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The American Iris Society 2023 Convention will be held in Dallas, Texas on April 12 – 16, hosted by The Iris Society of Dallas.
Complete information will be forthcoming, but for now, here are the highlights.
Full registration will be $349. This includes the two days of garden tours including lunches, presentations on various iris related subjects, judges training sessions, the Welcome dinner, the Awards Brunch on Sunday, a Convention book, and goodie bag.
Garden Tour Only registration will be $275 which is the bus tours with lunches, a Convention book, and goodie bag.
Meal registration will be $100 which is the Welcome dinner and the Awards brunch only.
The registration form and Convention schedule will be available soon.
The bus tours will visit five gardens over two days. Two of those gardens belong to TRIS members: Judy Schneider’s The Shady Spot in Whitesboro and Dell Perry’s Seandel Iris Gardens in Plano. The other three are Connie Ford’s garden in Gun Barrel City, Bonnie and Hooker Nichols’ Hillcrest Gardens near Terrell, and Mike and MaryEllen Reed’s garden in Farmer’s Branch. Snacks will be available in each garden.
The Convention hotel is the Courtyard by Marriot in Grapevine. The Convention room rate is $139 per night. Reservation information and links to the hotel will be available soon.
Potted irises will be available for purchase and there will be items to bid on in a silent auction.