Re: AIS: Serious Stuff about Judges' Ballots
- Subject: Re: [iris] AIS: Serious Stuff about Judges' Ballots
- From: laurief l*@paulbunyan.net
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 03 19:22:34 -0600
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
>If HMs, AMs and awards are to have meaning
>and merit for the whole iris-growing community, they must encompass the
>entire growing geography of that community. If not, then regional awards
>would serve the purpose much better.
I absolutely agree with both Donald's statements above and Ellen's which
prompted them. That's exactly why I pay virtually no attention to awards
when choosing irises for my own garden. They have no relevancy here.
Nor does the AIS Symposium in general. I am more inclined to read the
regional Symposium results with interest, and I also read my regional
newsletter to note which irises are exhibited successfully in my region.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - Beauty is as Beauty does ...
and what it does out in CA or OR where it wins awards doesn't necessarily
mean diddlysquat here.
Laurie
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USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
acidic clay soil
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