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 2024 issue of the AIS Bulletin will be available online soon, accessible via the Emembers section of the AIS website. The print copy will be mailed via the U.S. Post Office. On the cover, 'Spicy Mustard’ (2021, SPEC-X) by Jill Copeland.
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 Society for Louisiana Iris & the Spuria Iris Society Convention put together a lovely convention this year. This event is covered on a beautiful article with lots of images, on pages 11 through 15.
A recap of the AIS National Convention held in the Portland, Oregon area. The Convention was called New Horizons and you can read it and look at some gorgeous images on pages 16 - 21.
An initial article of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm visited by many convention attendees in Washougal, Washington during the AIS National Convention. The article with beautiful shots is on pages 22 - 25.
Miller's Manor Gardens was part of the National Convention as well. Read all about it on pages 26 - 28.
A new series of articles about iris hybridizers starts with this issue. Spotlight on Hybridizers — The Next Generation features two fantastic hybridizers, Steve Kelly and Diana Ford.
Claire Schneider and Jody Nolin had fun in Italy and France, judging irises for the iris competitions in those countries. But, they called their article, This Wasn't a Vacation; It Was Work! Do we believe them? You be the judge by reading their article on pages 34 through 37.
And, then Claire Schneider put together a fun article about A Visit the Cayeux Garden while in France. Read it on pages 38 - 40.
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.
- Annual E-membership participants can view the online version of Irises, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society. Also, has access to the online iris checklist.
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- Participate in AIS’s bi-monthly Webinar Series featuring AIS experts from around the U.S.
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- Get to know about 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 Portland, OR in 2024.
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- Did you know that The American Iris Society is the registration authority for all rhizomatous irises worldwide?
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