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 Fall issue of the AIS Bulletin will be available for online viewing soon, and accessible via the Emembers section of the AIS website. The print copy has been mailed via the U.S. Post Office. On the cover this time, the Winner of the 2018 Dykes Medal, 'Haunted Heart,' by hybridizer Keith Keppel (R. 2010, TB). Congratulations!
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 area of the AIS website for more details.
Starting with beautiful pictures of all the 2018 Award Winners, on page 2 and 3, then it continues on pages, 58 and 59.
AIS President, Gary White says goodbye, after three years at the helm, on pages 8 and 9.
The list of AIS 2018 Awards is on pages 10 though 16.
Don't miss the invitation to submit an article for the AIS 2020 Centennial publications. Details are on page 17. AIS NEEDS YOU!
On pages 18 and 19 you will find detailed information about the 2019 AIS San Ramon Convention, and the registration form.
Section Happenings are on pages 20 and 21, followed by dates of future AIS Conventions.
On pages 22 and 23 beautiful images and article about International News, compiled by Bruce Filardi.
Interested in garden photography? Here's an article for you by Neil Hoghton, Ready for Your Close-up? on page 24.
Youth Views are on pages 25 through 27, compiled by Cheryl Deaton.
Remembering Friends gives us details on the life of talented long time AIS-member Perry Dyer, on page 28.
A detailed article that can't be missed, Coming to Terms with Arilbred Medians, by Tom Waters, on pages 30 through 38.
Scarlet Ayres, gives us information about New Mexico's The Big Dig, at the Mesilla Valley Iris Society, on pages 40 through 43.
And, lastly, having soil issues? Please read, Improving Your Garden Soil, by Wilbur Bluhm, on pages 44 through 47.
Not a member of The American Iris Society? Please see our website for information about becoming one: http://irises.org/
There's a lot more to see and read in this edition of IRISES, either in digital or print formats.
Happy Gardening!
