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 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, the 2018 AIS TB Symposium's First Ranked ‘Dusky Challenger’ (Schreiner's 1986, TB)
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What's in this issue?
The results of the 2018 AIS TB Symposium start on page 3, and then continue on pages 10 — 13.
The results of the 2018 AIS TB Symposium start on page 3, and then continue on pages 10 — 13.
On page 9 don't miss the Bulletin Board, and in particular a new rule for iris shows. Please read: IRISES ELIGIBLE FOR AIS SHOW AWARDS.
On pages 14 and 15, a great article by Bob Pries called Building an Online Library.
Photography tips in the article called, Photographing the Overall Garden: Three Strategies for Focusing, by Ron Thoman, on pages 16 — 19.
Coming to Terms with Arilbred Medians: A Rebuttal, by Anita Moran are on pages 20 — 22.
Have you ever needed tips for organizing your iris lists? Here's your chance to improve your records with, Organizing Your Iris Collection, Using the Spreadsheet Tool on Your Computer by Maryann Schicker, on page 23.
Some fun and "funtastic" information about those irises that didn't win the "big one" but won the hearts of many an iris lover. Please do read, Close But No Cigar by Jim Morris, a detailed drive through the road of historic irises that could have made it big, on pages 24 through 27.
Jill Bonino and Kathy Chilton embarked on a trip to the The Presby Iris Gardens that took much more time than anticipated, on the way they learned how to set up irises for the 2020 Newark International Iris Competition, on pages 28 through 31. The article is called, Three Days to Newark.
Lastly, get to know the new AIS Board members on pages 32 — 34.
Jill Bonino and Kathy Chilton embarked on a trip to the The Presby Iris Gardens that took much more time than anticipated, on the way they learned how to set up irises for the 2020 Newark International Iris Competition, on pages 28 through 31. The article is called, Three Days to Newark.
Lastly, get to know the new AIS Board members on pages 32 — 34.
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!
