SALE - redux and reduced.

If you missed our sale, here's another chance to save BIG on quality iris. Prices are reduced.  No iris over $4.  Locally grown Tall Bearded iris $3. Medians $2 and grab-bag "orphans" 2/$1.  Buy 3 get one free. There is a great selection of iris rhizomes!  Other perennials will be available for sale.

NEW Meeting Location!

We have a change in venue! Our regular meetings this year will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Honeoye Falls, NY.  We hope this may encourage some of our Southern Tier friends and AIS members to join us as it may be a tad closer.  It is also an easy drive of about 30 minutes from Rochester. The Village of Honeoye Falls is lovely.

Directions:
There is a Google Maps link in the box to the right.  Use this or your GPS to get to 11 Episcopal Ave., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472.  Please be aware that "Ave." in Honeoye Falls means alley.  The church is set back and not visible from W. Main Street (Rte.94).  The founders apparently thought Episcopal Alley was not seemly.

Once you have found the church, the parish hall will be to your right.  That is where we will meet.

From Rochester and Points North:
Take Rte. 65 (Clover St.) to Honeoye Falls. Go straight through the stop light (please stop if it is red).  Do not follow Rte. 65 which turns left. The first right turn is Episcopal Ave. The church is at the end of this.
OR
Take 390 South to exit  11. Follow signs to Rte. 251 East.  Follow through Rush to the traffic circle at Rte. 65.  Take the first exit in the circle heading south on Rte. 65 (Clover St.) to Honeoye Falls. Go straight through the stop light (please stop if it is red).  Do not follow Rte. 65 which turns left. The first right turn is Episcopal Ave. The church is at the end of this.

From Points South.
Take I-390 north to exit 10. Follow Rtes. 5 & 20 East to Lima.  Turn left onto Rte. 15A North. Bear Right at Rte. 94 following the sign to Honeoye Falls.  When you enter the village watch for the traffic light.  On your left you will the post office a block BEFORE you reach the light.  Episcopal Ave. is on the left immediately past the post office. Turn left on Episcopal Ave. the church is at the end of this.
OR
Find your way to Lima via 15A or  5 & 20. Follow 15A north and follow the instructions above.

The Annual GRIS Iris Sale on July 28

Iris flowers represent shades of every color of the rainbow as well as pure white and darkest purples and violets that approach black. With heights ranging from several inches to several feet, they offer months of springtime glamour to the smallest or largest garden.

 

Beginners and expert gardeners alike will find something to enhance their gardens at our Annual Iris Rhizome Sale. We’ll have exciting 2013 introductions and time-tested favorites from Aitken’s Salmon Creek Gardens along with healthy, home-grown varieties from members’ gardens and other local growers.

Iris aficionados and experts will be available to answer your questions about planting, growing and caring for this most spectacular flower.

The sale will take place Sunday, July 28 from 10 PM to 2 PM at the Cornell Cooperative Extension. 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester, NY (Directly across the street from the Highland Park lilac display area)

Watch this blog for more details on irises that may be available!

Report from Our Iris Show

Here is a report of the results of our Iris Show at Marketplace Mall on June 2. This was the first in years but it was so well received it won't be the last!

Best of Show - Pacific Mist

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98 bloomstalks - 12 exhibitors

Best of Show       TB Pacific Mist                    Dorothy Stiefel
1st Runner-up      MTB Little Paul                   Wendy Roller  
2nd Runner-up     TB Stairway to Heaven       Wendy Roller

9 Best Specimen of Section Rosettes were awarded:

    Dorothy Stiefel        Sections B, D, and M

    Wendy Roller           Sections E, H/I, and J

    Neil Houghton          Sections A and F

    Cora Roller               Section K

AIS Silver Medal         Wendy Roller         11 blue ribbons
AIS Bronze Medal       Dorothy Stiefel        9 blue ribbons

Artistic Design Division - 7 exhibitors - 12 designs in 3 classes

Best Design of Show - "Some Enchanted Evening" by Mary Kofron