Events





BIS

The 2012 BIS shows will at:
Early Spring (Reticulata) Show
Saturday 18th February
12.00 - 4.00pm
at Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 9HG
There will also be a display of Crocus.
The Lecture is Cultivated and Iranian wild Reticulate Iris, wild Turkish Crocuses and Oncocyclus Iris in both Turkey and Iran
by Arthur Nicholls
Show Schedule
Late Spring Show
Saturday 28th April
12.00 - 4.00pm
at Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 9HG Lecture to be announced.
Show Schedule
Summer Show
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd June
12.00 - 4.00pm at the Hillside Events Centre, RHS Wisley
This weekend celebrates 90 years of the British Iris Society. There is a show & mini-talks on Saturday with a three lectures on the Sunday. Full details to be announced. Entrance is free to everyone (though normal RHS Wisley entry charges apply)
Show Schedule
Annual General Meeting and Bryan Dodsworth Memorial Lecture
Saturday 15th September 10.30am at The Otford Methodist Hall, Otford, Kent
Details to be announced
All times are approximate.



Group for Beardless Irises

11th June 2011 Beardless Day in the Welsh Marches The Group has not met formally since the 1980s - so this is to be a special event. There will be talks by Brian Mathew: Beardless Species I have encountered in the Wild and by Sidney Linnegar: Reticulatas . There will also be visits to the nearby garden of Ivy Croft and to the National Siberian Collection at Aulden Farm. Cost £15 per person - email Jill Whitehead for details.

Kent Group

8th October 2011 Sir Cedric Morris, Iris Breeder, Gardener and Artist
- a talk by Sarah Cook preceded by the AGM in the morning
5th November 2011 Something to Talk About
- members' afternoon
5th December 2011 Vancouver Convention
- talk by Chris Towers
8th January 2012 Lunch at The Dirty Habit in Hollingbourne
4th February 2012 Onco Encore
- a talk by Denis Lobidel
3rd March 2012 Flower Arranging
- demonstrations by Zara Evans, Thelma Naylor and Eunice Frenkiel
7th April 2012 Aspects of Photography
- a talk by Ian Menage
12th May 2012 Combined Show and Display
- at Otford Methodist Church Hall
23rd May 2012 Safari
- Wood Green and Myddelton House
21st July 2012 Plant Auction
- Marden

Please contact Wendy Payne if you would like further details.

West & Midland Iris Group

Sunday 28th March 2010 10.30am. Visit to the Weir Gardens followed by the AGM at Norton Canon Village Hall.
Wednesday 5th May to Sunday 9th May 2010 Group Stand at Malvern. Wednesday is setting-up day. If you are visiting the Show, please come and say hello!
Saturday 22nd May 2010 Annual Show at Norton Village Hall.
Saturday 5th June 2010 11.00am Claire Austin's Nursery near Shrewsbury to enjoy a wander through the iris fields.
Sunday 3rd October 2010 1.30pm Visit to John and Christine Trinder's garden at Alsager.
Please contact Pat Jacobsen for further details. Tel: 01594 841684



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