Three days of daylily fun - get all the details here.
Friday October 16, 2026
3:30 pm – 6 pm Lilyhemmer Volunteer set-up time
6 pm – 10 pm Hospitality Room: (Location: TBD)
Cash bar and snacks are provided while we casually meet and greet attendees in our main space.
There are multiple activities for you to participate in once you arrive.
7:30 pm – 7:45 pm Official Welcome to Lilyhemmer 2025 (Location: TBD) Moderator: Linda Herhold
7:50 pm – 8:50 pm Bret Clement, Clement Daylilies, Carmel, IN
9 pm Friday wrap up
Saturday October 17, 2026
7 am – 10 am Continental Breakfast is included with your stay at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
8 am – 10 am Moderated Chat Room 1 Location: TBD) Host Jim Murphy Join Jim for an informal and informative discussion about daylilies.)
8 am – 10 am Moderated Chat Room 2 / Location: TBD) Guest Hosted Informal discussion about small and miniature daylilies.
9 am – Noon Saturday Morning Raffle
9 am – 4:30 pm Silent Auction
10 am – 11 am Region 3 Business Meeting (Location: TBD) Jennifer Reed, Region 3 President
Boutique: Shop handmade craft items produced by some of our talented daylily people.
11 am – Noon Lunch on Your Own
12:15 pm – 12:25 pm Saturday Welcome and Reminders (Location: TBD) Moderator. Linda Herhold
12:25 pm – 1:25 pm Ashton Lopp, Windswept Farm and Gardens, Spencer, OK
1:25 pm – 1:35 pm Saturday Morning Raffle ‘Losing Ticket Finale’
1:35 pm – 1:45 pm Break Time (Don’t forget your Silent Auction bids! AND get Tickets for ‘Lilyhemmer Gives Back’ Drawing)
1:45 pm – 2:55 pm Jason Reeves, University of Tennessee, Jackson, TN
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm Break Time (Don’t forget your Silent Auction bids! AND get Tickets for ‘Lilyhemmer Gives Back’ Drawing)
3:20 pm – 4:20 pm Daru Sharp, Daylilies and Doodles, New Jersey
4:30 pm Silent Auction Ends (Bids Closed, Winners announced, Please take your winning items.)
5:30 pm – 6:30 PM Cocktail Hour (Casual Attire)
6:30 pm Dinner (Casual Attire)
7:30 pm LIVE Auction Stuart Kendig & Peter Donato, auctioneers
AFTER AUCTION: PAYMENT WINDOW OPEN for LIVE and SILENT AUCTION WINS!
Sunday October 18, 2026
7 am – 10 am Continental Breakfast is included with your stay at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
8:00-8:30AM PAYMENT WINDOW OPEN for LIVE and SILENT AUCTION WINS!
8:30 am – 8:35 am Welcome and Reminders (Location: Crystal Ball Room) Moderator: Linda Herhold
8:35 am – 9:35 am Michelle Rogers, Ellison Daylilies, Illinois
9:35 am – 10:25 am “Lilyhemmer Looks Into the Future” presented by Stuart Kendig
10:25 am – 10:45 am Break Time (Get your Tickets for ‘Lilyhemmer Gives Back’ Drawing)
10:50 am – 11:50 am Melodye Campbell, North Carolina
11:50 am – Noon ‘Lilyhemmer Gives Back’ Drawing. Must be present to win!
Noon Lilyhemmer wrap up and thank you
Noon PAYMENT WINDOW OPEN for LIVE and SILENT AUCTION WINS!