The Region 20 newsletter is published in the spring and fall and
features articles about irises and iris activities of particular
interest to Colorado gardeners. Recent issues are available here
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Click on the links to download them.
We hope they will encourage you to join the American Iris Society
(AIS) and to participate in our many activities. Membership gives
you our local newsletter and the larger, national AIS Bulletin
that is published quarterly.
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In The Winter 2008 Issue . . .
• Nina Winegar Award – Leading by Example
• Colorado Hybridizers Honored – L. Baumunk & B. Van Liere
• A Stranger in Paradise
• A Few Good Irises, Part 13 – Water
• 2008 Iris Garden Tour
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Winter 2008
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In The Spring 2008 Issue . . .
• Austin, Texas Hosts the AIS National Convention
• A Tribute to Robert Stetson
• A Half Century or More – Golden Florin Celebrates Golden Anniversary
• Larry Lauer visits Elmohr
• Dykes Medal Iris Garden in Littleton
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Spring 2008
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In The Fall 2007 Issue . . .
• 2007 AIS Convention, Oklahoma Centennial in Oklahoma City
• Loomis Iris Society – A Brief History of our First Twenty Years
• Amazing Sale Tale! – Saving the Extras from the Compost Heap
• George Sutton Wows Elmohr Iris Society
• Photos from the 2007 Garden Tours
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Fall 2007
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In The Spring 2007 Issue . . .
• A Few Good Irises, Part 10 – Organic vs Chemical Fertilizers
• Colorado Hybridizers – A Salute to Lois and Orvid Olson
• The Iris Shows are Coming – How to Exhibit your Irises
• The President Speaks Out – Jeanne Plank Visits Elmohr
• Whither the American Irsis Society?, Part 2
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Spring 2007
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In The Fall 2006 Issue . . .
• Lowell Baumunk's winning iris, ‘Midsummer Night's Dream,’
cover story
• Portland's Reigning Iris National Convention story and color photos
• Spectacular gardens on Denver's garden tour
• Irises, A Gardener's Encyclopedia – book review
• Colorado Springs Elmohr Iris Society celebrates its 40th anniversary
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Fall 2006
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In The Spring 2006 Issue . . .
• Tom Magee's ‘Peace In Ireland’ on cover and
thirty year hybridizing career
• Commercial and private iris gardens to visit during peak bloom
• American Iris Society's annual photo contest announced
• Regional iris garden tour with stunning photos
• Everything you want to know about Wild Irises
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Spring 2006
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Books about irises for the casual gardener and the specialist.
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