Saturday, October 11, 2008

Manawatu Iris Show.



Regional Iris Flower Show.
~ 1st & 2nd November.~

Hosted by The Rangitikei, Wairarapa and Wellington Iris Groups


The Show is to be held at the Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North.

Open hours for the public are ~
1-00 pm - 4 pm Saturday.
10-00 am - 4 pm Sunday



~ ~ Admission is free. ~ ~




Sales table.
There will be excellent bargains to be had with named iris plants of all descriptions. Choice raffles and some great fertilizer deals for your plants.
Refreshments will be for sale for visitors to sit and relax over a cuppa.

Anyone is able to exhibit an iris they are growing.

Club members will be available to help anyone to stage their irises between 8 -9 am on the Saturday morning. It is a lot of fun, so please come along and give it a go.

The rules are as follows:

Venue open to stage entries 8.00am until 10.30 am Saturday 1st November.
No entry fee to e
xhibit.


Exhibitors do not need to be members of the Society.

All exhibits must be grown in the exhibitor’s own garden.
Exhibits must be left until the close of the show.


Those who wish to courier entries must make arrangements to have them staged and
collected. No responsibility will be taken by those staging for any damage that may occur.


Queen of the show will be judged as the best iris at the show. Each section will have a Best Bloom.


Naming- All NZ bred must be registered and named and cleared by the classification steward at the show.


Entry of psuedocorous or fetodissima will not be accepte
d at the show.


Vases and Newspaper will be provided.








Please feel free
to come
and enjoy
beautiful Irises ...



You would be made most welcome.








The Dykes Medal is awarded to a New Zealand bred iris. This is shared with Australia and New Zealand being awarded Bi-annually to Breeders of either country.


Here is Shirley Spicer receiving her Dykes Medal for 'Salute D'Amour' from Gwen Henderson in 2005









If you would like to join a local iris group and take part in the fellowship of these
groups in the following areas the contact are -

The New Zealand Iris Society,
"Alison Simpson", 'Limavady', R.D.9C, Oamaru 9491.

www.nziris.org.nz

Manawatu Rangitikei Iris Group.
"Carole Flyer," 5 Cohen Place, Palmerston North 4414.

Waiarapa Iris Group.
"Piki Carroll", Black Rock Road, R.D.6, Masterton.

Wellington Iris Group.
"Carolyn Goudswaard", 20A Epuni Street, Brooklyn, Wellington 6021.

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