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Special Events
2013 OPEN HOUSE
Chapman Iris
RR #1, 8790 WR124,
Guelph.
As this season is late show, times for open house are scheduled later then in mosrt years. Dates may change later as we see how bloom season progresses.If using GPS or mapquest use Rockwood or Erin as city.
Open House for viewing will be
May 26th,, Sunday, 10am-5:00 pm SDB
June 1st Sat, June 9th Sun, June 16th Sun , 10:00 am-6:00 pm
June 5th, June 12th, June 19th Wed 1:00 -6:00 pm
Gardens are usually open for visitors between 8am and 8pm. If you drop by in other than open house times you are invited to view the plants in bloom, but I may be busy, and if in morning, I'll likely be concentrating on hybridizing. You will need to search me out if you have any questions. To be sure that I'm home an e-mail will alert me to expect you. <Chuck@chapmaniris.com>
These are growing and hybridizing gardens, so come prepared with appropriate footwear. Gardens can be muddy if raining or recently had rain.
MDB peak bloom approximately May 15-19th
SDB peak bloom approximately May 22-29th
IB peak bloom approximately May 25-30th
TB peak bloom approximately June 9-19th
Siberian peak bloom approximately June 12-June 20th
Spuria peak bloom July 1-15th
All of these times are variable and weather dependent. Spuria peak is very variable.
Canadian Iris Society Show and Picnic
June 2nd Sunday At McMillen's Iris Garden. Show rules and details at Canadian Iris Society website www.cdn-iris.ca/events.html
Show entries are available to everyone who grows iris. Feel free to bring out a flower stalk or so, and enter in novice group or expert group. Help on placing entries is available to anyone needing it.
Canadian Iris Society Iris Sale Sunday August 11th, 2013
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 American Iris Society (AIS) registered and named iris cultivars. Ask us about the iris 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: http://www.cdn-iris.ca/events.html
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
2013