The March 2010 CVIDS meeting will take place on Saturday, March 13, in the 4-H Hall of the Muscatine County Fairgrounds, West Liberty, beginning at 1 PM. As is our tradition, the meeting room has been reserved from noon, so come early and mingle with fellow members. If you would like to contribute to the refreshments, please bring along a favorite dish to share.

Our speaker will be Kelly D. Norris, who will talk on "The Short Ones"  median iris. Click here for more information. Kelly is a horticulturist, plant breeder, and plantsman who hails from Bedford, Iowa.  He is an award-winning author with two books to his credit including the Iowa Gardener’s Travel Guide, the first travel guide to Iowa gardens and nurseries, and a forthcoming work on the lives of passionate gardeners.  As a speaker, he has garnered national acclaim for his high-energy, zealous presentations of information and personal stories that share his love and knowledge of horticulture. He currently manages Rainbow Iris Farm, a seven-acre nursery owned by his family, co-edits the Bulletin of the American Iris Society, and serves in several leadership capacities throughout the horticulture industry.  Kelly received his B.S. in Horticulture from Iowa State University and is currently pursuing his M.S. degree at Iowa State University studying rare woody plants.

Follow Kelly’s travels, commentary, and well-intended but often hyperbolic praise of plants at www.kellydnorris.com.