2024 Events
National and Regional Conventions:
April 26th – 28th - The Spuria Iris Society and the Society for Louisiana Iris Joint Convention in Dallas, TX registration deadline March 25, 2024 https://spuriairissociety.org/spuria-sli-convention
June 26th - 29th - 2024 AIS/Japanese National Iris Convention in Portland, OR early bird registration deadline
April 16, 2024 http://greaterportlandirissociety.org/national-convention-2024
October 26th - AIS Region 13 Fall Meeting in Seattle, WA, hosted by King County Iris Society
Speakers: Jan Sacks and Marty Schafer more info to be provided in Fall Newsletter
British Columbia Iris Society: www.bcirissociety.com and Follow us on Facebook
BCIS will be hosting the 2025 Region 13 Spring Convention. Further information will be provided in the Rainbow Goddess at https://www.bcirissociety.com/
Columbia Basin Iris Society:
Columbia Basin Iris Society will meet at Gay Auckland’s home on the fourth Monday of the month,
2 to 4 PM. The combined iris show and sale will be held at the Pybus Public Market in Wenatchee on Saturday May 25th, 9-3. We display only the iris, usually approximately 100, of which we have extra rhizomes in our gardens.
Greater Portland Iris Society: www.greaterportlandirissociety.org
(Meetings at Ainsworth House and Gardens, 19130 Lot Whitcomb Drive, Oregon City, Oregon 7-9 PM)
February 3 - Judges Training – Bearded Iris, Stephanie Markham, Portland, OR, Hosted by Greater Portland Iris Society
March 5th, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Patrick Spence “Sino-Siberians”
April 2nd, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Bruce Filardi “2023 Iris Favorites”
April 5th-6th, Hortlandia Plant Sale Venue: Westside Commons, 801 NE 34th Ave, Hillsboro, OR
Time: April 5th, 5 pm-8 pm April 6th, 9 am-4 pm www.hardyplantsociety.org/hortlandia
May 5th, Early Season Iris Show 10 am – 4 pm Note: Iris Show is one day only while the Spring Garden Fair is a two-day event The Iris Show is free with front-gate admission Spring Garden Fair, Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby OR https://springgardenfair.org/
May 25th, Mid-Season Iris Show 10 am - 4 pm Clackamas Community Club 15711 SE 90th Ave. Clackamas, OR 97015 Show and parking free to the public
June 26-29th, American Itris Society/Society For Japanese Iris Convention Japanese Garden, Portland, OR August 10th, Club Potluck/Auction 12 Noon – 3 pm Timber Park, 30878 NW Evergreen Way, Estacada, OR
August 24th-25th, Bearded Iris Plant Sale 9 am - 4 pm Portland Nursery on Stark, 5050 SE Stark, Portland, OR
September 3rd, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Terry Aitken “Extended Bloom Beardless Irises”
September 21st-22nd, Beardless Plant Sale 9 am - 4 pm Portland Nursery on Stark, 5050 SE Stark, Portland, OR
October 1st, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Chad Harris “Hybridizing Program”
November 5th, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Will Plotner “Spuria Iris”
December 7th, Holiday Potluck/Gift Exchange Sandy Grange Hall, 34705 SE Kelso Rd, Sandy, OR
King County Iris Society: Society: www.kcis.org or kingcountyiris.org and Follow us on Facebook (Meetings will be held in person at the Seattle Waldorf School, with Zoom as an option for remote participation. 7-9 PM)
January 8 (2nd Monday) - Miller’s Manor Irises, Lynda Miller - Zoom only meeting
February 5 - Juno Iris, Alan McMurtrie
February 14-18 - Northwest Flower and Garden Festival, Washington State Convention Center – Seattle, WA
March 4 - Pre-meeting tour of the Miller Library, Brian Thompson How to Divide and Clean Iris for Sales or Sharing with Friends, Caroline Zebroski How to Prepare Iris for Exhibitions and Judged Shows, Margaret Spence
April 1 - The History of Ensata Gardens, John Coble and Bob Bauer - Zoom only meeting via AIS
May Garden Tour: www.leonineiris.com, Seattle, WA
May – July Garden Tour: www.cascadiairisgardens.com, Lake Stevens, WA
May 18 - Special Tour of Kathy Fries’ Garden, Juanita, WA
May 19 - Judges Training—Arilbred Iris, Dell Perry and KCIS Picnic, Hosted by Patrick and Margaret Spence, Cascadia Iris Gardens, Lake Stevens, WA, 12:00 to 4:00 pm
June 1 - Iris Sale, Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden – SeaTac, WA 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
June 15 - Iris Exhibition, Kubota Garden, Seattle, WA, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (set up starting at 8:00 am)
August 10 - Bearded Iris Sale, Wells Medina Nursery, Bellevue, WA, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
August 17 - Additional Bearded Iris Sale, Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue, WA, 9am to 2 pm
September 9 (2nd Monday) - All About Rhizomes, Bulbs, and Corms, Bob Lilly, Hardy Plant Society of Washington
September 21 - Beardless Iris Sale, Wells Medina Nursery, Bellevue, WA,10:00 am to 3:00 pm
October 7 - Panel—Growing Iris, Patrick Spence, John Vacchiery, Rebecca Ary, Debby Cole
October 26 - Region 13 Fall Meeting, Lynnwood, WA Hosted by King County Iris Society
November 4 – The History of Aitken’s Salmon Creek Nursery, Terry and Barbara Aitken
December 14 - Holiday Party, Hosted by Patrick and Margaret Spence, 1:00 pm
Oregon Trail Iris Society: www.oregontrailirissociety.com and Follow us on Facebook (Meetings at Center 50+, 2615 Portland RD NE, Salem, Oregon 97301)
August 10 - potluck and auction, Sebright/Mid-America Gardens, 11 AM
August 17 - public sale at Sebright Gardens, 9 AM - 3 PM
Pierce County Greater County Iris Society: Follow us on Facebook (we are meeting on zoom now, and are trying to rotate locations to include some hybrid in-person/zoom meetings)
April 27th - 28th – We will be selling Iris at the Pierce County Master Gardener’s Spring Sale in Puyallup, WA for more info https://extension.wsu.edu/pierce/mg/
May 24th - PCIS Iris Show open to the public in the Pagoda at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA Noon – 3 PM
June 1st-2nd Garden Festival at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
July 27th PCIS Club Picnic/Auction
August 10th - PCIS Iris Sale at Portland Avenue Nursery in Tacoma, WA 9 AM – 3 PM
Join us if you can, and Happy Gardening. :)
Walla Walla Iris Society:
We hold both our flower show and rhizome sale at the same facility:
Milton-Freewater Community Building, 109 NE 5th Ave, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Our show will be May 19, 2024, with public viewing starting at noon to 5pm.
Our sale is August 3 and 4, 2024. Opening to the public at 9 am to 5 pm.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call, Lucy Floren, 509-520-6192.
Our show is open to iris and any spring blooming flowers. Some years we have tulips, other years peonies. Our small group of gardening enthusiasts work together as a well-oiled machine after all these years. Everyone pitches in to have a great show and sale. One of our members had a baby boy last summer. He has already joined us at a couple meetings. Our meetings run monthly from February through October. Our last meeting is a potluck, which is always enjoyed by everyone.
April 26th – 28th - The Spuria Iris Society and the Society for Louisiana Iris Joint Convention in Dallas, TX registration deadline March 25, 2024 https://spuriairissociety.org/spuria-sli-convention
June 26th - 29th - 2024 AIS/Japanese National Iris Convention in Portland, OR early bird registration deadline April 16, 2024 http://greaterportlandirissociety.org/national-convention-2024
October 26th - AIS Region 13 Fall Meeting in Seattle, WA, hosted by King County Iris Society Speakers: Jan Sacks and Marty Schafer more info to be provided in Fall Newsletter
National and Regional Conventions:
April 26th – 28th - The Spuria Iris Society and the Society for Louisiana Iris Joint Convention in Dallas, TX registration deadline March 25, 2024 https://spuriairissociety.org/spuria-sli-convention
June 26th - 29th - 2024 AIS/Japanese National Iris Convention in Portland, OR early bird registration deadline
April 16, 2024 http://greaterportlandirissociety.org/national-convention-2024
October 26th - AIS Region 13 Fall Meeting in Seattle, WA, hosted by King County Iris Society
Speakers: Jan Sacks and Marty Schafer more info to be provided in Fall Newsletter
British Columbia Iris Society: www.bcirissociety.com and Follow us on Facebook
BCIS will be hosting the 2025 Region 13 Spring Convention. Further information will be provided in the Rainbow Goddess at https://www.bcirissociety.com/
Columbia Basin Iris Society:
Columbia Basin Iris Society will meet at Gay Auckland’s home on the fourth Monday of the month,
2 to 4 PM. The combined iris show and sale will be held at the Pybus Public Market in Wenatchee on Saturday May 25th, 9-3. We display only the iris, usually approximately 100, of which we have extra rhizomes in our gardens.
Greater Portland Iris Society: www.greaterportlandirissociety.org
(Meetings at Ainsworth House and Gardens, 19130 Lot Whitcomb Drive, Oregon City, Oregon 7-9 PM)
February 3 - Judges Training – Bearded Iris, Stephanie Markham, Portland, OR, Hosted by Greater Portland Iris Society
March 5th, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Patrick Spence “Sino-Siberians”
April 2nd, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Bruce Filardi “2023 Iris Favorites”
April 5th-6th, Hortlandia Plant Sale Venue: Westside Commons, 801 NE 34th Ave, Hillsboro, OR
Time: April 5th, 5 pm-8 pm April 6th, 9 am-4 pm www.hardyplantsociety.org/hortlandia
May 5th, Early Season Iris Show 10 am – 4 pm Note: Iris Show is one day only while the Spring Garden Fair is a two-day event The Iris Show is free with front-gate admission Spring Garden Fair, Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby OR https://springgardenfair.org/
May 25th, Mid-Season Iris Show 10 am - 4 pm Clackamas Community Club 15711 SE 90th Ave. Clackamas, OR 97015 Show and parking free to the public
June 26-29th, American Itris Society/Society For Japanese Iris Convention Japanese Garden, Portland, OR August 10th, Club Potluck/Auction 12 Noon – 3 pm Timber Park, 30878 NW Evergreen Way, Estacada, OR
August 24th-25th, Bearded Iris Plant Sale 9 am - 4 pm Portland Nursery on Stark, 5050 SE Stark, Portland, OR
September 3rd, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Terry Aitken “Extended Bloom Beardless Irises”
September 21st-22nd, Beardless Plant Sale 9 am - 4 pm Portland Nursery on Stark, 5050 SE Stark, Portland, OR
October 1st, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Chad Harris “Hybridizing Program”
November 5th, General Meeting, Guest Speaker: Will Plotner “Spuria Iris”
December 7th, Holiday Potluck/Gift Exchange Sandy Grange Hall, 34705 SE Kelso Rd, Sandy, OR
King County Iris Society: Society: www.kcis.org or kingcountyiris.org and Follow us on Facebook (Meetings will be held in person at the Seattle Waldorf School, with Zoom as an option for remote participation. 7-9 PM)
January 8 (2nd Monday) - Miller’s Manor Irises, Lynda Miller - Zoom only meeting
February 5 - Juno Iris, Alan McMurtrie
February 14-18 - Northwest Flower and Garden Festival, Washington State Convention Center – Seattle, WA
March 4 - Pre-meeting tour of the Miller Library, Brian Thompson How to Divide and Clean Iris for Sales or Sharing with Friends, Caroline Zebroski How to Prepare Iris for Exhibitions and Judged Shows, Margaret Spence
April 1 - The History of Ensata Gardens, John Coble and Bob Bauer - Zoom only meeting via AIS
May Garden Tour: www.leonineiris.com, Seattle, WA
May – July Garden Tour: www.cascadiairisgardens.com, Lake Stevens, WA
May 18 - Special Tour of Kathy Fries’ Garden, Juanita, WA
May 19 - Judges Training—Arilbred Iris, Dell Perry and KCIS Picnic, Hosted by Patrick and Margaret Spence, Cascadia Iris Gardens, Lake Stevens, WA, 12:00 to 4:00 pm
June 1 - Iris Sale, Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden – SeaTac, WA 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
June 15 - Iris Exhibition, Kubota Garden, Seattle, WA, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (set up starting at 8:00 am)
August 10 - Bearded Iris Sale, Wells Medina Nursery, Bellevue, WA, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
August 17 - Additional Bearded Iris Sale, Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue, WA, 9am to 2 pm
September 9 (2nd Monday) - All About Rhizomes, Bulbs, and Corms, Bob Lilly, Hardy Plant Society of Washington
September 21 - Beardless Iris Sale, Wells Medina Nursery, Bellevue, WA,10:00 am to 3:00 pm
October 7 - Panel—Growing Iris, Patrick Spence, John Vacchiery, Rebecca Ary, Debby Cole
October 26 - Region 13 Fall Meeting, Lynnwood, WA Hosted by King County Iris Society
November 4 – The History of Aitken’s Salmon Creek Nursery, Terry and Barbara Aitken
December 14 - Holiday Party, Hosted by Patrick and Margaret Spence, 1:00 pm
Oregon Trail Iris Society: www.oregontrailirissociety.com and Follow us on Facebook (Meetings at Center 50+, 2615 Portland RD NE, Salem, Oregon 97301)
August 10 - potluck and auction, Sebright/Mid-America Gardens, 11 AM
August 17 - public sale at Sebright Gardens, 9 AM - 3 PM
Pierce County Greater County Iris Society: Follow us on Facebook (we are meeting on zoom now, and are trying to rotate locations to include some hybrid in-person/zoom meetings)
April 27th - 28th – We will be selling Iris at the Pierce County Master Gardener’s Spring Sale in Puyallup, WA for more info https://extension.wsu.edu/pierce/mg/
May 24th - PCIS Iris Show open to the public in the Pagoda at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA Noon – 3 PM
June 1st-2nd Garden Festival at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
July 27th PCIS Club Picnic/Auction
August 10th - PCIS Iris Sale at Portland Avenue Nursery in Tacoma, WA 9 AM – 3 PM
Join us if you can, and Happy Gardening. :)
Walla Walla Iris Society:
We hold both our flower show and rhizome sale at the same facility:
Milton-Freewater Community Building, 109 NE 5th Ave, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Our show will be May 19, 2024, with public viewing starting at noon to 5pm.
Our sale is August 3 and 4, 2024. Opening to the public at 9 am to 5 pm.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call, Lucy Floren, 509-520-6192.
Our show is open to iris and any spring blooming flowers. Some years we have tulips, other years peonies. Our small group of gardening enthusiasts work together as a well-oiled machine after all these years. Everyone pitches in to have a great show and sale. One of our members had a baby boy last summer. He has already joined us at a couple meetings. Our meetings run monthly from February through October. Our last meeting is a potluck, which is always enjoyed by everyone.
April 26th – 28th - The Spuria Iris Society and the Society for Louisiana Iris Joint Convention in Dallas, TX registration deadline March 25, 2024 https://spuriairissociety.org/spuria-sli-convention
June 26th - 29th - 2024 AIS/Japanese National Iris Convention in Portland, OR early bird registration deadline April 16, 2024 http://greaterportlandirissociety.org/national-convention-2024
October 26th - AIS Region 13 Fall Meeting in Seattle, WA, hosted by King County Iris Society Speakers: Jan Sacks and Marty Schafer more info to be provided in Fall Newsletter