Region 1 Open Gardens and Judges Training - Saturday, June 8

All members of Region 1, ISM, MIS, and CIS are invited to the Open Gardens for Region 1, sponsored by the Maine Iris Society. The open gardens willHarriet Robinson’s, in Otisfield, ME and Pauline Grenier’s, in Minot, ME. Judges training will be available at both locations.
10:00 AM:  Harriet Robinson’s Little Pond Farm, 107 Bow St, Otisfield, ME 04270. Judges training will start at 10:15 AM; Harriet will focus will be on judging historic irises (30 or more years old).

11:30 AM: Pauline Grenier’s Grenier Gardens, 18 N Verrill Rd, Minot, ME 04258. Bring a picnic lunch and a lawn chair to eat at Pauline’s. Judges training by Paul Dostie begins at 1:30 and will cover selecting iris stalks for shows and grooming. He will also tell us about the new single blossom section in the Horticulture division.