The latest edition of the Can-West Iris Society newsletter Aurora is now available on the Newsletters page. It includes further details on their upcoming meetings. Among these are Chuck Chapman‘s presentations Iris Through the Seasons and Breeding for Cold Climates on Sunday, April 21st.
Sass Medal - 1988
The Greater Omaha Iris Society Iris Show will be held Saturday, May 11th at the Douglas/Sarpy County Extension Office at 8015 West Center Road in Omaha. Open to the public at no charge from 12:30 to 4:00 PM. 1-1/2 hours of Judges training will be offered during the show.
Exhibitors: Entries accepted from 7:30 to 9:30 AM. Iris entered in the Horticulture Division must be correctly identified as to variety name and grown by the exhibitor. Arrangements may also be entered in the artistic design division. An exhibitor may enter only one exhibit per class, but may enter as many classes as desired. Judging will be done by judges of the National Council of State Garden Clubs and/or The American Iris Society.
The Greater Omaha Iris Society has a busy schedule this year! See their front page for meetings and work days.
Their next program is Median Iris. Find out about the ‘other’ iris; the iris world includes the STBs, MDBs, MTBs, IBs, and BB. We’ll decipher all the alphabetic terms for you; hint – the letters describe the iris! The meeting is 6:30 p.m. at the Douglas/Sarpy County Extension office at 8015 West Center Road in Omaha.
The Lincoln Iris Society has their March 2013 Rainbow Messenger newsletter now available. You can find their upcoming meetings and plans. Note: The March meeting is Monday, March 25 with Wow, That Felt Great! by Sandra Stockall from the University of Nebraska Speaker’s Bureau.
To see the newsletter, go to our Newsletter page and follow the March 2013 link to download or open the PDF of the newsletter.
The Can-West Iris Society 6th Annual Iris Show will be Sunday, June 9th, 1 – 4 p.m. at the Bourkevale Community Centre, 100 Ferry Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Free admission!
The Can-West Iris Society has two exciting presentations April 21st. Join them for these presentations by the Canadian Iris Hybridizer Chuck Chapman beginning at 1 p.m. Members and non-members invited!
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The Iris Societies in Region 21 produce a number of newsletters to keep members and iris enthusiasts informed. You will be able to find some of these on our Newsletter page.
The first one comes from the Lincoln Iris Society with their Rainbow Messenger newsletter. You can find their upcoming meetings and plans in their February 2013 edition. Note: The February meeting is Monday, February 25 with County Extension and It’s Services and Soil Preparation for Irises by Sarah Browning.
To see the newsletter, go to our Newsletter page and follow the February 2013 link (it’s the only one on the page now) to download or open the PDF of the newsletter.
For those of you in the Eastern part of Region 21, Region 9 (Illinois) has scheduled their Spring Membership Meeting for Saturday April 6, 2013. Our own Kelly Norris is presenting “Borderline Crazy”- Sorting Our Intermediate and Border Bearded Irises. See the complete schedule at the Region 9 website for this meeting in Rochester, Illinois.
From the Can-West Iris Society website: The 2013 show date is set for Sunday, June 9th at Bourkevale Community Centre, 100 Ferry Road, Winnipeg MB. Stay tuned for further information!
Sass Memorial Medal 1998
The Fall Regional Meeting is scheduled for August 9th and 10th, 2013. It will be in Omaha, Nebraska hosted by the Greater Omaha Iris Society. Further details to follow.
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