Newsletter: November 2006
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN IRIS SOCIETY Inc.
November 2006
Well, I never thought I would be so put out by not having my computer. The poor hard drive gave up the ghost, so has left me without any information and addresses. It is only today that my son Alistair was able to install a new hard drive and get everything cranked up again. During the time of no computer I amazingly felt somewhat cut off from the world – not being able to access the internet for information and looking up all the delightful embroidery designs I love to peruse from the various suppliers and receiving all my mail as well as sending those quick notes to friends. Wow! It is amazing what one learns about oneself when something breaks down.
Enough about that!
The Show was a success again with lots of people coming to view the display of floral design and cuts. Our youngsters were brilliant with their innovative ideas of interpretive place names in floral design and also their imagination depicting designs featuring the ocean. They also contributed in the novice cuts with encouraging awards.
How exciting when someone comes to the show thinking it was a different flower on display and being so overcome with the beauty of the iris that they joined immediately and can’t wait till they can get a collection of iris growing in their garden.
That’s what I call SUDDEN IMPACT!!
Due to family circumstance I was unable to attend the bus tour that had been organised for November 12th. From all accounts it was enjoyable in spite of the whip cracker!!!! I would love it if someone would write a report for the December Newsletter and share with us all of their adventures. Ed.
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If your require any information regarding the events of the SA Iris Society please contact
President - Julia Jacobs - 08) 8339 3601
Secretary - Rosemary Turner - 08) 8387 4647
South Australian Champion awards
Bearded
TALL BEARDED OPEN Colleen Modra ‘Oronoco Flow’
BEARDED SEEDLING Marg Kuchel 8 17 16
OTHER BEARDED IRIS Marg Kuchel ‘Pink Taffeta’
CHAMPION BEARDED IRIS (from any section) (Eligible for Grand Champion Iris)
Nancye Kopunic ‘Fun Fiesta’
Beardless
LOUISIANA – OPEN Marlene Gibson ‘Saturn Swirl’ (floret)
SPURIA John Pongrac ‘Satin Wood’
OTHER BEARDLESS IRIS Jenny Kempe ‘Seneca Blue Rose’ (Sibirica)
NOVICE STEM any species Nancye Kopunic ‘Fun Fiesta’
YOUTH STEM any species Aaron Parsons A 005 (seedling)
CHAMPION BEARDLESS any species (Eligible for Grand Champion Iris)
Jenny Kempe ‘Seneca Blue Rose’ (Sibirica)
GRAND CHAMPION IRIS Perpetual Cup, Trophy and Sash
Jenny Kempe ‘Seneca Blue Rose’ (Sibirica)
RESERVE CHAMPION IRIS Sash Marlene Gibson ‘Saturn Swirl’ (Louisiana floret)
SPECIES IRIS John Turner ‘Sintenisii’
IRIDACEA Julia Jacobs ‘The Bride’ (Gladiolus)
FLORETS
BEARDED FLORET Marg Kuchel ‘Hey Dreamer’
BEARDLESS FLORET Marlene Gibson ‘Saturn Swirl’ (Louisiana)
CHAMPION FLORET any species Marg Kuchel ‘Hey Dreamer’ (Tall Bearded)
FLORAL DESIGN
OPEN FLORAL DESIGN John Turner
NOVICE FLORAL DESIGN Trish Langdon
YOUTH FLORAL DESIGN Dana Phillips
SPECIAL AWARD “Simply Iris” John Turner
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD – YOUTH/NOVICE Harrison Burg
GRAND CHAMPION FLORAL DESIGN Perpetual Cup, Trophy and Sash
John Turner
RESERVE CHAMPION FLORAL DESIGN Sash John Pongrac
BEST NOVICE EXHIBIT To be judged from cuts and floral design Sash Trish Langdon
BEST YOUTH EXHIBIT To be judged from cuts and floral design Sash Dana Phillips
Most Successful Exhibitor - Cuts` Marg Kuchel
Most Successful Exhibitor - Floral Design John Turner
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Successful Show Raffle winners – 1st – Meg Russell, Ascot Park - basket of iris rhizomes.
2nd –Betty Pedley, caterer from the Girl Guides –Iris Print
3rd –Mrs Gilligan – bucket of Sudden Impact.
4th – Belinda Meredith –Iris society member –Iris Print
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December Meeting - NB - No usual meeting at Goodwood Community Centre.
On Sunday 10 December 2006 at 12 noon you are all invited to CHRISTMAS LUNCH at the home of Julia Jacobs.
NB A new iris garden is to be planted at St. Paul’s Lutheran Nursing Homes at Hahndorf. Labour is not required for planting but members have been asked to donate TB Iris Rhizomes for this project. These can be brought to the Christmas Lunch.
Floral Design - Christmas Table arrangement
Thought for the Month. – Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
David Lloyd George.
Minutes of the Meeting on the 9th of November 2006
Meeting opened 7.35pm
President Julia Jacobs welcomed 25 members and five guests.
Apologies - Karl Meredith, Betty Parsons, Ronda and Don Burg and Peg Lane.
Thanks - to Marlene Gibson and Margaret Douglass for attending to the trading table and Ann Head for overseeing the library.
Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted. Moved Trish Langdon, seconded Joy Maxwell. Carried.
Correspondence .
1. Thankyou from Betty Pedley - Girls Guides
2. Garden Clubs of Australia. – Quarterly journal
Bulletin
Annual Report
Minutes of AGM
3. Inland Region Iris society Inc. November Newsletter
4. American Iris Society Newsleter
5. SIGNA (Species Iris Group of North America) Twice yearly newsletter.
On behalf of the Onkaparinga Council, Mr Keith Gregory, rang and invited our club to hold an iris stall with a display of iris at the Port Noarlunga “Blooming Extravaganza” show on 13th & 14th October, with the setup being on Friday 12th October 2007. The meeting indicated interest to be communicated to Mr. Gregory and we await formal invitation from the Onkaparinga Council who are promoting and sponsoring the event. It will be held at the Pt. Noarlunga Arts Theatre, Gawler Street Pt. Noarlunga.
Moved Terry Pomeroy, Seconded Colleen Modra that all correspondence be accepted. Carried
Treasurers Report
Omitted from online version.
Moved Margaret Kuchel, Seconded John Pongrac that the above report be accepted. Carried.
Accounts –
Moved Margaret Kuchel, Seconded Colleen Modra that all accounts be paid. Carried
Business:
1. Bus Trip –Seats are still available. If you wish to be included please let John Turner (8387-4647) know as soon as possible.
Biscuits for morning tea will be provided by Trish Langdon, Belinda Meredith, Julia Jacobs, Ronda Burg, Maxine Pomeroy, and Nancye Kopunic. Gwen Alexandrou will provide cups and teaspoons, Teas, coffee and sugar to come from society cupboard.
Bus leaves from Goodwood Community Centre 8.30am sharp.
2. Closing time for all entries at future shows was discussed. It was moved by John Pongrac and seconded by Sandra Westbrook that all entries for shows close at nine (9) pm on the Wednesday prior to the show. It was unanimously carried.
Monthly Show Bench Results: Judges –Jenny Kempe and Ann Head..
Bearded Iris – 1 stem - 1st – Caption - Colleen Modra.
2nd – Chiko Maid – Colleen Modra
3rd – Chiko Maid – Sue Stribley
Bearded Iris – 1 floret 1st - Seedling – Margaret Kuchel
2nd – Seedling – Margaret Kuchel
Dwarf or Median Iris 1st -Low Profile – Julia Jacobs
Species Iris – 1 stem 1st - Dark Aura – Julia Jacobs
Louisiana/Spuria – 1 stem 1st - unnamed – Julia Jacobs
2nd - Full Eclipse – Margaret Kuchel
Louisiana – 1 floret 1st -Joie De Vivre – Julia Lacobs
Siberian – 1 stem 1st – Sweet Surrender – Julia Jacobs
2nd – Lavender Bounty – Julia Jacobs
Spuria- 1 stem 1st – Mahogany Lord – Colleen Modra
2nd – Betty Cooper - Colleen Modra
Japanese Iris – 1 Stem 1st – Seedling – Margaret Kuchel
2nd - Peacock Dance - Margaret Kuchel
Floral Design - Off to the Races
1st - Belinda Meredith
NB. Only Irises are to be entered for competition during the iris season. Other flowers can be exhibited but will not be included in the judging.
Show and Tell-
Rosemary Turner – The World of Irises, 2007 calendar from the Collier family of Oregon, USA.
Edna Pongrac – Beautiful three dimensional iris plate designed by Lena Liu.
Margaret Kuchel – Three tall bearded iris seedlings, variations from the one seed pod.
Raffle was drawn.
Supper
Guest Speaker – Teresa Bignell - Daylilies and Make a wish Foundation.
Teresa became involved with Make a wish Foundation five years ago and her friend offered her daylily plants and this has grown into a passion to grow and hybridise Daylillies with the proceeds of sales supporting the Make-A-wish Foundation..
Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Chris Greicius, the first wish child.
Make a Wish Foundation began in the USA in 1980 after a young child Chris Greicius asked his mother if he could become a highway patrolman. Chris’s mother along with the larger community moved heaven and earth to make his wish come true. Just before Chris passed away, he asked his mother “Can you make the wonderful wishes of other sick children come true too?” The Make a Wish Foundation was born.
The Make a Wish Foundation of Australia
So appealing and engaging were the wish stories emerging from Make-a-Wish Foundation around the globe, it wasn’t long before two enterprising Australians learnt of its magic. While attending a conference in the United States, two Australian life insurance agents experienced the granting of a wish to a young boy, learnt just what a powerful impact the Make-a-Wish
Foundation was having on the lives of the children. They immediately set about thinking how Australians could raise funds to assist the work of Make-a-Wish America. But rather than support their initiative, the Australian President of the Life Insurance Underwriters Association stopped them in their tracks with a firm “NO”
Instead she challenged them to bring the Foundation to Australia to benefit local children with life-threatening illnesses.
In 1985, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia officially opened in Melbourne, and news of its good deeds spread rapidly. Soon, volunteer branches formed in cities and regional areas across the nation as people from all walks of life joined together to assist children in their own communities.
The key mission of Make-A-Wish Foundation is to bring magic and joy to children and young people with life threatening illnesses, with less than a 20% life expectancy, by granting their most cherished wishes.
Although Make-A-Wish Foundation is a world wide charity all money raised in Australia goes toward granting wishes to Australian children. The National charity has over 900 volunteers and 52 volunteer branches also has 32 affiliates worldwide.
Since the Foundation began in Australia it had granted over 4500 wishes to the Australian children. Worldwide it has granted more than 100,000.
89% of donations is used for the charity and 11% used in administration.
All Wish recipients have life threatening illnesses although this covers a large range of illnesses approximately 60% of children who are granted wishes have some form of cancer.
To qualify for a wish from The Make-A-Wish Foundation the child must have, in the opinion of their medical specialist, a life threatening illness. A Child must be under 18 years of age at the time of application, The Foundation does not means test
and is non-religious. All eligible children receive a wish. Children in the age bracket from 0-4 years of age are given a wish box, ages 4 years and up to 18 are given their full wish.
If a wish such as a trip to the moon cannot be granted to an eligible child then an alternative wish is sought from the child. The most common wishes fall into four categories: I wish to be….; I wish to go…; I wish to meet…; I wish to have...
The most common wishes are generally computers, cubby houses, and trips to places like Gold Coast and Disneyland.
Make-A-Wish Foundation raises money in a variety of ways including: Cause related marketing with companies and Sponsorship through annual appeals, marketing campaigns and direst donations. Volunteers raise considerable amounts of funds through sausage sizzles, trivia nights, major gala balls and offcourse, like our guest speaker, raising and selling plants.
The Mission Statement – To bring magic and joy to children with a life-threatening illness by granting their most cherished wishes.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Vision – All Australians have the opportunity to share the power of the wish.
Teresa, gave us information on the growing and hybridising of these easy to grow, hardy plants the Daylily. They have beautiful bright coloured flowers and even though they only last for one day there is always another flower to replace it.
These plants are very hardy in all manner of environments as they can be submerged in water for short period and can also take neglect. They are very tolerant in arid conditions. When hybridising they can change colour after their first year of flowering, so they need to be tried for several years to be sure they retain their true colour.
A very good book for reference is “Daylilies” by Graham Grosvenor.
Teresa uses the fertiliser –Rustica which is available in pellet form from E.E. Muir & Sons at McLaren Flat, She applies this twice per year. Dip them in a weak Seasol solution at planting time. When they start to flower feed them phostogen.
Slides accompanied Teresa’s talk to illustrate the beauty of the Daylily.
Terry Pomeroy presented Teresa with a gift and thanked her very much for her talk and in particular commended her on the superb effort she puts into the commitment she displays through the growing and selling of daylilies to support The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia. Thankyou Teresa.
Presentation of awards and prizes from the show. Prize winners listed in the newsletter.
December Meeting - NB - No usual meeting at Goodwood Community Centre.
Meeting Closed 10.35pm
