Because
of the Covid-19 pandemic, some regions have canceled their annual summer daylily
meetings. The 2020 ADS National Convention scheduled
for May 25-27 has also been canceled.
Because
Garden Judges Workshop 2 (GJW2) must take
place in a garden during daylily bloom season, it is difficult if not
impossible to take GJW2 if:
· Summer
daylily meetings are canceled
· Transportation
to a meeting becomes unavailable
· You
are at high risk and need to stay home to avoid potential exposure to Covid-19
ADS
leadership listened to our concerns. I am happy to announce the following
information ADS Garden Judges Records Chair Claude Carpenter sent to all ADS
Garden Judge Liaisons on March 25, 2020.
· All Garden Judges with terms
expiring in 2020 will get an automatic one-year extension of their Garden Judge
terms. If
your Garden Judge term expires in 2020, you can now take GJW2 in 2021 to renew. This automatic one-year extension applies ONLY to
Garden Judge terms expiring in 2020. Your 2020 Awards & Honors Ballot will
include a memo about this. Note: If your GJ term expires in 2020 and you took GJW2 during 2018 (year 3 of your term) or 2019 (year 4 of your term), you do not need to take GJW2 in 2020 or 2021.
· Anyone currently in the
process of becoming a new Garden Judge who successfully completed Garden Judges
Workshop 1 will get an extra year to take GJW2 and complete
their training. See
the Judging Daylilies in the Garden handbook for a full description of how to become a
new Garden Judge.
Finally,
per ADS President Scott Elliott, all
Garden Judges must vote the 2020 ADS Awards & Honors ballot, even if they
submit a blank ballot (see the 2020 Awards
& Honors Ballot for voting instructions).
& Honors Ballot for voting instructions).
Please
contact me with any questions. As always, I am happy to help!
Mary
Baker
ADS
Region One Garden Judges Liaison
maryskbaker@gmail.com
