[AISdiscuss] {Disarmed} Re: [AIS-Science] Regional Iris reccommendations

["Hager" <academyhouse@yahoo.com>]

Bob,
Thanks for bringing up this topic. I'm not sure that it lies with the Science
committee, but it is a good place to start.

I do no believe that putting the information on the AIS website for every area
of the country is the best way to tackle this one. It is a daunting task. As
much as some would like for the AIS website to do it all, I just do not think
it is going to happen in a timely manner. If the AIS could positively
encourage affiliate and region webmasters to include the local information
that you suggest, it would get done a lot faster, without overtaxing anyone.

The quality of affiliate and region websites has improved dramatically over
the last few years, but I think the AIS could do more to encourage good local
websites--which could only strengthen the AIS. Possibilites include:

1. An e-mail group for webmasters
2. Lists of mandatory and suggested components for an affiliate or region
website
3. Requirements for TIMELY updates
4. AIS sponsored contest for best website
5. Reviews of outstanding websites in the Bulletin

Off my soapbox.

Dennis Hager







  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Robt R Pries
  To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org ; AIS-Science@yahoogroups.com ; Christopher
Hollinshead ; John I Jones ; Jeanne Plank
  Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:26 PM
  Subject: [AIS-Science] Regional Iris reccommendations


  Dear Science Committee and others.

  Tonight I received a call from the Missouri Botanical
  Gardens asking if I could provide a list of Irises
  that perform well in the St Louis area. Although it is
  not hard to create such a list, it does take some
  thought and time. I believe their intent is to have a
  list showing the greatest diversity and proven
  cultivars. I see this as an opportunity for them to be
  recommending various types of Iris expanding the use
  of plants within this area. They expected that we may
  already have a website that would provide this type of
  regional information and suggested they link to this.

  Of course we do not have such a website but it seems
  that it might be advisable that we did. I can remember
  recently receiving such a request from the Chicago
  Botanical Garden. I am therefore suggesting that we
  might adopt a project for regional recommendations of
  Irises with special notes on culture within various
  regions that might be a part of the AIS website. This
  would be a rather large project and might involve
  regional VPs, the science committee and experienced
  growers around the country. Perhaps we would only be
  able to develop a region at a time. But it does seem
  like a valuable project. Does anyone feel it would be
  wise to attempt something on this order. I will copy
  the committee and the AIS electronics chairman and the
  webmaster for their thoughts, and the AIS board via
  AIS discuss.



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