The Nova Scotia Daylily Society
Nova Scotia Daylily Society Baby-sitting Plant Program
In 2005, the NSDS initiated a babysitting program as a means of acquiring new plants for our members to grow in their gardens. The program is intended as both a fundraiser for the club, as well as providing our members with the opportunity to grow daylilies that otherwise may not be easy to purchase. (If you're new to Daylilies (with a capital D), you may not know that newly introduced hybrids can cost as much as $200(US) per single fan.)
The program works this way:
Each fall the club decides on a selection of daylilies to purchase for the next spring's Babysitting Program. A power point program consisting of photos & registration information is presented during the November and/or December meeting. Members are given ballot sheets to make their selections. The plants/groupings that receive the highest votes are then ordered for distribution the next spring.
To qualify to receive a plant to 'babysit', a member must have joined the club prior to the current year. The member must also have attended a minimum of three regular meetings where attendance is taken during the past twelve months. At the Babysitting Plants distribution meeting (usually May), all qualifying members present at the meeting are eligible to receive a plant. Names are drawn at random until all the plants are distributed.
If there are not enough plants at the distribution meeting for all qualifying members present, any qualifying NEW members present at the distribution meeting will have their names drawn first to ensure they receive a Babysitting Plant. Then all other qualifying names present will be placed in the drawing container.
If there are enough plants available for all qualifying members present at the meeting, all qualifying names will be placed in the drawing container together before drawing begins.
Members grow the plants for three years. At the end of the three-year period, the member keeps one fan and returns the remaining fans to the club. The returned fans are then auctioned at the meeting.
In 2005, the NSDS initiated a babysitting program as a means of acquiring new plants for our members to grow in their gardens. The program is intended as both a fundraiser for the club, as well as providing our members with the opportunity to grow daylilies that otherwise may not be easy to purchase. (If you're new to Daylilies (with a capital D), you may not know that newly introduced hybrids can cost as much as $200(US) per single fan.)
The program works this way:
Each fall the club decides on a selection of daylilies to purchase for the next spring's Babysitting Program. A power point program consisting of photos & registration information is presented during the November and/or December meeting. Members are given ballot sheets to make their selections. The plants/groupings that receive the highest votes are then ordered for distribution the next spring.
To qualify to receive a plant to 'babysit', a member must have joined the club prior to the current year. The member must also have attended a minimum of three regular meetings where attendance is taken during the past twelve months. At the Babysitting Plants distribution meeting (usually May), all qualifying members present at the meeting are eligible to receive a plant. Names are drawn at random until all the plants are distributed.
If there are not enough plants at the distribution meeting for all qualifying members present, any qualifying NEW members present at the distribution meeting will have their names drawn first to ensure they receive a Babysitting Plant. Then all other qualifying names present will be placed in the drawing container.
If there are enough plants available for all qualifying members present at the meeting, all qualifying names will be placed in the drawing container together before drawing begins.
Members grow the plants for three years. At the end of the three-year period, the member keeps one fan and returns the remaining fans to the club. The returned fans are then auctioned at the meeting.
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