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---++POSITION TITLE: The National Collections, Display & Test  Gardens Committee received 11-5-2015

*Purpose:* To coordinate efforts between the greater horticultural world and the various units of the American Iris Society with respect to National Collections, Display and test gardens, and to facilitate their creation, administration, and communication.

*Definitions and Goals:*
   1 National Collection: A garden dedicated to the preservation of a defined, cohesive group of Irises, species and cultivars. It may start as a prototype with the ultimate goal of being part of the American Public Gardens system of National Collections.
   1 Display Garden: Gardens that simply display the glories of the iris.
      1 Public: Gardens at botanical gardens, and other venues open to the public.
      1 Private: Usually home gardens open for display during selected bloom periods, visitors should check to see if a garden will be open on a specific day and time.
   1 Test Gardens; Gardens which may or may not be display gardens or national collections but have agreed to take measurements and record observations of plant growth in the garden.
*Goals for Action:*
   1 To create a national registry of each type of garden with a short description
   1 To suggest standards for the gardens;
      1 National Collection: To explain the qualifications needed to become and official APGA National Collection and to aid in that process.
      1 Display gardens; To give clear notice to visitors the constraints of the garden. Example; Is it wholly or partly wheelchair accessible. To create a sign designating it as an official AIS Display garden.
      1 Test Gardens: to formulate consistent ways of taking measurements, and recording them in a national data base.
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---++ <br />The National Collections, Display and Test Gardens Committee

*Contact committee chair at [[mailto:bobpries3@gmail.com][bobpries3@gmail.com]]*

*Purpose:* To coordinate efforts between the greater horticultural world and the various units of the American Iris Society with respect to National Collections, Display and test gardens, and to facilitate their creation, administration, and communication.

For more information; Refer to the Web in this Encyclopedia Called [[Gdn.WebHome][Gardens]]

*Definitions and Goals:*
   1 National Collection: A garden dedicated to the<br />preservation of a defined, cohesive group of Irises, species and cultivars. It<br />may start as a prototype with the ultimate goal of being part of the American<br />Public Gardens system of National Collections.
   1 Display Garden: Gardens that simply display the<br />glories of the iris.
      1 Public: Gardens at botanical gardens, and other<br />venues open to the public.
      1 Private: Usually home gardens open for display<br />during selected bloom periods, visitors should check to see if a garden will be<br />open on a specific day and time.
   1 Test Gardens; Gardens which may or may not be<br />display gardens or national collections but have agreed to take measurements<br />and record observations of plant growth in the garden.
*Goals for Action:*
   1 To create a national registry of each type of<br />garden with a short description
   1 To suggest standards for the gardens;
      1 National Collection: To explain the<br />qualifications needed to become and official APGA National Collection and to<br />aid in that process.
      1 Display gardens; To give clear notice to<br />visitors the constraints of the garden. Example; Is it wholly or partly<br />wheelchair accessible. To create a sign designating it as an official AIS<br />Display garden.
      1 Test Gardens: to formulate consistent ways of<br />taking measurements, and recording them in a national data base.

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