What Is NGDS (North Georgia Daylily Society) and What Does Membership Offer?

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NGDS stands for the North Georgia Daylily Society, a garden club for people who grow and love daylilies (Hemerocallis). It is worth joining if you want to learn from experienced growers and hybridizers, see daylilies in other members' gardens, buy plants at club sales, and connect with local gardeners. The club describes itself as "a welcoming community of garden enthusiasts who share a love for daylilies," and its activities center on meetings, events, and hands-on learning.

What the club actually does

The site's navigation shows the concrete shape of membership better than any mission statement:

  • Club meetings — listed under "Calendar of Club Meetings," with an "Important Dates to Remember" page alongside it.
  • Garden visits — a "Members Gardens & Nurseries" section, so you can see how other people grow daylilies in the region.
  • Plant sales and shows — an "Annual Daylily Shows" section with a dedicated "2026 Daylily Show and Flower Sale" page, plus archived show pages going back to 2009 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, and a 2020 virtual show and blog).
  • Growing guidance — "Planting & Care" and "Daylilies in the Landscape" pages for cultivation and design questions.
  • Past programming — "Past Meetings and Events" and "Past Events 2008–2010," which give a sense of how long the club has been running.

What membership offers

The club lists four reasons to join:

  1. Learn from experienced growers and hybridizers.
  2. Discover unique and award-winning daylilies.
  3. Enjoy garden tours, plant sales, and special events.
  4. Connect with others who share your passion for gardening.

Two of these are things you can't easily get on your own: access to hybridizers' knowledge and to named or award-winning cultivars that don't show up in general retail nurseries. The social side is explicit too — the club frames itself as a place where members "grow not only beautiful gardens—but lasting friendships."

Joining, and the AHS option

The site has a "Join NGDS / AHS" page, and separately a "Special Opportunity to Join AHS." AHS is the American Hemerocallis Society, the national daylily organization, so the club gives you a route into both the local group and the wider daylily community. The site does not state dues, membership tiers, or whether any AHS arrangement is discounted, so check the join page or contact the club for current terms before assuming a cost.

Who it suits — and who it doesn't

Good fit if you:

  • Already grow daylilies and want better results or new cultivars.
  • Are interested in hybridizing and want to talk to people who do it.
  • Want a local, in-person garden community in North Georgia.

Probably not the right fit if you:

  • Want information only about other perennials — the club's focus is daylilies specifically.
  • Need a fully online community; the value here is meetings, tours, and shows.

Where to start

  • Read "About Us" and the "2026 NGDS Officers" page to see who runs the club.
  • Check "Calendar of Club Meetings" and "Important Dates to Remember" for the next event.
  • Use "Contact Us" with any question about joining or attending as a guest.
  • The club also points to its Facebook page at facebook.com/NorthGaDaylily for updates between meetings.

If you're near North Georgia and grow daylilies, the lowest-commitment first step is to attend a meeting or a show and see whether the group fits before joining.