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Calendar of Events
2010 (updated August 3
2010)
Further CIS and CIS affiliate events will be posted here as they are received. Dates, times and location to be
supplied and confirmed by organizers. To
have your information or events listed, provide details and
contact us via e-mail at cdn-iris@rogers.com
Events 2010
Open Gardens 2010
Iris Conventions
We
encourage the formation of CIS/AIS affiliated local iris clubs and groups and you may list
your events here. Get some iris gardening friends together, name your club
and join the CIS. Create your own local iris sales, shows and other iris
events. Have fun! Even if you are just trying to start a club you could
post the contact info here for interested people in your area to refer to.
Information on CIS
individual membership and CIS group affiliation may be found in the
Membership area of the CIS website.
Events 2010
photos: TB iris BLAZING BEACON (Tasco
2005) |
TB iris SEA POWER (Keppel 1999)
May 9 2010 (Mother's Day)
(ORrIS) Ottawa River Iris Society (official CIS affiliate group)
12th Annual Rare and Unusual Plant Sale,
Sponsor: Friends of the Central Experimental Farm
Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm on Carling Avenue in Ottawa.
Time: 9am - 1pm
Admission: Donation to the Food Bank or $5.00.
This plant sale has been very successful over the years for all of the
local plant societies. This year we will have a large volume of very
modern median iris suitable for rock garden plantings, all overwintered
in 4" pots. Prices will be $5.00 or 5 for $20.00. Larger containers
remain at $8.00 or 3 for $20.00
contact: Sandy Ives,
1077 Guertin
Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1H 8B3
phone:
613-521-4597 |
e-mail: iris2003@rogers.com
June 13 2010
(CIS) Iris Show + Picnic
Chuck Chapman Iris Garden - Chuck Chapman Iris
RR #1, 8790 WR124, Guelph. Ontario N1H 6H7
(519) 856-4424
Show and Picnic 1:00pm to 4:00pm
The picnic is set for 1:00 p.m. and hot dogs and hamburgers will be
served and attendees are asked to bring either a salad or dessert.
Members of other horticultural societies that wish to enter the show in
the perennials class are welcome.
August 15 2010
(CIS) Canadian Iris Society Iris Sale + CIS Annual General Meeting (AGM)
We welcome you to attend our sale.
Come out, say hello and pick up some really excellent high quality
irises at this event. The plants on offer are only American Iris Society
(AIS) registered and named iris cultivars. Ask us about the iris that
are for
sale or feel free to ask iris growing questions and we'll be glad to
advise and help.
The CIS Iris Sale is held as a fund raiser for the CIS and the sale is open to the public.
The CIS relies on the generous donations from members of registered
AIS iris varieties for this CIS iris sale. Please ensure that the iris brought for the sale/exchange/trade are
correctly named AIS registered iris cultivars only please. Donations of
sale iris are gladly received. Your support of the CIS is appreciated. The sale info plus a short informative article on how to dig, prepare and
donate irises for the sale is available here:
CIS 2010 Sale Info + Irises Needed! 
(Adobe PDF
file)
Time: Set-up from 10:00am (the receiving and sorting and pricing of the sale
iris)
The exchange/trade is from 12:30 to 1:00pm (this part is
for CIS members only)
The public sale starts at 1:00pm
Location:
Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), 680 Plains Road West, Burlington,
Ontario
RBG main building, rooms 3 and 4
contact: Ed Jowett |
e-mail: ed.jowett@hotmail.com
| telephone: 905-936-9941
August 21 2010
London Region Annual Iris Sale (official CIS affiliate group)
...a nice assortment of AIS named variety irises at very reasonable prices, come early for the best selection!
Time: 8:00am to 12 noon
Location: 1368 Hastings Drive, London, Ontario
contact: Ken Viner | telephone: 519-660-0313 |
e-mail: kenviner@sympatico.ca
Open Gardens
2010
Canadian
Iris Society members invite you to visit the following Iris gardens
across Canada during the iris bloom season (May-June). The listings
below are
organized by province. Additional listing submissions are
welcome!
Some of the gardens listed below are commercial, and others are private gardens.
In almost all cases please call ahead to arrange and confirm the visiting times.
Go to gardens in the following areas of
Canada:
Ontario
Prairie provinces-Manitoba/Saskatchewan/Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario:
Alvinston, Ontario
Garden Owner – M Berdan, RR #7, 4162 Old Walnut Road.
Phone: 519-847-5242, Fax 519-847-5942.
website: www.walnutgardens.ca
Open Tuesday to Saturday (usually closed on Sundays). There are weekend
open houses during peak bloom periods. See the website for details.
Turn off 402 Highway (London to Sarnia) at Watford exchange (#44), go
south on Lambton # 79 through Watford to Petrolia Line (Lambton # 4) [
about 8 miles]. Turn right onto Petrolia Line and go west for 1 mile.
Turn left on Old Walnut Road.
Ancaster/Brantford, Ontario
Garden Owner - Trails End Iris Gardens - Bob and Ann Granatier, 3674 Indian Trail, between
Hamilton and Brantford.
phone:
(519) 647-9746 or e-mail:
trailsendirises@sympatico.ca
website:
www.trailsendiris.com
Open 9:00am to 5:00pm weekends mid-May – mid-June, through the week by appointment.
Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Rural Roots Gardens (formerly Cedar Ridge Gardens) at 2369 County Rd. 36
(Hwy 36, between Dunsford and Bobcaygeon at Scotch Line Rd.)
e-mail: rrgardens@nexicom.net
phone: (705) 793-1332 or (705) 928-7668
website:
www.cedarridgegardens.com
Burlington, Ontario
Iris and Peony Celebration-Laking Garden
The Royal Botanical Gardens,
680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario
website: www.rbg.ca
Early June.
Make a visit to RBG gardens part of your family day. Step into the
waist-high bearded irises and have your senses dazzled with wild colour
combinations. Explore the peony collection, perennial borders, the Barbara Laking Heritage Garden and the hosta walk.
There is an admission fee to the RBG.
Guelph/Eramosa area, Ontario
Garden Owner - Chuck Chapman Iris - Chuck Chapman, 8790 Wellington Rd.124, located between
Guelph and Erin.
phone:
(519) 856-4424, or e-mail:
chuck@chapmaniris.com
website:
www.chapmaniris.com
Open houses scheduled through the peak iris bloom season during May and
June. See the website for details.
Mississauga, Ontario
Garden Owner - Erin Mills Iris Garden - Chris Hollinshead, 3070 Windwood
Drive, Mississauga, Ontario
phone: 905-567-8545 e-mail:
erin-mills@rogers.com
2010 website coming soon. Collection of SDB iris, TB iris, and Siberian
irises
Call ahead to set up visit and verify iris bloom status. iris bloom time
is normally mid May through mid June
Norwich/Woodstock, Ontario
Garden Owner - McMillens Iris Garden - Dan McMillen, 285112 Pleasant
Valley Road, Norwich, Ontario
1-866-468-3063
Open during the iris bloom season mid-May to mid-June, Monday-Friday 11:00am – 8:00pm, Saturday
and Sunday 9:00am - 8:00pm.
Tottenham/Barrie area, Ontario
Garden owner - Ed Jowett, 1960 Side Road 15, off Hwy 9
Call to check for bloom 905-936-9941
Open weekends May 20 until July 31 through the week by appointment
London, Ontario
Garden Owner - Don McQueen, 38 Lloyd Manor Crescent (in north
west London)
The iris garden of Don McQueen of London, Ontario is open for
visits throughout the season on weekends, and during the week by
appointment. Send an e-mail to
ddmcqueen@rogers.com for week-day confirmation and/or
directions. In this garden the SDB peak during the first week of May; the IBs mid-May and the TB the last week of May/first week of June.
Prairie provinces-Manitoba/Saskatchewan/Alberta:
Brandon, Manitoba
Garden Owner - Barbara-Jean (BJ) Jackson.
(204)-761-3973 (Cell) or E-mail:
jacksonb@mts.net or
jacksonb@brandonu.ca
Any time during the iris season (late May to early July).
Please call or email if you are planning to be in the area for details
and to ensure someone is there to greet you.
Beausejour, Manitoba
Beausejour Daylily Gardens located in the town of Beausejour,
Manitoba, 46 km north-east of Winnipeg. This two-acre community garden
has something blooming from spring to snowfall. The Beausejour
Daylily Gardens is the only American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) Display
Garden on the prairies. It is also home to the most amazing collection
of iris and peonies. June – iris,
peonies, lilac, and cherry blossoms. July - lilies, delphiniums, and
daylilies. August – daylilies, mums, picnic site, lawn checkers,
bocce, and tourist information. website:
www.townofbeausejour.com
Our goal is to become an official iris display garden. Currently this is
a Zone 2b American Hemerocallis Society display garden and Canadian
Hemerocallis Society display garden.
Ste Anne, Manitoba
Garden Owner - Eleanor Hutchison
e-mail:
eleanore@mts.net
Date and time TBA.
Email for directions and other details. Also, to verify there is bloom.
Specialty is miniature and dwarf bearded irises, with over 400 different
varieties.
British Columbia:
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Garden Owner - Baker's Gardens, Ted and Sonja Baker, 185 Furness Road.
(250)-653-4430 or e-mail:
tedebaker@canada.com
OPEN each Friday and Saturday in May and the first weekend in June from 10:00
am to dark. Also, any time of year by appointment. Early in May, Rhodos
and Median iris are at their best and later in May and early June the
Tall Bearded and Siberians are blooming. (Note: a tour of three or four
Salt Spring gardens can be arranged if given two weeks notice).
Iris Conventions
American Iris Society (AIS) Conventions:
2010 AIS Convention May 31-June 5 2010 Madison, Wisconsin
2011 AIS Convention May 30-June 4 2011 Victoria, British Columbia
2012 AIS Convention April 16-21 2012 Ontario, California
The latest details of these conventions may be found at the AIS website
www.irises.org
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