By Andi Rivarola
A warm welcome to those who are seeing IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society for the first time. If you are a member of The American Iris Society I hope you enjoy this new issue.
The Winter 2025 issue of the AIS Bulletin is available online, accessible via the Emembers section of the AIS website. The print copy will be mailed via the U.S. Post Office. On the cover, 2024 Photo Contest: Irises in a Landscape or Garden, Honorable mention "'Vanity'".
Note: to access this area of the website, you must have a current AIS Emembership. (AIS Emembership is separate from the normal AIS membership.) Please see the Electronic Membership Information are of the AIS website for more details.
The 2024 AIS Tall Bearded Iris Symposium starts on page 2 with beautiful pictures of TB listed on this annual compendium. It then continues on pages 3, 10 through 3.
Announcing a new edition of AIS's Basic Iris Culture on page 14.
A welcome article to New and Returning AIS Directors on pages 15 through 17.
Spotlight on Hybridizers — The Next Generation focusing on Ben Schreiner on 18 — 20, and then on Brad Collins on pages 21 – 22.
Last year's Exhibition Report Summary is detailed on pages 23 — 32.
Hybridizers, details to submit your gorgeous creations for the 2027 Oklahoma City - Tulsa, OK Convention is on page 33.
The registration forms for the Billings, MT Convention are on pages 34 and 35.
Who are AIS Judges? Could you be a judge? take a look on pages 36 — 37.
Announcing The American Iris Society New Emeritus Judges on page 38.
An excellent article on The Morgan-Wood Medal on pages 39 — 43.
2024's AIS Gold Medal Recipient is announced on pages 44 — 45.
Don't miss the beautiful centerfold that is nature and word inspired, on pages 46 — 47. And, that is just half the articles on this issue.
There's so much more on this issue. Don't miss it!
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Happy Gardening!
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