Re: Re: AIS: AIS/TBIS:preview of gardens

>But people from farther away, who have to pay hundreds of dollars to 
>fly, and hundreds of dollars for the hotel, and hundreds of dollars for 
>registration and other meals, can be limited to one convention per year.

That's the first upside, dubious as it is, I've read in relation to AIS's 
history of concentrating its convention interests exclusively on TBs.  I 
suppose those of us with a strong interest in beardless, species, median, 
and dwarf irises should be grateful that the AIS doesn't feel threatened 
by the conventions of the "underling" sections.

>People in your region had 
>done all the work in setting things up, most importantly the guest 
>irises. Giving them a preview is fine. TBIS coming in and previewing 
>could be seen by some as poaching.

Why would anyone with an obvious passion for irises who has gone to the 
extraordinary effort of creating a garden with the specific intent of 
sharing their passion with as many people as possible suddenly decide to 
interpret the enjoyment of *certain* garden visitors as "poaching"?  Have 
AIS/TBIS politics really become that petty?  Even if the organizations 
themselves have sunk to that level, I simply refuse to believe that the 
individual gardeners who create convention gardens have.

Laurie


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USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
acidic clay soil

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