AIS Display Garden Application Form.

Location;

• Street address;…………………………………….

• Town…………………………………………………..

• State, zip……………………………………………..

• Contact information;

  • E-mail…………………………………………..

  • Phone…………………………………………..

Contents:

• Types of Iris/number of cultivars

  • TB……; BB……..; IB…………; MTB………..; SDB…………; MDBs……:

  • SIB……; PCN…….; SPU…..; JI……..: LA……..; SPX………; SPEC…….;

  • AR………; AB………..; Other…………………

• Special Types of above

  • Rebloomers……………….; Historic……………;

  • Award candidates……………………;

• What is the purpose or emphasis of the display?

• Do you have companion plants with garden settings or a collection?

• Is the garden wholly or partly handicap accessible?

• Does the garden include interesting features, pools, waterfalls, fountains, Garden Art.?

• Is everything clearly labeled or mapped?

• Are toilet facilities available?

• Does the garden include Hybridizer’s seedlings, If so, whose?

• What calendar dates are reasonable times for viewing bloom?

• Are there any other attributes that should be mentioned

• Please include an image of the overall garden

Note this data should be updated yearly.

Suggested Themes/Types of display gardens;

General iris display; This type of display garden would provide a cross section of all types of Iris showing the diversity of the genus.

Judges garden: This type of display garden would attempt to plant at least 50% of the iris in a particular group that have received a high commendation and would subsequently be eligible for higher awards.

Hybridizer garden: This type of display garden would feature irises from a particular hybridizer or Irises from hybridizers of a particular state or region.

Taxonomic garden: This type of garden would assemble for display as many irises within a certain taxonomic group as is practical.

Mail to Robert Pries, 107 Brothers Drive, Roxboro NC 27574 or scan and e-mail to robertpries@embarqmail.com

-- BobPries - 2013-12-03