These awards are presented annually at the ADS Convention. Certificates are presented to the authors of the winning articles and to the Editor of the Newsletter cited for Best Use of Pictures.
| Year | Award Winner | Description |
| Best Article About Daylily Culture | ||
| 2025 | Dan Cathey (TX) | "The Care and Feeding of Daylilies-101 (A Beginner’s Guide)", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 24, No. 1, Spring 2024 |
| 2023 | Mark Hamel (TX) | "Air Root Pruning Daylilies, A Work in Progress", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 22, No. 2, Summer 2022 |
| 2019 | Mark Carpenter (TX) |
"NUTGRASS: The Down and Dirty on the Worst Weed in the South", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 18, No. 2, Summer 2018 |
| 2017 | Mark Carpenter (TX) | "RUST Liaison", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 2016 |
| 2012 | Mark Carpenter (TX) | "Rust Liaison Report", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall/Winter 2012 |
| 1990 | Mickey Sanders (TX) | "Culture Tips From The Experts", Region 6 Newsletter, Spring 1990 |
| Best Article About A Daylily Hybridizer | ||
| 2013 | Mark Carpenter (TX) | "Daylily Rust: Observation and Treatment for Daylilies in the South", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall/Winter 2012 |
| 1991 | Eloise Koonce (TX) | "Ury Winniford", Region 6 Newsletter, Summer 1990 |
| Best Article About Daylily Personalities | ||
| 2018 | Ray Houston (TX) | "My Daylily Legacy - People", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2017 |
| 2010 | Ray Houston (TX) | "In Remembrance: Mabel Matthews", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 10, No. 2, Summer 2010 |
| Best Article About Gardening Technology | ||
| 2017 | Larry Pike (TX) | "Super/Photo App", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 2016 |
| 2014 | Binion Amerson (TX) | "Regional Newsletter Publishing Software: A Survey", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 13, No. 3, Fall/Winter 2013 |
| Best Article About Outreach | ||
| 2022 | Jeannie Mallick (TX) | "Garden Parties at Peak Bloom Season Draw New Members", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 2021 |
| Best Article Demonstrating An Aspect Of Daylily Gardening | ||
| 2006 | Barbara Shapiro (NM) | "Growing Daylilies in Containers", Region 6 Newsletter, Spring 2005 |
| 2004 | Sylvia Fee Chattin (NM) | "Early Spring Design Review", Region 6 Newsletter, Spring 2003 |
| 2002 | Michael M. Conrad (TX) | "The Intimate Garden", Region 6 Newsletter, Fall 2001 |
| Best Article Featuring Historical Aspects | ||
| 2018 | Steve Guynes & Ray Houston (TX) | "Arthur Binion Amerson, Jr.", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 23, Fall/Winter 2017 |
| Best Article Of Non-Listed Topics | ||
| 2022 | Rebecca Reed (TX) | "Daylilies and Daylily Gardeners on Instagram", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 2021 |
| Best Article On Outreach | ||
| 2020 | Peggy Cathey (TX) | "How to Attract New Members and Keep Them Coming Back", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 19, No. 1, Spring 2019 |
| Best Article On Photographing Daylilies | ||
| 2022 | Peggy Cathey (TX) | "Flower Photography Using a Mobile Phone Camera", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 21, Issue 1, Spring 2021 |
| 2021 | Peggy Cathey (TX) | "Tips for Taking Better Flower Photographs", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 20, Issue 1, Spring 2020 |
| 2006 | Art Bova (NM) | "Macro Flower Photography", Region 6 Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2005 |
| 2004 | Art Bova (NM) | "Photographing Flowers", Region 6 Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2003 |
| Best Article Using Humor | ||
| 2004 | Bridey Greeson (TX) | "Hems and Hogs!", Region 6 Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2003 |
| 2002 | Karen "Boog" Burgoyne (TX) | "The Real Reasons New Daylilies Cost So Much", Region 6 Newsletter, Fall 2001 |
| 2001 | Richard Rosen (TX) | "'Twas A Hemerocallis Christmas", Region 6 Newsletter, Fall 2000 |
| 1994 | Jean Consford (TX) | "The Year of the Dillo", Region 6 Newsletter, Spring 1993 |
| Best Garden Write-up | ||
| 2006 | Bill Ater (TX) | "Binion Amerson Garden", Region 6 Newsletter, Summer 2005 |
| Best Scientific Article | ||
| 2004 | Jack Carpenter (TX) | "Conversion Technique", Region 6 Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2003 |
| Best Use Of Pictures & Graphic Art | ||
| 2021 | Peggy Cathey, Region 6 Daylilies of the Southwest, Editor (TX) | |
| 2004 | Jim Petty, Region 6 Newsletter Editor (NM) | |
| Best Youth Article | ||
| 2022 | Rebecca Reed (TX) | "The Tale of Why I Need to Buy More Pink and Purple Daylilies or Penelope’s First Daylily Show", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 21, Issue 2, Summer 2021 |
| 2021 | Peggy Cathey (TX) | "Building Enthusiasm", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 20, Issue 2, Summer 2020 |
| 2024 | Peggy Cathey (TX) | "Hybridizing With the Great-Grands", Daylilies of the Southwest, Vol. 23, Issue 3, Fall/Winter 2023 |
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