IRISES: The Bulletin of the AIS - Summer 2025 Edition

 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 Summer 2025 issue of the AIS Bulletin will be available online soon, accessible via the Emembers section of the AIS website. The print copy is being mailed via the U.S. Post Office. On the cover, 'Citronnade' (Richard Cayeux 2005, TB).

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.

Much of this edition of IRISES is dedicated to the Billings, Montana Convention. We hope you enjoy the coverage.

On pages 10 - 13, enjoy the article on the Society for Louisiana Irises Convention held on April 3-4, in Lafayette, Louisiana.

The Billings, Montana Convention coverage starts on page 14, including garden tours to:

A full description of the convention starts on page 14, titled A Monumental Event.

Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens on page 23.

Cynthia St. Charles's Garden on page 27.

Muriel's Iris Garden on page 30.

ZooMontana on Page 33.

DanWalt Iris Gardens on page 36.

Tina and Daughters Iris Garden on page 39.

Starner Gardens on page 44.

The Convention Award Winners, including pictures on page 46.

People Seen in Billings, on page 48.

An article on the 2022 Cumulative Rebloom Checklist on page 50.

An announcement on the Honorary Awards system of The American Iris Society, on page 51.

And, don't miss the Beginner's Corner on page 54 with tips on digging, separating rhizomes, and planting.

The Plant Vocabulary on page 58 focuses on Five Insects You Don't Want to Know!

There's so much more on this issue. Don't miss it!

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Happy Gardening!

• Annual Print Membership receives the printed version of Irises, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society, published four times annually.

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• Support AIS's Mission of education, conservation, research, preserving historical archives, and outreach projects.

• Did you know that The American Iris Society is the registration authority for all rhizomatous irises worldwide?  

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