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  • Saturday, July 25, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Iris Society of Massachusetts Rhizome Sale

    The Iris Society of Massachusetts will hold its annual rhizome sale on Saturday, July 25 from 11 – 3 (or until everything is gone) at Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road in Concord. The Iris Society of Massachusetts (ISM) is a group of people who love irises of all types and sizes. We are novices and veterans of many years. We live in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont (with a few members planted in other states and even other countries). We are apartment dwellers, suburbanites, country gardeners and commercial growers.

    When irises are blooming in New England, from late April to July, ISM sponsors shows and tours of members’ gardens. We hold sales and auctions in the summer where modern hybrids are available at bargain prices. We publish a newsletter, and meet three or four times a year on weekends to discuss iris culture and gardening, to see slides of new varieties, old favorites, exotic species, and hybridizers’ seedling patches, and to hear from iris experts and enthusiasts from all over the country. For information on joining, visit https://massirises.org/index.html

  • Saturday, July 29, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Iris Society Plant Sale

    The Iris Society of Massachusetts is holding its biennial plant sale offering an extensive array of named irises at great low prices. You can find both bearded and Siberian irises. All the irises are grown in New England and appropriate for local gardens. Members of the society will be on hand to help and provide information on the planting and care of irises. Iris Silverado pictured below from www.whiteflowerfarm.com.

    Come early for the best selection! The event will take place Saturday, July 29, from 11 – 3 at Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road in Concord. Free.

  • Monday, May 30, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Iris Show

    On Memorial Day, come admire the many beautiful irises on display at the Iris Society of Massachusetts’  Get Out the Vote themed iris show, to be held at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main Street in West Concord, from 1 – 4. Free and open to the public.

    For the show, iris growers prepare their irises for judging and for the final honor of being judged “best in show.” Flower arrangements, using the theme, are also judged. Attendees can vote for their favorite irises as well as for their favorite companion plant. For more information visit http://massirises.org.

  • Saturday, July 25, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Iris Society Plant Sale

    Looking for some beautiful irises to add to your garden? Then come to the iris plant sale sponsored by the Iris Society of Massachusetts on Saturday, July 25, from 11 – 4 at Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road in Concord. You will find a wide selection of bearded and Siberian named irises — all at low prices. All the irises are donated by members of the society and grow well in New England. Society members will be on hand to help you make selections and provide information about planting and care. Free event. For more information visit www.massirises.org.

  • Monday, May 26, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Memories of Massachusetts: Iris Society Show

    The Iris Society of Massachusetts (ISM) is having its biennial iris show on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, with over 200 individual iris blooms on display. After the irises are judged and ribbons awarded, the display is open to the public. In addition to the array of irises, companion plants will be on view as well as arrangements that use irises and that reflect the theme of Memories of Massachusetts. Potted iris plants and rhizomes will be sold.

    Everyone is welcome to enter identified irises in the show. Everyone is also welcome to enter an iris arrangement that reflects the Massachusetts memory theme. Both irises entries and arrangements must be received at the show between 8 and 10 am. The free show will be open to the public from 1 – 4 at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main Street in West Concord, Massachusetts. All attendees to the show are encouraged to vote on their favorite iris and favorite companion plant. Members of ISM will be on hand to answer questions about irises. For more information visit www.massirises.org.

  • Saturday, July 27, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Iris Society Plant Sale

    The Iris Society of Massachusetts (ISM) is holding its biennial plant sale which will take place rain or shine from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, July 27 under the large open tent behind the farm store at Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road in Concord.

    The large selection of reasonably priced irises are all from ISM members’ gardens and grow well in our area. There will be bearded irises, from tiny miniature dwarfs to tall beardeds, as well as beardless siberian irises, woodland iris cristata, and many other types. Prices for the irises generally range from $1 for the dwarf irises to $6 for the potted siberians.

    If you attended ISM’s iris show on Memorial Day last year and enjoyed the profusion of beautiful irises, you will find many of those same irises at the sale. ISM members will be there to answer questions. There will a demonstration on dividing old iris clumps along with planting tips. Free. For more information visit www.massirises.org.

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  • Monday, May 28, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Hats Off to Irises

    On Monday, May 28 (Memorial Day) the Iris Society of Massachusetts would like to invite you to an iris show, Hats Off to Irises. Featured will be cut stalks and floral arrangements of irises.  Everyone is welcome to enter irises or iris arrangements, or just come to see the wide variety of lovely irises.  Iris plants will also be available for purchase.  The event will take place at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main Street, in West Concord, Massachusetts, it’s free, and you may find more information at www.massirises.org, or by calling 978-256-0720.

  • Saturday, July 30, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Rhizome Sale by the Iris Society of Massachusetts

    The Iris Society of Massachusetts is holding a rhizome sale on Saturday, July 30, from 11 – 4, at Verrill Farm, on Wheeler Road in Concord, Massachusetts. The plants are donated by members and are ones that thrive in our region. You can choose from a variety of bearded irises, Siberians, and others.  Now is a perfect time to plant irises! Come early for the best selection of plants. Society members will be on hand to answer questions and make suggestions.  The event is free and open to the public.  For more information, log on to www.massirises.org.  Image below of bearded iris ‘Orange Harvest’ from www.thegoodthing.org

  • Saturday, July 31, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Iris Rhizome Sale

    A large selection of iris rhizomes grown in the gardens of members of the Iris Society of Massachusetts will be offered for sale on Saturday, July 31, from 10 – 4, at Verrill Farm, located at the corner of Sudbury and Wheeler Roads in Concord, Massachusetts.  The irises are hardy in New England, and some of the member hybridizers are nationally recognized.  Some of their prize irises will be for sale, and there will be demonstrations during the day on dividing and planting irises, plus information sheets on their cultivation.  Contact Barbara Schmieder at 978-369-3383 for additional information, or email dotmac@verizon.net.

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