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 Spring 2023 issue of the AIS Bulletin is 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, 'Turkish Topaz' (Lloyd Austin 1962, AR) — aril species (Regalia) hybrid, photo by Claire Schneider (California).
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.
A description of the AIS Tall Bearded Iris Symposium by Riley Probst, on page18.
An article called Welcome new and returning directors! on pages 19 — 21.
Bonnie Nichols introduces us to the 2023 Emeritus Judge Appointment of Robert L. "Bob" Strohman on pages 22 — 23.
The 2022 AIS Honorary Award Recipients, an article by Jody Nolin on pages 25 through 27.
A fantastic new book by Kevin Vaughn, Dwarf and Median Barded IRISES, is presented on pages 28 and 29.
Browse through pages 30 though 33 to find out more about labels and garden maps. Claire Schneider introduces us to Welcome Newcomers: Time for Labels and Maps in the Garden.
All about the artistic design in show on Dawn Boyer's article, The Evolution of the AIS Artistic Design Certificate on pages 34 through 37.
If you are a judge, you may want to read Chapter 1 Accreditation of Judges: Appointment of Artistic Design Judges, on pages 38 — 39.
A New AIS Membership Secretary is announced on page 44.
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Not a member of the American Iris Society? Please see our website for information about becoming one: http://irises.org/
Happy Gardening!
- Annual Print Membership receives the printed version of Irises, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society, published four times annually.
- Annual E-membership views the online version of Irises, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society. Also, has access to the online iris checklist.
- The Annual Full Membership receives both benefits described above.
- Participate in AIS’s bi-monthly Webinar Series featuring AIS experts from around the U.S.
- Get connected with AIS members via our Facebook Group Iris Lovers, and other social media channels.
- Get to know about our lesser known irises, such as species, spuria, Japanese, Louisiana, Siberian and other beardless irises.
- Participate in the Annual convention. The next convention will be in Dallas, TX in 2023.
- 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?
- The Iris Encyclopedia is available 24-7, 365 days a year, and filled with a wealth of iris knowledge. Stop by for a visit!
