IRISES: The Bulletin of the American Iris Society
2018 AIS AWARDS
Volume 99, No. 4, Series No. 391, Fall 2018
Contents
Front Cover: The Dykes Medal Winner
‘Haunted Heart’ (Keith Keppel 2010, TB) , mike sutton
Back Cover: The Fred And Barbara Walther Cup
‘Black Lipstick’ (Keith Keppel 2016, TB) , keith keppel
FEATURES
2 AIS 2018 Award Winners Gallery
10 AIS 2018 Awards
17 AIS 2020 Centennial Issue Call for Content
by Kathleen Sonntag
18 2019 AIS Spring Convention
24 Photo Tip #2: Ready for Your Close-up?
by Neil Houghton
30 Coming to Terms with Arilbred Medians
by Tom Waters; Reprint from The Medianite 2018
40 The Big Dig at the Mesilla Valley Iris Society
by Scarlett Ayres
44 ImprovingYour Garden Soil
by Wilbur L. Bluhm; Reprint from Tall Talk 2002
DEPARTMENTS
5 Insurance
9 Bulletin Board
20 Section Happenings compiled by Phyllis Wilburn
21 AIS & Section Convention News
22 International Iris News compiled by Bruce Filardi
25 Youth Views by Cheryl Deaton
28 Remembering Friends by Jim Morris
IN EVERY ISSUE
5 Editor’s Message / Errata
6 Officers/Masthead/Membership info
8 AIS President’s Message by Gary White
29 Donations
39 Photo Credits
48 Directory (includes committees, RVPs & sections)
49 Section Membership Rates
50 AIS Storefront
52 Shopping Section
57 Advertising Rates
4 AIS Bulletin Fall 2018