2023 National Convention

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The Southeast Region is hosting the American Daffodil Society 2023 National Daffodil Convention at the Crowne Plaza® Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia in Atlanta, Georgia from March 9 – 12, 2023. Atlanta has a rich history of southern charm and grace and will be the heart of The Southeastern Daffodil Trail in 2023.

The ADS National Daffodil Show, including its Horticulture, Design, Educational and Youth divisions, as well as the ADS National Photography Show, are open to the public, beginning around 2 pm on Friday, March 10, at which time visitors can peruse the show throughout the remainder of the day. The show will also be open all day on Saturday, March 11 until the daffodil show is taken down that evening. Visitors are also encouraged to check out the Daffodil Discovery Zone. Convention registration is not required to access the daffodil show. Admission is free of charge. Hotel parking charges apply.

Hotel Reservations | Transportation to Hotel
Convention Registration | National Daffodil Show
Daffodils of Keukenhof | National Photography Show
DAFFODIL DISCOVERY ZONE | Commercial Vendor Exhibits
Commercial Flower Show Exhibitors

Schedule of Events

Crowne Plaza® Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia hotel is the Epicenter of Modern Hospitality. Entirely transformed to meet the evolving needs of modern business travelers, this newly renovated hotel ushers in a groundbreaking new era in hotel design. Unwind in 495 guest rooms so advanced they’ve received a U.S. patent, collaborate in “third spaces” that seamlessly transition from work to play, and experience a hotel that instinctively delivers culturally relevant, technology-enabled solutions for your blended lifestyle.

Make your Hotel Reservation Today!

Crowne Plaza® Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia
4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30346
Phone: 770-395-7700

To make a reservation, click on this secure and convenient ONLINE RESERVATION Link or call 866-846-7573 (toll free) between the hours of 7:00am- 11:00pm EST. Please use Group Code: JUQ when making call-in reservations.

Room Rate is $139 for a king or for two queens, plus taxes
All guest room reservations must be made on or before the cut-off date of February 27, 2023.  Once the cutoff date arrives, the unreserved rooms will be released back into hotel inventory.  Reservations after that time will be based on availability at the Hotel’s prevailing rates. Should the guest room block be filled prior to the cut-off, any additional room requests will be negotiated on a space and/or rate available basis.
Each guest will be asked for a credit card at time of check-in to establish credit for any incidental charges incurred during their stay. Upon check in, the credit card will be preauthorized for $90.00 for each day of their stay. This is required at check-in day of arrival. This will be refunded at check-out time if not utilized. If using a debit card, the funds are held for 7 – 10 business days by most banking institutions. Communication to attendees prior to arrival will assure a smooth and timely check-in.
As a reminder, check in time is 4:00pm and check out time is 12:00pm.  Our bell staff will arrange to hold luggage on a complimentary basis for those guests’ attending functions on the day of departure so that they may also check out by 12:00pm to avoid late checkout charges. Rate for Early Check in ($ 35.00 plus taxes) and/or Late Check out ($ 35.00 plus taxes) is available if requested.
The hotel offers self-parking and valet parking. If you choose to use valet parking, the fee is $25 USD per night, the discounted self-parking fee is $12 USD per night. Both include in and out privileges.
The hotel has two unique dining options: Parkwoods is open daily for breakfast and dinner. Lightwell Coffee Bar is open for coffee and snacks.

Parkwoods Restaurant hours:
Breakfast 6:30am – 11:00am
Dinner 4:00pm – 11:00pm
(Lunch service may resume by March 1,
but you are very close to hundreds of
dining options by using the hotel shuttle.)

Lightwell Coffee Bar:
6:00am – 2pm open daily

Hotel Room Service:
4:00pm – 11:00pm daily
Complimentary Shuttle Service. The current operating hours of the hotel shuttle:
- Monday – Thursday: 7:00am – 10:00pm
- Friday: 7:00am – 1:00pm
- Weekend service currently based on availability of resources and with advance request.
The Shuttle provides drop off service to guests based on availability, first come first serve basis. The shuttle also serves a 2 mile radius from the hotel (includes MARTA station).

The Ravinia Shuttle (office complex) operates M-F 6am-6pm. This shuttle makes rounds between MARTA, the hotel and surrounding office complex. Hotel guests can take the shuttle to/from MARTA.

Transportation to Hotel!

The hotel is located 27 miles from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport and can be reached by taxi, private car service and ride-sharing services, as well as by MARTA, Atlanta’s public transportation service.

UBER OR LYFT TRANSPORT FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL

We do suggest using Uber or Lyft, which would be about half as expensive as a taxi. Uber Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport uses a FIFO system (First in First Out), where Uber Drivers must wait in a designated zone to receive Uber requests. The Uber vehicle decal (trade dress) must always be displayed on the front passenger windshield facing outward. The unique ATL Airport hangtag will be displayed from the rearview mirror.

Uber’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport page has everything you need to know about getting to and from America’s busiest transit hub. You can request a ride from the airport to your destination or reserve a ride with Uber in advance (Request a ride up to 30 days before your flight.) at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The airport has three terminals, so make sure you select the correct option when prompted by the app. Each door has a number, so check the sign above yours and enter it into the app. Once you’ve done that, your Uber will be waiting for you curbside.

TAKE THE TRAIN FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL

MARTA offers a direct connection to nearby Dunwoody Station on the Red Line, approximate travel time from the Airport is 38 minutes. The MARTA red line travels north and south through downtown Atlanta, Midtown, Buckhead and the Perimeter Center with a stop at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Stations are in major business centers and many hotels, restaurants, employers and attractions are near the red line. Please refer to the TIPS FOR RIDING MARTA TO AND FROM THE ATLANTA AIRPORT page on the MARTA GUIDE website.

The hotel is located less than a mile from MARTA Dunwoody Station

Take a red line train to Dunwoody MARTA station. If you are traveling from the airport before 8:30 p.m., board a train labeled North Springs. After 8:30 p.m. get on the first departing train and transfer at the Lindbergh Center station to the red line.
After arriving at the Dunwoody station, exit the fare gates and walk to the parking garage entrance. Use the stairwell/elevator and go down to the lowest level
Follow the sidewalk out to the street (Hammond Drive).
Turn left on Hammond Drive, which dead ends at the hotel.

Please reference the MARTA GUIDE website for information about Maps, Schedules, Fares, Stations, and much more.

SHUTTLE IS AVAILABLE FROM MARTA STATION TO HOTEL

If you have loads of luggage and cannot walk to the hotel, the operating hours of the Ravinia Shuttle hotel shuttle:

Monday – Thursday: 7:00am – 10:00pm
Friday: 7:00am – 1:00pm
Weekend service currently based on availability of resources and with advance request.
Shuttle provides drop off service to guests based on availability, first come first serve basis.

Driving in Atlanta to the Hotel

Driving in Atlanta traffic is challenging and will be further complicated by the I-285/GA 400 interchange construction project that is currently underway. The ADS 2023 National Convention and National Show hotel, the Ravinia – is located right beside I-285 on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Please note that Ashford Dunwoody Road is one of the exits/access points along I-285 that will be impacted!

Suggestions for safe transport, via private or public vehicles, to the hotel follows:

The GA Dept of Transportation has a phone app: GA 511. It can be downloaded. It provides lots of information on routing, traffic congestion, vehicular accidents, etc. It is live time info generated from a State facility called the Transportation Management Center in ATL. Some people will also have nav systems in their vehicles which can provide alternate routes with live time info.
WAZE is another application that would help.
All attendees would benefit from not arriving or departing the Ravinia Hotel during drive time traffic. Middle of the day is best (say 10:30A – 2:30P). After 7:30P and before 6A works. Sundays are better, Saturdays are maybe a little better. But nothing is going to help on the I-285/GA 400 interchange project. It will be congested 24/7 because non-local traffic won’t be aware until it is too late.

2023 Convention Registration Form!

SUNDAY FEB 26 was the cut-off date for all registrations!

There will be no on-site Registrations.
Thank you for registering and participating in this epic daffodil event.

Convention Registration Policies:

Registration cancellation policy; If an emergency occurs which causes a person who has registered for the Convention to cancel her/his attendance, a full refund of Registration Fee will be made if notification is received by the Convention Chairman or Registrar at least one week before the Convention begins, otherwise, the cost of meals selected on the person’s Registration Form may be subtracted and the remainder of the Registration Fee refunded.

Late arrival at the 2023 ADS National Convention; If notification is received at least one week in advance of the Convention, then the cost of meals missed may be refunded. Similarly, if when registering (at least a week ahead of the Convention) the attendee informs the Registrar that his/her arrival will be late, then the cost of meals missed will be subtracted from the Registration Fee.

Early departure from the 2023 ADS National Convention; Requests for partial refund of fees due to early departure will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A refund for meals not taken because of an emergency, early departure will only be granted when there will be a Convention surplus, since the Convention is obligated to pay the cost of these meals to the hotel. The cost of meals to be missed may also be subtracted from the Registration Fee, if a guest notifies us that he/she will need to leave early, and that notification is given seven or more days before the start of the Convention.

Daffodils of Keukenhof!

The ‘Daffodils of Keukenhof’ by Lynwood Hall will be the backdrop for the ADS 2023 National Daffodil Show – Horticulture Division.

This commissioned artwork from Georgia artist, Lynwood Hall, of Moultrie, GA was painted from a photograph taken in 1999 by the artist, at Keukenof in The Netherlands. Georgian, Deen Day Sanders commissioned the artwork and it was used once for an Officer Installation ceremony at a 2009 National Garden Clubs Convention in Houston, TX. This mural is 28 feet wide and 12 feet tall and has been in temperature controlled deep storage since 2009.

Deen Day Sanders commissioned Lynwood to do many murals and paintings. The artist, Lynwood Hall, is thrilled it will be seen once again.

National Daffodil Show!

The ADS National Convention would not be complete without a fabulous daffodil show! The 2023 National Daffodil Show will also be a Standard Flower Show, in cooperation with National Garden Clubs (NGC), The Garden Club of Georgia (GCG), and The Redbud District of GCG. Our Daffodil Show will feature a Horticulture Division, an outstanding Design Division featuring 36 designs, a Youth Design Division, and an Educational Division. This ADS National Daffodil Show will be staged in the Hotel’s Ravinia Ballroom ~ with soaring 18 feet ceilings. Prepare to be dazzled!

The following Show Schedule is complete, but graphic elements at the edges are trimmed so that printers that can’t print to the edge of the paper can still print it life size:

2023 ADS National Show Schedule – Print

The following PDF is the actual Show Schedule that will be printed and distributed at the convention. You may have to scale it down to fit the printable area of your printer:

2023 ADS National Show Schedule – Full Graphics

Both Show Schedules are suitable for viewing on a computer screen.

We will also feature three local collection classes in the Horticulture Division that will offer outstanding awards!

THE LOCAL COLLECTION CLASSES (These classes are open to ALL EXHIBITORS!)

The East Tennessee Daffodil Society class:

The Middle Tennessee Daffodil Society class: The Music City ~ Dick Frank Collection: Five different standard musical-themed cultivars. The winner will receive an original framed watercolor portrait of a daffodil by Nashville artist, Becky Fox Matthews.
The Georgia Daffodil Society class: The Georgia on My Mind Gold Collection – A collection of five different standard golden yellow daffodils ~ that are all color-coded Y-Y ~ representing the gold dome of Georgia’s iconic State Capitol in Atlanta. The winning collection will receive a flame worked glass daffodil from Atlanta’s famous artisan, Hans Godo Frabel.

The 2023 National Daffodil Show will be beautiful, dazzling, memorable – and one that will be talked about for a long time to come!

National Photography Show!

An ADS Photography Show celebrates daffodils. In keeping with the Southeastern Daffodil Trail theme of the 2023 ADS National Convention, the photography show will pay homage to Atlanta and its environs, as evidenced by the unique class names, while allowing photographers to take their own unique journey along the Southeastern Daffodil Trail. To provide additional energy and interest in our ADS shows, we encourage members and the public to contribute daffodil images broadening and advancing our understanding of the daffodil, enhancing our knowledge of the flower and of the rapidly evolving art and technology of photography. Judging takes place the morning of Friday, March 10, 2023. Photographs remain on display until the evening of Saturday, March 11, 2023.

Download the “All Roads Lead to Atlanta” National Photography Show Schedule:

2023 ADS National Photography Show Schedule

Exhibitors, please download the following Show Entry Tag document and fill-out an entry tag for each photograph you exhibit at the National Photography Show:

2023 ADS National Daffodil Photography Show Entry Tags

For additional information, please contact:

Teri Carter, ADS National Photography Show Chair,
Greg Freeman, 2023 ADS National Photography Show Chair,

National Photography Show Judges

Mark Galvin is the Director of Marketing for Discover Dunwoody, the “official destination marketing organization for Dunwoody, Georgia” Galvin is a native Atlantan, who describes himself as “a hotelier by trade and marketer by choice.” After years of working for various hotel brands, including Omni, Marriott, Hyatt and InterContinental Hotel Group, Galvin has taken on roles with Dunwoody’s Convention & Visitors Bureau that include hosting Discover Dunwoody’s YouTube channel interviews with local industry leaders, as well as hosting their podcast Above Atlanta. Founder of ePresence, LLC, a social media management firm, Galvin is a personal social media expert, consultant and pioneering leader. His podcast How’s Your ePresence? is featured on Gwinnett BusinessRadioX and podcast channels where he offers thoughts on trending topics in social media. Galvin and his wife, Stephanie, reside in the Atlanta suburb of Tucker. They have three adult children.

From a lifelong interest in nature and gardening, Fredrica Lawlor came to the daffodil group when invited to a club dig for the Southwestern Ohio Daffodil Society (SWODS). She has helped out with SWODS shows over the years, first preparing the commercial exhibit, then as Show Recorder, then as Show Chair. She served as Regional Vice President of the American Daffodil Society’s Midwest Region 2013-2015. Fredrica is an accredited daffodil judge and has greatly enjoyed the travel opportunities offered by attending spring conventions and fall Board meetings. Past president of the American Daffodil Society, Inc., Lawlor is known internationally in daffodil circles. She recently retired from Cincinnati, Ohio-based Proctor & Gamble Company and has more time to devote to her many hobbies and past times.

Terry Miles is a commercial photographer working in the Atlanta, Georgia area for over thirty-five years. He was graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta with a degree in photography. He worked in a commercial studio for nearly twenty-five years before starting his own business in 2002. His clientele has included Garden Club of Georgia, World Association of Floral Arts (WAFA) World Flower Show, Hansgrohe, Gourmet Foods International, Gordo’s Foods and others. Besides enjoying photography, he loves playing with and walking his two golden retrievers, working in the yard and on his cars.

DAFFODIL DISCOVERY ZONE!

Discover Daffodils in the Daffodil Discovery Zone at the ADS National Convention in Atlanta! We encourage all families and friends to discover daffodils at this interactive area for our youth. Children will have the opportunity to:

Learn about the Life Cycle of DAFFODILS
Get upclose and personal with DAFFODILS
Participate in engaging art activities surrounding DAFFODILS
Begin a lifelong interest and appreciation of DAFFODILS

The Daffodil Discovery Zone will be OPEN on Friday, March 10 from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm, and reopen on Saturday, March 11 from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed at the Daffodil Discovery Zone. ALL activities are pre-planned and organized for volunteers who would:

Oversee children while they engage in activities
Share your love and enthusiasm for DAFFODILS

We are asking for Only ONE Hour of Your Time. Willing Volunteers please email Colette Curtis at with questions or to sign up!

Schedule of Events!

All program times are subject to modification.
Please check back often for updates.

Wednesday, March 8

Setup for Daffodil Show.
Setup for National Photography Show.
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – ADS Judging School Flower Identification room open.

Thursday, March 9

8:00 am – The morning begins with ADS Judging School II. (Please reference our ADS Judging School II Registration Form for additional information).
8:30 am (Ravinia Ballroom A,B,C & E,F,G rooms) – Horticulture and Design staging begins and continues throughout the night.
12:00 pm (Pre Function Room) – Entries for the National Photography Show will begin mid-day.
1:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Boutique OPEN.
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm (Camellia Room) – Exec/Finance Meeting.
Setup for ADS Trophy display.
7:30 pm – Newcomer’s Gathering (Meet at Show Ambassadors Table in PreFunction Area).

Friday, March 10

12:00 am – 8:00 am – Daffodil Show Staging during early morning hours.
8:00 am (Dunwoody Suite) – Horticulture Judges & Clerks Coffee & Instructions.
9:00 am (Dunwoody Suite) – Design Judges & Clerks Coffee & Instructions.
9:00 am (Dunwoody Suite) – Photography Show Judges Coffee.
9:00 am – 6:30 pm – Boutique OPEN.
9:00 am – 6:00 pm – Convention Registration Open.
9:00 am – 1:30 pm – Optional half day tour to Atlanta Botanical Garden departs by charter bus from the Ravinia Hotel and includes a box lunch. (minimum of 40 participants necessary)

Since the Atlanta Botanical Garden opened its doors in 1976, it has become the emerald jewel in the crown of Atlanta culture. Renowned plant collections, beautiful displays and spectacular exhibitions make the Atlanta Botanical Garden the loveliest place in the city to visit. An urban oasis in the heart of Midtown, the Garden includes 30 acres of outdoor gardens, an award-winning Children’s Garden, the serene Storza Woods highlighted by a unique Canopy Walk, and the picturesque Skyline Garden.

Special Exhibitions at Atlanta Botanical Garden

Orchid Daze returns in February 2023! Orchid Daze will feature strikingly beautiful, inventive murals by three Southern artists created especially for the Garden’s annual orchid exhibition.

The “Trolls: Save the Humans” exhibition will open at the Atlanta Botanical Garden from Feb. 18 – Sept. 17, 2023. The trolls are the creation of artist Thomas Dambo. His mission is to create art that inspires people to explore, have adventures in nature and show that recycled goods can be turned into something beautiful. Dambo uses recycled materials to create colorful art installations.

This exhibition is the latest chapter in the worldwide sculpture fairytale, written by Dambo one installation at a time. In this case, six young activist trolls have noticed that humans are disconnected from nature and have started harming the planet. The young trolls set out to help humans learn how to live in harmony with the planet.
9:00 am – 12:30 pm – Judging of Show Horticulture Division.
10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Judging of Show Design Division.
10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Judging of National Daffodil Photography Show.
12:30 pm (Dunwoody Suite) – Luncheon for all Show Judges & Clerks, and Photography Show Judges Only.
2:00 pm – Daffodil Show and Photography Show OPENS TO THE PUBLIC.
2:00 pm (Ravinia Ballroom F & G rooms) – Daffodil Show Awards presentation – Show-side – for Design, Youth, Educational, and Photography.
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm – (Ravinia Ballroom) DAFFODIL DISCOVERY ZONE – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
4:00 pm (Oakwood Room) – ADS Outgoing Board Meeting (ZOOM LINK FOR MEETING PROVIDED TO ADS MEMBERS.)
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Dunwoody Suite) – Our evening begins with a social reception/cash bar, followed by dinner and our General Membership Meeting when we announce the 2023 Gold and Silver Medal honorees. The evening is capped off by the Show Awards presentations!

Saturday, March 11

Breakfast is on your own.
9:00 am – 6:30 pm – Boutique OPEN.
9:00 am – 8:00 pm – (Ravinia Ballroom) DAFFODIL DISCOVERY ZONE – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
9:00 am – 10:00 am (Oakwood Room) – Judges’ Refresher presentation with Cathy Felton and Michael Berrigan: “The Nitty Gritty of Point Scoring”. As an ADS judge, you know that the Scale of Points forms the basis of how judges should formulate consistent judgements in determining which exhibits are worthy to be considered eligible for an ADS award. Often times these determinations are fairly obvious, and then, there are those challenging occasions – which call for getting down to the nitty gritty of point scoring.
‘The Nitty Gritty of Point Scoring’ will be discussed by two well-seasoned and wise instructors, Cathy Felton and Michael Berrigan. They will be tackling the very prickly subject of when you must point score. From condition, form, substance/texture to color, pose/stem, and size, these key elements all have to work in harmony for a bloom/collection to be a blue ribbon winner. What are key aspects that will assist with a fair assessment? What minutiae should we not over think and drag on about? What really is considered a severe fault in each criterion? How do we take a step back and consider the outstanding qualities of the exhibit when point scoring? These questions and guidance will be explored. All are welcome to attend this Judges Refresher presentation. Judges requesting credit please register and pay $5 fee; free for all others.
10:15 – 11:15 am (Dunwoody Suite) – “Designing with Daffodils” floral design program from Lisa Robinson, an ADS AJ and NGC Flower Show Judge.Lisa Robinson was born and raised in Roanoke, VA. but has lived and worked all over the South and now resides in Holland, Michigan. She started her Garden Club career in 1999 in Alpharetta, Georgia and has since held many administrative roles in the Garden Club of Georgia, Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, where she currently serves as Scholarship Chairman. Recently relocating to Holland, Michigan, Lisa is active with the West Michigan Designers Guild and Holland Garden Club. Lisa is an NGC Master Judge, accredited since 2008. During her time in Georgia, Lisa served on the Southeastern Flower Show Committee for several years, as the designer and creator of the Horticulture Division layout and staging. At the time, it was an annual show held at the Georgia World Congress Center and received over 40,000 visitors each year. Also, as an active exhibitor in both Horticulture and Design Divisions, she won her first Flower Show ribbons and rosettes.
Always a lover of Daffodils, Lisa became an accredited American Daffodil Society Judge in 2010. Since becoming an ADS judge, she has moved her collection of Daffodil bulbs from Georgia to Virginia, and recently to Michigan. Each new environment determines those that will thrive, and with each new home, many new varieties are added. Lisa is truly enjoying the wonderful soil in her new location and, as she builds her collection, appreciates the wonderful additions that she’s received from members of her new region. She has had the good fortune to judge and attend Daffodil shows in at least 10 states, always meeting wonderful and interesting people. Now retired, Lisa utilized her education in Engineering Technology and Horticulture, as an Interior and Landscape Designer, planner, and consultant for over 35 years. Always happiest with her hands in the dirt or creating something beautiful with plants and flowers, Lisa enjoys designing flowers for Weddings and Funerals, Events, Flower Shows, Home Shows and just for fun.

– followed by “Designing Gentlemen” ~ a fun and interactive competition as Hap Bowditch, Mitch Carney, Dave Hardy, and Dr. Jack Hollister vie for bragging rights and fancy rosette award ribbons, as they create their floral designs!
12:00 pm (Dunwoody Suite) – LUNCH.
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm (Oakwood Room) – Can You Dig It? Digging and successfully storing your daffodil bulbs for fall planting. Presentation by: Kathy Welsh, Oakton VAKathy Welsh joined the ADS in 1991, the year she inherited her mother’s daffodil collection. She was introduced to the art of exhibiting by Graham Phillips and Kathy Andersen, her aunt. Later that year Kathy moved to Los Altos, CA and joined her first local group, the Northern CA Daffodil Society. In the spring of 1992 she won her first ADS ribbon, now known as the Bozievich Award. Marilyn Howe became the ADS President that year and appointed Kathy the ADS Membership Chair, a position she held several times and under at least 4 ADS Presidents. In 1994 Kathy returned to the east coast, this time to Northern, VA where she has resided since that time. She began judging school that same year because she knew it would further hone her skills as an exhibitor. Kathy considers Chairing the ADS’s 50th Anniversary Convention in 2004 as one of her greatest accomplishments. She has hosted exhibitor workshops, chaired a series of ADS judging schools in her home and spearheaded the idea of holding judging schools at ADS Conventions. Kathy served as the ADS President from 2010-2012, and has held various positions on the Board from 1991-present serving consecutively for the past 29 years. Kathy was the first to include programs in the ADS fall meetings, a tradition that has continued since. Kathy enjoys exhibiting and sharing her bulbs with members of the ADS and her local group, the Washington Daffodil Society.
3:00 pm (Oakwood Room) – ADS Incoming Board Meeting (ZOOM LINK FOR MEETING PROVIDED TO ADS MEMBERS.)
3:45 pm (Oakwood Room) – Hybridizer’s Gathering ~ organized and moderated by ADS National Chair for Hybridizing, Elise Havens. This opportunity is for those interested in learning and sharing information about the subject of hybridizing daffodils. Inquiries should be made to Elise Havens:
5:00 pm (Ravinia Ballroom) – Voting CLOSES for: Design Division People’s Choice Award.
5:00 pm (Pre Function Room) – Voting CLOSES for: National Photography Show People’s Choice Award.
5:00 pm (Ravinia Ballroom F & G rooms) – ADS LIVE VERBAL AUCTION
Our Auctioneer will be Steve Hampson from California. Grab your favorite libation and join us for a lively and fun auction of some very desirable daffodil bulbs! This auction will include a variety of seedlings still under number, newly registered rare bulbs, and exquisite artwork. ADS trusts you will be very generous in all your bids as you support our work as a nonprofit, educational organization! (ZOOM LINK FOR MEETING PROVIDED TO ADS MEMBERS.) Please click and review this list of Daffodil Items Available at the Auction
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Dunwoody Suite) – There will be a social reception/cash bar, and dinner.Before dinner we will have the announcement of winners for: People’s Choice Award in the Design Division of the Standard Flower Show by Design Division Chair, Lisa Robinson and the People’s Choice Award in the National Photography Show by ADS National Photography Show Chair, Teri Carter.
Following dinner we will enjoy a presentation from Staci L. Catron, Cherokee Garden Library Director, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Ms. Catron, will give a presentation titled “Women Pioneers in Landscape Architecture and Design in Georgia”.

Staci L. Catron is a library director, archivist, author, and historic preservationist, specializing in American landscape history and historic landscape preservation. As the Cherokee Garden Library Director for the Atlanta History Center, she manages the development, care, and interpretation of a 34,000-item collection (including rare and contemporary books, periodicals, manuscript collections, and visual arts collections). The library is the official repository of the American Daffodil Society. Catron performs professional library and archival work, plans and implements programs and exhibitions, supervises conservation work, directs all fundraising, promotes the collection through curatorial tours and public speaking, and works with community partners to document and preserve historic landscapes throughout the Southeastern United States.
Upon conclusion of our presentation, there will be a brief intermission for hybridizers to retrieve requested pollen and blooms, and then we will regrettably dismantle the Daffodil Show.

PLEASE REMEMBER THE TIME CHANGES OVERNIGHT AS WE MOVE FORWARD ONE HOUR ~ TO EASTERN STANDARD DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.

Sunday, March 12

Breakfast is on your own.
8:30 am – Pickup your box lunch as we board buses for a short drive to the Historic Oakland Cemetery which is Atlanta’s oldest public park and the final resting place of many of the city’s most noted citizens. Less than a mile from downtown, its 48 acres are full of treasures – history and gardens, sculpture and architecture, ancient oaks and magnolias. It’s a wedding venue, a green space, an art gallery, a classroom space, and a place to celebrate the city’s rich and fascinating past and its promising future. The Historic Oakland Cemetery is also an approved ADS Display Garden with thousands of historic daffodils which will be in bloom during our visit!
10:30 am – After we re-board the buses, we head towards the foothills of the north Georgia Mountains to Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, Georgia.On his 376 acres, Jim Gibbs began planting daffodils in mass, starting in 1985. Since that time, he has planted millions of bulbs representing over 200 varieties. He adds several hundred thousand bulbs each year! An approved ADS Display Garden, Gibbs Gardens boasts the largest daffodil display in the Nation! Mr. Gibbs will be stationed in the Daffodil Gardens during our visit. He will be set up amongst the daffodils, and will be ready to meet and greet you! Where’s Jim?
About Gibbs Gardens, Southern Living magazine says, ‘The largest display of daffodils this side of Holland!’
3:30 pm – After touring Gibbs Gardens we re-board the buses for our drive back to the hotel.
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Dunwoody Suite) – When we return from our day of tours, there will be a social reception/cash bar, and dinner at the hotel. Our after dinner presenter is Carleton B. Wood, the Executive Director of Hills & Dales Estate in LaGrange, Georgia. Mr. Wood, will give a presentation titled “The Seasons of Hills & Dales: 180 Years of Garden Making”.
Carleton B. Wood serves as the Executive Director of Hills & Dales Estate in LaGrange, Georgia, a position he has held since 2002. Prior to moving to Georgia, Carleton was the director of the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, North Carolina and Head of Horticulture at Tryon Palace Historic Sites in New Bern, North Carolina. Carleton has a B.E.D.L.A. from North Carolina State University and a M.S. in horticulture from the University of Georgia. He also spent one year studying historic gardens in England as the Martin McLaren Scholar under the auspices of the English Speaking Union and the Garden Club of America. A long-time member of the Southern Garden History Society, Carleton served as the Society’s president from 2014-2016. Carleton enjoys researching and learning about historic gardens and landscapes, and sharing his knowledge of the history of the Callaway family home with guests to the estate. Carleton has 2 children, Madeline who lives in New York City and Alexander who live in Charlotte, NC. Carleton grew up in North Carolina and enjoys gardening, reading, golf, jogging, investments and tending to his Koi pond.
Invitations to the 2024 ADS National Convention in the Washington DC area, and the World Daffodil Convention in The Netherlands and Northern Ireland will bring our evening and the 2023 ADS National Convention to a close.

Commercial Vendor Exhibits!

The American Daffodil Society would like to express our sincere appreciation to the following Commercial Vendor Exhibits
at the 2023 ADS National Convention:

Lady Bowditch Naturals
Natural Perfumes & Luxury Bath Products,
Made by Hand
Shelter Island, New York

(631) 466-2076
www.ladybowditchnaturals.com

Commercial Flower Show Exhibitors!

The American Daffodil Society would like to express our sincere appreciation to the following Commercial Flower Show Exhibitors
at the 2023 ADS National Convention:

Esker Farm Daffodils
Excellent daffodil bulbs tended to and grown in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Dromore Omagh Co Tyrone BT78 3LE United Kingdom

www.eskerfarmdaffodils.com

Flower Farm on Silva
Daffodils Grown in the Mid-Atlantic United States
Stockton, MD 21864

www.floweronsilva.com

Quality Daffodils USA
Quality Daffodils for the American Garden
Huntington, Connecticut 06484 USA

www.qdaffs.us

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta for the 2023 ADS National Convention. Join us in March of 2023 to explore new adventures with the American Daffodil Society on The Southeastern Daffodil Trail.

Jaydee Atkins Ager,
Becky Fox Matthews
Convention Organizing Committee

Darrin Ellis-May,
2023 National Convention Chair