We meet regularly four times each year. The first meeting of the year is the Winter Potluck. It is traditionally held on the second Saturday of January, with the Social Hour starting at 10:00 A.M. The meeting place is the Waukee Public Library, 950 Warrior Lane, Waukee Iowa.  We all look forward to this meeting to visit with old friends and to meet new friends. Since a few months will have passed since our last lily bloomed, we get together at this meeting to talk about our successes, failures, and plans for the upcoming growing season. The Business meeting is followed by a "bring a dish to pass" potluck at 11:30 A.M., then a program on our favorite flower, the Lily. Whether it's an "out-of-town" expert, or one of our very own, you can count on enjoying a very educational and worthwhile program at this meeting. Mark your calendar for 10:00 A.M. January 12, 2008.

For the sixth year in a row, we have had a booth at the Iowa Flower, Lawn & Garden Show and Sale. This event is held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Varied Industries Building. The dates of the 2008 Show were March 14 through March 16, 2008. In addition to having plenty of information on growing and caring for Lilies, we had a nice selection of plump, healthy lily bulbs for sale at our Award-Winning booth. Thanks for your support at this fun filled annual event! Hopefully we'll have another "SOLD-OUT by Saturday afternoon" year simply due to the enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers that come and share themselves and their "Lily Knowledge" with the purchasing public.

The Second meeting of the year is also a "bring a dish to pass" potluck, It is held on the second Saturday in April, and starting time is 10:00 AM.The location for the April 2008 meeting is also at the Waukee Public Library, 950 Warrior Lane, Waukee. The date was April 12, 2008. The program for this meeting was "Garden Design with Lilies in Mind" by Marcia Leeper. Marcia is the Corporate Gardener for August Home Publishing Co. (Garden Gate Magazine) and is not only a wonderful speaker, she truly is a "down in the dirt" gardener.

The Third meeting of the year highlights the Annual Lily Show. The year 2008 marks the 35th consecutive year for the Iowa Regional Lily Society to host a Lily Show. The Lily Show is always held in a public place with a high volume of foot traffic to expose and help educate the general public to the various divisions, colors, shapes and fragrance of lilies, as well as to provide information about the planting and growing of lilies. The 2008 Lily Show will be held on June 21 and 22 at the Merle Hay Mall, 4000 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, Iowa 50310. Show Hours are as follows: Saturday, June 21, 2008 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Judging starts at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday morning.

The Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, June 21, 2008, with Social hour starting at 6:00 P.M. Location for the banquet this year will be the Country Kitchen Restaurant, 5030 NE 14th Street, Des Moines. It's located just a block north of I 80 on NE 14th Street at exit 136. (a short distance east of the Merle Hay Mall)

Our Sixth Annual Members Garden Tour is in the planning stages at the time of this writing. As the plans develop, members will be notified through the newsletter and this web site. We know that the last two weeks of June are a good time to tour lily gardens, so we'll plan accordingly.

Our Fall Bulb Sale is held on the third Saturday in October. The finest quality lily bulbs available are offered at very reasonable prices. The Fall Bulb sale will be held at the Merle Hay Mall, 4000 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, Iowa 50310. Sale hours will start at 10:00 AM on October 18, 2008. This great Fall event also features a Members Only bulb sale and possibly a silent bulb auction, just some of the benefits of becoming a member or re-newing your membership at the Fall Bulb Sale.