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 2022 issue of the AIS Bulletin already available online, accessible via the Emembers section of the AIS website. The print copy has been mailed via the U.S. Post Office. On the cover, Pacific Coast Native Iris, 'Marriage Proposal' (by Joe Ghio, 2006), a picture by Kathy Oldham (California), Winner of the 2021 AIS Photo Contest – Close Up.
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 Bulletin starts with the 2021 AIS Tall Bearded Iris Symposium on pages 2 and 3. There are many images related to this subject and the list continues on pages 16 through 19.
This issue also features the Winners of the 2021 AIS Photo Contest, on pages 20 through 23, and then it continues on page 54.
Always great information featured on Section Happenings, find the many activities of AIS Sections on pages 24 through 26.
Read about the 2022 AIS Membership Drive that may benefit your iris club or AIS Section on page 27.
A plea for AIS Directors on Why You Should Be an AIS Director, on page 28.
The AIS Foundation announces the Ackerman Youth Essay Contest, on page 29.
Spuria is St. Louis is a surprising article, on the slim, tall beauties. Read and see all the pictures featured, on pages 30 and 31.
An Iris Paradise in Savannah, is a lovely article from Savannah, Georgia that will delight you and may entice you to take a trip to the coastal city. On pages 32 through 41.
Don't miss the back cover picture of Iris laevigata variegata, by Willy Hublau (Belgium) another winner of the AIS 2021 Photo Contest.
There's a lot more to see and read in this edition of IRISES, either in digital or print formats.
Not a member of the American Iris Society? Please see our website for information about becoming one: http://irises.org/
Happy Gardening!
