thing you know, they were dating. Heidi moved her garden, her dogs and herself to Browns Ferry in 2006. There she was able to start hybridizing in earnest. Heidi likes to hybridize for patterns, appliqués and unusual forms. Heidi and Charles were married in 2007 at Walt Disney World. Now they travel the country speaking to daylily clubs as 'The Dynamic Duo' and share their passion for daylilies with everyone who will listen. Heidi and Charles will be bringing several of the newest varieties of daylily to the meeting for auction. This auction is open to ANYONE attending the meeting (not just members). Varieties available will be: Diva Bride Windsor Plantation Going Crazy Yauhannah Lake Biker Babe The Ghosts of Boyfriends Past Browns Ferry Firecracker Green Sunshine Happy Medium Thank Your Lucky Stars Tip of The Iceberg Flirt Alert Cornbread and Chicken Spotswood Box Carolina’s Most Wanted 
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