Welcome to Monterey Bay Iris
We Welcome You to Join Us in the World of Iris
All our current meetings are being held by Zoom. If you wish to attend, please review our current newsletter for instructions.
We meet the third Friday of every Month except July and December. Visitors are always welcome. The meetings begin at 7:00 P.M. Our meetings are held at Simpkins Family Swim Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA. The July meeting will be the members’ Picnic at Harvey West Park.
At each meeting we have a program that corresponds with the season. For instance, in February we discuss fertilization and in April we present how to prepare and stage iris for our annual Iris Show. Slide presentations cover the most beautiful must have varieties. 
We have a picnic in July and a dinner in December for members.
Annual show
Our Annual show for this year is cancelled. We hope you see you at our show next year.
Annual sales
You can purchase our iris at our three sales. We sell iris at the Smart Garden Faire in Scotts Valley every June, at Rio Del Mar Shopping Center the first Saturday in August and at the Cabrillo Farmer’s Market, the third Saturday in August. On the third Friday in August we sell iris at the MPC Farmers’ Market in Monterey.
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Ghio Iris Sale
Joe Ghio of Bay View Gardens is having his 14th annual "One Hour Iris Sale" of his end-of-the-season surplus irises on Saturday, September 22nd from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. at 1201 Bay Street in Santa Cruz. This year was a great year for growing iris and there are lots of surplus iris from Joe Ghio and other leading hybridizers. They will be available for $5.00 each. There will also be a limited number of Ghio 2018 introductions and other “hot” varieties of hybridizers such as Keppel, Blyth, Schreiners and others for $10, $15 each. Also available will be some fruit, vegetables and an interesting selection of pumpkins and gourds.
2013 AIS Dykes Medal Winner
‘That's All Folks’, tall bearded iris introducted in 2005 by Joe Ghio and hybridized by our member Bill Maryott won the 2013 Dykes Medal. This was the last introduced iris by Maryott.
Newsletter
Current List of Door Prizes
New Photo list of all 2019-2020 Door Prizes
MBIS By-Laws
Joe Ghio’s 2014 Introductions
See Ghio’s 2014 Introductions:
2014 Tall Bearded Introductions
2014 PCI Introductions
Calendar
Monthly meeting: Friday, 01/17/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 02/21/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 03/20/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 04/17/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 05/15/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 06/19/20
Yearly Picnic, 11 to 3 Saturday, 07/18/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 08/21/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 09/18/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 10/16/20
Monthly meeting: Friday, 11/20/20
The Annual Holiday Party is Friday, 12/18/20