What Is the Tidewater Daylily Society Website?
tidewaterdaylilysociety.org is the homepage of the Tidewater Daylily Society (TDS), a club for daylily enthusiasts in the Tidewater area of Virginia and North Carolina. The site is aimed at people who want to learn about daylilies, attend club events, buy plants, or join the organization. Its stated goal is to promote the daylily as "the perfect perennial," and it is associated with the American Hemerocallis Society (now the American Daylily Society). If you are looking for meeting dates, plant sales, or practical growing information rather than a commercial nursery, this is the type of site you would use.
What the site covers
The homepage links to a small set of sections, each serving a different purpose:
| Section | What it is for |
|---|---|
| About | Background on the club and its history |
| Contact | How to reach the organization |
| Events/Calendar | Meeting dates, locations, and upcoming activities |
| Daylily Festival Show & Sale | The club's annual nationally accredited show and flower sale |
| Plants for Gardens | Plant offerings for garden use |
| Membership | Information on joining TDS |
| Growing Daylilies | Practical guidance on cultivating daylilies |
| Useful Websites | External links related to daylilies |
| Member Gardens | Gardens belonging to club members |
Who it is for
The site explicitly invites people who live in the Tidewater area of Virginia or North Carolina to consider joining "for fun, learning and camaraderie." That geographic framing matters: meetings and sales happen in person in that region, so the calendar is most useful if you are local or willing to travel. The growing and plant sections are readable by anyone, but the club activities are place-based.
Events and activities
TDS is associated with the American Hemerocallis Society and hosts a nationally accredited Daylily Show and Flower Sale each year. The homepage lists several dated items:
- TDS Meeting & Fall Picnic — Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, VA, starting at 2 p.m., with a meeting and a "Plants for Gardens" auction. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share; the club provides drinks.
- Region 3 Summer Meeting — June 19–20, 2026, in South Hill, VA.
- 2027 American Daylily Society National Convention — "Blooms by the Bay," June 10–13, 2027, in Virginia Beach, VA, hosted by the Tidewater Daylily Society.
- Daylily Festival Flower Show & Sale — noted as returning in 2028.
The homepage directs readers to the Events/Calendar page for future meeting dates and locations, so that page is the place to check for updates rather than relying on the homepage alone.
Club recognition
The site notes that Rich and Rikki Sterrett received the American Hemerocallis Society 2019 Regional Service Award for Region 3. According to the page, the Sterretts founded TDS together with Jerry Dickerson and have contributed to the club, the region, and the national organization by donating plants and sharing their expertise.
How to use it
If you want to attend something, start with Events/Calendar and confirm the date, since the homepage shows at least one date change (the fall picnic moved to September 27, 2026). If you want to join, use the Membership section. If you mainly want to grow daylilies, the Growing Daylilies section is the relevant starting point. The site does not present pricing or online ordering details on the homepage, so for plant availability and sale specifics, check the Plants for Gardens and Daylily Festival pages directly.