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Hattiesburg, Mississippi ...                 
                 a daylily destination!

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society

 

 

Society Events and Gardens


 

Daylily Society Meetings
2020-2021

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society hosts a monthly meeting at the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center on US Highway 49 South of Hattiesburg. All meetings begin with refreshments at 1:30 PM. The public is invited.


 
Society Meetings

Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society
2023-2024 Meetings

September 17, 2023
Jason Fleishman
Irrigation

October 15, 2023
Clyde Grammon
Ball, LA

December ?, 2023
HADS Christmas Luncheon
TBD

January 21, 2024
Nancy Chain
Garden Judges I

February 18, 2024
Daylilies in the Landscape

March 10, 2024
Bruce and Kathy Fowler
Kathy's Daylilies
Moultrie, GA

April 21, 2024
Show Prep

May 17-18, 2024
Region Meeting Dothan, AL

May 25, 2024
Daylily Show
Hattiesburg, MS.


Meeting Location

Note: Unless otherwise specified, all meetings are held at the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center on US Highway 49 South of Hattiesburg. Click here for driving directions.



Public Daylily Gardens and Plantings

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society plants daylily beds in the area and contributes daylily plants for other plantings. Listed below are the current public daylily beds and planting sites, available for daily viewing.

Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center
at the Mississippi State University Extension Building
US Highway 49 South of Hattiesburg.

The Daylily Society has planted daylilies around the entrance to this building. This is the site of the monthly meeting of the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society.

Hattiesburg Visitors Center
Adjacent to Lake Terrace Convention Center
Intersection of US Highway 49 and I-59

Plantings are in and around the Visitors Center, which is in front of the Lake Terrace Convention Center.

Main Street Baptist Church
US Highway 98 West of Hattiesburg

Turn left at Hardee’s if traveling from Hattiesburg. After leaving Highway 98, turn right in front of the church. The daylily gardens are on the right as you go around the church and in the back of the church. You can drive all the way around the Church. Church members, who are daylily enthusiasts, have made these gardens possible.

Hardy Street Baptist Church
Hardy Street near Kamper Park.

The Church has planted numerous daylilies in the parking lot.

Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center Flag Plaza
Intersection of US Highway 49 and I-59

Drive in gate to the Convention Center and bear to the left, daylily bed is on left near Flag Plaza. Flag Plaza is provided by The Asbury Foundation.

The Truman Roberts Memorial Daylily Garden
Petal Civic Center, Petal, MS.

Planted by the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society, and supported by the City of Petal to honor the life of Truman Roberts, long-time resident and businessman of Petal. He was enthusiastic and dedicated to growing daylilies and The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society. Directions: Enter Petal from Hwy. 11. Drive to the intersection where Hardee’s is on the left. Turn right, and the Civic Center is on your right several blocks ahead. Enter Petal from Hattiesburg River Avenue, cross Leaf River and continue into Petal. The Civic Center will be on your left.

Hattiesburg Zoo
Hardy Street

Turn to the Zoo off of Hardy Street at the light by Wendy’s, continue down the street to the entrance to Zoo, and turn to your right. The daylily bed will be right in front of you at the circular drive at the Zoo
Entrance.


DAYLILIES...                                     
                  the plant for all reasons!

Source List for Plant Sales

daylily This is a list of Hattiesburg area daylily society members who offer daylilies for sale from their gardens. Since most of these gardens are located at the members’ homes, it is always advisable to phone first before visiting these gardens. Click the link below.

     - Purchasing Daylily Plants

Hints for Planting & Growing Daylilies

Daylilies are among the most satisfactory flowering perennials for Mississippi gardens. Few plants give so much color for so little effort.

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society has prepared detailed information concerning the planting and growing of daylilies. The document is in Adobe PDF format. Click the following link to obtain the document.

     - Planting and Growing Daylilies


For additional information click Contact.


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