Gerald Richardson Award

Best Integrated Privately Maintained Planting

Motion from the Spring 2017 Board Meeting, Motion #5, carried:

That AIS establish a convention award, the ‘Gerald Richardson Award’ for the best integrated privately maintained planting at an AIS Convention garden as designated in the convention booklet. The award is to be given annually to a privately maintained host garden based on popular vote of convention attendees. An integrated garden is defined as a garden bed composed of iris and companion plants that displays the iris to their best effect as a landscape plant. The award shall be an acrylic or Lucite trophy engraved with the award name, year of award and host garden name. The AIS shall assume the cost of the award.

Reed Garden Winner: Mike & Ellen Reed Garden Farmers Branch. TX

Schneider Garden Runner Up: Schneider Garden Whitesboro, TX

Ayers Graden Winner: 117 Votes Scarlet Ayers Garden Las Cruces, NM

Wilson Garden Runner Up: 41 Votes Wilson Garden Las Cruces, NM

Cummins Garden Winner: 128 Votes Irene & Jim Cummins Garden Scott Valley, CA